John T Condon
Biographic Data
| ID | 5553219 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John T Condon |
| GIVEN NAMES | John T |
| FAMILY NAME | Condon |
| SIGNATURE | CONDON J T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders Medical Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9509-1165 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Processes and Factors Underlying Adolescent Males’ Attitudes and Decision-Making in Relation to an Unplanned Pregnancy
Adolescents' Attitudes and Beliefs About Pregnancy and Parenthood
This paper reports on a small, randomised controlled trial involving a school-based intervention targeting adolescents' idealised beliefs about pregnancy and parenthood. An intervention group of adolescents were assessed two weeks before and two weeks after viewing and discussing a video of three adolescent mothers describing the consequences of their pregnancies and parenthood. A control group was assessed on 2 occasions 4 weeks apart. Both the …
The assessment of parent-to-infant attachment
In most research involving maternal infant attachment, the attachment construct has been assessed by behavioural observation. The problems inherent in this approach, including its high cost and labour-intensive nature, are briefly reviewed. It is suggested that the behavioural approach could be usefully complemented by enquiry into the mother's subjective experiences towards her infant. The development of a 19 item self-report questionnaire to as…
The correlates of antenatal attachment in pregnant women
Maternal‐foetal attachment represents the earliest and most basic form of human intimacy, and has both theoretical and clinical significance. Utilizing a previously published self‐report questionnaire to assess antenatal attachment, the present paper explores its correlates using 238 women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Extrapolating from studies of maternal‐infant attachment, it was hypothesized that depression and a lack of social support…
The mental adjustment to HIV scale
Attitudes of people with HIV disease towards HIV have seldom been measured. However, a well-established scale to measure attitudes toward cancer in those with the disease, the 38-item Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) scale was modified to assess adjustment to HIV disease. We administered the scale to 107 Australian men with HIV infection, of whom 36 had an AIDS-defining condition, who were patients at an ambulatory care facility and in a researc…
The assessment of antenatal emotional attachment
The nature of the relationship which female and male expectant parents develop during pregnancy with their unborn baby has both theoretical and clinical significance. It potentially provides a framework for improved understanding of many aspects of psychosomatic obstetrics, including reactions to foetal loss. Existing instruments designed to assess this relationship inadequately differentiate between attitude to the foetus per se versus attitude …
The influence of parity on the experience of pregnancy
There is a belief prevalent in Western society that pregnancy is more stressful for first‐time expectant couples. Few research studies have addressed this issue and the existing findings, on both men and women, are conflicting. The present investigation found higher psychological symptom levels in both members of second‐time expectant couples in the third trimester; however, differences reached statistical significance only for men. Second‐time c…
Altered cognitive functioning in pregnant women
Psychoanalytically orientated writers have independently described an alteration in psychological functioning, which occurs in many pregnant women, and is probably best described as a shift towards a primary process mode of thinking. This literature is reviewed and an illustrative case history provided. Unlike affective changes during pregnancy, alterations in cognitive style have received little attention despite their significant diagnostic and…
The assessment of antenatal emotional attachment
The nature of the relationship which female and male expectant parents develop during pregnancy with their unborn baby has both theoretical and clinical significance. It potentially provides a framework for improved understanding of many aspects of psychosomatic obstetrics, including reactions to foetal loss. Existing instruments designed to assess this relationship inadequately differentiate between attitude to the foetus per se versus attitude …
The correlates of antenatal attachment in pregnant women
Maternal‐foetal attachment represents the earliest and most basic form of human intimacy, and has both theoretical and clinical significance. Utilizing a previously published self‐report questionnaire to assess antenatal attachment, the present paper explores its correlates using 238 women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Extrapolating from studies of maternal‐infant attachment, it was hypothesized that depression and a lack of social support…
The influence of parity on the experience of pregnancy
There is a belief prevalent in Western society that pregnancy is more stressful for first‐time expectant couples. Few research studies have addressed this issue and the existing findings, on both men and women, are conflicting. The present investigation found higher psychological symptom levels in both members of second‐time expectant couples in the third trimester; however, differences reached statistical significance only for men. Second‐time c…
Processes and Factors Underlying Adolescent Males’ Attitudes and Decision-Making in Relation to an Unplanned Pregnancy
Altered cognitive functioning in pregnant women
Psychoanalytically orientated writers have independently described an alteration in psychological functioning, which occurs in many pregnant women, and is probably best described as a shift towards a primary process mode of thinking. This literature is reviewed and an illustrative case history provided. Unlike affective changes during pregnancy, alterations in cognitive style have received little attention despite their significant diagnostic and…
The influence of parity on the experience of pregnancy
There is a belief prevalent in Western society that pregnancy is more stressful for first‐time expectant couples. Few research studies have addressed this issue and the existing findings, on both men and women, are conflicting. The present investigation found higher psychological symptom levels in both members of second‐time expectant couples in the third trimester; however, differences reached statistical significance only for men. Second‐time c…
The assessment of antenatal emotional attachment
The nature of the relationship which female and male expectant parents develop during pregnancy with their unborn baby has both theoretical and clinical significance. It potentially provides a framework for improved understanding of many aspects of psychosomatic obstetrics, including reactions to foetal loss. Existing instruments designed to assess this relationship inadequately differentiate between attitude to the foetus per se versus attitude …
The mental adjustment to HIV scale
Attitudes of people with HIV disease towards HIV have seldom been measured. However, a well-established scale to measure attitudes toward cancer in those with the disease, the 38-item Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) scale was modified to assess adjustment to HIV disease. We administered the scale to 107 Australian men with HIV infection, of whom 36 had an AIDS-defining condition, who were patients at an ambulatory care facility and in a researc…
The correlates of antenatal attachment in pregnant women
Maternal‐foetal attachment represents the earliest and most basic form of human intimacy, and has both theoretical and clinical significance. Utilizing a previously published self‐report questionnaire to assess antenatal attachment, the present paper explores its correlates using 238 women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Extrapolating from studies of maternal‐infant attachment, it was hypothesized that depression and a lack of social support…
The assessment of parent-to-infant attachment
In most research involving maternal infant attachment, the attachment construct has been assessed by behavioural observation. The problems inherent in this approach, including its high cost and labour-intensive nature, are briefly reviewed. It is suggested that the behavioural approach could be usefully complemented by enquiry into the mother's subjective experiences towards her infant. The development of a 19 item self-report questionnaire to as…
Adolescents' Attitudes and Beliefs About Pregnancy and Parenthood
This paper reports on a small, randomised controlled trial involving a school-based intervention targeting adolescents' idealised beliefs about pregnancy and parenthood. An intervention group of adolescents were assessed two weeks before and two weeks after viewing and discussing a video of three adolescent mothers describing the consequences of their pregnancies and parenthood. A control group was assessed on 2 occasions 4 weeks apart. Both the …
Processes and Factors Underlying Adolescent Males’ Attitudes and Decision-Making in Relation to an Unplanned Pregnancy
Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Pregnancy (6 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (5 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Psychometrics (3 works)