Thomas A Whelan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6189304 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas A Whelan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas A |
| FAMILY NAME | Whelan |
| SIGNATURE | WHELAN T A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9549-7651 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Getting help for yourself is a way of helping your baby
The need for services targeting fathers in the perinatal period is increasingly apparent. To maximize engagement, such interventions need to be father focused, but men’s experiences and needs around support have not been adequately examined. Therefore, the aims of this qualitative study were to explore men’s experiences of seeking support for their mental health and parenting in the perinatal period, and identify their specific support needs duri…
A Systematic Review of Interventions Targeting Paternal Mental Health in the Perinatal Period
The Nature and Dimensions of the Grandparent Role
Grandparenting is a fundamental personal and social role. Despite its importance, the nature and dimensions of the grandparent role and its relevance to developmental theory is not well understood. Recently, grandparenthood has been conceptualised as a highly generative activity, thus involving developmental work that previously was attributed to middle adulthood. However, the importance of generativity as a means of avoiding a sense of stagnatio…
Parental Schemata in the Management of Children With Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
The authors describe the management schemata held by parents of children diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They conducted semistructured interviews with 10 mothers of children who had ADHD and used interpretative, phenomenoogical analysis on the interview transcriptions to identify the schemata that guided the parents' management practices. The predominant schemata were the perceived difference of children with ADHD,…
Paternal Commitment and Father’s Quality of Life
This study explored the effects of paternal commitment on the quality of life of fathers. Data were gathered from 56 fathers who had at least one child under the age of 10 years. Respondents completed self-report measures that assessed their level of involvement with the children, proportion of contribution to the family income, perception of social supports, as well as objective and subjective quality of life. Higher levels of involvement with t…
Parent Adjustment to a Child’s Hospitalisation
Hospitalisation of a child can be a very stressful experience, not only for the patient but also for the child’s parent(s). In fact, some parents of hospitalised children rate their own anxiety as higher than their child’s anxiety. The emotional state of parents can affect that of their child. Researchers have explained this process in terms of the emotional contagion hypothesis or crisis theory. However, further investigation is required to bett…
Advantages for Children and their Families of Psychological Preparation for Hospitalisation and Surgery
The hospitalisation of children involves not only emotional costs to the child patient and his or her family but also substantial expense to parents and the community. A range of psychological preparation programs have been developed to help reduce both the personal distress and the financial costs of hospitalisation. Most psychological preparation can be categorised into three approaches: information provision, modelling, and coping skills train…
Parent Empowerment
To examine parent empowerment, 53 parents of hospitalised children were interviewed to assess their involvement in medical procedures and satisfaction with information and care. In addition, the anxiety of parents was investigated. Interviews were conducted at a paediatric hospital with the parents of children undergoing elective surgery. Examination of the data, using content analysis, revealed that parents lacked empowerment in terms of not bei…
The Effects of Hospitalisation and Medical Procedures on Children and Their Families
Illness and hospitalisation are stressful experiences for child patients and their families. Recent research has identified a range of variables that can influence the extent of negative reactions of children to hospitalisation and medical interventions. These include the family's previous medical experience, the child's developmental status, the parent-child interaction, the seriousness of the illness, the severity of the medical procedure, and …
Children and Their Families
To investigate the use of psychological preparation strategies for children and their families, all hospitals in the state of Victoria with at least 100 surgical beds (N = 41) were surveyed. Respondents to the structured interviews were mostly Directors or Deputy Directors of Nursing (68%), or Charge Nurses of pediatric wards (24%). Only four hospitals reported that they provided formal preparation programs. When follow-up site visits were made t…
The Nature and Dimensions of the Grandparent Role
Grandparenting is a fundamental personal and social role. Despite its importance, the nature and dimensions of the grandparent role and its relevance to developmental theory is not well understood. Recently, grandparenthood has been conceptualised as a highly generative activity, thus involving developmental work that previously was attributed to middle adulthood. However, the importance of generativity as a means of avoiding a sense of stagnatio…
Getting help for yourself is a way of helping your baby
The need for services targeting fathers in the perinatal period is increasingly apparent. To maximize engagement, such interventions need to be father focused, but men’s experiences and needs around support have not been adequately examined. Therefore, the aims of this qualitative study were to explore men’s experiences of seeking support for their mental health and parenting in the perinatal period, and identify their specific support needs duri…
Parental Schemata in the Management of Children With Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
The authors describe the management schemata held by parents of children diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They conducted semistructured interviews with 10 mothers of children who had ADHD and used interpretative, phenomenoogical analysis on the interview transcriptions to identify the schemata that guided the parents' management practices. The predominant schemata were the perceived difference of children with ADHD,…
Paternal Commitment and Father’s Quality of Life
This study explored the effects of paternal commitment on the quality of life of fathers. Data were gathered from 56 fathers who had at least one child under the age of 10 years. Respondents completed self-report measures that assessed their level of involvement with the children, proportion of contribution to the family income, perception of social supports, as well as objective and subjective quality of life. Higher levels of involvement with t…
The Effects of Hospitalisation and Medical Procedures on Children and Their Families
Illness and hospitalisation are stressful experiences for child patients and their families. Recent research has identified a range of variables that can influence the extent of negative reactions of children to hospitalisation and medical interventions. These include the family's previous medical experience, the child's developmental status, the parent-child interaction, the seriousness of the illness, the severity of the medical procedure, and …
Children and Their Families
To investigate the use of psychological preparation strategies for children and their families, all hospitals in the state of Victoria with at least 100 surgical beds (N = 41) were surveyed. Respondents to the structured interviews were mostly Directors or Deputy Directors of Nursing (68%), or Charge Nurses of pediatric wards (24%). Only four hospitals reported that they provided formal preparation programs. When follow-up site visits were made t…
Children and Their Families
To investigate the use of psychological preparation strategies for children and their families, all hospitals in the state of Victoria with at least 100 surgical beds (N = 41) were surveyed. Respondents to the structured interviews were mostly Directors or Deputy Directors of Nursing (68%), or Charge Nurses of pediatric wards (24%). Only four hospitals reported that they provided formal preparation programs. When follow-up site visits were made t…
The Effects of Hospitalisation and Medical Procedures on Children and Their Families
Illness and hospitalisation are stressful experiences for child patients and their families. Recent research has identified a range of variables that can influence the extent of negative reactions of children to hospitalisation and medical interventions. These include the family's previous medical experience, the child's developmental status, the parent-child interaction, the seriousness of the illness, the severity of the medical procedure, and …
Parent Empowerment
To examine parent empowerment, 53 parents of hospitalised children were interviewed to assess their involvement in medical procedures and satisfaction with information and care. In addition, the anxiety of parents was investigated. Interviews were conducted at a paediatric hospital with the parents of children undergoing elective surgery. Examination of the data, using content analysis, revealed that parents lacked empowerment in terms of not bei…
Advantages for Children and their Families of Psychological Preparation for Hospitalisation and Surgery
The hospitalisation of children involves not only emotional costs to the child patient and his or her family but also substantial expense to parents and the community. A range of psychological preparation programs have been developed to help reduce both the personal distress and the financial costs of hospitalisation. Most psychological preparation can be categorised into three approaches: information provision, modelling, and coping skills train…
Parent Adjustment to a Child’s Hospitalisation
Hospitalisation of a child can be a very stressful experience, not only for the patient but also for the child’s parent(s). In fact, some parents of hospitalised children rate their own anxiety as higher than their child’s anxiety. The emotional state of parents can affect that of their child. Researchers have explained this process in terms of the emotional contagion hypothesis or crisis theory. However, further investigation is required to bett…
Paternal Commitment and Father’s Quality of Life
This study explored the effects of paternal commitment on the quality of life of fathers. Data were gathered from 56 fathers who had at least one child under the age of 10 years. Respondents completed self-report measures that assessed their level of involvement with the children, proportion of contribution to the family income, perception of social supports, as well as objective and subjective quality of life. Higher levels of involvement with t…
The Nature and Dimensions of the Grandparent Role
Grandparenting is a fundamental personal and social role. Despite its importance, the nature and dimensions of the grandparent role and its relevance to developmental theory is not well understood. Recently, grandparenthood has been conceptualised as a highly generative activity, thus involving developmental work that previously was attributed to middle adulthood. However, the importance of generativity as a means of avoiding a sense of stagnatio…
Parental Schemata in the Management of Children With Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
The authors describe the management schemata held by parents of children diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They conducted semistructured interviews with 10 mothers of children who had ADHD and used interpretative, phenomenoogical analysis on the interview transcriptions to identify the schemata that guided the parents' management practices. The predominant schemata were the perceived difference of children with ADHD,…
A Systematic Review of Interventions Targeting Paternal Mental Health in the Perinatal Period
Getting help for yourself is a way of helping your baby
The need for services targeting fathers in the perinatal period is increasingly apparent. To maximize engagement, such interventions need to be father focused, but men’s experiences and needs around support have not been adequately examined. Therefore, the aims of this qualitative study were to explore men’s experiences of seeking support for their mental health and parenting in the perinatal period, and identify their specific support needs duri…
Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Infant Development and Preterm Care (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Project commissioning (3 works)