Kathryn Higgins
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3582149 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kathryn Higgins |
| PRENOMES | Kathryn |
| SOBRENOME | Higgins |
| ASSINATURA | HIGGINS K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Queen's University Belfast |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1834-0279 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1982 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Throw a Stone, You Hit One of Your Own
This paper draws on findings from the first wave of a 3‐year qualitative longitudinal study focused on the lived experience of residents of the Market community in inner‐city Belfast who are facing challenges connected with disadvantage, inequality and the legacy of conflict. Interviews were conducted with an overall sample of 61 children, young people and parents/guardians ( n = 61). This cross‐sectional analysis focuses on data from the adult c…
We live here and play here, we should have a say’
Children learn through interaction with their surroundings, meaning that their experiences of place directly contribute to their personal development. Despite this, the needs of the youth are rarely factored into development plans. This is a major obstacle to the sustainable and inclusive development of places. Examining potential pathways to correct this issue, this paper presents the findings of research conducted with young people from the Mar…
A causeway to impact
Over recent decades there has been growing interest in amplifying children and young people's views (CYP) within policy debates. Despite this, they are rarely invited to participate in key policy‐making discussions, and when they are, this tends to be tokenistic. This paper presents an intergenerational methodological framework ‘The Causeway Approach’, inspired by the mythology of the Giant's Causeway, which addresses the challenge of CYP's voice…
Exploring an innovative method for objectively assessing the social value of university-community engagement and research
There is increasing recognition regarding the potential of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to be significant Anchor institutions capable of impacting the wellbeing of the local communities where they are situated. Subsequently, more universities are prioritising their social and civic responsibility by embedding a research ethos based on closer engagement with their locality, within their key institutional processes. However, demonstrating t…
Re-contacting participants from the longitudinal Belfast youth development study (Byds) after a decade using electronic tracing
The longitudinal Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS) followed a group of young people from age 11 to 21 years (from 2001 to 2011), charting their experiences of substance use, offending, education, and peer and family relationships. This allowed the investigation of risk and protective factors associated with different types of behavioural patterns and outcomes in adolescence and emerging adulthood. A feasibility study was carried out from 201…
School bonding and ethos in trajectories of offending
BackgroundAspects of the school environment, such as school attachment levels, are linked to adolescent offending. Previous research has not clarified whether a school- or individual-level intervention approach to improving pupil school attachment and commitment is most likely to reduce adolescent offending.AimThe present study assessed the impact of individual- and school-level variables on offending behaviour from ages 14-16 years.SampleThe par…
Participant Photography as a Research Tool
Participatory methods for engaging children and young people in research are becoming more popular and innovative in social research. One example of this is the inclusion of participant photography. Drawing on an ethnographic study conducted in Northern Ireland, this article explores the application of participant photography to research drug use and antisocial behavior among youth. Findings highlight issues surrounding implementation when in the…
Health and Social Care workers’ perceptions of NPS use in Northern Ireland
Mobile Phones and Contact Arrangements for Children Living in Care
This paper reports the findings from the first UK study to examine the use of mobile phones by looked after children. Contact with family and friends is important, but it has sometimes to be carefully managed to avoid unintended consequences such as placement instability. The study examined the ways in which mobile phone technology impacts on contact, drawing on the experiences of children and young people in foster-care and residential care, and…
Cross-section and panel estimates of peer effects in early adolescent cannabis use
Mapping the field in evidence-informed policy and practice
PP42 The Influence of Parental Monitoring and School Environment on Adolescent Alcohol Use
Background The importance of social determinants of adolescent health behaviour such as alcohol use has stimulated interest in family and school environments that may act as risk or protective factors. This study looked at characteristics of schools and parents, and how they influence young people’s alcohol use. Methods The Belfast Youth Development Study began in 2000. It surveyed secondary school children annually for five years of compulsory s…
O4-2.3 Dynamics of smoking in adolescence and influence of social networks
Most smokers have begun the habit before the age of 18 and understanding the dynamics of smoking in adolescence and the influence of social networks may help us design better interventions. 1 In 2001, Queens University Belfast began a longitudinal study of adolescents (the BYDS study) over annual five waves, on individual attributes, behavioural traits and school-friendship networks. We have systematically reviewed the prospective studies on peer…
School exclusion drug use and antisocial behaviour at 15/16 years
Young people excluded from school face additional challenges compared with their contemporaries in mainstream school throughout adolescence, particularly at the end of compulsory schooling when aged 16 years. This paper reports on the experiences of 77 young people excluded from school at year 12 when aged 15/16 years. They were participating in the Belfast Youth Development Study during the period immediately prior to the end of compulsory schoo…
Exclusion and Marginalisation in Adolescence
Young people excluded from school are a group at an increased risk of drug use and antisocial behaviour during adolescence and later marginalisation and exclusion from society in adulthood. As part of the Belfast Youth Development Study, a longitudinal study of the onset and development of adolescent drug use, young people who entered post-primary school in 2000 (aged 11/12 years) were surveyed annually on four occasions. This paper reports on fi…
Drug use patterns and behaviours of young people at an increased risk of drug use during adolescence
The impact of paramilitary violence against a heroin-user community in Northern Ireland
Over the past decade, Northern Ireland has witnessed the cessation of conflict and the emergence of the ongoing peace process. It is now dealing with new patterns of crime and with social problems either ignored or suppressed during the years of the so-called ‘Troubles’. A key example is heroin and injecting drug use. Systematic beating, exiling and torture by paramilitaries remain pervasive in many communities. Drawing on data from a qualitative…
Secular Trends in Substance Use
The resolution of political conflict has led some to suggest that Northern Ireland will now face a range of social problems that have been ignored or suppressed by the Troubles. One such area is adolescent drug use. In this article, a review of a range of data sources shows that drug use, with few exceptions, has increased since the emergence of the ongoing peace process. Social and political changes and enhanced paramilitary involvement in the d…
The Trouble with Peace
The cease-fires of 1994 marked the transition of Northern Ireland toward peace. Local media, public perception, and claims by 'drug authorities' suggest an increase in drug use subsequent to the cease-fires. This article suggests that social problems in Northern Ireland must be understood in the context of wider political conflict and that the conflict affects all social phenomena. Therefore, the extent and patterning of drug use in young people …
Making it your own world’
Exclusion and Marginalisation in Adolescence
Young people excluded from school are a group at an increased risk of drug use and antisocial behaviour during adolescence and later marginalisation and exclusion from society in adulthood. As part of the Belfast Youth Development Study, a longitudinal study of the onset and development of adolescent drug use, young people who entered post-primary school in 2000 (aged 11/12 years) were surveyed annually on four occasions. This paper reports on fi…
Participant Photography as a Research Tool
Participatory methods for engaging children and young people in research are becoming more popular and innovative in social research. One example of this is the inclusion of participant photography. Drawing on an ethnographic study conducted in Northern Ireland, this article explores the application of participant photography to research drug use and antisocial behavior among youth. Findings highlight issues surrounding implementation when in the…
School bonding and ethos in trajectories of offending
BackgroundAspects of the school environment, such as school attachment levels, are linked to adolescent offending. Previous research has not clarified whether a school- or individual-level intervention approach to improving pupil school attachment and commitment is most likely to reduce adolescent offending.AimThe present study assessed the impact of individual- and school-level variables on offending behaviour from ages 14-16 years.SampleThe par…
Cross-section and panel estimates of peer effects in early adolescent cannabis use
School exclusion drug use and antisocial behaviour at 15/16 years
Young people excluded from school face additional challenges compared with their contemporaries in mainstream school throughout adolescence, particularly at the end of compulsory schooling when aged 16 years. This paper reports on the experiences of 77 young people excluded from school at year 12 when aged 15/16 years. They were participating in the Belfast Youth Development Study during the period immediately prior to the end of compulsory schoo…
Secular Trends in Substance Use
The resolution of political conflict has led some to suggest that Northern Ireland will now face a range of social problems that have been ignored or suppressed by the Troubles. One such area is adolescent drug use. In this article, a review of a range of data sources shows that drug use, with few exceptions, has increased since the emergence of the ongoing peace process. Social and political changes and enhanced paramilitary involvement in the d…
The Trouble with Peace
The cease-fires of 1994 marked the transition of Northern Ireland toward peace. Local media, public perception, and claims by 'drug authorities' suggest an increase in drug use subsequent to the cease-fires. This article suggests that social problems in Northern Ireland must be understood in the context of wider political conflict and that the conflict affects all social phenomena. Therefore, the extent and patterning of drug use in young people …
Making it your own world’
Mapping the field in evidence-informed policy and practice
Making it your own world’
The Trouble with Peace
The cease-fires of 1994 marked the transition of Northern Ireland toward peace. Local media, public perception, and claims by 'drug authorities' suggest an increase in drug use subsequent to the cease-fires. This article suggests that social problems in Northern Ireland must be understood in the context of wider political conflict and that the conflict affects all social phenomena. Therefore, the extent and patterning of drug use in young people …
Secular Trends in Substance Use
The resolution of political conflict has led some to suggest that Northern Ireland will now face a range of social problems that have been ignored or suppressed by the Troubles. One such area is adolescent drug use. In this article, a review of a range of data sources shows that drug use, with few exceptions, has increased since the emergence of the ongoing peace process. Social and political changes and enhanced paramilitary involvement in the d…
The impact of paramilitary violence against a heroin-user community in Northern Ireland
Over the past decade, Northern Ireland has witnessed the cessation of conflict and the emergence of the ongoing peace process. It is now dealing with new patterns of crime and with social problems either ignored or suppressed during the years of the so-called ‘Troubles’. A key example is heroin and injecting drug use. Systematic beating, exiling and torture by paramilitaries remain pervasive in many communities. Drawing on data from a qualitative…
Drug use patterns and behaviours of young people at an increased risk of drug use during adolescence
School exclusion drug use and antisocial behaviour at 15/16 years
Young people excluded from school face additional challenges compared with their contemporaries in mainstream school throughout adolescence, particularly at the end of compulsory schooling when aged 16 years. This paper reports on the experiences of 77 young people excluded from school at year 12 when aged 15/16 years. They were participating in the Belfast Youth Development Study during the period immediately prior to the end of compulsory schoo…
Exclusion and Marginalisation in Adolescence
Young people excluded from school are a group at an increased risk of drug use and antisocial behaviour during adolescence and later marginalisation and exclusion from society in adulthood. As part of the Belfast Youth Development Study, a longitudinal study of the onset and development of adolescent drug use, young people who entered post-primary school in 2000 (aged 11/12 years) were surveyed annually on four occasions. This paper reports on fi…
O4-2.3 Dynamics of smoking in adolescence and influence of social networks
Most smokers have begun the habit before the age of 18 and understanding the dynamics of smoking in adolescence and the influence of social networks may help us design better interventions. 1 In 2001, Queens University Belfast began a longitudinal study of adolescents (the BYDS study) over annual five waves, on individual attributes, behavioural traits and school-friendship networks. We have systematically reviewed the prospective studies on peer…
PP42 The Influence of Parental Monitoring and School Environment on Adolescent Alcohol Use
Background The importance of social determinants of adolescent health behaviour such as alcohol use has stimulated interest in family and school environments that may act as risk or protective factors. This study looked at characteristics of schools and parents, and how they influence young people’s alcohol use. Methods The Belfast Youth Development Study began in 2000. It surveyed secondary school children annually for five years of compulsory s…
Mapping the field in evidence-informed policy and practice
Cross-section and panel estimates of peer effects in early adolescent cannabis use
Health and Social Care workers’ perceptions of NPS use in Northern Ireland
Mobile Phones and Contact Arrangements for Children Living in Care
This paper reports the findings from the first UK study to examine the use of mobile phones by looked after children. Contact with family and friends is important, but it has sometimes to be carefully managed to avoid unintended consequences such as placement instability. The study examined the ways in which mobile phone technology impacts on contact, drawing on the experiences of children and young people in foster-care and residential care, and…
Participant Photography as a Research Tool
Participatory methods for engaging children and young people in research are becoming more popular and innovative in social research. One example of this is the inclusion of participant photography. Drawing on an ethnographic study conducted in Northern Ireland, this article explores the application of participant photography to research drug use and antisocial behavior among youth. Findings highlight issues surrounding implementation when in the…
School bonding and ethos in trajectories of offending
BackgroundAspects of the school environment, such as school attachment levels, are linked to adolescent offending. Previous research has not clarified whether a school- or individual-level intervention approach to improving pupil school attachment and commitment is most likely to reduce adolescent offending.AimThe present study assessed the impact of individual- and school-level variables on offending behaviour from ages 14-16 years.SampleThe par…
Re-contacting participants from the longitudinal Belfast youth development study (Byds) after a decade using electronic tracing
The longitudinal Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS) followed a group of young people from age 11 to 21 years (from 2001 to 2011), charting their experiences of substance use, offending, education, and peer and family relationships. This allowed the investigation of risk and protective factors associated with different types of behavioural patterns and outcomes in adolescence and emerging adulthood. A feasibility study was carried out from 201…
We live here and play here, we should have a say’
Children learn through interaction with their surroundings, meaning that their experiences of place directly contribute to their personal development. Despite this, the needs of the youth are rarely factored into development plans. This is a major obstacle to the sustainable and inclusive development of places. Examining potential pathways to correct this issue, this paper presents the findings of research conducted with young people from the Mar…
A causeway to impact
Over recent decades there has been growing interest in amplifying children and young people's views (CYP) within policy debates. Despite this, they are rarely invited to participate in key policy‐making discussions, and when they are, this tends to be tokenistic. This paper presents an intergenerational methodological framework ‘The Causeway Approach’, inspired by the mythology of the Giant's Causeway, which addresses the challenge of CYP's voice…
Exploring an innovative method for objectively assessing the social value of university-community engagement and research
There is increasing recognition regarding the potential of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to be significant Anchor institutions capable of impacting the wellbeing of the local communities where they are situated. Subsequently, more universities are prioritising their social and civic responsibility by embedding a research ethos based on closer engagement with their locality, within their key institutional processes. However, demonstrating t…
Throw a Stone, You Hit One of Your Own
This paper draws on findings from the first wave of a 3‐year qualitative longitudinal study focused on the lived experience of residents of the Market community in inner‐city Belfast who are facing challenges connected with disadvantage, inequality and the legacy of conflict. Interviews were conducted with an overall sample of 61 children, young people and parents/guardians ( n = 61). This cross‐sectional analysis focuses on data from the adult c…
Psychology (15 obras) · Medicine (11 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Homelessness and Social Issues (7 obras) · Computer Science (6 obras) · Developmental psychology (6 obras) · Social science (6 obras) · Psychiatry (5 obras) · Social Psychology (5 obras)