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Last week, the Nottingham Institute of Psychology team came together for our Away Day as we prepared for the start of the new academic year. 📚✨ A great opportunity to reconnect, share ideas, and focus on the exciting year ahead before welcoming our new and returning students. #NIoP #NewBeginnings
🌈 Celebrating #TransDayOfVisibility! Dr. Beth Jones and team explore how beliefs about gender shape attitudes toward TGD people. Let's foster inclusivity and amplify voices! ✨📄 Read more: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
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🚨 Exciting TMS research in Behaviour Research Methods from colleagues here at @ntupsychology.bsky.social! Positive attitudes boost participation, but safety concerns & eligibility are key barriers. Learn more here: link.springer.com/article/10.3....
The role of individual differences and attitude in willingness to participate in TMS studies - Behavior Research Methods
Finding neurophysiological research participants can be challenging, especially when the technology used in the research study is less known, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Despite t...
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Interested in motivation in learning? Come & join us @ntupsychology.bsky.social to meet & hear from researchers & teachers, and share your thoughts. 26 June 2025: www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/eve...
Motivation in Learning
Join practitioners and academics in education research on Thursday 26 September to share insights and foster collaborations in education research.
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🌍 In the run up to #InternationalWomensDay, we highlight a study by NTU's Prof. Mark Griffiths et al. highlights the impact of the Taliban's education ban on Afghan women, revealing alarming rates of depression (87.6%) & inequality. Let's advocate for change: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8...
Depression, anxiety and quality of life of Afghan women living in urban areas under the Taliban government: a cross-sectional study
Objectives According to the World Health Organization, depression is a common mental health illness that is characterised by a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. The present study exa...
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🌸Continuing our celebration of the upcoming #InternationalWomensDay: A study by NTU’s Mark Griffiths et al. highlights the link between sexual health & life satisfaction in married Iranian women. Let’s advocate for open dialogue & women’s wellbeing. Learn more: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Sexual-related determinants of life satisfaction among married women: A cross-sectional study - BMC Women's Health
Background and aim Life satisfaction refers to the perceived satisfaction of individuals concerning various aspects of their lives. The present study investigated the predictive role of sexual-related...
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📚✨ Happy World Book Day 2025 from NTU Psychology! ✨📚 Today, Dr Emma Vardy highlights the magic of books and the role they play in shaping young minds. Reading with children not only sparks their imagination but also builds their cognitive and emotional skills for life. 🌟👶💡
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🌟 Celebrating the upcoming #InternationalWomensDay! 🌟 A study by Laritza Machín Rincón et al. highlights how experiential learning empowers young women in leadership, breaking barriers & driving equality. 📖 Project Info: petras.uji.es 📖 Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij... #GenderEquality #Leadership
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As we continue our celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, we spotlight a psychometric tool for trans and gender-diverse youth by Beth Jones and team: "The Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth (GCLS-Y)". Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The gender congruence and life satisfaction scale for transgender and gender-diverse youth (GCLS-Y): a validation study with samples from the UK and US
There are currently no good quality psychometric tools available to assess multi-dimensional outcomes for trans and gender diverse youth. A tool is needed to develop a stronger evidence base regard...
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Continuing our celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month! 🌈 Check out Anthony Gifford's paper: "Why are PrEP gays always like this…": Psychosocial Influences on UK MSM's Use of HIV PrEP. Let's break barriers and improve PrEP uptake! Access the full paper: doi.org/10.1080/1941... 💪 #HIV #PrEP #SexualHealth
‘Why are PrEP gays always like this … ’: psychosocial influences on U.K.-based men who have sex with men’s perceptions and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a prescription-based drug used to prevent the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In the four nations of the United Kingdom, those with increased need f...
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New paper with colleagues at NTU and beyond (led by Professor Karen Slade) on understanding patterns of mortality following prison lease. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mortality After Prison Release in England and Wales, 2019-2021: A Comparative Analysis of Cause-Specific Death Rates and Risk Profiles
Mortality risk is elevated among people released from prison; however, comprehensive analyses of cause-specific death patterns and associated factors …
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This week, we're shining a spotlight on research from the #NTUPsychology LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing research group: 📚"Tackling bisexual erasure: An explorative comparison of bisexual, gay, and straight cisgender men’s body image" 🔗 Full paper: lnkd.in/evY8nXZ9 #LGBTQHistoryMonth #Research
LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Research Group
LGBTQ+ Health & Wellbeing Research Group aims to understand the lives of this community, stress they experience, and the consequential adverse health outcomes.
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Pleased and proud to announce my inaugural professorial lecture to be held at @ntupsychology.bsky.social on 2nd April 2024. All are welcome to attend! Full details and booking link here: www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/eve...
Professor Julie Hulme's Inaugural Lecture
In this inaugural lecture, Professor Julie Hulme will reflect on her journey beginning as an accidental psychology student and later realising that psychology provides a toolkit for use in everyday li...
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To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, we want to share some of the amazing activities the LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing research group are doing in psychology! The group has compiled this newsletter to tell you about their activities! Click here for the newsletter: sway.cloud.microsoft/haxt87hgdJKE...
Activism, Social Change, and Research: LGBTQ+ Health and Wellbeing Group
LGBTQ+ History Month is an annual celebration that honours the rich history, culture, and contributions of LGBTQ+ communities while reflecting on the ongoing fight for equality. Each February provides
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Team Excellence Award Winners! 🎉 What a wonderful evening celebrating this award for the "Connecting Globally" category, in recognition of outstanding team performance and contribution! NTU & LPNU (Ukraine) Dual Award Team - MSc Mental Health, Trauma and Psychological Wellbeing
Thinking of studying Psychology at NTU? Who better to tell you more about us than our amazing students! #ntupsychology #student #favouritethings #psychsocntu
New Research Alert: Exploring Well-Being in Trans Men 🌈 Thrilled to share our latest study on gender congruence, body satisfaction, and QoL in trans men aged 18–30! We found several interesting findings. Key takeaway: Gender-affirming care matters. Read more on OSF: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
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