Browsing School of Psychology (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Rodriguez, Leonor"
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Adolescent adjustment to maternal cancer: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)
Rodriguez, Leonor; Groarke, Ann Marie; Dolan, Pat; MacNeela, Padraig (Emerald, 2018-03-04)Purpose As an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), the purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth understanding of adolescent experiences of maternal cancer to identify the individual and contextual factors ... -
Exploring the role of practitioner confidence in prevention and early intervention in child welfare: A case study of Irish youth workers in Meitheal
Healy, Maria; Rodriguez, Leonor (Routledge, 2020-06-05)This study analyses the role of youth workers’ confidence in Meitheal: an Irish model of prevention and early intervention in child welfare. This study had an exploratory mixed methods design. Semi-structured interviews ... -
Individual predictors of adolescent adjustment to maternal cancer: The role of perceived stress, coping, social support, attachment and self-efficacy
Rodriguez, Leonor; Groarke, AnnMarie; Dolan, Pat; gr (Wiley, 2018-10-30)Background Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality around the world. The National Cancer Registry of Ireland reported in 2015 that there were 9312 new cases of female cancers per year, breast cancer ... -
Introduction to domestic violence, abuse and coercive control for counsellors: An evaluation of the impact of training
Rodriguez, Leonor; Power, Elizabeth; Glynn, Evelyn (Wiley, 2020-11-06)In the context of a global pandemic which has witnessed a significant increase in domestic violence, and therefore has also increased the demand for support provision; this article is reporting on the impact of a domestic ... -
“It’s your turn to step into their shoes”: The role of empathy in adolescents experiencing maternal cancer
Rodriguez, Leonor; Dolan, Pat (Emerald, 2019-01-04)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of empathy in adolescents coping with maternal cancer to identify passive and active empathy forms and the role of these in adolescent coping at a challenging ... -
Listen to them! The challenge of capturing the true voice of young people within early intervention and prevention models; a youth work perspective
Healy, Maria; Rodriguez, Leonor (Elsevier, 2018-11-14)This paper aims to explore the challenges to youth work in capturing the voices of young people in a meaningful way within Meitheal and the Child and Family Support Networks model (Meitheal). This is a prevention and early ... -
Methodological challenges of sensitive topic research with adolescents.
Rodriguez, Leonor (Emerald, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the methodological challenges in the design and implementation of an emotionally sensitive topic involving research with adolescents based on a study evaluating the experiences ... -
Selective sharing: The impact of patterns of communication in young people experiencing maternal cancer
Rodriguez, Leonor (Wiley, 2018-10-09)Background Adolescents that experience parental cancer can have significant difficulties and may be at a greater risk of emotional and behavioural problems; however, some studies have found that this experience can also ...