Browsing by Supervisor "Thakker, Jo"
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Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in New Zealand Clinical Psychologists: The Consequences of Working with Traumatised Clients
(University of Waikato, 2017)Clinical psychologists who provide trauma treatment are vicariously exposed to their clients’ traumatic experiences. The responsibility of clinical psychologists to practise both effectively and safely makes assessing the ... -
Rapists Among Us? Rape Proclivity and Correlates in a New Zealand Sample of Men
(University of Waikato, 2017)Rates of rape proclivity reported by men have remained relatively unchanged since the infancy of rape proclivity research. International studies have found that a significant number of men admit to having some proclivity ... -
Perceptions of child pornography and its inherent harm: Does personality play a role?
(University of Waikato, 2016)This study examined perceptions of inappropriateness of child sexual abuse material, the degree of perceived harm in that material and any relationship the latter had to the Five Factor Model of Personality domains. It ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of an exercise app: An examination from the health action process approach
(University of Waikato, 2016)Exercise is beneficial for both physical and psychological wellbeing. Mobile software applications are a promising mode for initiation and maintenance of exercise but are under-studied. This study examined the effectiveness ... -
"What will people think?" Indian Women and Domestic Violence in Aotearoa/ New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2016)Migration is a complex process undertaken for a wide range of reasons. To leave the country of ones birth to settle in another is likely to involve disruption to existing family and community relationships, reassessing ... -
Behind the Ink NZ: Tattoos in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Link to a Process of Self-Healing
(University of Waikato, 2015)This study aimed to examine the reasons why individuals in Aotearoa New Zealand tattoo their bodies and analyse the mechanism by which tattoo acts as a method of coping, self-healing and self-transformation for these ... -
Parental perceptions of preschooler overweight and obesity: Implications for health providers
(University of Waikato, 2015)Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in developed countries and is a serious public health issue in New Zealand. An increasing prevalence of young children identified as being overweight or obese has prompted a recent ... -
Perceived causes of initial development and relapses in anorexia nervosa: A comparison to theoretical models of aetiology
(University of Waikato, 2015)Anorexia nervosa is a disorder which causes significant impairment, both acute and chronic, for those who experience it. Anorexia nervosa is associated with a long-term course and high rates of relapse. The purpose of this ... -
A Thematic Analysis of Mental Illness in New Zealand News Articles
(University of Waikato, 2014)Mental illness is one of the main reasons for disability in the western world with one in five individuals being classed as mentally ill during some time in their life. As a concept, mental illness has a strong presence ... -
University Students' Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Sex Offenders and Treatment of Sex Offenders in New Zealand and China
(University of Waikato, 2014)Topics related to sexual offending and sex offenders can provoke a great deal of fear and anxiety in society. Sex offenders are a group of people who are considered to be especially unpleasant and harmful compared to other ... -
Exploring Men's Coping With Psychological Distress Within the Context of Conforming to Masculine Role Norms
(University of Waikato, 2013)The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among masculine and coping variables with psychological distress. It also identified the extent to which masculine variables and coping styles contributed to ... -
The Science of Meditation: From Mysticism to Mainstream Western Psychology
(University of Waikato, 2012)Psychological applications of meditative practice have become the ‘third-wave’ tools in the psychology clinician’s therapeutic tool kit. Meditation techniques for numerous psychological disorders, as well as the psychological ... -
A Qualitative Study of Incest Offender Implicit Theories With The Help Of A Modified Assessment Tool
(University of Waikato, 2012)This study intends to provide some insight into the various Implicit Theories (ITs) harboured by child sex offenders. ITs (Ward & Keenan, 1999) are the distorted beliefs which enable sex offenders to justify their actions ... -
Adolescents' Stigmatisation of Mental Illness
(University of Waikato, 2012)Stigmatisation of individuals with mental illness has a negative effect on their quality of life, help seeking behaviour, treatment outcomes, and on the individual‟s self-esteem and self-efficacy. The stigmatisation of ... -
The Effect of Binge-drinking on an Individual’s Mood over a Thirty-Day Period.
(University of Waikato, 2012)An issue of great importance within New Zealand society is the high level of binge drinking. The effects of alcohol on consumers’ health are of great concern. Physical, psychological, social, economic and behavioural aspects ... -
Offenders who use child sexual exploitation material: Development of an integrated model for their classification, assessment, and treatment
(University of Waikato, 2012)Since the advent of the internet, convictions for the possession, display, trading and distribution of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) have risen steadily. Professionals working in sex offender assessment and ... -
Youth gang membership: Factors influencing and maintaining membership
(University of Waikato, 2011)The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of young people who were actively engaged in youth gangs. This included developing an understanding of the factors that both influenced and maintained their desire ... -
Do socio-cultural issues matter? A qualitative psychological study of Chinese criminals in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2011)Acculturation literature on Chinese immigrants and international students indicates that low language proficiency, over-emphasis on losing face and the consequent acculturative stress, may hinder the development of both ... -
A Journey Beyond the Bars: Participants' Experiences of Psychological Treatment in a Prison Setting
(University of Waikato, 2010)This study explored the experiences of high-risk male offenders at varying stages of a prison-based residential rehabilitation programme. Information was elicited by means of 1:1 semi-structured interviews with three adult ... -
Exploring the Nature and Function of Religious Beliefs in Psychosis: A Case Study Approach
(The University of Waikato, 2010)This study investigated the potential developmental, maintaining, or protective role of religious beliefs in the presentation of psychotic symptoms. It examined the ways in which individuals with psychosis might use religion ...
