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  • Bennett, K. M., Jackson, L., Derrer-Merk, E., Fallon, V., Hamilton, N.1 & Bentall, R. P. Practicalities of parenting during COVID-19. In Prep.
  • Derrer-Merk, E., Evison, P., Ujhelyi Gomez, K., Donohue, E., Roberts-Clark, H., Mead, P., Morse, L., Hamilton, L., Bentall, R.P. & Bennett, K. M. From Silver Linings to Groundhog Day: The perceived benefits of the COVID-19 lockdowns and how perceptions changed over time. In Prep.
  • Fradley, K., Ellis, R., Gibson Miller, J. Bennett, K.M., Bentall, R. P. & Levita, L. Understanding resilience in young people across the COVID-19 pandemic. In Prep.
  • Gilbert, C., Bennett, K.M., Brown, A. & Bush, A. "Like walking through treacle": The experience of fatigue for young people with Interstitial Lung Disease. In Prep.
  • Gilbert, C., Bush, A., Bennett, K.M. & Brown, C. "We could hold our own here at home": Longitudinal experience of COVID-19 lockdowns in parents with children affected with Interstitial Lung Disease. In Prep.
  • Bennett, K. M. & van den Hoonaard, D. K. Exploring the Nature of Friendship and Masculinity Amongst Older Widowed Men.
  • Murphy, J., Spikol, E., McBride, O., Shevlin, M., Bennett, K. M., Professor, Hartman, T. K.,... Butter, S. (2020, August 10). STUDY: The psychological wellbeing of frontline workers in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: First and second wave findings from the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study.
  • Shevlin, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., ... Bentall, R.P. (2020, May 18). STUDY: Demographic, Health and Mental Health Predictors of Face Mask Wearing in the UK Population During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period.
  • Reyes-Rodriguez, M-F., Derrer-Merk, E., Barrero, S., Clnia, M., Jumenez, J-D., Leal, L., Patinoo, J-P. & Bennett, K.M. Ageing and late-life in Colombian Trans Women: A Grounded Theory Approach. (Submitted)
  • Derrer-Merk, E., Reyes-Rodrigez, M-F., Soulsby, L. K., Roper, L., & Bennett, K. M. (2022). Older adults' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative systematic literature review. (Submitted).
  • Derrer-Merk, E., Rodrigez, M. F. R., Baracaldo, P., Guevara, M., Rodríguez, G., Fonseca, A., Ferson, S., Mannis., A, Bentall, R., & Bennett, K. M. (2022). Old dogs can learn new tricks. Loro viejo si aprende a hablar. Evidence from the United Kingdom and Colombia. (Submitted).
  • Hartman, T.K., Bentall, R. P., Zavlis. O., Hyland, P., McBride, O. & Bennett, K. M. The structure of mass political belief systems: A network approach to understanding the Left-Right spectrum (Submitted).
  • Corcoran, R., Ujhelyi Gomez, K., Simpson, G., Goodall, M., Bennett, K.M., Gabbay, M., Wilson, T., Akeju Obe, D., Pennington, A. Bagnall, A.-M. & South, J. (2023). The Wellbeing In Place Perceptions Scale: Structure, Validity, Reliability and Correlates during COVID times. International Journal of Community Wellbeing, 6259-278). doi.org/10.1007/s42413-023-00194-w
  • Bentall, R. P., Alsuhibani, A., Bennett, K.M., Braddick, M., Butter, S., Hyland, P., McBride, O., McKay, R., Shevlin, M., Stocks, T.V.A. & Hartmann, T. K. (2023). The emotional consequences of novel political identities: Brexit and mental distress in the United Kingdom. Political Psychology )
  • doi.org/10.1111/pops.12923
  • Panzeri, A., Mignemi, G., Bruno, G., Granziol, U., Bertamini, M., Bennett, K.M. Spoto, A., Vidotto, G. (2023). The impersonal threat of Covid-19 strengthens the associations among Right-wing Attitudes and nationalism and anti-immigrant sentiments. Current Psychology
  • doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04305-w1
  • Shevlin, M., Redican., E., Hyland, P., Murphy, J., Karatzias, T.,McBride, O., Bennett, K. M., Butter, S., Hartman, T., Vallieres, F., & Bentall, R. P. Symptoms and levels of ICD-11 Prolonged Grief Disorder in a community sample of UK adults (2023). Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • doi.org10.1007/s00127-023-02469-1
  • Bennett, K.M., Bentall, R.P., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Hyland, P., Levita, L., Martinez, A.P., Mason, L., McBride, O., Murphy, J., McKay, R., Shevlin, M., Stocks, T.V.A., Butter, S., Lloyd, A., Panzeri, A., Bottesi, G., & Bertamini, M.(2023). Predicting Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Results. PLoS ONE, 18.(5): e0283254. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283254
  • Gilbert, C., Bennett, K.M.,Brown, C. & Bush, A. (2023). Experiences of UK-based adult transition services for interstitial lung disease in childhood: "There's a lot less cushioning". Pediatric Pulmonology 1-7. doi.org/10.1002/ppul.26423
  • Derrer-Merk, E., Ferson, S., Mannis, A., Bentall, R. P. & Bennett, K. M. Belongingness challenged: Exploring the experiences of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2022)
  • 10.1371/journal.pone.0276561
  • McBride, O., Butter, S., Martinez, A.P., Shevlin, M., Murphy, J., Hartman, T.K., McKay, R., Hyland, P,. Bennett, K.M. Stocks, T.V.A., Gibson-Miller, J., Levita, L., Mason, L., & Bentall, R. P. (2022) An 18-month follow-up of the Covid-19 Psychology Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study panel: survey design and fieldwork procedures for Wave 6. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research.
  • 10.1002/mpr.1949
  • Derrer-Merk, E., Reyes-Rodriguez, M-F., Salazar, A.M., Ferson, S., Mannis,A. Bentall, R.P. & Bennett, K.M. Is protecting older people from COVID-19 establishing a new way of ageism? Evidence from UK and Colombia. Journal of Social Issues, 1-24. 10.1111/josi.12538
  • Anderson, E., Van Vuuren, J., Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2022). Exploring the process of adjustment following partner death in young, widowed individuals: A qualitative systematic review. Death Studies
  • 10.1080/07481187.2022.2101075
  • Ujhelyi Gomez, K., Corcoran, R., Ring, A., Hassan, S., Abba, K., Goodall, M., Gabbay, M. Clarke, P. & Bennett, K.M. (2022). Characteristics of mental health stability during COVID-19: An online survey with people residing in the Liverpool City Region. (2022).PLoS ONE,17(7), e0266153.
  • 10.1371/journal.pone.0266153
  • McBride, O., Butter, S., Murphy, J., Hartman, T.K., McKay, R., Hyland, P,. Shevlin, M., Bennett, K.M. Stocks, T.V.A., Lloyd, A., Gibson-Miller, J., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A.P., Vallieres, F., Karatzias, T. & Bentall, R. P. (2022b). Tracking the psychological and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: A methodological report from Wave 5 of the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, e1928.
  • 10.1002/mpr.1928
  • McBride, O., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Hyland, P., ... Bentall, R.P. (2022a). Patterns of alcohol use in the context of the first month of the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK: findings from a nationally representative adult sample. PLOS ONE, 17 (3), e0265145. 10.1371/journal.pone.0265145
  • Gibson Miller, J. et al. A network approach to understanding social distancing behaviour during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology and Health, 1-19)
  • 10.1080/08870446.2022.2057497
  • Derrer-Merk, E., Ferson, S., Mannis, A., Bentall, R., & Bennett, K.M. (2022a). Older people's family relationships in disequilibrium during the COVID-19 pandemic. What really matters? Ageing and Society, 1-18
  • 10.1017/S0144686X22000435
  • McBride, O., Butter, S., Hartman, T. K., Murphy, J., Hyland, P., Shevlin, M., Gibson-Miller, J., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A. P., McKay, R., Lloyd, A., Stocks, T.V.A., Bennett, K. M., Vallieres, F., Karatzias, T., Valiente, C., Vazquez, C., Contreras, A., Bertamini, M., Panzeri, A., Bruno, G., & Bentall, R. P.(2021). Sharing data to better understand one of the world's most significant shared experiences: An overview of the openly accessible longitudinal COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study data International Journal of Population Data Science. .
  • 10.23889/ijpds.v5i4.1704
  • Shevlin, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson-Miller, J. Hartman, T.K., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A. P., McKay, R., Stocks, T.V.A., Bennett, K.M., Hyland, P., Vallieres, F., Valiente, C., Vazquez, C., Contreras, A., Peinado, V., Trucharte, A., Bertamini, M., Panzeri, A., Bruno, G., Granziol, U., Mignemi, G., Spoto, A., Vidotto, G., Bentall, R. P.. (2022). Measurement Invariance of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Across Four European Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. BMC Psychiatry.
  • 10.1186/s12888-022-03787-5
  • Waite, S., Hyland, P., Bennett, K.M., Bentall, R.P. & Shevlin, M. Testing Alternative Models and Predictive Utility of the Death Anxiety Inventory-Revised: A COVID-19 Related Longitudinal Population Based Study. Acta Psychologica.
  • 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103539
  • Anderson, E., Bennett, K. M. Van Vuuren, J. & Soulsby, L. K. (2022). Partner bereavement when parenting dependent children: What factors influence adjustment? Death Studies
  • 10.1080/07481187.2022.204828
  • McBride, O., Butter, S., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Hartman, T., Bennett, K. M., Stocks, T., Lloyd, A., McKay, R., Gibson Miller, J., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A., Hyland, P., Vallieres, F., Karatzias, T., Valiente, M. C., Vazquez, C., Bentall, R.P. (2021). Design, content, and fieldwork procedures of the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study, Wave 4. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 10.1002/mpr.1899
  • Butter, S., Murphy, J., Hyland, P., McBride, O., Shevlin, M., Hartman, T. K., Bennett, K., Gibson-Miller, J., Levita, L., Martinez, A. P., Mason, L., McKay, R., Stocks, T. V. A., Vallieres, F., & Bentall, R. P. (2022). Modelling the complexity of pandemic-related lifestyle quality change and mental health: An analysis of a nationally representative UK general population sample.Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 10.1007/s00127-021-02210-w
  • Hartman, T.K., Marshall, M., Stocks, T.V.A., McKay, R., Bennett, K.M., Butter, S., Gibson MillerJ., Hyland, P., Levita, L., Martinez, A.P., Mason, L., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Vallieres, F., Bentall, R.P. (2021). Different Conspiracy Theories Have Different Psychological and Social Determinants: Comparison of Three Theories About the Origins of the COVID-19 Virus in a Representative Sample of the UK Population. Frontiers in Political Science. 10.3389/fpos.2021.642510
  • Hyland P., Vallieres, F., Hartman, T., McKay, R., Butter, S., Bentall, R. P., McBride, O., Shevlin, M., Bennett, K. M., Mason, L., Gibson-Miller, J., Levita, L., Martinez, A., Stocks, T., Karatzias, T., & Murphy, J. (2021). Detecting and describing stability and change in COVID-19 vaccine receptibility in the United Kingdom and Ireland. PLOS ONE 10.1371/journal.pone.0258871
  • Gallagher, S., Muldoon, O.T. & Bennett, K.M.(2021) Multiple group membership, social network size, allostatic load and well-being: a mediation analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110636
  • Shevlin, M., Butter, S., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson-Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A. P., McKay, R., Stocks, T.V.A., Bennett, K. M., Hyland, P., Vallieres, F. & Bentall, R. P. (2021). Psychological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are heterogeneous but have stabilised over time: 1 year longitudinal follow-up of the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) study. Psychological Medicine 1-3. 10.1017/S0033291721004025
  • Lloyd, A. McKay, R.T., Hartman, T.K., Vincent, B.T., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Levita, L., Bennett, K.M., McBride, O., Martinez, A.P., Stocks, T.V.A., Vallieres, F., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Butter, S.,Shevlin, M. Bentall, R. P. & Mason, L. (2021) Delay discounting and under-valuing of recent information predict poorer adherence to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports 11:19237
  • 10.1038/s41598-021-98772-5
  • Panzeri, A., Bertamini, M., Butter, S., Levita, L., Gibson-Miller, J., Vidotto, G., Bentall, R.P. & Bennett, K. M. (2021). Factors impacting Resilience as a result of Exposure to COVID-19 in Italy: the Ecological Resilience Model. PLoS ONE,16(8): e0256041. 10.1371/journal.pone.0256041
  • Gallagher, S. & Bennett, K.M.(2021). Caregiving and allostatic load predict future illness and disability: A population-based study. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health 10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100295
  • Donnellan, W.J., Watson, N. & Bennett, K.M. (2021). Exploring resilience in parental and spousal dementia carers: An ecological approach Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 22(1), 40-55. 10.1108/QAOA-12-2020-0063
  • McBride, O., Butter, S., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Hartman, T. K., Hyland, P., . . . Bentall, R. P. (2021). Context, design and conduct of the longitudinal COVID-19 psychological research consortium study-wave 3. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 10.1002/mpr.1880
  • Hanna, J., Rapa, E., Dalton, L., Hughes, R., McGlinchey, T., Donnellan, W.J., Bennett, K.M., Mayland, C. & Mason, S.R. (2021) A qualitative study of bereaved relatives' end of life experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palliative Medicine. 10.1177/02692163211004210
  • Hanna, J., Rapa, E., Dalton, L., Hughes, R., Quarmby, L.M.,McGlinchey, T., Bennett, K.M., Donnellan, W.J., Mason, S. & Mayland, C.(2021) Health and social care professionals' experiences of providing end of life care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. Palliative Medicine, 35(7), 1249-1257). 10.1177/02692163211017808
  • Mayland, C.R., Hughes, R., Lane, S.,McGlinchey, T. , Donnellan, W. , Bennett, K. M., Hanna, J. , Rapa, E., Dalton, L. & Mason, S. R. (2021). Are public health measures and individualised care compatible in the face of a pandemic? A national observational study of bereaved relatives' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palliative Medicine. 10.1177/02692163211019885
  • Shevlin, M., Butter, S., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., ... Bentall, R. (2021). Refuting the myth of a 'tsunami' of mental ill-health in populations affected by COVID-19: Evidence that response to the pandemic is heterogenous, not homogeneous. Psychological Medicine. 10.1017/S0033291721001665
  • Zavlis, O., Butter, S., Bennett, K. M., Professor, Hartman, T. K., Hyland, P., Mason, L., ... Bentall, R. (2021). How does the COVID-19 pandemic impact on population mental health? A network analysis of COVID influences on depression, anxiety and traumatic stress in the UK population. Psychological Medicine 10.1017/S0033291721000635
  • Bentall, R., Lloyd, A., Bennett, K. M., Professor, McKay, R., Mason, L., Murphy, J.,... Shevlin, M. (2021). Testing a psychological model of over-purchasing and panic buying using data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE 10.1371/journal.pone.0246339
  • Soulsby, L. K. Thompson, E.H. Jr. & Bennett, K.M. (2021). The husband: navigating the relational challenge of her institutionalization or his widowerhood. Journal of Family Issues. 10.1177/0192513X21993199
  • Giebel, C., Pulford, D., Cooper, C., Lord, K., Shenton, J., Cannon, J., Shaw, L., Tetlow, H., Limbert, S., Callaghan, S., Whittington, R., Rogers, C., Komuravelli, A., Rajagopa, M., Eley, R., Downs, M., Reilly, S., Ward, K., Gaughan, A., Butchard, S., Beresford, J., Watkins, C., Bennett, K. M., & Gabbay, M. (2021). COVID-19-related social support service closures and mental well-being in older adults and those affected by dementia: A UK longitudinal survey BMJOpen 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045889
  • Murphy, J. Vallieres, F., Bentall, R.P., Shevlin, M., McBride, O., Hartmann, T. K. McKay, R.T., Bennett, K.M., Mason, L., Gibson Miller, J., Levita, L., Martinez, A.P., Stocks,T.V.A., Karatzias,T. & Hyland, P. (2021) Psychological characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-020-20226-9 Themed COVID Collection in Nature Communications
  • Hartman, T. K., Stocks, T. V. A., McKay, R., Gibson Miller, J., Levita, L., Martinez, A. P., ...Bentall, R.P. (2020). The Authoritarian Dynamic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Nationalism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 10.1177/1948550620978023
  • McBride, O., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Hyland, P., ... Bentall, R.P. (2020). Monitoring the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population: an overview of the context, design and conduct of the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Researche1861. 10.1002/mpr.1861
  • Gallagher, S., Bennett, K.M. & Roper, L. (2020). Loneliness and Depression in Patients with Cancer During Covid-19 (2020). Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 10.1080/07347332.2020.1853653
  • Shevlin, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., ... Bentall, R.P. (2020, April 18). Anxiety, Depression, Traumatic Stress, and COVID-19 Related Anxiety in the UK General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic. BJPsychOpen, 6(6), e125. 10.1192/bjo.2020.109
  • Giebel, C., Cannon, J., Hanna, K., Butchard, S., Eley, R., Gaughan, A., Komuravelli, A., Shenton, J., Callaghan, s., Tetlow, H., Limbert, S., Whittington, R., Rogers, C., Rajagopal, M., Ward, K., Shaw, L., Bennett, K.M., Gabbay, M. (2020).Impact of COVID-19 related social support service closures on the lives of people with dementia and unpaid carers: A qualitative study. Aging and Mental Health. 10.1080/13607863.2020.1822292
  • Giebel, C., Lord, K., Cooper, C., Shenton, J., Cannon, J. Pulford, D., Sha, L., Gaughan, A., Tetlow, H. Butchard, S., Limbert, S., Callaghan, S., Whittington, R., Rogers, C. Komuravelli, A., Rajagopal,M., Eley, R., Watkins, C., Downs, M., Reilly, S., Corcoran, R., Bennett, K.M. & Gabbay, M. (2020a). UK survey of COVID-19 related social support closures and their effects on older people, people with dementia, and carers. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 10.1002/gps.5434
  • Windle, G. Bennett, K. M. & Macleod, C. (2020). The influence of life experiences on the development of resilience in older people with co-morbid health problems. Frontiers in Medicine . 10.3389/fmed.2020.502314
  • Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Liat Levita, L., Martinez, A. P., Mason, L., McBride, O., McKay, R., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Stocks., T.V.A., Bennett, K. M., & Bentall, R.P. (2020). Capability, opportunity and motivation to enact hygienic practices in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK. British Journal of Health Psychology. 10.1111/bjhp.12426
  • Shevlin, M., Nolan, E., Owczarek, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A. P., McKay, R., Stocks, T.V.A., Bennett, K. M., Hyland, P., & Bentall, R. (2020).COVID-19 Related Anxiety Predicts Somatic Symptoms in the UK Population. British Journal of Health Psychology. 10.1111/bjhp.12430
  • Evans, I. E. M., Llewellyn, D. J., Matthews, F.E., Woods, R.T., Brayne, C., Clare, L. & CFAS-Wales research team (2019). Social isolation, cognitive reserve, and cognition in healthy older people. PloS one. 10.1371/journal.pone.0201008
  • Fallon, V., Silverio, S., Halford, J.C.G., Bennett, K.M., & Harrold, J. (2019). Postpartum-specific anxiety and maternal bonding: Further evidence to support the use of childbearing-specific tools. Journal of reproductive Health and Infant Psychology. 1-11 10.1080/02646838.2019.1680960
  • Whitelock-Wainwright, A. Gasevic, D. Tejeiro, R. Tsai, Y.-S. & Bennett, K. M. (2019). The student experience of learning analytics questionnaire (SELAQ). Journal of Computer assisted Learning, 35 633-666. 10.1111/jcal.12366
  • Bennett, K. M. Morselli,D. Spahni, S. & Perrig-Chiello, P. (2019). Trajectories of Resilience Among Widows: A Latent Transition Model. Aging and Mental Health. Published online: 9 Aug 2019. 10.1080/13607863.2019.1647129
  • Donnellan, W. J. Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2018). How does carer resilience change over time and care status? A qualitative longitudinal study. Aging and Mental Health Published online: 18 Nov 2018. 10.1080/13607863.2018.1503998
  • Roper, L. Donnellan, W.J ., Hanratty, B. & BennettK. M. (2018). Exploring dimensions of social support and resilience when providing care at the end of life: a qualitative study. Aging & Mental Health, 10.1080/13607863.2018.1484886
  • Bennett, K. M. Chao, Q. Holmes, L. & Lowers, V.(2018). The experiences of widowhood amongst Chinese women living in the UK. Death Studies, 42 8, 498-507, 10.1080/07481187.2017.1387617
  • Sahni, J., Czanner, G. Gutu, T. Bennett, K.M., Wuerger, S.M., Grierson, I., Murray-Dunning, C. Holland, M.N., Harding, S.P. (2016). Safety and acceptability of an organic light emitting diode sleep mask as a potential therapy for retinal disease. Eye. Journal 10.1038/eye.2016.259
  • Clark, E. Bennett, K.M. Ward, N. & Jones, F. (2016). One size does not fit all - stroke survivors' views on group self-management interventions. Disability and Rehabilitation. 10.1080/09638288.2016.1268653
  • Fallon, V., Komninou, S., Bennett,K.M., Halford, J.C.G., & Harrold,J. (2016). The emotional and practical experiences of formula-feeding mothers. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 10.1111/mcn.12392
  • Fallon, V., Groves,R., Halford, J.C.G., Bennett,K.M. & Harrold,J. (2016). Postpartum Anxiety and Infant-Feeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Human Lactation. 10.1007/s00737-016-0658-
  • Fallon, V., Harrold, J. A., Halford, J.C.G. & Bennett,K.M. (2016). The Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale: Development and preliminary validation. Archives of Women's Mental Health). 10.1007/s00737-016-0658-
  • Bennett, K. M., Reyes-Rodriguez, M-F., Altamar, P. & Soulsby, L. K. (2016). Resilience Amongst Older Colombians Living in Poverty: An Ecological Approach. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 10.1007/s10823-016-9303-3
  • Donnellan,W. J., Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2016). Family close but friends closer: the role of social support in gaining and maintaining social relationships in older spousal dementia caregivers. Aging and Mental Health 10.1080/13607863.2016.1209734
  • Spahni, S.,Bennett, K. M. & Perrig-Chiello, P. (2016). Psychological adaptation to spousal bereavement in old age: The role of resilience, marital history, and context of death. Death Studies 10.1080/07481187.2015.1109566
  • Vass, V. Morrison, A. P., Law, H., Dudley, J. Taylor, P., Bennett, K. M. & Bentall, R. P. (2015). How stigma impacts on people with psychosis: The mediating effect of self-esteem and hopelessness on subjective recovery and psychotic experiences. Psychiatry Research, 230(2), 487-495. 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.09.042
  • Fallon, V. Harrold,J. A. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). Prenatal Anxiety and Acute Infant Feeding Outcomes: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Journal of Human Lactation. 10.1177/0890334415
  • Piatczanyn, S.A., Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2015). "Listen sweetheart, I'm not going to be putting on the long black dress!" Examining the Effects of Male Gay Partner Bereavement, Masculinity and Identity. Men and Masculinities (JMM) 10.1177/1097184X15583905
  • Soulsby, L. K. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). Marriage and psychological wellbeing: The role of social support Psychology, 6,1349-1359. 10.4236/psych.2015.611132
  • Soulsby, L. K. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). "You know what's appropriate, you understand your role". Exploring marital identity. Journal of Family Issues. 10.1177/0192513X15598547
  • Bennett, K. M. & Windle, G. (2015). Commentary on: A Conceptual framework of the neurobiological study of resilience Ksalisch, Muller & Tuscher The Importance not only of Individual but Community and Society Factors in Resilience in Later Life. Behavioral and Brain Science, 38 e94, 10.1017/S0140525X14001459
  • Thetford, C. Hodge, S. Bennett, K. M. Knox, P. & Robinson, J. (2015). Resilience and vision impairment. Journal of Aging Studies, 35, 37-48. 10.1016/j.jaging.2015.07.007
  • Bennett, K. M. Grasso, F. Lowers, V. McKay, A. Milligan, C. (2015). Evaluation of an app to support older adults with wounds. ACM Digital Health, 15, 35-36.
  • McNichol, E., McKay, A., Milligan, C., Bennett, K.M, Hulme, R.4, Joy, H. (2015) A Patient Led Approach to Product Innovation in Patient Education and Wound Management. EWMA Journal, 15(1), 47-51. 10.1145/2750511.2750540
  • Thompson, E. H. Jr. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). Measurement of Masculinity Ideologies: A (Critical) Review. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 16(2), 115-133. 10.1145/2750511.2750540 .
  • Thompson, E. H. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). Response to Commentaries on Masculinity Ideologies. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 16(2), 145-148. 10.1037/a0039083
  • Spahni, S., Morselli, D., Perrig-Chiello, P., Bennett, K. M. (2015). Patterns of psychological adaptation to spousal bereavement in old age. Gerontology, 61(5), 456-468. 10.1159/000371444
  • Soulsby, L. K. & Bennett, K. M. How relationships help us to age well (2015). The Psychologist, 28(2), 110-113.
  • Donnellan,W. J., Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2014). What are the factors that facilitate or hinder resilience in older Spousal Dementia Carers? A qualitative study. Aging and Mental Health, 19(10), 932-939. 10.1080/13607863.2014.977771
  • Richardson, V. E. Carr, D. Bennett, K. M. Gallagher, S. Kim. J. & Fields, N. (2013). How does widowhood get under one's skin?The effects of late-life spousal loss on cortisol levels. Journals of Geontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70B.(3), 341-343. 10.1093/geronb/gbt116
  • Bennett, K. M. Soulsby, L. & Arnott, L. (2013). "You're not getting married for the moon and the stars": The ambivalence of older British widowers to the idea of new romantic relationships. Journal of Aging Studies, 27, 499-506. 10.1016.j.jaging.2013.03.006
  • Bertamini, M. Byrne, C. & Bennett, K. M. (2013). Attractiveness is influenced by the relationship between postures of viewer and viewed person. i-Perception, 4, 170-179. 10.1068/i0578
  • van den Hoonaard, D. K. & Bennett, K. M. (2013). "I Was There When She Passed Away": Older Widowers' Narratives Of The Death Of Their Wife. Ageing and Society, 34(6), 974.991. 10.1017/S0144686X12001353
  • Bennett, K. M. & Victor, C. R. (2012). "He wasn't in that chair": What loneliness means to widowed older people. International Journal of Ageing and Later Life. 7(1), 33-52. 10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.127133
  • Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2012). Wellbeing in bereavement and widowhood. Illness, Crisis and Loss.20(4), 321 - 337. 10.2190/IL.20.4.b
  • Windle, G. & Bennett,K. M. (2011). Methodological Review of Resilience Measurement Scales. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 9/1/8. 10.1186/1477-7525-9-8 HIGHLY ACCESSED
  • Bertamini, M. Bennett, K.M. & Bode, C. (2011). The anterior bias in visual art: The case of images of animals. Laterality (published on line, 23.2.2011). 10.1080/1357650X.2010.508219
  • Ahern, A.L., Bennett, K.M., Kelly, M. & Hetherington, M.M. (2011). A Qualitative Exploration of Young Women's Attitudes Toward the Thin Ideal. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(1), 70-79. 10.1177/1359105310367690
  • Bennett, K.M. Latto, R.M. Bertamini, M. Bianchi, I. & Minshull, S. (2010). Does Left-Right Orientation Matter in the Perceived Expressiveness of Pictures? A study of Bwick's animals (1753-1828). Perception, 39, 970-981. 10.1068/p6624
  • Bennett, K. M. Gibbons, K. & Mackenzie-Smith, S. (2010). Loss and restoration in later Life: An examination of the Dual Process Model of coping with bereavement. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 61(4), 315-332. 10.2190/OM.61.4.d.
  • Bennett, K. M. Stenhoff, A. Pattinson, J. & Woods, F. (2010). "Well if he could see me now": The facilitators and barriers to the promotion of instrumental independence following sosal bereavement. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 53, 215-234. 10.1080/01634370903562931
  • Bennett, K. M. (2010). "You can't spend years with someone and just cast them aside": Augmented identity in older British widows. Journal of Women and Aging, 22,(3), 204-217. 10.1080/08952841.2010.495571
  • Bennett, K. M. (2010). How to achieve resilience as an older widower: Turning points or gradual change? Ageing and Society, 30,369-382. doi:10.1017/S0144686X09990572
  • Bennett, K. M. (2009). "Can't do enough for you". Why do older men get more social support than women following bereavement? Bereavement Care, 28(3), 5-9. 10.1080/02682620903355317
  • Bertamini, M. & Bennett, K.M. (2009). A study on the effect of leg to body ratio on perceived attractiveness of simplified stimuli. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology,3(3),233-250. 10.1037/h0099320
  • Ahern, A. Bennett, K. M. & Hetherington, M. M. (2008). Internalisation of the ultra-thin ideal: Positive implicit associations with underweight fashion models are associated with elevated drive for thinness in young women. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 16. 294-307. 10.1080/10640260802115852
  • Bennett, K. M. (2007). "No Sissy Stuff": Towards a theory of masculinity and emotional expression in older widowed men. Journal of Aging Studies, 21, 347-356. 10.1016/j.jaging.2007.05.002
  • Gallagher, S. Bennett, K. M. & Halford, J. C. G. (2006). A comparison of acute and long-term healthcare personnel's attitudes towards older adults. International Journal of Nursing Practice 12, 273-279. 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2006.00582.x
  • Bennett, K. M. (2006). Does marital status and marital status change predict physical health in older adults? Psychological Medicine, 36(9), 1313-1320. doi:10.1017/S003329170600818X
  • Bennett, K. M. Hughes, G. M. & Smith, P. T. (2005b). The effects of strategy and gender on coping with widowhood in later life. Omega, 51(1), 33-52 10.2190/9JPJ-1FM1-37NX-2DEC
  • Bennett, K. M., Hughes, G. M. & Smith, P. T. (2005a). Coping, depressive feelings and gender differences in late life widowhood. Aging and Mental Health, 9(4), 348-353. DOI: 10.1080/13607860500089609
  • Bennett, K. M. (2005c). "Was Life Worth Living?": The decision to live following male spousal bereavement. Mortality, 10(2), 144-154. 10.1080/13576270500102906
  • Bennett, K. M. (2005b). Psychological wellbeing in later Life: The Longitudinal effects of marriage, widowhood and marital status change. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, 280-284. 10.1002/gps.1280
  • Bennett, K. M. (2005a). Social engagement as a predictor of objective and subjective health. European Journal of Ageing, 2, 48-55. 10.1007/s10433-005-0501-z
  • Bennett, K. M. (2004b). A brief report of the circumstances which predict poor coping in older widows and widowers. Indian Journal of Gerontology, 18(1), 85-94. Publisher
  • Bennentt, K. M. (2004a). "Why Did He Die?": The Attributions of cause of death amongst women widowed in later life. Journal of Health Psychology, 9(3), 345-353. 10.1177/1359105304038242
  • Hughes, G. M. Bennett, K. M. & Hetherington, M. M. (2004). Old and alone: Barriers to healthy eating in older men living on their own. Appetite, 43(3), 269-276. 10.1016/j.appet.2004.06.002
  • Bennett, K. M., Hughes, G. M. & Smith, P. T. (2003). "I think a woman can take it": Widowed men's views and experiences of gender differences in bereavement. Ageing International, 28(4), 408-424. 1007/s12126-003-1012-x
  • Bennett, K. M. (2002). Social Engagement as a precursor of mortality amongst people in later life. Age & Ageing, 31, 165-168. 10.1093/ageing/31.3.165
  • Bennett, K. M. & Vidal-Hall, S. (2000c). Narratives of death: A qualitative study of widowhood in women in later life. Ageing and Society, 20(4), 413-428. 10.1017/S0144686X99007813
  • Bennett,K. M. & Bennett, G. (2000-1b). "And there's always this great hole inside that hurts": An empirical study of bereavement in later life. Omega, 42(3), 237-251. 10.2190/C4LA-41F9-71GB-KR61
  • Bennett, G. & Bennett, K. M. (2000a). The presence of the dead: An empirical study. Mortality, 5(2), 139-157. 10.1080/713686002
  • Bennett, K. M. (1998c). Longitudinal changes in mental and physical health among elderly, recently widowed men. Mortality, 3(3), 265-273. 10.1080/713685953
  • Bennett, K. M. (1998a). Customary physical activity and gender as precursors for late life personal disturbance. British journal of clinical psychology, 37(2), 189-197. 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1998.tb01293.x Publisher
  • Bennett, K. M. (1998b).Longitudinal changes in physical activities in later life. Age and Ageing, 27 (supplement 3), 24-28. 10.1093/ageing/27.suppl_3.24 Publisher
  • Bennett, K. M. (1997b). A longitudinal study of wellbeing in widowed women. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(1), 61-66. 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199701)12:1<61::aid-gps465>3.0.co;2-u
  • Bennett, K. M. (1997a). Widowhood in elderly women: The medium and long-term effects on mental and physical health. Mortality,10.1080/713685857
  • Bennett, K. M. & Stevens, R. (1997). The internal structure of the Eating Disorder Inventory: An analysis. Health Care for Women International, 18(5), 495-504. 10.1080/07399339709516303 Publisher
  • Bean, N. Bennett, K. M. & Lehmann, A. (1995). Habitus and hip fracture revisited: Skeletal size, strength and cognition rather than thinness? Age and Ageing, 24, 481-484. 10.1093/ageing/24.6.481 Publisher
  • Bennett, K. M. (1996). A longitudinal study of wellbeing in widowed women. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(11), 1005-1010. 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199701)12:1<61::AID-GPS465>3.0.CO;2-U Publisher
  • Bennett, K. M. & Stevens, R. (1996). Weight anxiety in older women. European Eating Disorders Review, 4(1), 32-39. 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199603)4:1%3C32::AID-ERV113%3E3.0.CO;2-S
  • Bennett, K. M. & Morgan, K. (1992). Health, social functioning, and marital status: Stability and change among elderly recently widowed women. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 7 (11), 813-817. 10.1002/gps.930071107

Books, Book Chapters and Reports

  • Gilbert, C.M. & Bennett, K.M. Future Direction of Interstitial Lung Disease in childhood: A UK consultation.
  • Hartman, T.K., Marshall, M., Stocks, T.V.A., McKay, R., Bennett, K.M., Butter, S., Gibson MillerJ., Hyland, P., Levita, L., Martinez, A.P., Mason, L., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Vallieres, F., Bentall, R.P. (2021). Different Conspiracy Theories Have Different Psychological and Social Determinants: Comparison of Three Theories About the Origins of the COVID-19 Virus in a Representative Sample of the UK Population. In A. De Angelis, C E. Farhart, E. Merkley & D.A. Stecula (Eds) Political Misinformation in the Digital Age during a Pandemic: Partisanship, Propaganda, and Democratic Decision-making 10.3389/fpos.2022.897095>
  • Windle, G. Bennett, K. M. & Macleod, C. (2020). The influence of life experiences on the development of resilience in older people with co-morbid health problems. In Sinoff, G. & van Hout, H. (eds).Active and healthy ageing: A multifocal novel trend to increase resilience in elderly (pp 158-193). Lausanne: Frontiers Media, SA. 10.3389/978-2-88971-763-7
  • Gibson-Miller, J., Zavlis, O., Hartman, T. K., McBride, O., Bennett, K., Butter, S., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A. P., McKay, R., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Stocks, T. V. A., & Bentall, R. P. (2021). Psychological factors influencing protective behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: Capability, opportunity and motivation. In F. Gabrielli & F. Irtelli (Eds.), Anxiety, uncertainty, and resilience during the pandemic period - Anthropological and psychological perspectives (online ahead of print). doi:10.5772/intechopen.98237
  • Levita, L., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., McBride, O., ... Bentall, R. (2020, July 2). REPORT: Impact of COVID-19 on Young People Aged 13-24 in the UK: Preliminary Findings (Report 1).
  • Levita, L., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., McBride, O., ... Bentall, R. (2020, June 30). REPORT: Impact of COVID-19 on Young People Aged 13-24 in the UK: Preliminary Findings (Report 2).
  • Bennett, K. M. (2015). Emotional and Personal resilience Through Life. Future of an Ageing Population: Evidence review. London: Foresight, Government Office for Science.
  • Soulsby, L. K. & Bennett, K. M. (2017). Widowhood in Late Life. In Encyclopaedia of Psychogerontology. Singapore: Springer
  • Bennett, K. M. (2015). Social Engagement Overview. Age UK (Eds) In Improving Later Life: Vulnerability and Resilience in Later Life. London: Age UK.
  • Bennett, K.M. (2014). "I thought I could look after her as good as anybody": How older widowers' reconstruct their masculinity. In Tarrant, A. & J. Watts (Eds). Ageing Masculinities (pp20-37). Maidenhead: Open University Press.
  • Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2014). Psychological Wellbeing in Later Life. In T. Kirkwood & C. Cooper (Eds), Wellbeing in Later Life. Wiley Blackwell.
  • Windle, G. & Bennett, K. M. (2011). Resilience and caring relationships. In M. Ungar (Ed.), Social Ecology of Resilience. New York: Springer.
  • Bennett, K. M. (2008). Widowhood. In Carr, D. S. (ed). Encyclopedia of the Lifecourse and Human Development Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. Publisher
  • Speck, P., Bennett, K. M., Coleman, P. G., Mills, M., McKiernan, F., Smith, P. T., and Hughes, G. M. (2005). Elderly bereaved spouses - issues of belief, well-being and support. In A. Walker (Ed.),Understanding quality of life in old age (pp.146-160). Maidenhead: Open University Press. Publisher
  • Bennett, G. and Bennett, K. M. (1999). Witness, bereavement, and the sense of presence. In Bennett, G. Alas, poor ghost!: Traditions of belief in story and discourse. Utah: Utah University Press.
  • Bennett, K. M. and Morgan, K. (1993) Gender and the organisation of physical activity. In Arber, S. and Evandrou, M. Ageing, independence and the life course. London: Jessica Kingsley.
  • Bennett, K. and Morgan, K. (1992) Activity and morale in later life: Preliminary analyses from the Nottingham Longitudinal Study of Activity and Ageing. In: Norgan, N. (ed.) Physical activity and health. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Bennett, K. (1991). Adult body image. Nottingham: Dept of Adult Education, University of Nottingham.

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