Psychology Research Institute

  1. Background
  2. Publications
  3. Research Activity

Dr Carol McClenahan

My research work has primarily been in

- Attitude and attitude change
- Social cognition models and health behaviour
- Stress, particularly work stress
- Effects of integrated education

Contact Information
Dr Carol McClenahan
Lecturer in Psychology
Room G118
Coleraine campus
+44 (0)28 70324399
ca.mcclenahan@ulster.ac.uk

Publications

Number of items: 16.

McGlade, Donal, Rae, Gordon, McClenahan, Carol and PIERSCIONEK, Barbara (2011) Regional and temporal variations in organ donation across the UK (secondary analyses of databases). BMJ Open, 1.

Giles, Melanie, Connor, Samantha, McClenahan, Carol and Mallett, John (2010) Attitudes to breastfeediing among adolescents. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 23. pp. 285-293.

Stringer, Maurice, Giles, Melanie, McClenahan, Carol and Wilson, Ronnie (2010) Parental and school effects on children's political attitudes in Northern Ireland. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 80. pp. 223-240.

Stringer, Maurice, Irwing, P., Giles, Melanie, McClenahan, Carol, Wilson, R. and Hunter, J. A. (2009) Intergroup contact, friendship quality and political attitudes in integrated and segregated schools in Northern Ireland. BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 79 (Part 2). pp. 239-257.

McGilligan, Caroline, McClenahan, Carol and Adamson, Gary (2009) Attitudes and Intentions to Performing Testicular Self-Examination: Utilizing an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 44 (4). pp. 404-406.

McClenahan, Carol and Giles, Melanie (2008) Stress and coping in academics. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 23 (Suppl. 1). pp. 180-181.

Giles, Melanie, Connor, S., McClenahan, C., Mallett, J., Stewart-Knox, Barbara J. and Wright, M. (2008) Changing attitudes to breastfeeding: Designing an intervention for school children. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 23 (Suppl. 1). pp. 130.

McClenahan, Carol, Shevlin, M, Adamson, Gary, Bennett, Cara and O'Neill, Brenda (2007) Testicular self-examination: a test of the health belief model and the theory of planned behaviour. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH, 22 (2). pp. 272-284.

Giles, Melanie, Connor, Samantha, McClenahan, Carol, Mallett, John, Stewart-Knox, Barbara and Wright, Marion (2007) Measuring young people's attitudes to breastfeeding using the Theory of Planned Behaviour. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 29 (1). pp. 17-26.

McClenahan, Carol, Giles, Melanie and Mallett, John (2007) The importance of context specificity in work stress research: A test of the Demand-Control-Support model in academics. WORK AND STRESS, 21 (1). pp. 85-95.

Giles, Melanie, Connor, S, McClenahan, Carol, Mallett, John, Stewart-Knox, B and Wright, M (2005) Young people's attitudes to breastfeeding: A pilot study using the theory of planned behaviour. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 20 (Suppl. 1). pp. 94-95.

Mallett, John, McClenahan, C, Giles, Melanie and Cairns, Ed (2005) Blood donation: A test of the theory of planned behaviour. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, 20 (Suppl. 1). pp. 159-160.

Giles, Melanie, McClenahan, Carol, Cairns, Ed and Mallett, John (2004) An application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to blood donation: the importance of self-efficacy. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH, 19 (4). pp. 380-391.

McClenahan, Carol, Irwing, P, Stringer, Maurice, Giles, Melanie and Wilson, Ronnie (2003) Educational differences in self-perceptions of adolescents in Northern Ireland. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT, 27 (6). pp. 513-518.

McClenahan, Carol, Cairns, Ed, Dunn, S and Morgan, V (1996) Intergroup friendships: Integrated and desegregated schools in northern Ireland. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 136 (5). pp. 549-558.

McClenahan, Carol, Cairns, Ed, Dunn, S and Morgan, V (1991) PREFERENCE FOR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AS A MEASURE OF ETHNIC NATIONAL IDENTITY IN CHILDREN IN NORTHERN-IRELAND. IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 12 (3). pp. 346-354.

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Research Activity / Grants

Source Project Amount
R & D Office Northern Ireland Attitudes to breastfeeding: A health educational initiative with adolescents £99,575
Love for Life Love for life evaluation: An abstinence based sex education program. £10,520
R & D Office Northern Ireland Changing attitudes to breastfeeding: The evaluation of an evidence-based intervention with adolescents in Northern Ireland £324,685

Current Research Projects

- Attitudes towards breastfeeding among adolescents
- Educational initiative on breastfeeding with adolescents in Northern Ireland
- Atttitudes towards blood donation