Becca Jefferson
@becca-jefferson.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Associate based in the Applied Health Research Hub at UCLan. Research focuses on improving health outcomes and services across the lifespan. Currently focused on health inequalities in cancer prevention.
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Hey Bluesky - I'm recruiting for my PhD research looking at how disability and intimacy is represented on Instagram. I am looking to speak to women with physical impairments to invite them to join the first stage of my research, a steering group. Please share far and wide!
March 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hey Bluesky - I'm recruiting for my PhD research looking at how disability and intimacy is represented on Instagram. I am looking to speak to women with physical impairments to invite them to join the first stage of my research, a steering group. Please share far and wide!
Reposted by Becca Jefferson
We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse.
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
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But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study - BMC Women's Health
Background From early adolescence, girls face greater risk of experiencing low mood and anxiety relative to boys, with recent evidence that this may be worsening. There is a paucity of mental health r...
doi.org
February 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse.
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8
But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know.
So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
1/8