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Dr Christine Stephens
Associate Professor
MA DipSocSci PhD DipTchg |
| Position |
Associate Professor |
| Qualifications |
MA DipSocSci PhD DipTchg |
| Location |
School of Psychology
Turitea, Palmerston North
Rm P3.04 |
| Contact Information |
Phone: |
+64 6 3569-099, Ext 2081 |
| Fax: |
+64 6 350-5673 |
| Email: |
C.V.Stephens@massey.ac.nz |
| Expertise |
Health psychology, Qualitative methods |
| Professional Interests |
Health Promotion, community health, aging and
wellbeing |
Recent Publications
Books
Stephens, C. (2008). Health promotion: A psychosocial
approach. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Book Chapters
Stephens, C. (2007). Hormone replacement therapy, In,
S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S.Newman, K.Wallston, J.Weinman,
& R.West, (Eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health,
& Medicine (2nd ed.). UK: Cambridge University Press.
Refereed Journal Articles
Stephens, C., & Pugmire, L. (2008). Daily organisational
hassles and uplifts as determinants of psychological and physical
health in the New Zealand Police. International Journal of Police
Science and Administration, 10 (2), 179-191.
Stephens, C. (2008). Social Capital in its place: Using social
theory to understand social capital and inequalities in health.
Social Science & Medicine, 66, 1174-1184.
Paddison, C. A. M., Alpass, F., & Stephens, C. (2008). Psychological
variables account for variation in metabolic control and quality
of life among people with type 2 diabetes in New Zealand. International
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 15(3),180-6.
Addis, N., & Stephens, C. (2008). Evaluation of a police debriefing
programme: Outcomes for police officers five years following a police
shooting. International Journal of Police Science and Administration,
10 (4), 361-373.
Breheny, M., & Stephens, C. (2008). Breaking
the cycle: Constructing intergenerational explanations for disadvantage.
Journal of Health Psychology, 13 (6), 754-763.
Noone, J., & Stephens, C. (2008). Men, masculine identities,
and health care utilisation. Sociology of Health and Illness,
30 (5), 711–725.
Stephens, C., & Breheny, M. (2007). Menopause and the
virtuous woman: The importance of the moral order in accounting
for medical decision making. Health, London, 12 (1), 7-24.
Stephens, C. (2007). Participation in different
fields of practice: Using social theory to understand participation
in community health promotion. Journal of Health Psychology,
12(6), 949-960.
Stephens, C. (2007). Community as practice: Social representations
of community and their implications for health promotion. Journal
of Community and Applied Social Psychology,17, 103-114.
Alpass, F., Towers, A., Stephens, C., Fitzgerald,
E., Stevenson, B., & Davey, J. (2007). Independence, wellbeing
and social participation in an ageing population. Annals of the
New York Academy of Science, 1114, 241-250.
Hewitt, A. M., & Stephens, C. (2007). Healthy eating
among 10-13 year old New Zealand children: Understanding choice
using the theory of planned behaviour and the role of parental
influence. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 12 (5), 526-535.
Breheny, M. & Stephens, C. (2007). Individual
responsibility and social constraint: The role of research in
constructing adolescent motherhood. Culture, Health & Sexuality,
9, 333-346.
Huddleston, L., Stephens, C. & Paton, D. (2007). An evaluation
of the effects of traumatic and organisational experiences on
the psychological health of New Zealand police recruits. Work:
A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, & Rehabilitation,
28 (3), 199-207.
Paddison, C. A. M., Alpass, F., & Stephens, C. (2007).
Deconstructing distress: The contribution of cognitive patterns
to elevated distress among people with type 2 diabetes. European
Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 4 (1), 23-33.
Breheny, M., & Stephens, C. (2007). Irreconcilable differences:
Health professionals’ constructions of adolescence and motherhood.
Social Science & Medicine, 64, 112-124.
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