Margaret Sandham

Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Study Completed: 2011
College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Citation

Thesis Title
The Roberts anxiety scale for the elderly: Development and psychometric evaluation

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Ms Roberts’ research sought to improve the psychological assessment of anxiety in older adults. Her research took place in two closely related studies. The first focused on understanding how older adults experience anxiety in their everyday lives. This understanding informed Ms Roberts’ second study in which she developed a psychological measure to assist clinicians in understanding and quantifying the experience of anxiety in their older clients

Supervisors
Associate Professor Richard Fletcher
Dr Jennifer Stillman
Associate Professor Paul Merrick