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Research interests
I have a particular interest in exploring human relationships and their role in shaping our psychological experiences through the lifespan. To this end, attachment theory (as a way of thinking about and understanding relationships) is one of my favoured frameworks. I am equally intrigued by (a) the impacts of our close attachments on our existence and (b) the impacts of broader social and political structures upon our attachment bond formation and psychological experiences.
Research interests
- Human relationships across the lifespan
- Attachment theory
- Human motivation
- Social policy and justice from a psychological perspective
Current projects
- Exploring the role of animals as (a) attachment figures, and (b) facilitators of human-human bonds in the context of foster care (with Ben Rockett)
- Exploring mobile lifestyles in children and adolescents through the lens of human relationships (with Dr Ceri Brown and Georgina Lovett)
- Exploring the provision of sport for underpriveleged children through an attachment theory persepctive (with Ioannis Batlle)
- Understanding personal theories of ability in relation to instructional practices (with Sue Shapcott)
- Exploring the notion of "biographical pain" in elderly people from an attachment theory perpective (with Malcolm Johnson)
- Understanding the impact of educational policy on human motivation (a book "Motivation and Educational policy" us currently under contract with Routledge)
Research membership
Willing to supervise doctoral students
Areas interested in supervising:
- Research projects related to attachment theory
- Research projects related to the development of human motivation
- Research projects exploring human relations in the contexts of sport and/or education
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Projects
Exploring emotional loneliness in older people living in retirement communities: A cross-cultural study
Carr, S., Fang, C., Teggi, D. & Cranham, J.
1/10/19 → …
Project: UK industry
Research Output
Is Parental Attachment Security Contextual? Exploring Context-Specific Child–Parent Attachment Patterns and Psychological Well-Being in Taiwanese Youths
Lai, Y-H. & Carr, S., 30 Jun 2020, In : Journal of Research on Adolescence. 30, 2, p. 389-405 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
School Principals at Different Stages of Adult Ego Development: Their Sense-Making Capabilities and How Others Experience Them
Gilbride, N. M., James, C. & Carr, S., 10 Jan 2020, (Acceptance date) In : Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Dampened motivation as a side effect of contemporary educational policy: a self-determination theory perspective
Carr, S., 19 Nov 2019, In : Oxford Review of Education. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Education Policy and mental weakness: a response to a mental health crisis
Brown, C. & Carr, S., 4 Mar 2019, In : Journal of Education Policy. 34, 2, p. 242-266 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Football friends: adolescent boys’ friendships inside an English professional football (soccer) academy
Adams, A. & Carr, S., 2019, In : Soccer and Society. 20, 3, p. 471-493 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Thesis
Attachment Relationships in Long-Term Foster Care: The Function and Role of Animals
Author: Rockett, B., 16 Apr 2014Supervisor: Carr, S. (Supervisor) & Joiner, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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Engagement with Teacher Feedback: An Exploratory Research into Chinese Student Experience in UK Higher Education
Author: Li, F., 19 Jun 2019Supervisor: Curdt-Christiansen, X. L. (Supervisor) & Carr, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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Game based pedagogies and the volunteer coaching community: (re)imagining coach learning and knowledge through a collaborative approach
Author: Williams, S., 27 Jul 2017Supervisor: Carr, S. (Supervisor) & Bush, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education (EdD)
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Is parental attachment security contextual? Exploring context-specific child-parent attachment in relation to children’s psychological well/ill-being
Author: Lai, Y., 13 May 2020Supervisor: Carr, S. (Supervisor) & Brown, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
Reading Buddies: Cross-Age Tutoring as Empowering Pedagogy for Young English Language Learners
Author: Moriarty, K., 21 Mar 2018Supervisor: Donnelly, M. (Supervisor) & Carr, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education (EdD)
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