Dr Brian Lovell

Assistant Professor

School: Psychology

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Key Publications

A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Exploring the Short-Term Cognitive and Cerebrovascular Effects of Consuming Peppermint Tea: A Mediation ��TV, Netzler, L., Lovell, B. 1 May 2025, In: Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
Caregivers of Children with Autism Are Better, Despite Their Poorer Memory, Completing Tasks of Daily Living, Lovell, B., Wetherell, M. 29 Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
Do Virtual Reality Relaxation Experiences Alleviate Stress in Parents of Children with Autism? A Pilot ��TV, Lovell, B., Wetherell, M. 1 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies
The Goldilocks rule: just the right amount of support for caregivers of autistic children, Lovell, B. 13 Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
The more things change, the more they stay the same: an exploratory study of prevalence induced concept change in caregivers of children with autism, Lovell, B., Horan-Anderson, G., McCarty, K., Wetherell, M. 1 Feb 2024, In: Current Psychology
Clinically Elevated Depression Scores do not Produce Negative Attentional Biases in Caregivers of Autistic Children, Lovell, B., McCarty, K., Penfold, P., Wetherell, M. 7 Sep 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Seeing it my way: A perspective taking intervention alleviates psychological distress in caregivers of autistic children, Lovell, B., Newman, A., Wetherell, M. 1 Feb 2023, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities
Social support mediates the relationship between dispositional gratitude and psychological distress in caregivers of autistic children, Lovell, B., Wetherell, M. 14 Sep 2023, In: Psychology, Health and Medicine
Sleep Disturbances and Physical Health Problems in Caregivers of Children with ASD, Lovell, B., Elder, G., Wetherell, M. 1 Jun 2021, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities
Exploring the moderating role of benefit finding on the relationship between child problematic behaviours and psychological distress in caregivers of children with ASD, Lovell, B., Wetherell, M. Feb 2020, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Qualifications

Psychology PhD December 02 2013
Psychology BSc (Hons) September 01 2001
Education PGCE September 01 2001
O Level/GCSE September 01 1993

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