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Congratulations to Dr Kristy Themelis, who has been awarded an IASP travel bursary to attend the World Congress on Pain in Toronto this Sept! We look forward to seeing her and her fabulous teammates presenting their posters (based on the MRC WITHIN study) in this most high-profile event in the field.

A new research article first-authored by Arman Rahkimov is out with the Journal of Personality Assesssment. The paper, entitled "The Self-Compassion Scale: Validation and Psychometric Properties within the Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Framework", looks at the structure and function of a popular instrument for measuring self-compassion, with important clinical and research implications. Do take a look. The paper is open and free to access.

Our latest lab newsletter is out, recaputuring some of the highlights of our activities from December 2021 to March 2022. We hope you'll enjoy browsing!

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Cognitive-behavioural pathways from pain to poor sleep quality and emotional distress in the general population: The indirect effect of sleep-related anxiety and sleep hygiene (published in PLoS One)

and

Being kind to self is being kind to sleep? A structural equation modelling approach evaluating the direct and indirect associations of self‑compassion with sleep quality, emotional distress and mental well‑being (published in Current Psychology)

are now available for viewing.

who just passed her PhD viva with flying colours!