<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Research Connections - Health Psychology and Sexual Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research Connections]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/drjanemeyrick</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:26:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sexual Strangulation: Why It Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture @TheGuardian Sexual strangulation or “choking” is being talked about more and more — but not in the ways it needs to be. At its core, strangulation cuts off oxygen or blood to the brain. That is what makes it dangerous. There is no safe level of restricting someone’s air or blood flow. Yet, we are seeing more of it, particularly among young people, where it is becoming normalised. A Generational Shift The numbers tell a striking story. In key work by the Institute for Addressing...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/sexual-strangulation-why-it-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b84b379c892374b0affffc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:06:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/de0f21_82dc7bbf50204d178d62f936414103a2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_854,h_625,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>@DrJaneMeyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't fix what you can't see: telling about sexual violence (SV).]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our  understanding of the scope and scale of sexual violence is hampered by under reporting.  We will not be able to fill the gaps in our...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/you-can-t-fix-what-you-can-t-see-telling-about-sexual-violence-sv</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64ef4a82218c7c5717ada175</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/de0f21_db3ea31beb064e489021f21cf23d2344~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_690,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>@DrJaneMeyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asking and Telling about Sexual Violence in Sexual Health Services]]></title><description><![CDATA[“It was fear that stopped me…. fear and I think, a deep kind of shock. I didn’t want this to have happened to me. I didn’t want to...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/asking-and-telling-about-sexual-violence-in-sexual-health-services</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6284f02361d2488793cfdedc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 13:13:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18f0b82ea1884207984c96f3edc045e5.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>@DrJaneMeyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexual Health is about civil/ reproductive rights, health inequalities and criminal justice.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog is about a new research group, the Sexual Health and Well Being Interest Group #SHWIG @SHWIG We are a group of researchers...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/sexual-health-is-about-civil-reproductive-rights-health-inequalities-and-criminal-justice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fcf99ef70741b0018cdfcc5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:49:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/de0f21_d6e591f70b384d04a7bc517d9223f9d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_567,h_351,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>@DrJaneMeyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexual Harassment where we work.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#MeToo has left a wide range of employers scrambling to respond to allegations of sexual harassment and a new Code of Practice from the...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/2020/03/16/sexual-harassmentat-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee8a216f45e2600172a331a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:11:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb36b3410cce47f6b36fc29f24c565b0.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>@DrJaneMeyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An education in sexual violence: Universities and sexual bullying.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher education may well present the perfect storm of factors that can drive sexual harassment and other sexual violence. In the UK in...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/2019/11/18/an-education-in-sexual-violence-universities-and-sexual-bullying</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee8a216df0e7b00175d8e75</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf028f85a6be4c119a6d6c6cfb2fb645.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>@DrJaneMeyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Place, poverty and the role of sexual violence - power in short supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geography and place can dictate how much sexual bullying there is.  We know that poorer areas have much higher rates of ill health and...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/2019/10/17/place-poverty-and-the-role-of-sexual-violence-power-in-short-supply</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee8a216e09fdf0017220e9d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:47:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3fa26074cdc409d95c8dfc42be0a685.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>@DrJaneMeyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most sexual violence is hidden and most victim/survivors remain silent.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Health Organisation estimates that 1 in 3 women experience physical/sexual violence during their lifetimes but these rates vary...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/2019/05/09/most-sexual-violence-is-hidden-and-most-victimsurvivors-remain-silent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee8a2162d69030017805e1c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 13:32:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/24fd61c116e34679991ff4e3412ab0f9.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Jane Meyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preventing Sexual Harassment and Abuse at the University of the West of England.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How are we taking a ‘whole university’ approach to sexual violence and abuse at UWE through prevention, support, and intervention. We...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/2019/03/12/preventing-sexual-harassment-and-abuse-at-the-university-of-the-west-of-england</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee8a216d5cea50017207a7d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/377f4c5ac7074f5d8a38c09d2a42378a.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Jane Meyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we prevent rather than punish Sexual Violence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we take a 'public health' approach to the evidence about  the link between porn and sexual violence, we find a large evidence base...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/2018/12/26/shifting-to-a-public-health-framework</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee8a2160cbf910017c841de</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:58:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d3a58494af2841e0b6d9c250e7f64caa.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>@DrJaneMeyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pornography –  harmless fantasy or fuel for sexual violence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Children’s Commissioner for England rapid evidence assessment was starkly entitled - ‘Basically..porn is everywhere’. We know that through increased internet and mobile phone usage, pornography is easily available to at a younger age.   Research show significant numbers of children seeing porn (generally accidentally) at around 10 or 11 years of age.  This is generally the age many get a smart phone on starting secondary school.  Rates of exposure for young people across the world have...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/2018/12/22/pornography-harmless-fantasy-or-fuel-for-sexual-violence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee8a21693841000177b1b47</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 12:58:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/899b46e8401d4aedb3421b319e2c3c62.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>@DrJaneMeyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Locating sexual harassment : fault lines, hotspots and ambiguous spaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women reporting their experiences of #MeToo show us that sexual harassment does not happened in one place. The problem with focusing on...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/2016/08/28/12-benefits-of-growing-organic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee8a2160c37950017722a04</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 12:05:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/42dcc3c85d4c4f44aa0d771b66a029e8.jpg/v1/fit/w_747,h_518,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Jane Meyrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#MeToo is everywhere - the prevalence of sexual harassment/bullying]]></title><description><![CDATA[We should aim for a society that allows young people to choose a life, not constrained by artificial gender stereotypes and free from...]]></description><link>https://www.drjanemeyrick.com/single-post/metooiseverywhere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee8a216b83ae1001751cf42</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1867ed6a97c8460cb95f27d83584c8d9.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Jane Meyrick</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>