Research Interests

My research looks at whether sexist ideologies may be a factor in determining why pregnant women are often restricted in decision making for lifestyle choices. I am ultimately interested in whether benevolent and hostile sexism features as a function of intervention, even when concrete evidence of prohibited behaviours for pregnant women, are lacking. My research will develop theory linking benevolent sexism to paternalism toward pregnant individuals, and will test against alternatives.

Thesis Title

Sexist ideology, health beliefs and paternalism towards pregnant women.

Supervisor

Dr Robbie Sutton

Funding

Publications

Murphy, A. O., Sutton, R. M., Douglas, K. M., & McClellan, L. M. (2011).  Ambivalent sexism and the “do”s and “don’t”s of pregnancy: Examining attitudes toward proscriptions and the women who flout them.  Personality and Individual Differences. 812-816.

Conference Presentations

Murphy, A.O. & Sutton, R.M. (2011). Gender typing or protective medicine? Poster presented at EASP Conference, Stockholm. 14th July, 2011.

Murphy, A.O & Sutton, R.M. (2011) Sexist idelogy and the regulation of pregnancy. Talk given at the CPCS Conference, Canterbury. 14th September 2011.

 

Teaching Commitments

SP300 Psychology Statistics and Practical
SP301 Introduction to Biological and General Psychology
SP604 Biological Psychology
SP633 Applying Psychology (marking)
Year 1 Study Skills (marking)

School of Psychology
Keynes College
University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent
CT2 7NP
United Kingdom

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Email: Amy Murphy

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