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Professor Adrian Coyle

Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
Department of Psychology
School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
Penrhyn Road

Emeritus Professor of Psychology

[email protected]

Professor

About

I am a Social Psychologist and my research and publications have principally addressed psychological issues in identity, religion and society, loss and bereavement, and sexualities. Much of this work has been framed in terms of social psychological approaches, theories and concepts.

The vast majority of my research is qualitative: I have contributed to the promotion of qualitative research in British psychology and remain a keen advocate of its value in developing insightful and useful answers to important contemporary questions.

I was co-editor of the award-winning book, Lesbian & Gay Psychology: New Perspectives (with Celia Kitzinger: BPS Blackwell, 2002), and of Analysing Qualitative Data in Psychology (with Evanthia Lyons: SAGE, 2007, 2016, 2021), which is now in its third edition.

I retired in 2019 but continue to write and research.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) (First Class) Psychology with Philosophy (University College Dublin, 1986)
PhD Psychology (University of Surrey, 1991)
MA (Distinction) Psychology of Religion (Heythrop College, University of London, 2010)
MA (Distinction) Christian Theology (Heythrop College, University of London, 2014)

Domains

Publications

The clinical scope of Islamic psychotherapy: a grounded theory study

Rothman, A. and Coyle, A., 2023, Spirituality in Clinical Practice (10), 1 pp 4-19, Published

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Alternative 'Lives Matter' formulations in online discussions about Black Lives Matter: use, support and resistance

Tafi, Vanessa, Coyle, Adrian and Goodman, Simon, 2022, Discourse & Society, E-pub ahead of print

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A qualitative analysis of psychosocial needs and support impacts in families affected by young sudden cardiac death (YSCD): the role of community and peer support

Steffen, Edith Maria, Timotijevic, Lada and Coyle, Adrian, 2020, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (19), 8 pp 681-690, Published

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'Risk of sexual violence against women and girls' in the construction of 'gender-neutral toilets': a discourse analysis of comments on YouTube videos

Colliver, Ben and Coyle, Adrian, 2020, Journal of Gender-Based Violence (4), 3, Published

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Religious identity in the workplace: a systematic review, research agenda, and practical implications

Héliot, YingFei, Gleibs, Ilka H., Coyle, Adrian, Rousseau, Denise M. and Rojon, Céline, 2020, Human Resource Management (59), 2 pp 153-173, Published

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Conceptualizing an Islamic psychotherapy: a grounded theory study

Rothman, Abdallah and Coyle, Adrian, 2020, Spirituality in Clinical Practice (7), 3 pp 197-213, Published

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Sensitive issues, complex categories, and sharing festivals: Malay Muslim students' perspectives on interfaith engagement in Malaysia

Fernandez, E and Coyle, Adrian, 2019, Political Psychology (40), 1 pp 37-53, Published

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Toward a framework for Islamic psychology and psychotherapy: an Islamic model of the soul

Rothman, Abdallah and Coyle, Adrian, 2018, Journal of Religion and Health (57), 5 pp 1731-1744, Published

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Time, space, power and the liminal transformation of the psychologised "self"

Slater, Roy and Coyle, Adrian, 2017, Theory & Psychology (27), 3 pp 369-388, Published

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'I thought they should know...that daddy is not completely gone': a case study of sense-of-presence experiences in bereavement and family meaning-making

Steffen, Edith and Coyle, Adrian, 2017, Omega: Journal of Death and Dying (74), 4 pp 363-385, Published

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An idiographic analysis of women's accounts of living with mental health conditions in Haredi Jewish communities.

Coyle, Adrian, Gleeson, Kate and Whiteley, Charlotte, 2017, Mental Health, Religion and Culture (20), 3 pp 277-293, Published

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Psychotherapeutic practitioners' views of the efficacy of mindfulness for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: a qualitative key informant analysis

Potter, Kate and Coyle, Adrian, 2017, European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling (19), 2 pp 124-140, Published

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'That boy needs therapy': constructions of psychotherapy in popular song lyrics

Hadjiosif, Miltiades and Coyle, Adrian, 2017, European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling (19), 4 pp 357-377, Published

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'A good method of quitting smoking' or 'just an alternative to smoking'? Comparative evaluations of e-cigarette and traditional cigarette usage by dual users

Vandrevala, Tushna, Coyle, Adrian, Walker, Victoria, Torres, Joshelyn Cabrera, Ordoña, Izobel and Rahman, Panna, 2017, Health Psychology Open (4), 1, Published

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Perceived influences on post-diagnostic dietary change among a group of men with prostate cancer

Kassianos, A.P., Coyle, A. and Raats, M.M., 2015, European Journal of Cancer Care (24), 6 pp 818-826, Published

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The cigarette box as an advertising vehicle in the UK: a case for plain packaging

Dewe, Michaela, Ogden, Jane and Coyle, Adrian, 2015, Journal of Health Psychology (20), 7 pp 954-962, Published

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Exploring nature experiences of people with visual impairments = Vivir la naturaleza con una discapacidad visual

Shaw, Bryony, Coyle, Adrian, Gatersleben, Birgitta and Ungar, Simon, 2015, Psyecology (6), 3 pp 287-327, Published

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Reflections on a study of responses to research on smoking: a pragmatic, pluralist variation on a qualitative psychological theme

Dewe, Michaela and Coyle, Adrian, 2014, Review of Social Studies: Methodological Choices and Challenges (1), 1 pp 21-36, Published

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Emotion and self-regulation in deliberate personal change: a case study analysis

Lopes, Paulo Nuno, Coyle, Adrian and Gallie, Jack, 2014, Psicologia: Revista da Associacao Portuguesa de Psicologia (28), 1 pp 19 - 31, Published

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The governing of the self/the self-governing self: multi-rater/source feedback and practices 1940-2011

Slater, Rory and Coyle, Adrian, 2014, Theory & Psychology (24), 2 pp 233 - 255, Published

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"They never listen": towards a grounded theory of the role played by trusted adults in the spiritual lives of children

Karlsen, May Lene, Coyle, Adrian and Williams, Emma, 2014, Mental Health, Religion and Culture (17), 3 pp 297 - 312, Published

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Threat, victimhood, and peace: debating the 2011 Palestinian UN state membership bid

Jaspal, Rusi and Coyle, Adrian, 2014, Digest of Middle East Studies (23), 1 pp 190 - 214, Published

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Person-based cognitive therapy groups for distressing voices: a thematic analysis of participant experiences of the therapy

May, Katherine, Strauss, Clara, Coyle, Adrian and Hayward, Mark, 2014, Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches (6), 1 pp 16 - 26, Published

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The relationship between Adomnan of Iona's ' Life of St Columba ' and Celtic Christianity/spirituality

Coyle, Adrian, 2012, Journal for the Study of Spirituality (2), 1 pp 77-90, Published

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Critical responses to faith development theory: a useful agenda for change?

Coyle, Adrian, 2011, Archive for the Psychology of Religion/Archiv für Religionspsychologie (33), 3 pp 281 - 298, Published

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The social psychology of religion: current research themes

Coyle, Adrian and Lyons, Evanthia, 2011, Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology (21), 6 pp 461 - 467, Published

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The psychotherapeutic tales of five gay men in Greece

Spiliotis, Dimitri, Brown, Dora and Coyle, Adrian, 2011, Psychology of Sexualities Reveiw (2), 1 pp 25 - 40, Published

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Sense of presence experiences and meaning-making in bereavement: a qualitative analysis

Steffen, Edith and Coyle, Adrian, 2011, Death Studies (35), 7 pp 579 - 609, Published

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Religion, spirituality and therapeutic practice

Coyle, Adrian and Lochner, Jenny, 2011, Psychologist (24), 4 pp 264 - 266, Published

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Discourses of friendship between heterosexual women and gay men: mythical norms and an absence of desire

Shepperd, Dan, Coyle, Adrian and Hegarty, Peter, 2010, Feminism & Psychology (20), 2 pp 205 - 224, Published

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"Arabic is the language of the Muslims - that's how it was supposed to be": exploring language and religious identity through reflective accounts from young British-born South Asians

Jaspal, Rusi and Coyle, Adrian, 2010, Mental Health, Religion and Culture (13), 1 pp 17 - 36, Published

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Can " sense of presence " experiences in bereavement be conceptualised as spiritual phenomena?

Steffen, Edith and Coyle, Adrian, 2010, Mental Health, Religion and Culture (13), 3 pp 273 - 291, Published

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' My language, my people ': language and ethnic identity among British-born South Asians

Jaspal, Rusi and Coyle, Adrian, 2010, South Asian Diaspora (2), 2 pp 201 - 218, Published

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Language and perceptions of identity threat

Jaspal, Rusi and Coyle, Adrian, 2009, Psychology & Society (2), 2 pp 150 - 167, Published

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The ethical challenge of working with spiritual difference: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of practitioners' accounts

Jackson, Joanna and Coyle, Adrian, 2009, Counselling Psychology Review (24), 3&4 pp 86 - 99, Published

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Reconciling social psychology and sociolinguistics can have some benefits: language and identity among second generation British Asians

Jaspal, Rusi and Coyle, Adrian, 2009, Social Psychological Review (11), 2 pp 3 - 14, Published

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Qualitative methods and 'the (partly) ineffable' in psychological research on religion and spirituality

Coyle, Adrian, 2008, Qualitative Research in Psychology (5), 1 pp 56 - 67, Published

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The rhetoric of acculturation: when integration means assimilation

Bowskill, Matt, Lyons, Evanthia and Coyle, Adrian, 2007, British Journal of Social Psychology (46), 4 pp 793 - 813, Published

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Countertransference issues in psychotherapy with lesbian and gay clients

Milton, M, Coyle, A and Legg, C, 2005, European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling & Health (7), 3 pp 181 - 197, Published

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Death and football: an analysis of men's talk about emotions

Walton, Chris, Coyle, Adrian and Lyons, Evanthia, 2004, British Journal of Social Psychology (43), 3 pp 401 - 416, Published

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Can parental responses to adult children with schizophrenia be conceptualized in terms of loss and grief? A case study analysis.

Osborne, James and Coyle, Adrian, 2002, Counselling Psychology Quarterly (15), 4 pp 307-323, Published

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Young people's accounts of homelessness: a case study analysis of psychological well-being and identity.

Riggs, Esther H. and Coyle, Adrian, 2002, Counselling Psychology Review (17), 3 pp 5-15, Published

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Parents' experiences of caring for sons and daughters with schizophrenia: a qualitative analysis of coping

Knudson, Benjamin and Coyle, Adrian, 2002, European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling (5), 2 pp 169-183, Published

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The experience of hearing voices

Knudson, Benjamin and Coyle, Adrian, 2002, Existential Analysis (13) pp 117-134, Published

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Jewish gay men's accounts of negotiating cultural, religious, and sexual identity: a qualitative study

Coyle, Adrian and Rafalin, Deborah, 2001, Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality (12), 4 pp 21-48, Published

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Introduction to qualitative psychological research

Coyle, Adrian (2021). In: Lyons, Evanthia, Coyle, Adrian, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 11-34 [Published]

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Discourse analysis

Coyle, Adrian (2021). In: Lyons, Evanthia, Coyle, Adrian, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 270-294 [Published]

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The 'online othering' of transgender people in relation to 'gender neutral toilets'

Colliver, Ben, Coyle, Adrian and Silvestri, Marisa (2019). In: Lumsden, Karen, Harmer, Emily, (eds.), Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan pp 215-237 [Published]

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Discourse analysis

Coyle, Adrian (2016). In: Lyons, Evanthia, Coyle, Adrian, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 160-181 [Published]

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Introduction to qualitative psychological research

Coyle, Adrian (2016). In: Lyons, Evanthia, Coyle, Adrian, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 9-30 [Published]

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Grieving alone? Towards an understanding of the experience of bereaved single parents: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Xenaki, Maria and Coyle, Adrian (2014). In: Rotar, Marius, Teodorescu, Adriana, Rotar, Corina, (eds.), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K.: Cambridge Scholars Publishing pp 396 - 423 [Published]

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Qualitative approaches to research using identity process theory

Coyle, Adrian and Murtagh, Niamh (2014). In: Jaspal, Rusi, (eds.), Cambridge, U.K.: pp 41 - 64 [Published]

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' Sense of presence ' experiences in bereavement and their relationship to mental health: a critical examination of a continuing controversy

Steffen, Edith and Coyle, Adrian (2012). In: Murray, Craig, (eds.), Hauppauge, U.S.: Nova Science Publishers pp 33 - 56 [Published]

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Counselling psychologists' talk about 'psychopathology' and diagnostic categories: a reflective account of a discourse analytic study

Craven, Mark and Coyle, Adrian (2007). In: Lyons, Evanthia, Coyle, Adrian, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 235 - 247 [Published]

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Discourse analysis

Coyle, Adrian (2007). In: Lyons, Evanthia, Coyle, Adrian, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 98-116 [Published]

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Introduction to qualitative psychological research

Coyle, Adrian (2007). In: Lyons, Evanthia, Coyle, Adrian, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 9-29 [Published]

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'There you are man': men's use of emotion discourses and their negotiation of emotional subject positions

Walton, Chris, Coyle, Adrian and Lyons, Evanthia (2003). In: Harre, Rom, Moghaddam, Fathali, (eds.), Westport, U.S.: pp 45-60 [Published]

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Serving all the community? The views and preferences of lesbian and gay consumers of health care

Poria, Y, Coyle, A and Desombre, T (2001). In: Davies, HTO, Tavakoli, M, Malek, M, (eds.), Aldershot, U.K.: pp 184 - 197 [Published]

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'Health dividends': the use of co-operative inquiry as a health promotion intervention with a group of unemployed women

Daniels, M. and Coyle, A. (1993). In: Trent, Dennis R., Reed, Colin, (eds.), Aldershot, U.K.: pp 207 - 220 [Published]

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Psychological well-being and gay identity: some suggestions for promoting mental health among gay men

Daniels, M. and Coyle, A. (1993). In: Reed, Colin, Trent, Dennis R., (eds.), Aldershot, U.K.: pp 189 - 206 [Published]

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