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Yr Athro Katherine Shelton
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BSc PhD Cardiff
Timau a rolau for Katherine Shelton
Pennaeth yr Ysgol, Ysgol Seicoleg
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Pennaeth yr Ysgol
Rwy'n gwasanaethu fel Pennaeth Ysgol, gan ddarparu arweinyddiaeth strategol ar draws addysgu, ymchwil, arloesi ac ymgysylltu allanol. Ochr yn ochr â'r rôl hon, rwy'n cynnal rhaglen weithredol o ymchwil sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddatblygiad plant a phobl ifanc, iechyd meddwl, a pherthnasoedd teuluol.
Crynodeb o'r Ymchwil
Rwy'n seicolegydd y mae ei ymchwil yn archwilio seicopatholeg ddatblygiadol o fewn cyd-destunau cymdeithasol plentyndod a glasoed. Mae fy ngwaith yn canolbwyntio ar ddeall sut mae profiadau a pherthnasoedd teuluol yn siapio iechyd meddwl, lles a llwybrau datblygiadol plant.
Mae fy ymchwil diweddar yn cynnwys cydweithio â'r Athro Rachel Hiller (Coleg Prifysgol Llundain) a'r Athro Lisa Holmes (Prifysgol Sussex) a arweiniodd brosiect ReThink a ariennir gan Gyngor Ymchwil Feddygol y DU. Gweithiodd yr astudiaeth hydredol hon gyda mwy na 400 o bobl ifanc sydd â phrofiad o ofal i ddeall yn well y ffactorau sy'n cefnogi pontio llwyddiannus i'r ysgol uwchradd ac oedolion. Mae canfyddiadau'r gwaith hwn yn helpu i lywio polisi ac ymarfer ar gyfer pobl ifanc sydd â phrofiad gofal.
Rwyf hefyd yn cyd-arwain Astudiaeth Carfan Mabwysiadu Cymru gyda Dr Amy Paine. Wedi'i sefydlu yn 2014, yr astudiaeth yw'r astudiaeth hydredol fwyaf a mwyaf cynhwysfawr o deuluoedd mabwysiadu yng Nghymru. Dros gyfnod o ddeng mlynedd, mae'r prosiect wedi cyfuno gwybodaeth o gofnodion gwaith cymdeithasol cyn lleoliad gyda saith ton o ddata dilynol ar ddatblygiad plant, perthnasoedd teuluol, a lles. Gyda chefnogaeth cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru, mae'r astudiaeth wedi cynhyrchu mwy na 25 o gyhoeddiadau a adolygwyd gan gymheiriaid ac wedi gwneud cyfraniad sylweddol at ddeall profiadau ac anghenion cymorth teuluoedd mabwysiadol.
Galluogodd cyllid ychwanegol gan Sefydliad Waterloo ymchwiliad manwl i ddatblygiad niwrowybyddol plant, gan helpu i nodi meysydd lle gallai cymorth wedi'i dargedu fod yn fuddiol. Mae'r astudiaeth hefyd wedi darparu llwyfan ar gyfer cydweithrediadau rhyngddisgyblaethol ehangach, gan gynnwys ymchwil ar brofion genetig, mabwysiadu, gwarcheidiaeth arbennig, a gwasanaethau cymorth i deuluoedd.
Nodwedd allweddol fy ymchwil yw ei effaith ar bolisi ac ymarfer. Mae canfyddiadau Astudiaeth Carfan Mabwysiadu Cymru wedi llywio datblygiad gwasanaethau ac wedi cyfrannu at ddulliau arloesol o gefnogi teuluoedd mabwysiadu ledled Cymru, gan gynnwys y rhaglen arobryn Mabwysiadu Gyda'n Gilydd (dan arweiniad Cymdeithas Plant Dewi Sant). Trwy gydweithrediad agos ag ymarferwyr, llunwyr polisi, a sefydliadau trydydd sector, mae fy ymchwil yn ceisio sicrhau bod tystiolaeth yn trosi i welliannau ystyrlon ym mywydau plant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Sheehan, C. et al. 2026. Parent‐child pretend play behaviours and symptoms of depression in school‐referred children. Social Development 35 (3) e70063. (10.1111/sode.70063)
- Hughes, A. et al., 2026. Working with education practitioners and children to set priorities for research that matters. Research for All 10 (1)(10.14324/rfa.10.1.14)
- Janes, E. et al. 2026. A comparative study of mental health and wellbeing in adopted children, children in foster and kinship care, and the general population. BMC Pediatrics 26 (1) 769. (10.1186/s12887-026-07104-x)
- Janes, E. et al. 2026. The moderating role of positive caregiver expectations on the relationship between placement instability and the perceived education and employment opportunities of care experienced children. Developmental Child Welfare (10.1177/25161032261466208)
- Paine, A. L. et al. 2026. Special guardianship families: Identifying children’s strengths and support needs. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Sprecher, E. A. et al., 2026. Sufficiency of current practice: How well does the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire detect clinically elevated posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms in children in care?. JCPP Advances 6 (2) e70058. (10.1002/jcv2.70058)
- Stabler, L. et al. 2026. Special guardianship families in Wales: Summary report. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Warner, N. et al. 2026. Special guardianship families in Wales: Characteristics and care pathways. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Park, J. et al., 2026. Long-term disparities and mediators of psychological distress in mothers with and without out-of-home care experience: analysis of prospective cohort data. BMJ Open 16 (6) 111174. (10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111174)
- Paine, A. L. et al. 2026. A new approach to assessment for young children referred by education professionals for socio‐emotional, behavioural, and cognitive difficulties. JCPP Advances e70138. (10.1002/jcv2.70138)
- Robinson, C. et al. 2026. Editorial perspective: Facilitating access to mental health research participation for children in care: Lessons from the ReThink project. JCPP Advances e70114. (10.1002/jcv2.70114)
- Paine, A. L. , Perra, O. and Shelton, K. H. 2026. Adopted children’s internalizing symptoms and externalizing problems 8 years post-placement: Developmental trajectories and transitions. Development and Psychopathology 38 (1), pp.322-333. (10.1017/S0954579425100175)
2025
- Janes, E. et al. 2025. Adoptive parents' experiences of birth parent contact in the years after placement. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science 74 (5), pp.2487-2506. (10.1111/fare.70032)
- Souch, A. J. et al., 2025. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and childbearing and perinatal mental health outcomes in a clinical sample of women. Journal of Affective Disorders 391 120038. (10.1016/j.jad.2025.120038)
- Javed, M. et al., 2025. A systematic review of ethnic representation in UK research involving children and young people living in care. The British Journal of Social Work 55 (6), pp.2676-2695. (10.1093/bjsw/bcaf066)
- Carter, B. et al. 2025. The mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced young people during early and later adolescence. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 30 (3), pp.611-631. (10.1177/13591045251333028)
2024
- Hughes, O. et al. 2024. ‘Living in the present’ Mindfulness for parents of children with skin conditions: A single group case series. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (10.1017/S1352465824000341)
- Hughes, O. , Shelton, K. H. and Thompson, A. 2024. Healthcare professionals’ views on psychological support for children and families affected by skin conditions in the UK: a qualitative study. Skin Health and Disease 4 (4) e376. (10.1002/ski2.376)
- Brown, A. and Shelton, K. 2024. Coherent lives: Making sense of adoptees' experiences in education through narrative identity. British Educational Research Journal 50 (2), pp.495-512. (10.1002/berj.3918)
- Cummings, A. and Shelton, K. 2024. The prevalence of mental health disorders amongst care-experienced young people in the UK: A systematic review. Children and Youth Services Review 156 107367. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107367)
- Schneider, C. et al., 2024. ‘It’s intense’ – A mixed-methods analysis of how the COVID-pandemic is impacting on the wellbeing of practitioners in a UK homeless organisation. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness 33 (1), pp.198-209. (10.1080/10530789.2022.2141870)
2023
- Paine, A. L. et al. 2023. Adoptive parents’ finances and employment status: a 5-year longitudinal study european child & adolescent psychiatry. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 32 , pp.1305-1316. (10.1007/s00787-022-01946-3)
- Hughes, O. et al. 2023. Living with physical health conditions: a systematic review of mindfulness-based interventions for children, adolescents, and their parents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 48 (4), pp.396-413. (10.1093/jpepsy/jsad003)
- Hughes, O. et al. 2023. Parent and child experience of skin conditions: relevance for the provision of mindfulness-based interventions. British Journal of Dermatology 188 (4), pp.514-523. (10.1093/bjd/ljac129)
- Paine, A. L. et al. 2023. Facial emotion recognition in adopted children. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 32 , pp.87-99. (10.1007/s00787-021-01829-z)
- Petrican, R. et al. 2023. Overlapping brain correlates of superior cognition among children at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease and/or major depressive disorder. Scientific Reports 13 (1), pp.984. (10.1038/s41598-023-28057-6)
- Hiller, R. M. et al., 2023. Accommodating complexity: The need for evidence-informed mental health assessments for children in out-of-home care. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 62 (1), pp.12-18. (10.1016/j.jaac.2022.06.021)
2022
- Draper, R. et al. 2022. The process, benefits and challenges of providing psychological consultation in adoption services. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 27 (4), pp.1170-1183. (10.1177/13591045211058326)
- Anthony, R. et al. 2022. Patterns of adversity and post-traumatic stress among children adopted from care. Child Abuse and Neglect 130 (P2) 104795. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104795)
- Burley, D. T. et al. 2022. Negative parental emotional environment increases the association between childhood behavioural problems and impaired recognition of negative facial expressions. Development and Psychopathology 34 (3), pp.936-945. (10.1017/S0954579420002072)
- Adegboye, D. et al. 2022. Understanding de novo onset of anxiety during COVID-19: Pre-pandemic socio-emotional functioning in vulnerable children. JCPP Advances 2 (2) e12076. (10.1002/jcv2.12076)
- Schneider, C. , Hobson, C. and Shelton, K. 2022. ‘Grounding a PIE in the sky’: laying empirical foundations for a psychologically-informed environment to enhance wellbeing and practice in a homeless organisation. Health and Social Care in the Community 30 (3), pp.e657-e667. (10.1111/hsc.13435)
- Souch, A. J. et al. 2022. Maternal childhood maltreatment and perinatal outcomes: a systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders 302 , pp.139-159. (10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.062)
- Arribas-Ayllon, M. , Shelton, K. and Clarke, A. 2022. Can genomics remove uncertainty from adoption? Social workers' and medical advisors' accounts of genetic testing. British Journal of Social Work 52 (2), pp.719-737. bcab017. (10.1093/bjsw/bcab017)
2021
- Meakings, S. , Paine, A. L. and Shelton, K. H. 2021. Birth sibling relationships after adoption: the experience of contact with brothers and sisters living elsewhere. British Journal of Social Work 51 (7), pp.2478-2499. (10.1093/bjsw/bcaa053)
- Paine, A. L. et al. 2021. Charting the trajectories of adopted children’s emotional and behavioral problems: The impact of early adversity and post-adoptive parental warmth. Development and Psychopathology 33 (3), pp.922-936. (10.1017/S0954579420000231)
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. Investigating friendship difficulties in the pathway from ADHD to depressive symptoms. Can parent-child relationships compensate?. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 49 , pp.1031-1041. (10.1007/s10802-021-00798-w)
- Rice, F. et al. 2021. Pupil mental health, concerns and expectations about secondary school as predictors of adjustment across the transition to secondary school: A longitudinal multi-informant study. School Mental Health 13 , pp.279-298. (10.1007/s12310-021-09415-z)
- Paine, A. L. et al. 2021. Early adversity predicts adoptees’ enduring emotional and behavioral problems in childhood. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 30 , pp.721-732. (10.1007/s00787-020-01553-0)
- Adegboye, D. et al. 2021. Understanding why the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown increases mental health difficulties in vulnerable young children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Advances 1 (1) e12005. (10.1111/jcv2.12005)
- Paine, A. L. et al. 2021. The neurocognitive profiles of children adopted from care and their emotional and behavioral problems at home and school. Child Neuropsychology 27 (1), pp.17-36. (10.1080/09297049.2020.1776241)
2020
- Blackmore, J. et al. 2020. ‘The very first thing that connected us to him’: adopters’ experiences of sharing photographs, ‘talking’ albums and other materials with their children prior to meeting. Adoption and Fostering 44 (3), pp.225-241. (10.1177/0308575920945174)
- Powell, G. et al. 2020. Visually-induced dizziness is associated with sensitivity and avoidance across all senses. Journal of Neurology 267 , pp.2260-2271. (10.1007/s00415-020-09817-0)
- Shelton, K. , Merchant, C. and Lynch, J. 2020. The Adopting Together Service: How innovative collaboration is meeting the needs of children in Wales waiting the longest to find a family. Adoption and Fostering 44 (2), pp.128-141. (10.1177/0308575920920390)
- Arribas-Ayllon, M. , Clarke, A. and Shelton, K. 2020. Professionals’ accounts of genetic testing in adoption: a qualitative study. Archives of Disease in Childhood 105 (1), pp.74-79. (10.1136/archdischild-2019-316911)
- Fry, C. , Langley, K. and Shelton, K. 2020. Executive functions in homeless young people: working memory impacts on short-term housing outcomes. Child Neuropsychology 26 (1), pp.27-53. (10.1080/09297049.2019.1628930)
2019
- Ng-Knight, T. et al., 2019. 'Best friends forever'? Friendship stability across school transition and associations with mental health and educational attainment. British Journal of Educational Psychology 89 (4), pp.585-599. (10.1111/bjep.12246)
- Anthony, R. E. , Paine, A. L. and Shelton, K. H. 2019. Depression and anxiety symptoms of british adoptive parents: a prospective four-wave longitudinal study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 (24), pp.-. 5153. (10.3390/ijerph16245153)
- Anthony, R. E. , Paine, A. L. and Shelton, K. H. 2019. Adverse childhood experiences of children adopted from care: The importance of adoptive parental warmth for future child adjustment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 (12) 2212. (10.3390/ijerph16122212)
- Doughty, J. , Meakings, S. and Shelton, K. 2019. Rights and relationships of children who are adopted from care. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 33 (1), pp.1-23. (10.1093/lawfam/eby016)
- Brown, A. , Waters, C. and Shelton, K. H. 2019. The educational aspirations and psychological well-being of adopted young people in the UK. Adoption and Fostering 43 (1), pp.46-59.
2018
- Shelton, K. , Haddock, G. and Ottaway, H. 2018. The attitudes of medical professionals toward children and children at risk of separation from parents in Eastern Europe. Children and Youth Services Review 87 , pp.26-33. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.009)
- Meakings, S. et al. 2018. The support needs and experiences of newly formed adoptive families: findings from the Wales Adoption Study. Adoption and Fostering 42 (1), pp.58-75. (10.1177/0308575917750824)
- Ng-Knight, T. et al., 2018. Maternal depressive symptoms and adolescent academic attainment: Testing pathways via parenting and self-control. Journal of Adolescence 62 , pp.61-69. (10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.11.003)
2017
- Brown, A. , Waters, C. S. and Shelton, K. H. 2017. A systematic review of school performance and behavioural and emotional problems for adopted children. Adoption and Fostering 41 (4), pp.346-368. (10.1177/0308575917731064)
- Doughty, J. , Meakings, S. and Shelton, K. 2017. The legal and administrative processes in adoption: views and experiences of newly formed adoptive families. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 39 (4), pp.473-490. (10.1080/09649069.2017.1390284)
- Meakings, S. , Coffey, A. and Shelton, K. H. 2017. The influence of adoption on sibling relationships: experiences and support needs of newly formed adoptive families. British Journal of Social Work 47 (6), pp.1781-1799. (10.1093/bjsw/bcx097)
- Roberts, L. et al. 2017. Care-leavers and their children placed for adoption. Children and Youth Services Review 79 , pp.355-361. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.030)
- Langley, K. et al. 2017. An investigation of changes in children′s mental health in Wales between 2007/2008 and 2012/2013. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 52 , pp.639-642. (10.1007/s00127-017-1378-9)
- Fry, C. , Langley, K. and Shelton, K. H. 2017. A systematic review of cognitive functioning among young people who have experienced homelessness, foster care, or poverty. Child Neuropsychology 23 (8), pp.907-934. (10.1080/09297049.2016.1207758)
2016
- Laurent, H. K. et al., 2016. Understanding the unfolding of stress regulation in infants. Development and Psychopathology 28 (4 pt2), pp.1431-1440. (10.1017/S0954579416000171)
- Meakings, S. , Coffey, A. J. and Shelton, K. H. 2016. A study examining the concerns, support needs and experiences of newly formed adoptive families. Journal of Health Visiting 4 (11), pp.562-570. (10.12968/johv.2016.4.11.562)
- Winn, B. et al. 2016. Conflict management in couple relationships: the experiences of individuals with Asperger syndrome and their partners. Good Autism Practice 17 (2), pp.72-80.
- Ng-Knight, T. et al., 2016. A longitudinal study of self-control at the transition to secondary school: Considering the role of pubertal status and parenting. Journal of Adolescence 50 , pp.44-55. (10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.04.006)
- Anthony, R. et al. 2016. Factors affecting adoption in Wales: Predictors of variation in time between entry to care and adoptive placement. Children and Youth Services Review 60 , pp.184-190. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.06.010)
- Smy, V. et al., 2016. Perceived transformational leadership, instructor behaviors, and motivation to learn: a mediated model. Le Travail Humain 79 , pp.169-185. (10.3917/th.792.0169)
- Riglin, L. et al. 2016. Profiling depression in childhood and adolescence: the role of conduct problems. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 57 (4), pp.481-490. (10.1111/jcpp.12465)
- Riglin, L. et al. 2016. Higher cognitive ability buffers stress-related depressive symptoms in adolescent girls. Development and Psychopathology 28 (1), pp.97-109. (10.1017/S0954579415000310)
2015
- McManus, I. C. et al., 2015. Doctor, builder, soldier, lawyer, teacher, dancer, shopkeeper, vet: exploratory study of which eleven-year olds would like to become a doctor. BMC Psychology 3 (1) 38. (10.1186/s40359-015-0094-z)
- Hodgson, K. , Shelton, K. H. and van den Bree, M. B. 2015. Psychopathology among young homeless people: Longitudinal mental health outcomes for different subgroups. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 54 (3), pp.307-325. (10.1111/bjc.12075)
- Pesola, F. et al. 2015. The developmental relationship between depressive symptoms in adolescence and harmful drinking in emerging adulthood: the role of peers and parents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 44 (9), pp.1752-66. (10.1007/s10964-015-0295-z)
- Pesola, F. et al. 2015. The mediating role of deviant peers on the link between depressed mood and harmful drinking. Journal of Adolescent Health 56 (2), pp.153-159. (10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.10.268)
2014
- White, J. , Shelton, K. H. and Elgar, F. J. 2014. Prospective associations between the family environment, family cohesion, and psychiatric symptoms among adolescent girls. Child Psychiatry and Human Development 45 (5), pp.544-554. (10.1007/s10578-013-0423-5)
- Pesola, F. , Shelton, K. H. and van den Bree, M. B. M. 2014. Sexual orientation and alcohol problem use among UK adolescents: an indirect link through depressed mood. Addiction 109 (7), pp.1072-1080. (10.1111/add.12528)
- Hodgson, K. , Shelton, K. and Van Den Bree, M. 2014. Mental health problems in young people with experiences of homelessness and the relationship with health service use: a follow-up study. Evidence-Based Mental Health 17 (3), pp.76-80. (10.1136/eb-2014-101810)
2013
- Baibazarova, E. et al. 2013. Influence of prenatal maternal stress, maternal plasma cortisol and cortisol in the amniotic fluid on birth outcomes and child temperament at 3 months. Psychoneuroendocrinology 38 (6), pp.907-915. (10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.09.015)
- Baker, E. C. et al. 2013. Low skin conductance activity in infancy predicts aggression in toddlers 2 years later. Psychological Science 24 (6), pp.1051-1056. (10.1177/0956797612465198)
- Hodgson, K. et al. 2013. Psychopathology in young people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review. American Journal of Public Health 103 (6), pp.e24-e37. (10.2105/AJPH.2013.301318)
- Hummel, A. et al. 2013. A systematic review of the relationships between family functioning, pubertal timing and adolescent substance use. Addiction 108 (3), pp.487-496. (10.1111/add.12055)
- Riglin, L. et al. 2013. A longitudinal study of psychological functioning and academic attainment at the transition to secondary school. Journal of Adolescence 36 (3), pp.507-517. (10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.03.002)
2012
- Patrick, J. et al. 2012. Being in one's chosen job determines pre-training attitudes and training outcomes. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 85 (2), pp.245-257. (10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02027.x)
- Shelton, K. H. et al. 2012. Opening doors for all American youth? Evidence for Federal homelessness policy. Housing Policy Debate 22 (3), pp.483-504. (10.1080/10511482.2012.683034)
- Baker, E. C. et al. 2012. Development of fear and guilt in young children: Stability over time and relations with psychopathology. Development and Psychopathology 24 (3), pp.833-845. (10.1017/S0954579412000399)
- Pedro, M. , Maria Teresa Ribeiro, T. M. and Shelton, K. H. 2012. Marital satisfaction and partner's parenting practices: The mediating role of coparenting behavior. Journal of Family Psychology 26 (4), pp.509-522. (10.1037/a0029121)
2011
- Shelton, K. H. et al. 2011. Using a genetically informative design to examine the relationship between breastfeeding and childhood conduct problems. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 20 (11-12), pp.571-579. (10.1007/s00787-011-0224-y)
- Mannering, A. M. et al., 2011. Longitudinal associations between marital instability and child sleep problems across infancy and toddlerhood in adoptive families. Child Development 82 (4), pp.1252-1266. (10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01594.x)
2010
- Glaser, B. , Shelton, K. H. and van den Bree, M. B. 2010. The moderating role of close friends in the relationship between conduct problems and adolescent substance use. Journal of Adolescent Health 47 (1), pp.35-42. (10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.022)
- Shelton, K. H. and van den Bree, M. B. 2010. The Moderating Effects of Pubertal Timing on the Longitudinal Associations Between Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Adolescent Substance Use. Journal of Research on Adolescence 20 (4), pp.1044-1064. (10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00643.x)
2009
- Shelton, K. H. et al. 2009. Examining differences in psychological adjustment problems among children conceived by assisted reproductive technologies. International Journal of Behavioral Development 33 (5), pp.385-392. (10.1177/0165025409338444)
- Shelton, K. H. et al. 2009. Risk Factors for Homelessness: Evidence From a Population-Based Study. Psychiatric Services 60 (4), pp.465-472. (10.1176/appi.ps.60.4.465)
- van den Bree, M. B. et al. 2009. A longitudinal population-based study of factors in adolescence predicting homelessness in young adulthood. Journal of Adolescent Health 45 (6), pp.571-578. (10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.03.027)
2008
- Harold, G. T. et al. 2008. Disentangling genetic and environmental influences on children’s development: introducing a novel methodology. Acta Psychologica Sinica 40 (10), pp.1124-1134.
- Shelton, K. H. and Harold, G. T. 2008. Interparental conflict, negative parenting, and children's adjustment: Bridging links between parents' depression and children's psychological distress. Journal of Family Psychology 22 (5), pp.712-724. (10.1037/a0013515)
- Shelton, K. H. and Harold, G. T. 2008. Pathways Between Interparental Conflict and Adolescent Psychological Adjustment Bridging Links Through Children's Cognitive Appraisals and Coping Strategies. Journal of Early Adolescence 28 (4), pp.555-582. (10.1177/0272431608317610)
- Shelton, K. H. et al. 2008. Parent-Child Relations, Conduct Problems and Cigarette Use in Adolescence: Examining the Role of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Patterns of Behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 37 (10), pp.1216-1228. (10.1007/s10964-007-9254-7)
- Shelton, K. H. , Walters, S. L. and Harold, G. T. 2008. Children's appraisals of relationships in stepfamilies and first families: comparative links with externalizing and internalizing behaviors. In: Pryor, J. ed. The International Handbook of Stepfamilies. Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments. Chichester: Wiley. , pp.250-276. (10.1002/9781118269923.ch11)
2007
- Shelton, K. H. and Harold, G. T. 2007. Marital conflict and children's adjustment: The mediating and moderating role of children's coping strategies. Social Development 16 (3), pp.497-512. (10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00400.x)
- Fowler, T. A. et al. 2007. Exploring the relationship between genetic and environmental influences on initiation and progression of substance use. Addiction 102 (3), pp.413-422. (10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01694.x)
- Shelton, K. H. et al. 2007. The association between conduct problems and the initiation and progression of marijuana use during adolescence: A genetic analysis across time. Behavior Genetics 37 (2), pp.314-325. (10.1007/s10519-006-9124-1)
- van den Bree, M. B. et al. 2007. The Cardiff Study of All Wales and North West of England Twins (CaStANET): A longitudinal research program of child and adolescent development. Twin Research and Human Genetics 10 (01), pp.13-23. (10.1375/twin.10.1.13)
- Fowler, T. et al. 2007. Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between peer alcohol use and own alcohol use in adolescents. Addiction 102 (6), pp.894-903. (10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01824.x)
- Harold, G. T. , Aitken, J. J. and Shelton, K. H. 2007. Inter-parental conflict and children's academic attainment: a longitudinal analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 48 (12), pp.1223-1232. (10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01793.x)
2006
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Book sections
- Shelton, K. H. , Walters, S. L. and Harold, G. T. 2008. Children's appraisals of relationships in stepfamilies and first families: comparative links with externalizing and internalizing behaviors. In: Pryor, J. ed. The International Handbook of Stepfamilies. Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments. Chichester: Wiley. , pp.250-276. (10.1002/9781118269923.ch11)
Monographs
- Paine, A. L. et al. 2026. Special guardianship families: Identifying children’s strengths and support needs. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Stabler, L. et al. 2026. Special guardianship families in Wales: Summary report. Project Report.Cardiff University.
- Warner, N. et al. 2026. Special guardianship families in Wales: Characteristics and care pathways. Project Report.Cardiff University.
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Stabler, L., Paine A., Shelton, KH, Warner, N. (2024-2026). Teuluoedd gwarcheidiaeth arbennig: Profiadau ac anghenion cymorth. Sefydliad Nuffield. £326k.
Burch, K., Richardson F., Neil, B., Shelton, KH, et al. (2023-2024). Gwerthuso dulliau amlddisgyblaethol o gymorth mabwysiadu. Cyngor Dinas Leeds. £224k.
Hiller, R., Holmes, L., Selwyn, J., Shelton, KH, MacLeod, J., Siraj, I., Briheim-Cookam, L., & Woodhead, A. (2021-2025). Llunio iechyd meddwl a'r mecanweithiau sy'n arwain at drawsnewidiadau (an)lwyddiannus i bobl ifanc sydd â phrofiad o ofal. UKRI. £2.8 miliwn. Cofrestri OSF | Pecyn Gwaith y Rhaglen ReThink 2: Ymchwiliad hydredol i iechyd meddwl a lles pobl ifanc sydd â phrofiad o ofal; Cofrestri OSF | Pecyn Gwaith 3: Ymchwiliad hydredol i iechyd meddwl a lles pobl ifanc sydd â phrofiad o ofal
Shelton, K.H. & Genc, S. (2022-2024). Rhwydwaith Ymchwil Prifysgol Caerdydd: Niwroddatblygiad. £14.9k
Shelton, K.H. & Jones, DK a chydweithwyr (2021-2022). Cronfa Seilwaith Ymchwil Prifysgol Caerdydd. £51k
Van Goozen SHM, Thapar, A., Shelton, KH, Langley, K. Hobson, C., Jones, C., Waters, C., & Higgins, A. (2021-2024). Astudiaeth Dichonoldeb Uned Asesu Anhwylderau Niwroddatblygiadol: Estyniad. Sefydliad Waterloo. £177,222.
Van Goozen SHM, Thapar, A., Collishaw, S., Shelton, KH, Langley, K. Hobson, C., Burley, D. (2020-2021). Effeithiau seicogymdeithasol pandemig COVID-19: Nodi problemau iechyd meddwl a chefnogi lles mewn plant a theuluoedd sy'n agored i niwed. ESRC:Grant Ymchwil (ES/V009427/1). £512,762.
Shelton, K.H. & Paine, AL (2020-2021). Astudiaeth Carfan Mabwysiadu Cymru. Llywodraeth Cymru.
Forrester, D,. Ford, D., Robling, M., Rees, A., Wilkins, D., & Shelton, KH (2020-2023). Partneriaeth Canolfan Ymchwil a Datblygu Gofal Cymdeithasol Plant (CASCADE). Ymchwil Iechyd a Gofal Cymru. £2.45M.
Shelton, K.H. & Merchant, C. (2019). Mabwysiadu Gyda'n Gilydd: Strategaeth recriwtio unigol ac ymyrraeth gynnar therapiwtig ar gyfer plant â blaenoriaeth. Gwobr Cyflymiad Effaith y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol.
Shelton, K.H. (2018-2019). Y Cysylltiad rhwng Trawma Cynnar a Lles Seicolegol: Astudiaeth Ddarpar, Hydredol o Blant a Fabwysiadwyd o Gofal. Sefydliad Waterloo.
Shelton, K.H. (2018-2019). Astudiaeth Carfan Mabwysiadu Cymru. Llywodraeth Cymru.
https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/adopted-children-can-experience-lasting-mental-health-problems/
Shelton, K.H. (2018-2020). Gwerthuso amgylchedd a Wybodus Seicolegol. Llamau.
Shelton, K.H. Lynch, J., a Waters, C. (2017-2019). Partneriaeth Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth gyda Chymdeithas Plant Dewi Sant i weithredu cymorth ôl-fabwysiadu. Arloesi yn y DU. £171,655. Diwedd yr adroddiad dyfarnu wedi'i raddio, 'Rhagorol'. Enillydd Gwobr Effaith Gymdeithasol Rhwydwaith Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth Innovate UK, 2021. Mabwysiadu Gyda'n Gilydd: cefnogi mabwysiadu plant sy'n aros hiraf - Ysgol Seicoleg - Prifysgol Caerdydd
Arribas-Ayllon, M. Clarke, A. & Shelton, KH (2017). Profi genom wrth fabwysiadu: o ansicrwydd newydd i ffurfio teuluoedd. Ymddiriedolaeth Wellcome. £30,564.
Shelton, K.H., Jones, C., & Langley, K. (2016). Anhwylder sbectrwm awtistiaeth a phrofiad o ddigartrefedd: Prosiect celfyddydau creadigol. Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. £3225.
Shelton, K.H., Yr Iseldiroedd. S., Ottaway, H., & Doughty, J., (2013 gyda chyllid yn dechrau rhwng Hydref 2014 a Medi 2016). Deall elfennau llwyddiant lleoliad cynnar ar gyfer plant mabwysiedig a'u teuluoedd. Y Sefydliad Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Ymchwil Gofal Cymdeithasol ac Iechyd (NISCHR). £198,722.
Rice, F., Frederickson, N., Shelton, KH, McManus, C. (2011-2013). Archwilio llwybrau sy'n cysylltu
addasiad seicolegol a chyrhaeddiad academaidd ar draws y cyfnod pontio i'r ysgol uwchradd. Nuffield
Sylfaen. £111,474. [Cyswllt]
van den Bree, MBM, Shelton, KH, Heron, J., Munafo, M., Hickman, M & Maughan, B. (2011-2013). Dylanwadau grŵp cymheiriaid ar y berthynas rhwng symptomau iselder a chamddefnyddio alcohol yn y glasoed. Bwrdd Cynghori ar Ymchwil Ewropeaidd. € 94,486.
Shelton, K.H. & van den Bree M.B.M. (2010 - 2013). Partneriaeth Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth: £129,456. Anghenion pobl ifanc â phrofiadau digartrefedd. Diwedd yr adroddiad dyfarnu wedi'i raddio, 'Rhagorol'. Enillydd Gwobr Effaith Gymdeithasol Rhwydwaith Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth Innovate UK, 2015.
Shelton, K.H. (2003-4). Gwrthdaro priodasol, strategaethau ymdopi plant a'u haddasiad seicolegol: Dadansoddiad sy'n canolbwyntio ar broses. Cymrodoriaeth Ôl-ddoethurol y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol . £27,117.
Addysgu
Crynodeb addysgu
Rwy'n dysgu ar fodiwl israddedig Lefel 6, 'Seicoleg Glinigol' gyda'r Athro Bob Snowden, Dr Livia Tomova, Dr Kate Langley a Dr Catherine Jones.
Rwyf hefyd yn cyd-ddysgu gyda'r Athro Stephanie van Goozen ar fodiwl, 'Origins of Developmental Psychopathology' sy'n cyfrannu at y gradd Meistr (MSc) mewn Cyflyrau Seicolegol Plentyndod.
Bywgraffiad
Addysg israddedig
1999: Baglor mewn Gwyddoniaeth, Prifysgol Cymru, Caerdydd. Anrhydedd Dosbarth Cyntaf.
Addysg ôl-raddedig
2003: Doethur mewn Athroniaeth, Seicoleg. Prifysgol Caerdydd.
2011: Tystysgrif Ôl-raddedig mewn Addysgu a Dysgu Israddedig Academi Addysg Uwch.
Cyflogaeth
2023 - Pennaeth yr Ysgol.
2019 - : Athro, Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd
2017 - 2019: Darllenydd, Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd.
2009 - 2016: Darlithydd; Uwch Ddarlithydd. Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd.
2007 - 2008: Cymrawd Ymchwil ac Addysgu. Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd.
2004 - 2006: Seicolegydd Ymchwil, Adran Meddygaeth Seicolegol, Ysgol Meddygaeth, Prifysgol Caerdydd.
2003 - 2004: Cymrawd Ymchwil Ôl-ddoethurol ESRC, Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd.
1998 - 1999: Cynorthwy-ydd Ymchwil, City University, Llundain.
1997 - 1998: Cynorthwy-ydd Ymchwil, Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd .
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
Dyfarniadau
2018: Partneriaeth Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth gyda Chymdeithas Plant Dewi Sant (2017-2020).
- Enillydd Gwobr Effaith Gymdeithasol Innovate UK (2021).
- Enillydd gwobr y Sefydliad ar gyfer Gweithio ar y Cyd (ICW) yn y categori Arloesi. Cyhoeddwyd yr enillydd mewn seremoni yn Nhŷ'r Arglwyddi ar 13 Rhagfyr 2018.
- Canmoliaeth uchel ar gyfer gwobr Budd Cymdeithasol a Chymunedol Hyderus o ran Gyrfa (Tachwedd 8fed 2018).
2015: Awarded the Research Council UK Best of the Best KTP – Budd Cymdeithasol.
2015: Cystadleuaeth Gwobrau Arloesi ac Effaith Prifysgol Caerdydd Gwobr Arloesi Cymdeithasol.
2005: Cymrodoriaeth Deithio, Cymdeithas Geneteg Ymddygiad.
2003: Cymrodoriaeth Ôl-ddoethurol, Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol.
2001: Ysgoloriaeth Deithio Charles Cole, Prifysgol Caerdydd ar gyfer ymweliad ymchwil â Phrifysgol California, Davis.
1999: Gwobr Goffa Stuart Dimond am y prosiect ymchwil israddedig blwyddyn olaf gorau, Prifysgol Caerdydd.
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
2016 - presennol: Grŵp Cynghori Ymchwil Coram BAAF
2019 - 2025: Bwrdd Ymddiriedolwyr Cymdeithas Plant Dewi Sant.
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
Adolygydd Grant, ESRC.
Aelod o'r grŵp cynghori: Astudiaeth Ddichonoldeb Llwybrau Teuluol. Ecorys UK, Prifysgol Canolfan Rees Rhydychen, Ipsos.
Cynghorydd allanol: Prifysgol Southampton, Ysgol Seicoleg: Tystysgrif UG a PG a Diploma PG mewn Ymarfer Digartrefedd Gwybodus yn Seicolegol (2023-2024).
Prifysgol Caerdydd: Aelod o'r Cyngor a'r Senedd.
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
Diddordebau ymchwil ôl-raddedig
Mae gen i ddiddordeb mewn goruchwylio prosiectau ymchwil ym maes seicoleg ddatblygiadol gyda ffocws penodol ar y teulu fel cyd-destun ar gyfer deall lles plant a phobl ifanc.
Os oes gennych ddiddordeb mewn gwneud cais am PhD, neu am ragor o wybodaeth am fy ymchwil ôl-raddedig, cysylltwch â mi yn uniongyrchol (manylion cyswllt ar gael ar y dudalen 'Trosolwg'), neu cyflwynwch gais ffurfiol.
Ail oruchwyliwr
Aimee Cummings: Ysgoloriaeth ESRC. Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, Prifysgol Caerdydd. Anghenion iechyd meddwl pobl ifanc gofal profiadol.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/research-students/view/2488079-
Louisa Roberts: Ysgoloriaeth ESRC a HCRW. Gwneud y symudiad: Deall trosglwyddo pobl ifanc ag anghenion gofal cymdeithasol o Wasanaethau Iechyd Meddwl Plant a'r Glasoed (CAMHS) i wasanaethau oedolion
Catherine Sheehan: Chwarae esgus cymdeithasol plant a pherthynas ag emosiwn a datblygiad cymdeithasol.
Catherine Sheehan - Pobl - Prifysgol Caerdydd
Lydia Tian: Ysgoloriaeth ESRC 1+3 (2022-2026): Cydnabod Emosiynau mewn Plant sy'n Derbyn Gofal yng Nghymru: Astudiaeth Ymchwilio ac Ymyrraeth
Goruchwyliaeth gyfredol
Prosiectau'r gorffennol
2020-2023, Olivia Hughes: Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd. Cymorth ar-lein sy'n seiliedig ar ymwybyddiaeth ofalgar i blant a theuluoedd yr effeithir arnynt gan gyflyrau croen. Dyfarnwyd PhD Rhagfyr 2023.
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/research-students/view/2463293-
2018-2025, Jennifer Blackmore: Ysgol Ymchwil Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru. Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd. Sicrhau parhad ar gyfer plant sydd wedi'u gosod i'w mabwysiadu: Esbonio dadansoddiad cyn lleoliad a chyn y Gorchymyn Mabwysiadu, ei ganlyniadau a'r cyferbyniad â pharu llwyddiannus. Mae canfyddiadau ymchwil Jenny wedi llywio'r Canllaw Arfer Da i Ddod o Hyd i Deuluoedd a gyhoeddwyd gan y Gwasanaeth Mabwysiadu Cenedlaethol, Cymru.
Canllaw Arfer Da Dod o Hyd i Deuluoedd – Y Gwasanaeth Mabwysiadu Cenedlaethol
2015-2022, Andrew Brown: 'Profiad Ysgol i blant mabwysiedig, pobl ifanc a'u teuluoedd'. Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd. Mae Andrew bellach wedi'i leoli yng Nghanolfan Rees, Prifysgol Rhydychen. Andrew Brown - Yr Adran Addysg
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