Dr Anna Leyland
PhD MSc BSc AFHEA
Department of Sociological Studies
ADR-UK Research Fellow
Full contact details
Department of Sociological Studies
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Anna is funded by ADR-UK to use the linked administrative data from the Department for Education and the Ministry of Justice, to assess the impact of child social care involvement in childhood on education and offending outcomes.
She previously worked in the Department in the Centre for Loneliness Studies, evaluating the Time to Shine Project.
Anna was awarded her PhD from the Department of Psychology at the University of Sheffield, researching the effect of mindfulness meditation on self-regulation in
children and adults.Her research interests are social and systemic determinants of health and wellbeing, education outcomes and involvement with criminal justice services, with a particular interest in the perinatal period and childhood.
Anna has previously worked as a Multi-Systemic Therapist in Sheffield and a young person’s Mental Health Advocate in Sussex.
- Research interests
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The impact of formal child welfare service involvement upon educational and criminal justice outcomes of vulnerable children – 2022-23 Funded by ADR-UK
A multilevel analysis using the linked MoJ-DfE dataset to examine how different classifications by child welfare services as either 'child in need', ‘child protection plan’, or 'looked after child', impact upon educational engagement and criminal justice involvement.
Service evaluation of the Leeds Time to Shine project - 2015-2021 - Funded by Ageing Better, National Lottery Community Fund.An impact and process evaluation of the Time to Shine projects on loneliness, social isolation and wellbeing of older people.
Mindfulness meditation practices for self-regulation in children, young people and adults - 2013 - 2021 - PhD Teaching Fellowship, Department of Psychology.
Experimental and secondary analysis of the effect of mindfulness meditation on the cognitive functions (e.g., executive functions, attention) underpinning self-regulation in children and adults.
The protective value of mindfulness in the perinatal period - 2020-2021 - University of Amsterdam.Data from a longitudinal cohort study of women across the perinatal period examining the potential protective effect of trait mindfulness on
anxiety.
Anna’s main research interests are:- The impact of inequalities and the social determinants of health and wellbeing, education, and offending
- Child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing
- Mindfulness and self-regulation
- Health and mental health in the perinatal period
- Loneliness and social isolation
- Publications
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Journal articles
- The protective value of trait mindfulness for mothers' anxiety during the perinatal period. Acta Psychologica, 240, 104034-104034.
- Testing for an Effect of a Mindfulness Induction on Child Executive Functions. Mindfulness, 9, 1807-1815. View this article in WRRO
- Teaching Mindfulness to Teachers: a Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Mindfulness. View this article in WRRO
- Teacher-reported prevalence and management of child health problems at primary school. Journal of Child Health Care, 20(2), 243-251.
- Involuntary relocation and safe transfer of care home residents: a model of risks and opportunities in residents' experiences. Ageing and Society, 36(2), 376-399.
- Does Mothers’ Self-Reported Mindful Parenting Relate to the Observed Quality of Parenting Behavior and Mother-Child Interaction?. Mindfulness.
- Experimental effects of mindfulness inductions on self-regulation: Systematic review and meta-analysis.. Emotion, 19(1), 108-122. View this article in WRRO
- A qualitative study of perfectionism among self-identified perfectionists in sport and the performing arts.. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 4(4), 237-253.
- The protective value of trait mindfulness for mothers' anxiety during the perinatal period. Acta Psychologica, 240, 104034-104034.