Linda Hobbs
| Position | Assistant Research Fellow |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Psychological Medicine (Dunedin) |
| Qualifications | Msc(Psychology) |
| Research summary | Pathways to sexual offending, disclosure of sexual abuse, and child witness research, surveillance of self-harm, and suicide prevention. |
Research
Linda has worked on a number of research grants under the direction of Dr Tess Patterson and Dr Sarah Fortune. Her research interests cover areas of child developmental psychology including children’s memory and eye-witness testimony, pathways to sexual offending, and issues of sexual abuse. Her research interests also cover areas of suicide prevention including the surveillance of self-harm and experiences of using self-harm services.
Her work includes all aspects of research procedures, administration and project management. It also involves working with Research Assistants, assisting with student projects, and collaborative work with members of the Department of Psychology.
She is a member of a research team charged with evaluating a nationally-recognised drug and alcohol recovery programme, and has also worked as member of a clinical drug trial research team involving the Down syndrome population.
Publications
Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., Lorimer, M., & Rapsey, C. (2022). Sexual developmental histories of adolescents who engaged in harmful sexual behaviour. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14789949.2022.2122856
Egan, R., Gross, J., Cameron, C., Hobbs, L., & Patterson, T. (2022). Spirituality: A key component of the Salvation Army's Bridge Programme model of treatment in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Religion & Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01674-7
Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., Treharne, G. J., & Beres, M. (2022). Seeking of help and support after experiencing sexual harm: Considerations for cisgender women, cisgender men and gender-diverse people. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1562), 56-62. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Fortune, S., Hetrick, S., Sharma, V., McDonald, G., Scott, K. M., Mulder, R. T., & Hobbs, L. (2022). Multisite sentinel surveillance of self-harm in New Zealand: Protocol for an observational study. BMJ Open, 12, e054604. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054604
Patterson, T., Campbell, A., La Rooy, D., Hobbs, L., Clearwater, K., & Rapsey, C. (2022). Impact, ramifications and taking back control: A qualitative study of male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/08862605221094629
Burgstedt, C., Beeby, A., Hayne, H., Hobbs, L., Gross, J., & Patterson, T. (2022). Does gender affect judges' perceptions of sexual assault cases? Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/08862605221085034
Journal - Research Article
Egan, R., Gross, J., Cameron, C., Hobbs, L., & Patterson, T. (2022). Spirituality: A key component of the Salvation Army's Bridge Programme model of treatment in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Religion & Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01674-7
Journal - Research Article
Macleod, E., Hobbs, L., Admiraal, A., La Rooy, D., & Patterson, T. (2022). The use and impact of repeated questions in diagnostic child abuse assessment interviews. Psychiatry, Psychology & Law, 29(3), 364-380. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2021.1910586
Journal - Research Article
Patterson, T., Campbell, A., La Rooy, D., Hobbs, L., Clearwater, K., & Rapsey, C. (2022). Impact, ramifications and taking back control: A qualitative study of male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/08862605221094629
Journal - Research Article
Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., Lorimer, M., & Rapsey, C. (2022). Sexual developmental histories of adolescents who engaged in harmful sexual behaviour. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14789949.2022.2122856
Journal - Research Article
Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., Treharne, G. J., & Beres, M. (2022). Seeking of help and support after experiencing sexual harm: Considerations for cisgender women, cisgender men and gender-diverse people. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1562), 56-62. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Journal - Research Article
Barak, Y., Fortune, S., Hobbs, L., Cheung, G., & Zalsman, G. (2021). Strategies to prevent elderly suicide: A Delphi consensus study. Australasian Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10398562211064256
Journal - Research Article
Beeby, A., Hobbs, L., Gross, J., Hayne, H., & Patterson, T. (2021). Gender disparities in sentencing outcomes for sexual offenders. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 27(3), 319-337. doi: 10.1080/13552600.2020.1784476
Journal - Research Article
Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., McKillop, N., & Burton, K. (2019). Disparities in police proceedings and court sentencing for females versus males who commit sexual offences in New Zealand. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 25(2), 161-176. doi: 10.1080/13552600.2019.1581281
Journal - Research Article
Patterson, T., Macleod, E., Hobbs, L., Egan, R., Cameron, C., & Gross, J. (2019). Measuring both primary and secondary outcomes when evaluating treatment effectiveness in alcohol and drug treatment programmes. Clinical Psychologist, 23(2), 152-164. doi: 10.1111/cp.12156
Journal - Research Article
Macleod, E., Woolford, J., Hobbs, L., Gross, J., Hayne, H., & Patterson, T. (2017). Interviews with children about their mental health problems: The congruence and validity of information that children report. Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 22(2), 229-244. doi: 10.1177/1359104516653642
Journal - Research Article
Woolford, J., Patterson, T., Macleod, E., Hobbs, L., & Hayne, H. (2015). Drawing helps children to talk about their presenting problems during a mental health assessment. Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 20(1), 68-83. doi: 10.1177/1359104513496261
Journal - Research Article
Fortune, S., Hetrick, S., Sharma, V., McDonald, G., Scott, K. M., Mulder, R. T., & Hobbs, L. (2022). Multisite sentinel surveillance of self-harm in New Zealand: Protocol for an observational study. BMJ Open, 12, e054604. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054604
Journal - Research Other
Fortune, S., Sharma, V., Bowden, L., Hobbs, L., Marshall, D., Mitchell, C., … Hetrick, S. E. (2021). Prevention of self-harm and suicide in young people up to the age of 25 in education settings (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1, CD013844. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013844
Journal - Research Other
