Rachel Msetfi

Dean BSC, PHD

 
researcher

Biography

Research Interests

I am a psychologist and I am interested in understanding the psychological processes that help people to be mentally healthy, and how those processes are different when people have depression and anxiety. In particular, when people ‘feel in control’ of their life and things that happen to them, they tend to experience better psychological well being than people who feel helpless to effect change for the better. This is an important area of study as helplessness is linked to depression and suicidality. Therefore, control and other relevant topics, are the subject of my ongoing research.

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2005 'Signal-outcome contingency, contiguity, and the depressive realism effect'
Murphy, R. A., Vallee-Tourangeau, F., Msetfi, R. M., Baker, Andy G., Wills, A. J. (2005) 'Signal-outcome contingency, contiguity, and the depressive realism effect' In: New directions in human associative learning. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers. [Details]
2012 'Depressive realism: Sadly not wiser'
Baker, A. G. , Msetfi, R. M., Hanley, N., Murphy, R. A. , Haselgrove, M., Hogarth, L. (2012) 'Depressive realism: Sadly not wiser' In: Clinical Applications of Learning Theory. Hove: Psychology Press. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2005 'Depressive realism and outcome density bias in contingency judgements: The effect of context and the inter-trial interval'
Msetfi, R. M., Murphy, R. A., Simpson, J., Kornbrot, D. E. (2005) 'Depressive realism and outcome density bias in contingency judgements: The effect of context and the inter-trial interval'. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 134 (1):10-22 [Details]
2007 'Reasoning in people with obsessive compulsive disorder'
Simpson, J., Cove, J., Fineberg, N., Msetfi, R. M., Ball, L. J. (2007) 'Reasoning in people with obsessive compulsive disorder'. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46 :397-411 [Details]
2007 'Depressive realism and the effect of intertrial interval on judgements of zero, positive, and negative contingencies'
Msetfi, R. M., Murphy, R. A., Simpson, J. (2007) 'Depressive realism and the effect of intertrial interval on judgements of zero, positive, and negative contingencies'. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 60 (3):461-481 [Details]
2009 'Impaired context maintenance in mild to moderately depressed students'
Msetfi, R. M., Murphy, R. A., Kornbrot, D. E., Simpson, J. (2009) 'Impaired context maintenance in mild to moderately depressed students'. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 62 (4):653-662 [Details]
2010 'Client self rated adult attachment patterns and the therapeutic alliance: A systematic review'
Smith, A. E., Msetfi, R. M., Golding, L. (2010) 'Client self rated adult attachment patterns and the therapeutic alliance: A systematic review'. Clinical Psychology Review, 30 :326-337 [Details]
2011 '5-HT Modulation by Acute Tryptophan Depletion of Human Instrumental Contingency Judgements'
Chase, HW, Crockett, Molly J, Msetfi, R. M., Murphy, R. A., Clark, L , Sahakian, BJ, Robbins, TW (2011) '5-HT Modulation by Acute Tryptophan Depletion of Human Instrumental Contingency Judgements'. Psychopharmacology, 213 (2-3):615-623 [Details]
2011 'Vicarious exposure to trauma and growth in therapists: The moderating effects of sense of coherence, organizational support, and empathy'
Brockhouse, R,Msetfi, RM,Cohen, K,Joseph, S (2011) 'Vicarious exposure to trauma and growth in therapists: The moderating effects of sense of coherence, organizational support, and empathy'. Journal Of Traumatic Stress, 24 :735-742 [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Dysphoric Mood States are Related to Sensitivity to Temporal Changes in Contingency'
Msetfi RM, Murphy RA, Kornbrot DE (2012) 'Dysphoric Mood States are Related to Sensitivity to Temporal Changes in Contingency'. Frontiers in psychology, 3 [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Parent perspectives of clinical psychology access when experiencing distress'
Cooke S, Smith I, Turl E, Arnold E, Msetfi RM (2012) 'Parent perspectives of clinical psychology access when experiencing distress'. Community practitioner : the journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association, 85 (4):34-37 [Details]
2012 'Dysphoric mood states are related to sensitivity to temporal changes in contingency'
Msetfi, RM,Murphy, RA,Kornbrot, DE (2012) 'Dysphoric mood states are related to sensitivity to temporal changes in contingency'. Frontiers in psychology, 3 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2012 'The effect of mild depression on time discrimination'
Msetfi, RM,Murphy, RA,Kornbrot, DE (2012) 'The effect of mild depression on time discrimination'. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Psychology, 65 :632-645 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2012 'Dysphoric mood states are related to sensitivity to temporal changes in contingency'
Msetfi, R. M., Murphy, R. A., & Kornbrot, D. (2012) 'Dysphoric mood states are related to sensitivity to temporal changes in contingency'. Frontiers in Perception Science, 3 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2012 'Is culturally sensitive research achievable?'
Pilkington, Aneela, Msetfi, R. M. (2012) 'Is culturally sensitive research achievable?'. Clinical Psychology Forum, 230 :40-43 [Details]
2012 'Factors affecting intention to access psychological services amongst British Muslims of South Asian origin'
Pilkington, Aneela, Msetfi, Rachel Maria, Watson, Ruth (2012) 'Factors affecting intention to access psychological services amongst British Muslims of South Asian origin'. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 15 (1):1-22 [Details]
2013 'Time Perception and Depressive Realism: Judgment Type, Psychophysical Functions and Bias'
Kornbrot, DE,Msetfi, RM,Grimwood, MJ (2013) 'Time Perception and Depressive Realism: Judgment Type, Psychophysical Functions and Bias'. Plos One, 8 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2013 ''Happy and a bit Nervous': the experiences of children with autism in physical education'
Healy, S,Msetfi, R,Gallagher, S (2013) ''Happy and a bit Nervous': the experiences of children with autism in physical education'. British Journal Of Learning Disabilities, 41 :222-228 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2013 'Context and Time in Causal Learning: Contingency and Mood Dependent Effects'
Msetfi, RM,Wade, C,Murphy, RA (2013) 'Context and Time in Causal Learning: Contingency and Mood Dependent Effects'. Plos One, 8 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2015 'A randomised controlled trial of an exercise plus behaviour change intervention in people with multiple sclerosis: the step it up study protocol'
Coote, S,Gallagher, S,Msetfi, R,Larkin, A,Newell, J,Motl, RW,Hayes, S (2015) 'A randomised controlled trial of an exercise plus behaviour change intervention in people with multiple sclerosis: the step it up study protocol'. BMC neurology, 14 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]

Editorial

  Year Publication
2014 Individual differences in associative learning.
Murphy, RA,Msetfi, RM (2014) Individual differences in associative learning. Editorial [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]

Reviews

  Year Publication
2009 Review of 'A guide to teaching statistics: Innovations and best practices'.
Msetfi, R. M (2009) Review of 'A guide to teaching statistics: Innovations and best practices'. Reviews [Details]