Dr Pamela Qualter

Principal Lecturer

School of Psychology

Darwin Building, DB207

+44 (0)1772 893877

pqualter@uclan.ac.uk

Psychology and Sociology (Wales, Bangor),
1995
Ph.D., Psychology (UCLan),
1998
Associate Member: British Psychological Society - Chartered Psychologist

Member: Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Member: Society for Research in Child Development

Member: Higher Education Academy

I joined the School of Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire as a Senior Lecturer in 2001.

Research

Research Interests
My work focuses on the role that friendships play for lonely children and attempts to understand how loneliness develops over the lifespan. My longitudinal work has highlighted the need to differentiate between transient and chronic loneliness; it seems that it is persistent, chronic loneliness in childhood and adolescence that predicts depression in late adolescent. My recent studies are looking to determine whether chronic loneliness throughout childhood is also important for other health outcomes. My other recent work includes the establishment of other longitudinal samples where I am able to answer questions about the longitudinal relationships between loneliness, trust, social-acceptance and depression. 

I am also interested in the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in people’s every-day lives.  This work includes the validation of EI measures and its association with actual social engagement and social development.

Research Area
Social Cognition

Research Students

Dominic Ritter (2001- 2004).  Awarded Doctor of Philosophy 2004
Kathryn Gardner (2004 -2007)* Awarded Doctor of Philosophy 2007
Sue Ould (2005-2010)* Awarded Doctor of Philosophy 2010
Chris Bale (2005-2010). Awarded Doctor of Philosophy 2010
Yi Fan Xu (2005-2011). Awarded Doctor of Philosophy 2011.
Anna Kearney (2006-2009)* Awarded DClin: Liverpool 2009.
Maria Savva (2007-2010)* Awarded DClin: Liverpool 2010.
Lorraine Dacre-Poole (2007- present)* Awarded Doctor of Philosophy 2011.
Fiona Burke (2009-2011) * Awaiting viva.
Rebecca Harris (2010-present)*
Claire Roper (2011-present)*
Montana Mullen (2011-present)
Munirah Bangee (2011-present)*


* Denotes Director of Studies.  

Publications

Recent Publications

in press

Dacre-Pool, L.*, & Qualter, P. (in press). The validation of the Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale. Australian Journal of Psychology, IF = .50.

Dacre-Pool, L.* & Qualter, P. (in press). Developing Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Self-Efficacy: The effect of a teaching intervention for university students. Learning and Individual Differences. IF = 1.61.

Qualter, P., Gardner, K.J., Pope, D., Hutchinson, J.M., & Whiteley, H.E (in press).  Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Self-Efficacy and Academic Success in British Secondary Schools. Learning and Individual Differences. IF = 1.61.

2011

Brown, S.L., Lipka, S., Coyne, S.M., Qualter, P., & Barlow, A. (2011). Semantic Associations Between Alcohol and Aggression and Their Links with Alcohol-Related Aggression on a Laboratory Task in 11-14 Year-Old Adolescents. Aggressive Behaviour, 37, 430-439, IF = 1.70.

Gardner, K.J., & Qualter, P. (2011). Factor structure, measurement invariance, and structure invariance of the MSCEIT V2.0. Personality and Individual Differences, IF = 1.87. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 492-496. IF = 1.87, cited by 5.

Gardner, K.J., Qualter, P., & Whiteley, H.E. (2011). The development of emotional intelligence: Are temperament, family environment and childhood trauma influential factors?  Australian Journal of Psychology, 63, 75-78.  IF = .50

Munoz, L., Qualter, P., & Padgett, G. (2011). Empathy and Bullying: Exploring the Influence of Callous-Unemotional Traits. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 42, 183-196. IF= 1.10, cited by 1.

Pope, D.J, Roper, C.M.,* & Qualter, P.(2011). The influence of emotional intelligence on academic achievement in UK university students. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1-12.  IF = 1.12, cited by 1.

Qualter, P., Barlow, A.,* & Stylianou, M.S.* (2011).  Investigating the relationships between Ability and Trait Emotional Intelligence, and Theory of Mind.   British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 29, 437–454. IF= 1.41, cited by 2.

2010

Brown, S.L. Coyne, S., Barlow, A.,* & Qualter, P. (2010). Priming with Alcohol-Related Images and Aggression in Adolescents Aged 11-14.  Addictive Behaviors, 35, 791-799. IF = 1.85, cited by 2.

Barlow, A.*, Qualter, P., & Stylianou, M.S.* (2010). Relationships between Machiavellianism, Emotional Intelligence and Theory of Mind in Children. Personality and Individual Differences, 48, 78-82.  IF = 1.87, cited by 10.

Gardner, K.J.* & Qualter, P.  (2010) Concurrent and incremental validity of three emotional intelligence (EI) measures. Australian Journal of Psychology: Special Issue on Emotional Intelligence, 62, pages 5 – 13. IF = .50, cited by 11.

Gardner, K.J.*, Qualter, P., & Tremblay, R. (2010), Emotional functioning of individuals with borderline personality traits in a non-clinical population. Psychiatry Research, 176, 208-212.  IF = 2.37, cited by 2.

Gardner, K.J.*, Qualter, P., Stylianou, M.S.*, & Robinson, A.J.* (2010). Facial Affect Recognition in Nonclinical Adults with Borderline Personality Features: The Role of Rejection Sensitivity and Effortful Control. Personality and Individual Differences, 49, 799-804. IF = 1.87, cited by 1.

Qualter, P., Brown, S.L., Munn, P., & Rotenberg, K. (2010). Childhood loneliness as a predictor of depression: An 8 year longitudinal study.  European Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 19, 493-501.  IF = 1.65, cited by 5.

Qualter, P., Ireland, J.L., & Gardner, K.J. (2010). Exploratory and Confirmatory factor analysis of the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Scale (SSREI) for a forensic adult male sample.British Journal of Forensic Practice, 12, 43-51.  ** Journal for forensic practitioners.  Cited by 4.

2009

Gardner, K.J.* & Qualter, P. (2009). Reliability and Validity of Three Screening Measures of Borderline Personality Disorder in a Nonclinical Population.  Personality and Individual Differences, 46,636-641.  IF = 1.87, cited by 5.

Gardner, K.J.* & Qualter, P. (2009). Emotional Intelligence and Borderline Personality Disorder.  Personality and Individual Differences, 47,94-98.  IF = 1.87, cited by 9.

Qualter, P., Quinton, S.J.,* Wagner, H., & Brown, S.L. (2009).  Alexithymia, loneliness, and interpersonal distrust.   Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39, 1461-1479. IF = .77, cited by 3.

Qualter, P. Whiteley, H.E., Morley, A.M.,&  Dudiak, H. (2009) The role of Emotional Intelligence in the decision to persist with academic studies in HE. Post Compulsory Education, 14, 219-231.  IF = .89, cited by 5.

2008

Ireland, J.L. & Qualter, P. (2008). Bullying and Social and Emotional Loneliness in a Sample of Adult Male Prisoners. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 31, 19-29. IF = 1.02, cited by 4.

Qualter, P. (2008). In the mood?  Developing Emotional Intelligence in Excluded Pupils.  New Start, 20-21.  ** Journal for teachers.

Qualter, P. (2008).  Reducing exclusions: The role of Emotional Intelligence.  Secondary Education, 12-13. ** Journal for teachers and educational psychologists. 

2007

Qualter, P., Whiteley, H.E., & Gardner, K.J. (2007).  Emotional Intelligence: Review of the literature and Implications for practice.  Pastoral Care in Education, 25, 11-20. ** Journal for teachers and educational psychologists. Cited by 19.

Qualter, P., Whiteley, H.E., Hutchinson, J.M., & Pope, D. J., (2007). Supporting the development of Emotional Intelligence competencies to ease the transition from primary to high school.  Educational Psychology in Practice, 23, 79-95. Cited by 17. 

Rogers, P., Qualter, P., & Phelps, G.* (2007).  The mediating and moderating effects of loneliness and attachment style on belief in the paranormal. European Journal of Parapsychology, 22, 138-165. IF = 1.21, cited by 8.

2006

Rogers, P., Qualter, P. Phelps, G., & Gardner., K.J.* (2006).  Belief in the Paranormal, Coping and Emotional Intelligence. Personality and Individual Differences, 41, 1089-1105.  IF = 1.87, cited by 10.

2005

Qualter, P. & Munn, P (2005). The friendships and play partners of lonely children. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 22, 379-397.  IF = .97, cited by 11.

2003

Qualter, P. (2003). Loneliness in children and adolescents: What do schools and teachers need to know and how can they help? Pastoral Care in Education, 21, 10-19. Journal for teachers and educational psychologists.  Cited by 10.

2002

Qualter, P. & Munn, P. (2002).  The separateness of emotional and social isolation in childhood.  **Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 43, 233-244. IF = 4.98, cited by 44.

Qualter, P. & Munn, P. (2002) Aloneness versus loneliness in childhood. Clinician's Research Digest, 20, page 6. **Journal for practitioners. 

* Publications with PhD or MSc students as lead author.

** Journals for educational or clinical practitioners.

Awards

2004: (with Helen Whiteley). Promoting Student Retention and Progression through Emotional Literacy Development. Curriculum Innovation Fund, University of Central Lancashire £15,671.00.

2005: (with Helen Whiteley, Edge Hill University).  Developing social and emotional competencies to help young people excluded from school re-engage with education.  Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. £64,425.  80% FEC.  Grant number: ED/04-3717. 

 Resources for schools: http://www.u-think.org.uk/

2006: Additional funding for the development of the computer version of these materials. Urban Regeneration Funding. £56,198.66. 80% FEC. Grant number: CR-06. 

2006: (with Peter Henzi and Louise Barrett, University of Lethbridge, Canada).  Social engagement, emotional intelligence and loneliness among school-children. ESRC. £78,903.47 80% FEC.  Grant number: RES-000-22-1802   See final report at http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/esrcinfocentre/viewawardpage.aspx?awardnumber=RES-000-22-1802

2007: Livesey Award £4000 (travel grant).  To cover trips to University Montreal to work with QLSCD team to analyse loneliness data from longitudinal data set.

2009: (with Steve Brown & Sarah Coyne). Script representations of alcohol-related aggression in underage drinkers. AERC (Alcohol Education Research Council).  £4,958. 100% FEC. Grant number: SG 08/09 120

2009. (with Helen Dudiak & Jan Anderson [Teesside University], Debbie Pope [UCLan] & Kathryn Gardner [UCLan].  The Development of Emotional Intelligence within PDP Provision.  The Higher Education Academy Psychology Network.  £5543.06. 

2010: (with Vicki Tariq [Nursing, UCLan], Yvonne Appleby & Lynne Barnes [Education, UCLan]). The role of literacies in Higher Education.  Higher Education Academy. £199,00.00 (additional matched, internal funds: £199,00.00).

Teaching

Undergraduate courses
Year 1 Personal Development Planning (Module Leader).
Year 1 and 2 Developmental Psychology (Module Leader; Lectures on Theory of Mind, temperament, social relations, and self-worth development).
Year 2 Applications of Psychology (How psychology can be applied to education)
Year 2: Psychological perspectives: Teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools (Module Leader).
Year 3: Psychology in educational settings (Module Leader: Applying psychology tom the education setting).
Undergraduate project supervision (various). 

Graduate Courses
Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology (Module Leader)
MSc project supervision in Developmental and Social Psychology
Advanced Statistical Methods: Structural Equation Modelling and Social Relations Analysis; Observational Methodologies
Advanced Statistical Methods: Growth Curve and Trajectory Analysis.