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Kathryn Jane Gardner

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

School of Psychology and Computer Science

Borderline personality disorder, Self-harm, Emotional intelligence, Emotions, Personality

I am a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire. I am a researcher in Personality and Individual Differences and much of my earlier work concentrates on emotional intelligence (EI). Some of this work lies at the forefront of debate around whether the construct can be measured validly, but I have also tried to understand the relationship between EI and aspects of mental health. As a result of my work in the EI field, I am interested in emotional processing more generally, especially emotion perception/identification and dysregulation in individuals with borderline personality disorder traits. Other interests include mentalisation based therapy for personality disorder, and the functions of non-suicidal self-injury.

2010 Postgraduate Certificate in Research Student Supervision, University of Central Lancashire 2008 Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Central Lancashire 2008 PhD in Psychology, University of Central Lancashire. Thesis title: Ability Emotional Intelligence, Trait Emotional Intelligence and Borderline Personality Disorder 2006 Certificate in Higher Education: Teaching Toolkit, University of Central Lancashire 2004 BSc (Hons Applied Psychology), First Class, University of Central Lancashire

Latest Additions

Selby, Edward and Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638 (2015) A Latent Profile Analysis of Suicidal and Self-Injurious Behavior, Other Dysregulated Behaviors, and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 6 (4). pp. 356-368. ISSN 2043-8087
Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638, Dodsworth, Jo and Selby, Edward (2014) Borderline personality traits, rumination and self-injurious behavior: An empirical test of the emotional cascades model in adult male offenders. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 14 (5). pp. 398-417. ISSN 1522-8932
Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638, Dodsworth, Jo and Klonsky, E David (2016) Reasons for non-suicidal self-harm in adult male offenders with and without borderline personality traits. Archives of Suicide Research, 20 (4). pp. 614-634. ISSN 1381-1118
Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638, Elliott, Alison, Wright, Karen Margaret ORCID: 0000-0003-0693-7294, Graham, Simon and Fonagy, Peter (2019) The weirdness of having a bunch of other minds like yours in the room: The lived experiences of mentalization‐based therapy for borderline personality disorder. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 93 (3). ISSN 1476-0835
Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638, Bickley, Harriet, Turnbull, Pauline, Kapur, Nav, Taylor, Peter and Clements, Caroline (2020) The Significance of Site of Cut in Self-Harm in Young People. Journal of Affective Disorders, 266 . pp. 603-609. ISSN 0165-0327
Saini, Pooja, Clements, Caroline, Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638, Chopra, Jennifer, Latham, Cameron, Kumar, Rohit and Taylor, Peter (2022) Identifying suicide and self-harm research priorities in North West England: a Delphi study. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 43 (1). pp. 35-45. ISSN 0227-5910
Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638, Wright, Karen Margaret ORCID: 0000-0003-0693-7294, Elliott, Alison, Lamph, Gary ORCID: 0000-0002-4099-2812, Simon, Graham, Lucy, Parker and Peter, Fonagy (2022) Learning the subtle dance: the experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78 (2). pp. 105-121. ISSN 0021-9762
Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638, Paul, Elise, Selby, Edward, Klonsky, E David and Mars, Becky (2021) Intrapersonal and interpersonal functions as pathways to future self-harm repetition and suicide attempts. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 . p. 688472.
Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638, Jabs, Nicola-Maria, Drabble, Jennifer and Akram, Umair (0201) Humor styles influence the perception of depression-related internet memes in depression. International Journal of Humor Research (HUMOR) . ISSN 0933-1719
Gardner, Kathryn Jane ORCID: 0000-0003-3904-1638, Budd, Miranda, Roy, Mark P and Morley, Andy M ORCID: 0000-0003-1942-1983 (2022) Academic and Clinical Service Evaluation of the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PgDip APP) Cohort 1. Project Report. UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

	Item title	Views
1	Borderline personality traits, rumination and self-injurious behavior: An empirical test of the emotional cascades model in adult male offenders	2278
2	A Latent Profile Analysis of Suicidal and Self-Injurious Behavior, Other Dysregulated Behaviors, and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms	2200
3	Reasons for non-suicidal self-harm in adult male offenders with and without borderline personality traits	1904
4	The weirdness of having a bunch of other minds like yours in the room: The lived experiences of mentalization‐based therapy for borderline personality disorder	1190
5	The Significance of Site of Cut in Self-Harm in Young People	765
6	Learning the subtle dance: the experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder	764
7	Identifying suicide and self-harm research priorities in North West England: a Delphi study	661
8	Intrapersonal and interpersonal functions as pathways to future self-harm repetition and suicide attempts	567
9	Academic and Clinical Service Evaluation of the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PgDip APP) Cohort 1	467
10	Humor styles influence the perception of depression-related internet memes in depression	394

Item title

Views

Borderline personality traits, rumination and self-injurious behavior: An empirical test of the emotional cascades model in adult male offenders

2278

A Latent Profile Analysis of Suicidal and Self-Injurious Behavior, Other Dysregulated Behaviors, and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms

2200

Reasons for non-suicidal self-harm in adult male offenders with and without borderline personality traits

1904

The weirdness of having a bunch of other minds like yours in the room: The lived experiences of mentalization‐based therapy for borderline personality disorder

1190

The Significance of Site of Cut in Self-Harm in Young People

765