Kate Bennett

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Publications

Peer Reviewed Papers

Bennett, K. M. Donnellan, W.J. & Victor, C. R. Widowhood, resilience and loneliness. (In Preparation).
Donnellan, W. J. Bennett, K. M. Soulsby, L. K. Exploring the age-related positivity effect in carers and non-carers across the life course. (In Preparation).
Windle, G. & Bennett, K. M. Psychological resilience, cognitive function and chronic illness in later life. (In Preparation).
Donnellan, W. J. Bennett, K. M. Soulsby, L. K. Windle, G. on behalf of the CFAS consortium. Using an ecological framework to predict resilience in caregiving. The role of individual assets and community and societal resources. (In Preparation).
Fallon, V. Bennett, K. M. & Harrold, J. A. Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety and Breastfeeding Intentions: Why the Best Laid Plans May Go to Waste. (In preparation).
Donnellan, W.J., Watson, N. & Bennett, K.M. Exploring resilience in parental and spousal dementia carers: An ecological approach.
Gallagher, S., Muldoon, O.T. & Bennett, K.M. Associations between multiple and active group membership, dehydroepiandrosterone -sulfate and C-Reactive protein (Submitted)
Gallagher, S., Muldoon, O.T. & Bennett, K.M. Caregiving and inflammation: does caring location matter? (Submitted)
Bennett, K. M. & van den Hoonaard, D. K. Exploring the Nature of Friendship and Masculinity Amongst Older Widowed Men. (Under Revision).
Gallagher, S., Bennett, K.M., Donnellan, W.J. & Robinson, S. Predictors of Depression in Working and Non-Working Family Caregivers: Loneliness during COVID-19 (Submitted)
Donnellan, W.J., Watson, N. & Bennett, K.M. Exploring resilience in parental and spousal dementia carers: An ecological approach (Submitted).
Shevlin, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., ... Bentall, R. (2020, July 2). STUDY: Demographic, Health and Mental Health Predictors of Face Mask Wearing in the UK Population During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period.
Shevlin, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., ... Bentall, R.P. (2020, May 18). STUDY: Demographic, Health and Mental Health Predictors of Face Mask Wearing in the UK Population During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period.
McBride, O., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Hyland, P., ... Bentall, R.P. (2020, April 27). Patterns of alcohol use in the context of the first month of the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK: findings from a nationally representative adult sample.
Bentall, R., Lloyd, A., Bennett, K. M., Professor, McKay, R., Mason, L., Murphy, J.,... Shevlin, M. (2020, August 19). STUDY: Pandemic buying: Testing a psychological model of over-purchasing and panic buying using data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Retrieved from osf.io/s598d Murphy, J., Spikol, E., McBride, O., Shevlin, M., Bennett, K. M., Professor, Hartman, T. K.,... Butter, S. (2020, August 10). STUDY: The psychological wellbeing of frontline workers in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: First and second wave findings from the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study. Retrieved from osf.io/3gcjn
Murphy, J., Vallières, F., Bentall,R. P., Shevlin, M., McBride,O., Hartmann, T. ....Hyland, P. (2020). Psychological characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom. In Press Nature Communications,/i>.

Hartman, T. K., Stocks, T. V. A., McKay, R., Gibson Miller, J., Levita, L., Martinez, A. P., ...Bentall, R.P. (2020). The Authoritarian Dynamic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Nationalism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment. In Press Social Psychological and Personality Science.

McBride, O., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Hyland, P., ... Bentall, R.P. (2020). Monitoring the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population: an overview of the context, design and conduct of the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium (C19PRC) Study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Researche1861.

Shevlin, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., ... Bentall, R.P. (2020, April 18). Anxiety, Depression, Traumatic Stress, and COVID-19 Related Anxiety in the UK General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic.BJPsychOpen, 6(6), e125.

Gallagher, S., Bennett, K.M. & Roper, L. Loneliness and Depression in Patients with Cancer During Covid-19 (In Press). Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Shevlin, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., ... Bentall, R.P. (2020, April 18). Anxiety, Depression, Traumatic Stress, and COVID-19 Related Anxiety in the UK General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic.BJPsychOpen, 6(6), e125.

Giebel, C., Cannon, J., Hanna, K., Butchard, S., Eley, R., Gaughan, A., Komuravelli, A., Shenton, J., Callaghan, s., Tetlow, H., Limbert, S., Whittington, R., Rogers, C., Rajagopal, M., Ward, K., Shaw, L., Bennett, K.M., Gabbay, M. (2020).Impact of COVID-19 related social support service closures on the lives of people with dementia and unpaid carers: A qualitative study. Aging and Mental Health.

Giebel, C., Lord, K., Cooper, C., Shenton, J., Cannon, J. Pulford, D., Sha, L., Gaughan, A., Tetlow, H. Butchard, S., Limbert, S., Callaghan, S., Whittington, R., Rogers, C. Komuravelli,A., Rajagopal,M., Eley, R., Watkins, C., Downs, M., Reilly, S., Corcoran, R., Bennett, K.M. & Gabbay, M. (2020a). UK survey of COVID-19 related social support closures and their effects on older people, people with dementia, and carers. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Windle, G. Bennett, K. M. & Macleod, C. (2020). The influence of life experiences on the development of resilience in older people with co-morbid health problems Frontiers in Medicine .

Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Liat Levita, L., Martinez, A. P., Mason, L., McBride, O., McKay, R., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., Stocks., T. V.A., Bennett, K. M., & Bentall, R.P. (2020). Capability, opportunity and motivation to enact hygienic practices in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK. British Journal of Health Psychology.

Shevlin, M., Nolan, E., Owczarek, M., McBride, O., Murphy, J., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Levita, L., Mason, L., Martinez, A. P., McKay, R., Stocks, T.V.A., Bennett, K. M., Hyland, P., & Bentall, R.P. (Shevlinetal2020). COVID-19 Related Anxiety Predicts Somatic Symptoms in the UK Population. British Journal of Health Psychology.

Evans, I. E. M., Llewellyn, D. J., Matthews, F.E., Woods, R.T., Brayne, C., Clare, L. & CFAS-Wales research team (2019). Social isolation, cognitive reserve, and cognition in healthy older people. PloS one. 10.1371/journal.pone.0201008

Fallon, V., Silverio, S., Halford, J.C.G., Bennett, K.M., & Harrold, J. (2019). Postpartum-specific anxiety and maternal bonding: Further evidence to support the use of childbearing-specific tools. Journal of reproductive Health and Infant Psychology. 1-11 10.1080/02646838.2019.1680960

Whitelock-Wainwright, A. Gasevic, D. Tejeiro, R. Tsai, Y.-S. & Bennett, K. M. (2019). The student experience of learning analytics questionnaire (SELAQ). Journal of Computer assisted Learning, 35 633-666. 10.1111/jcal.12366

Bennett, K. M. Morselli,D. Spahni, S. & Perrig-Chiello, P. (2019). Trajectories of Resilience Among Widows: A Latent Transition Model. Aging and Mental Health. Published online: 9 Aug 2019. 10.1080/13607863.2019.1647129

Donnellan, W. J. Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2018). How does carer resilience change over time and care status? A qualitative longitudinal study. Aging and Mental Health Published online: 18 Nov 2018. 10.1080/13607863.2018.1503998

Roper, L. Donnellan, W.J ., Hanratty, B. & BennettK. M. (2018). Exploring dimensions of social support and resilience when providing care at the end of life: a qualitative study. Aging & Mental Health, 10.1080/13607863.2018.1484886

Bennett, K. M. Chao, Q. Holmes, L. & Lowers, V.(2018). The experiences of widowhood amongst Chinese women living in the UK. Death Studies, 42 8, 498-507, 10.1080/07481187.2017.1387617

Sahni, J., Czanner, G. Gutu, T. Bennett, K.M., Wuerger, S.M., Grierson, I., Murray-Dunning, C. Holland, M.N., Harding, S.P. (2016). Safety and acceptability of an organic light emitting diode sleep mask as a potential therapy for retinal disease. Eye. Journal 10.1038/eye.2016.259

Clark, E. Bennett, K.M. Ward, N. & Jones, F. (2016). One size does not fit all - stroke survivors' views on group self-management interventions. Disability and Rehabilitation. 10.1080/09638288.2016.1268653

Fallon, V., Komninou, S., Bennett,K.M., Halford, J.C.G., & Harrold,J. (2016). The emotional and practical experiences of formula-feeding mothers. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 10.1111/mcn.12392

Fallon, V., Groves,R., Halford, J.C.G., Bennett,K.M. & Harrold,J. (2016). Postpartum Anxiety and Infant-Feeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Human Lactation. 10.1007/s00737-016-0658-

Fallon, V., Harrold, J. A., Halford, J.C.G. & Bennett,K.M. (2016). The Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale: Development and preliminary validation. Archives of Women's Mental Health). 10.1007/s00737-016-0658-

Bennett, K. M., Reyes-Rodriguez, M-F., Altamar, P. & Soulsby, L. K. (2016). Resilience Amongst Older Colombians Living in Poverty: An Ecological Approach. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 10.1007/s10823-016-9303-3

Donnellan,W. J., Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2016). Family close but friends closer: the role of social support in gaining and maintaining social relationships in older spousal dementia caregivers. Aging and Mental Health. 10.1080/13607863.2016.1209734

Spahni, S.,Bennett, K. M. & Perrig-Chiello, P. (2016). Psychological adaptation to spousal bereavement in old age: The role of resilience, marital history, and context of death. Death Studies 10.1080/07481187.2015.1109566

Vass, V. Morrison, A. P., Law, H., Dudley, J. Taylor, P., Bennett, K. M. & Bentall, R. P. (2015).How stigma impacts on people with psychosis: The mediating effect of self-esteem and hopelessness on subjective recovery and psychotic experiences. Psychiatry Research, 230(2), 487-495. 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.09.042

Fallon, V. Harrold,J. A. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). Prenatal Anxiety and Acute Infant Feeding Outcomes: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Journal of Human Lactation. 10.1177/0890334415 Published by Sage

Piatczanyn, S.A., Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2015). "Listen sweetheart, I'm not going to be putting on the long black dress!" Examining the Effects of Male Gay Partner Bereavement, Masculinity and Identity. Men and Masculinities (JMM) 10.1177/1097184X15583905 Published by Sage

Soulsby, L. K. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). Marriage and psychological wellbeing: The role of social support Psychology, 6,1349-1359. 10.4236/psych.2015.611132

Soulsby, L. K. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). "You know what's appropriate, you understand your role". Exploring marital identity. Journal of Family Issues. 10.1177/0192513X15598547

Bennett, K. M. & Windle, G. (2015). Commentary on: A Conceptual framework of the neurobiological study of resilience Ksalisch, Muller & Tuscher The Importance not only of Individual but Community and Society Factors in Resilience in Later Life. Behavioral and Brain Science, 38 e94, 10.1017/S0140525X14001459 Published by Cambridge University Press

Thetford, C. Hodge, S. Bennett, K. M. Knox, P. & Robinson, J. (2015). Resilience and vision impairment. Journal of Aging Studies, 35, 37-48. 10.1016/j.jaging.2015.07.007

Bennett, K. M. Grasso, F. Lowers, V. McKay, A. Milligan, C. (2015). Evaluation of an app to support older adults with wounds. ACM Digital Health, 15, 35-36.

McNichol, E., McKay, A., Milligan, C., Bennett, K.M, Hulme, R.4, Joy, H. (2015) A Patient Led Approach to Product Innovation in Patient Education and Wound Management. EWMA Journal, 15(1), 47-51. 10.1145/2750511.2750540

Thompson, E. H. Jr. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). Measurement of Masculinity Ideologies: A (Critical) Review. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 16(2), 115-133. 10.1145/2750511.2750540 .

Thompson, E. H. & Bennett, K. M. (2015). Response to Commentaries on Masculinity Ideologies. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 16(2), 145-148. 10.1037/a0039083

Spahni, S., Morselli, D., Perrig-Chiello, P., Bennett, K. M. (2015). Patterns of psychological adaptation to spousal bereavement in old age. Gerontology, 61(5), 456-468. 10.1159/000371444 Editor's Choice Free Access

Soulsby, L. K. & Bennett, K. M. How relationships help us to age well (2015). The Psychologist, 28(2), 110-113.

Donnellan,W. J., Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2014). What are the factors that facilitate or hinder resilience in older Spousal Dementia Carers? A qualitative study. Aging and Mental Health, 19(10), 932-939. 10.1080/13607863.2014.977771

Richardson, V. E. Carr, D. Bennett, K. M. Gallagher, S. Kim. J. & Fields, N. (2013). How does widowhood get under one's skin?The effects of late-life spousal loss on cortisol levels. Journals of Geontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70B.(3), 341-343. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt116 Free Editor's Choice

Bennett, K. M. Soulsby, L. & Arnott, L. (2013). "You're not getting married for the moon and the stars": The ambivalence of older British widowers to the idea of new romantic relationships. Journal of Aging Studies, 27, 499-506. 10.1016.j.jaging.2013.03.006

Bertamini, M. Byrne, C. & Bennett, K. M. (2013). Attractiveness is influenced by the relationship between postures of viewer and viewed person. i-Perception, 4, 170-179. 10.1068/i0578

van den Hoonaard, D. K. & Bennett, K. M. (2013). "I Was There When She Passed Away": Older Widowers' Narratives Of The Death Of Their Wife. Ageing and Society, 34(6), 974.991. 10.1017/S0144686X12001353 Published by Cambridge University Press Publisher

Bennett, K. M. & Victor, C. R. (2012). "He wasn't in that chair": What loneliness means to widowed older people. International Journal of Ageing and Later Life. 7(1), 33-52. 10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.127133

Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2012). Wellbeing in bereavement and widowhood. Illness, Crisis and Loss.20(4), 321 - 337. 10.2190/IL.20.4.b
Windle, G. & Bennett,K. M. (2011). Methodological Review of Resilience Measurement Scales. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 9/1/8. 10.1186/1477-7525-9-8 HIGHLY ACCESSED

Bertamini, M. Bennett, K.M. & Bode, C. (2011). The anterior bias in visual art: The case of images of animals. Laterality (published on line, 23.2.2011). 10.1080/1357650X.2010.508219

Ahern, A.L., Bennett, K.M., Kelly, M. & Hetherington, M.M. (2011). A Qualitative Exploration of Young Women's Attitudes Toward the Thin Ideal. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(1), 70-79. 10.1177/1359105310367690

Bennett, K.M. Latto, R.M. Bertamini, M. Bianchi, I. & Minshull, S. (2010). Does Left-Right Orientation Matter in the Perceived Expressiveness of Pictures? A study of Bwick's animals (1753-1828). Perception, 39, 970-981. 10.1068/p6624

Bennett, K. M. Gibbons, K. & Mackenzie-Smith, S. (2010). Loss and restoration in later Life: An examination of the Dual Process Model of coping with bereavement. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 61(4), 315-332. doi: 10.2190/OM.61.4.d.

Bennett, K. M. Stenhoff, A. Pattinson, J. & Woods, F. (2010). "Well if he could see me now": The facilitators and barriers to the promotion of instrumental independence following sosal bereavement. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 53, 215-234. 10.1080/01634370903562931

Bennett, K. M. (2010). "You can't spend years with someone and just cast them aside": Augmented identity in older British widows. Journal of Women and Aging, 22,(3), 204-217. 10.1080/08952841.2010.495571 Publisher

Bennett, K. M. (2010). How to achieve resilience as an older widower: Turning points or gradual change? Ageing and Society, 30,369-382. doi:10.1017/S0144686X09990572 Publisher

Bennett, K. M. (2009). "Can't do enough for you". Why do older men get more social support than women following bereavement? Bereavement Care, 28(3), 5-9. DOI: 10.1080/02682620903355317 Publisher

Bertamini, M. & Bennett, K.M. (2009). A study on the effect of leg to body ratio on perceived attractiveness of simplified stimuli. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology,3(3),233-250. 10.1037/h0099320

Ahern, A. Bennett, K. M. & Hetherington, M. M. (2008). Internalisation of the ultra-thin ideal: Positive implicit associations with underweight fashion models are associated with elevated drive for thinness in young women. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 16. 294-307. DOI: 10.1080/10640260802115852

Bennett, K. M. (2007). "No Sissy Stuff": Towards a theory of masculinity and emotional expression in older widowed men. Journal of Aging Studies, 21, 347-356. doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2007.05.002

Gallagher, S. Bennett, K. M. & Halford, J. C. G. (2006). A comparison of acute and long-term healthcare personnel's attitudes towards older adults. International Journal of Nursing Practice 12, 273-279. doi:10.1111/j.1440-172X.2006.00582.x

Bennett, K. M. (2006). Does marital status and marital status change predict physical health in older adults? Psychological Medicine, 36(9), 1313-1320. doi:10.1017/S003329170600818X

Bennett, K. M. Hughes, G. M. & Smith, P. T. (2005b). The effects of strategy and gender on coping with widowhood in later life. Omega, 51(1), 33-52 10.2190/9JPJ-1FM1-37NX-2DEC

Bennett, K. M., Hughes, G. M. & Smith, P. T. (2005a). Coping, depressive feelings and gender differences in late life widowhood. Aging and Mental Health, 9(4), 348-353. DOI: 10.1080/13607860500089609

Bennett, K. M. (2005c). "Was Life Worth Living?": The decision to live following male spousal bereavement. Mortality, 10(2), 144-154. 10.1080/13576270500102906

Bennett, K. M. (2005b). Psychological wellbeing in later Life: The Longitudinal effects of marriage, widowhood and marital status change. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, 280-284. 10.1002/gps.1280

Bennett, K. M. (2005a). Social engagement as a predictor of objective and subjective health. European Journal of Ageing, 2, 48-55. 10.1007/s10433-005-0501-z Publisher

Bennett, K. M. (2004b). A brief report of the circumstances which predict poor coping in older widows and widowers. Indian Journal of Gerontology, 18(1), 85-94. Publisher
Bennentt, K. M. (2004a). "Why Did He Die?": The Attributions of cause of death amongst women widowed in later life. Journal of Health Psychology, 9(3), 345-353. 10.1177/1359105304038242
Hughes, G. M. Bennett, K. M. & Hetherington, M. M. (2004). Old and alone: Barriers to healthy eating in older men living on their own. Appetite, 43(3), 269-276. 10.1016/j.appet.2004.06.002
Bennett, K. M., Hughes, G. M. & Smith, P. T. (2003). "I think a woman can take it": Widowed men's views and experiences of gender differences in bereavement. Ageing International, 28(4), 408-424. 1007/s12126-003-1012-x
Bennett, K. M. (2002). Social Engagement as a precursor of mortality amongst people in later life. Age & Ageing, 31, 165-168. 10.1093/ageing/31.3.165
Bennett, K. M. & Vidal-Hall, S. (2000c). Narratives of death: A qualitative study of widowhood in women in later life. Ageing and Society, 20(4), 413-428. 10.1017/S0144686X99007813
Bennett,K. M. & Bennett, G. (2000-1b). "And there's always this great hole inside that hurts": An empirical study of bereavement in later life. Omega, 42(3), 237-251. 10.2190/C4LA-41F9-71GB-KR61
Bennett, G. & Bennett, K. M. (2000a). The presence of the dead: An empirical study. Mortality, 5(2), 139-157. 10.1080/713686002
Bennett, K. M. (1998c). Longitudinal changes in mental and physical health among elderly, recently widowed men. Mortality, 3(3), 265-273. 10.1080/713685953
Bennett, K. M. (1998a). Customary physical activity and gender as precursors for late life personal disturbance. British journal of clinical psychology, 37(2), 189-197. 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1998.tb01293.x Publisher
Bennett, K. M. (1998b).Longitudinal changes in physical activities in later life. Age and Ageing, 27 (supplement 3), 24-28. 10.1093/ageing/27.suppl_3.24 Publisher
Bennett, K. M. (1997b). A longitudinal study of wellbeing in widowed women. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(1), 61-66. 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199701)12:1<61::aid-gps465>3.0.co;2-u
Bennett, K. M. (1997a). Widowhood in elderly women: The medium and long-term effects on mental and physical health. Mortality,10.1080/713685857
Bennett, K. M. & Stevens, R. (1997). The internal structure of the Eating Disorder Inventory: An analysis. Health Care for Women International, 18(5), 495-504. 10.1080/07399339709516303 Publisher
Bean, N. Bennett, K. M. & Lehmann, A. (1995). Habitus and hip fracture revisited: Skeletal size, strength and cognition rather than thinness? Age and Ageing, 24, 481-484. 10.1093/ageing/24.6.481 Publisher
Bennett, K. M. (1996). A longitudinal study of wellbeing in widowed women. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(11), 1005-1010. 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199701)12:1<61::AID-GPS465>3.0.CO;2-U Publisher
Bennett, K. M. & Stevens, R. (1996). Weight anxiety in older women. European Eating Disorders Review, 4(1), 32-39. 3.0.CO;2-S">10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199603)4:1<32::AID-ERV113>3.0.CO;2-S
Bennett, K. M. & Morgan, K. (1992). Health, social functioning, and marital status: Stability and change among elderly recently widowed women. 10.1002/gps.930071107 International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 7 (11), 813-817.

Books, Book Chapters and Reports

Levita, L., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., McBride, O., ... Bentall, R. (2020, July 2). REPORT: Impact of COVID-19 on Young People Aged 13-24 in the UK: Preliminary Findings (Report 1).
Levita, L., Gibson Miller, J., Hartman, T. K., Murphy, J., Shevlin, M., McBride, O., ... Bentall, R. (2020, June 30). REPORT: Impact of COVID-19 on Young People Aged 13-24 in the UK: Preliminary Findings (Report 2).
Bennett, K. M. (2015). Emotional and Personal resilience Through Life. Future of an Ageing Population: Evidence review. London: Foresight, Government Office for Science.
Soulsby, L. K. & Bennett, K. M. (2017). Widowhood in Late Life. In Encyclopaedia of Psychogerontology. Singapore: Springer

Bennett, K. M. (2015). Social Engagement Overview. Age UK (Eds) In Improving Later Life: Vulnerability and Resilience in Later Life. London: Age UK.

Bennett, K.M. (2014). "I thought I could look after her as good as anybody": How older widowers' reconstruct their masculinity. In Tarrant, A. & J. Watts (Eds). Ageing Masculinities (pp20-37). Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Bennett, K. M. & Soulsby, L. K. (2014). Psychological Wellbeing in Later Life. In T. Kirkwood & C. Cooper (Eds), Wellbeing in Later Life. Wiley Blackwell.

Windle, G. & Bennett, K. M. (2011). Resilience and caring relationships. In M. Ungar (Ed.), Social Ecology of Resilience. New York: Springer.

Bennett, K. M. (2008). Widowhood. In Carr, D. S. (ed). Encyclopedia of the Lifecourse and Human Development Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. Publisher

Speck, P., Bennett, K. M., Coleman, P. G., Mills, M., McKiernan, F., Smith, P. T., and Hughes, G. M. (2005). Elderly bereaved spouses - issues of belief, well-being and support. In A. Walker (Ed.),Understanding quality of life in old age (pp.146-160). Maidenhead: Open University Press. Publisher

Bennett, G. and Bennett, K. M. (1999). Witness, bereavement, and the sense of presence. In Bennett, G. Alas, poor ghost!: Traditions of belief in story and discourse. Utah: Utah University Press.

Bennett, K. M. and Morgan, K. (1993) Gender and the organisation of physical activity. In Arber, S. and Evandrou, M. Ageing, independence and the life course. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Bennett, K. and Morgan, K. (1992) Activity and morale in later life: Preliminary analyses from the Nottingham Longitudinal Study of Activity and Ageing. In: Norgan, N. (ed.) Physical activity and health. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Bennett, K. (1991). Adult body image. Nottingham: Dept of Adult Education, University of Nottingham.

Peer Reviewed Abstracts and Proceedings

Presentations and Invitations to Speak

Available on request