Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship

Qualitative Research in Psychology : co-founder and co-editor

Social & Personality Psychology Compass : co-Editor-in-Chief

Engendered Expressions of Anxiety: Men’s Emotional Communications With Women and Other Men

Imagining a vibrant [post]Qualitative Psychology via ‘Experimentation’

Towards a culturally situated understanding of bullying: viewing young people’s talk about peer relationships through the lens of consent

Men’s accounts of infertility within their intimate partner relationships: an analysis of online forum discussions

Qualitative health psychology research: Diversity, power, and impact.

The psychology of men's health: Maximizing masculine capital.

(In)Fertile Male Bodies: Masculinities and Lifestyle Management in Neoliberal Times (Emerald Studies in Reproduction, Culture and Society)

Mental Health, Men and Culture - how do sociocultural constructions of masculinities relate to men's mental health help-seeking behaviour in the WHO ... Evidence Network Synthesis Report, 70)

Contemporary Masculinities: Embodiment, Emotion and Wellbeing

Critical Social Psychology: An Introduction

The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Social Psychology

Men, Masculinities and Health: Critical Perspectives

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Brendan is a critical social psychologist and qualitative researcher interested based at Leeds Beckett University. He has published 100+ papers on gender identities and relations, mostly in the context of gender, lifestyle and wellbeing. His research projects have been funded by ESRC, NIHR, EU, WHO and some charities. His most recent books are: (In)Fertile Male Bodies: Masculinities and Lifestyle Management in Neoliberal Times (2022, with Esmee Hanna; Emerald) and Contemporary Masculinities: Embodiment, Emotion and Wellbeing (2018, Palgrave). He is co-founder and co-editor of the journal Qualitative Research in Psychology and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal Social & Personality Psychology Compass. In 2016 he was awarded a fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Men’s Grooming

Men’s Experiences of Infertility

Qualitative Research Methods

Psychology

Mental Health Issues

English

University Profile

When silence is not a virtue: how traditional masculinities keep men from seeking mental health advice – Leeds School of Social Sciences Blog

Social Science and the Emerging Strategies for Industry and Research – Expert Opinion Blog

The importance of online support forums for men experiencing infertility – Expert Opinion Blog

The Conversation Author Page

European Centre for Environment & Human Health Profile

ResearchGate Citations

‘An amazing shoot!’: Manchester Village Spartans rugby players bare all to support Worldwide Roar

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Director of Research

Re-imagining qualitative research: Examples and possibilities
Brendan Gough, Leeds Beckett University
Collecting Qualitative Data seminar, University of the West of England, UK, Nov 2016

Professor Brendan Gough - Collecting Qualitative Data Keynote

Recorded at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, in 2016.

Collecting Qualitative Data Beyond the Interview Keynote - Professor Brendan Gough

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