Dr Lydia Mannion
Research interests
- Inclusion;
- Additional Educational Needs;
- Autism;
- Psychology of religion;
- Early childhood development;
- Early intervention;
- Literacy development;
- Mental health and wellbeing of children;
- Trauma-informed approaches to working with children;
- Strengths-based approaches to practice.
For more information, see Lydia's profile on ResearchGate.
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
Mannion, L., Harmon, M., & O’Brien, T. (2024). Exploring the relationships between psychological wellbeing, religiosity and religious coping among post-primary school students in Ireland. Irish Educational Studies, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2024.2353317
Mannion, L. (2023). The use of strengths-based approaches, Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) techniques and psychoeducation about autism with an adolescent in a post-primary school context in the Republic of Ireland: A practitioner report. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools. https://doi.org/10.1177/20556365231216805
Mannion, L. (2023). How effective is the Parents Plus Early Years Programme in promoting positive outcomes? Educational Psychology in Practice, 39(4), 389-402. https://doi.org/10.1080/02667363.2023.2222580
Mannion, L. (2022). The use of Precision Teaching as an intervention for improving the skill acquisition of children with autism. Educational Psychology in Practice, 38(1), 57-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/02667363.2022.2033956
Mannion, L. & Griffin, C.P. (2020). A Digital Precision Teaching Intervention in the Primary School Classroom: Effects on Irish Reading Fluency. Children's Research Network Digest, 6(1), 12-15. https://www.childrensresearchnetwork.org/files/Childrens-Research-Digest-Vol6-Issue1-Jan2020-Digital-Environment-FINAL.pdf
Mannion, L. (2019). A critical evaluation of Aistear: The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework and its implementation across early years settings. An Leanbh Óg: The OMEP Ireland Journal of Early Childhood Studies, 12, 47-57. https://omepireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AN-LEANBH-OG-VOL12.pdf
Mannion, L. & Griffin, C.P. (2018). Precision Teaching through Irish: effects on isolated sight word reading fluency and contextualised reading fluency. Irish Educational Studies, 37(3), 391-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2017.1421090
Mannion, L. & Griffin, C.P. (2018). Precision Teaching: Supporting Formative Assessment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. REACH Journal of Special Educational Needs in Ireland, 31(2), 142-154. https://www.reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/20/19
Conference Presentations
McCarthy, S., & Mannion, L. (2023). Are school years the best years of your life? Finding the autistic perspective of life in a mainstream school. Oral presentation at the Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference, Cork, November 2023.
Mannion, L., Harmon, M., & O'Brien, T. (2023). ‘Beyond wellbeing’: Exploring the relationships between psychological wellbeing, religiosity and religious coping amongst adolescents in post-primary schools in Ireland. Oral presentation at the Network for Researchers in Catholic Education International Conference, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, October 2023.
Mannion, L., Harmon, M., & O'Brien, T. (2023). ‘Beyond wellbeing’: Exploring the relationships between psychological wellbeing, religiosity and religious coping amongst adolescents in post-primary schools in Ireland. Oral presentation at the INSS Conference 2023, South East Technological University, Waterford, May 2023.
Mannion, L., Harmon, M., & O'Brien, T. (2023). ‘Beyond wellbeing’: Exploring the relationships between psychological wellbeing, religiosity and religious coping amongst adolescents at Senior Cycle level in post-primary schools in Ireland. Oral presentation at the ESAI Conference 2023, Stranmillis University College, Belfast, April 2023.
Mannion, L., Harmon, M., & O’Brien, T. (2022). ‘Beyond wellbeing’: Exploring the relationships between religiosity, religious coping and psychological wellbeing amongst adolescents at Senior Cycle level in Irish post-primary schools. Oral presentation at the Division of Educational Psychology AGM, Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference, Portlaoise, November 2022.
Mannion, L., Harmon, M., & O’Brien, T. (2022). Exploring the relationships between religiosity, religious coping and psychological wellbeing amongst adolescents at Senior Cycle level in Irish post-primary schools: An empirical enquiry. Oral presentation at the Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Research Methods Week, Virtual, May 2022.
Mannion, L., Harmon, M., & O’Brien, T. (2022). Exploring the relationships between religiosity, religious coping and psychological wellbeing amongst adolescents at Senior Cycle level in Irish post-primary schools: An empirical enquiry. Oral presentation at the MIC Research Week, Virtual, February 2022.
Mannion, L., McHugh, D., Charles, E., Frehill, F., & Roche, M. K. (2021). An evaluation of the pilot of four special interest wellbeing modules for the NEPS National Wellbeing Working Group. Oral presentation at the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) Poster Symposium, Virtual, December 2021.
Mannion, L., Harmon, M., & O’Brien, T. (2021). Exploring the relationships between religiosity, religious coping, and psychological wellbeing amongst adolescents at the Senior Cycle level in Irish port-primary schools: An empirical enquiry (Oral presentation). In A. McLoughlin (Convener), Promoting Wellbeing in Schools, Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2021, Virtual, November 2021.
Mannion, L. & Griffin, C.P. (2018). A Digital Precision Teaching Intervention in the Primary Classroom: Effects on Irish Reading Fluency. Oral presentation at the Children’s Research Network Annual Conference, Chartered Accountants House Dublin, December 2018.
Plewka, A., Yilmaz, T., Veseli, A., Slapsinkaite, R., Mannion, L., Loheide-Niesmann, L., Bohaterewicz, B. (2018). New Perspectives on Objectification Theory: Role of Self-Esteem in Conditioning Body Image Perception by Males and Females. Poster presentation at the 15th Scientific Congress of the Polish Association of Social Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, September 2018.
Mannion, L., Plewka, A., Loheide-Niesmann, L., Veseli, A. & Slapsinkaite, R. & Yilmaz, T. (2017). Contrasting Objectification and Competence across Genders and Cultures. Oral presentation at the European Federation of Psychology Students’ Associations Junior Researcher Project Annual Conference, Trinity College Dublin, August 2017.
Mannion, L. & Griffin, C.P. (2016). Precision Teaching through Irish: Effects on reading fluency and attitudes towards the language. Oral presentation at the Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference, Athlone, November 2016.
Mannion, L. & Griffin, C.P. (2016). Precision Teaching through Irish: Effects on reading fluency and attitudes towards the language. Oral presentation at the Annual Conference of Psychology Students in Ireland, University of Ulster, April 2016. This presentation received a Highly Commended Award.
Mannion, L. & Griffin, C.P. (2016). Precision Teaching through Irish: effects on reading fluency and attitudes towards the language. Oral presentation at the MIC Psychology Research Colloquium, March 2016.
