Biography
Dr Evelyn Mary-Ann Antony is a Research Fellow in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews.
She works in the ESRC Centre for Population Change-Connecting Generations (CPC-CG) programme with Professor Hill Kulu, Dr Katherine Keenan, & Dr Julia Mikolai, on projects including: Reproductive strategies, families and intergenerational exchange and Transitions to adulthood and the buffering effect of intergenerational support.
Previously, Evelyn worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Psychology in Manchester Metropolitan University in the Child, Adolescent, & Parental Mental Health (CHAMP) Research Group.
She completed her PhD in Education at Durham University in 2025, where she was awarded the British Psychological Society's Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology Award, for the originality, significance, and rigour of her research.
Selected publications
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A dual cohort analysis of parenting practices, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms, anger, and emotion dysregulation in middle childhood: findings from a UK and Zurich sample
Antony, E.M.-A., Beckmann, N. & Higgins, S., 1 Jun 2026, In: JCPP Advances. 6, 2, 13 p., e70059.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Feeling with precision”: how emotion granularity shapes children’s lives
Antony, E.M.-A., 12 Mar 2026, Online : The Room - Psy.Research output: Other contribution
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Interpersonal extrinsic dysregulation: rethinking emotion dysregulation across childhood
Antony, E.M.-A., Walker, S. A. & Beckmann, N., 20 Jul 2026, Online: PsyArXiv, 32 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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The quiet crucible: emotion regulation in childhood’s forgotten years
Antony, E.M.-A., 19 May 2026, The Psychologist.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Reconceptualising emotion dysregulation in the context of middle childhood: a scoping review of reviews
Antony, E.M.-A., Beckmann, N. & Higgins, S., 1 Mar 2025, In: JCPP Advances. 5, 1, 11 p., e12296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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‘Enabling empathetic conversations?’: a critical commentary on AI-based and digital mental health interventions
Antony, E.M.-A., 11 Jan 2024, Online : University of Cambridge.Research output: Other contribution
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The ripple effect?’: exploring the potential effects of extrinsic dysregulation on youth mental health
Antony, E.M.-A., 24 Jun 2024, Online : University of Cambridge.Research output: Other contribution
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Does emotion dysregulation mediate the association between ADHD symptoms and internalizing problems? A longitudinal within-person analysis in a large population-representative study
Antony, E.M.-A., Pihlajamäki, M., Speyer, L. G. & Murray, A. L., 1 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 63, 12, p. 1583-1590 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Framing childhood resilience through Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory: a discussion paper
Antony, E.M.-A., 30 Nov 2022, In: Cambridge Educational Research e-Journal. 9, p. 244-257 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review