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The recall of dementia-related and neutral words by people with dementia: The ironic process of thought suppression (2019)
Journal Article
Cheston, R., Dodd, E., Hart, I., & Christopher, G. (2019). The recall of dementia-related and neutral words by people with dementia: The ironic process of thought suppression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34(5), 756-764. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5083

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: Thought suppression may not work effectively when people have a cognitive impairment. This study tests whether participants with dementia showed lessened or enhanced recall and recognition of dementia-relat... Read More about The recall of dementia-related and neutral words by people with dementia: The ironic process of thought suppression.

#BoPo on Instagram: An experimental investigation of the effects of viewing body positive content on young women’s mood and body image (2019)
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Cohen, R., Fardouly, J., Newton-John, T., & Slater, A. (2019). #BoPo on Instagram: An experimental investigation of the effects of viewing body positive content on young women’s mood and body image. New Media and Society, 21(7), 1546-1564. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444819826530

Body positive content on social media aims to challenge mainstream beauty ideals and encourage acceptance and appreciation of all body types. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of viewing body positive Instagram posts on young women's... Read More about #BoPo on Instagram: An experimental investigation of the effects of viewing body positive content on young women’s mood and body image.

No woman’s land? Revisiting border zone denizens (2019)
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Mackay, F. (2019). No woman’s land? Revisiting border zone denizens. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 23(3), 397-409. https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2019.1565521

This article presents empirical data from survey research into lesbian and queer masculinities in the United Kingdom, conducted in 2017, which garnered over two hundred responses. Dominant themes emerged which addressed the differences between the se... Read More about No woman’s land? Revisiting border zone denizens.

Editorial introduction to the special issue: Using story completion methods in qualitative research (2019)
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Clarke, V., Braun, V., Frith, H., & Moller, N. (2019). Editorial introduction to the special issue: Using story completion methods in qualitative research. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 16(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2018.1536378

What is story completion? How come I’ve never heard of it? Can it be useful for me as a qualitative researcher? A relatively unknown method for qualitative data collection, story completion has a long history of use in psychotherapy practice and (qua... Read More about Editorial introduction to the special issue: Using story completion methods in qualitative research.

Delivering effective genetic services for patients and families affected by cleft lip and/or palate (2019)
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Stock, N., MacLeod, R., & Clayton-Smith, J. (2019). Delivering effective genetic services for patients and families affected by cleft lip and/or palate. European Journal of Human Genetics, 27(7), 1018-1025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-018-0333-x

Genetic services for individuals affected by cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) and their families are an important aspect of clinical care; yet debate exists as to how this service should be offered. This study explored the utility, acceptability, and... Read More about Delivering effective genetic services for patients and families affected by cleft lip and/or palate.

Split placement development under the professional capabilities framework in the United Kingdom (2019)
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Davies, S. J., Dugdale, D., & Hayhow, R. (2020). Split placement development under the professional capabilities framework in the United Kingdom. Practice, 32(2), 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2018.1546385

The Professional Capabilities Framework has presented some considerable challenges for Social Work courses across the UK in respect to the structure of placements. Particularly for degree programmes, the shift towards two longer placements has raised... Read More about Split placement development under the professional capabilities framework in the United Kingdom.

A randomized experimental evaluation of a yoga-based body image intervention (2019)
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Halliwell, E., Dawson, K., & Burkey, S. (2019). A randomized experimental evaluation of a yoga-based body image intervention. Body Image, 28, 119-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.12.005

Recent literature argues that body image interventions need to become more embodied. This paper evaluates a brief yoga-based body image intervention which incorporates themes specifically tailored to focus on positive body image. Young women (Mage= 2... Read More about A randomized experimental evaluation of a yoga-based body image intervention.

‘Synthetic blood’: Entangling politics and biology (2019)
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Kent, J., & Meacham, D. (2019). ‘Synthetic blood’: Entangling politics and biology. Body and Society, 25(2), 28-55. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X18822076

It is increasingly suggested that shortages in the supply chain for human blood could be met by the development of techniques to manufacture human blood ex vivo. These techniques fall broadly under the umbrella of Synthetic Biology. We examine the bi... Read More about ‘Synthetic blood’: Entangling politics and biology.

First look: A mixed methods study exploring women's initial experiences of their appearance after mastectomy and/or breast reconstruction (2019)
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Paraskeva, N., Herring, B., Tollow, P., & Harcourt, D. (2019). First look: A mixed methods study exploring women's initial experiences of their appearance after mastectomy and/or breast reconstruction. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 72(4), 539-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2019.01.012

Objectives: Increasing numbers of women are undergoing appearance-altering surgery for the treatment and/or prevention of breast cancer. However, women’s experiences of seeing the results of their breast surgery for the first time, and the support a... Read More about First look: A mixed methods study exploring women's initial experiences of their appearance after mastectomy and/or breast reconstruction.

Building capacity to use and undertake applied health research: establishing a training programme for the health workforce in the West of England (2019)
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Sabey, A., Bray, I., & Gray, S. (2019). Building capacity to use and undertake applied health research: establishing a training programme for the health workforce in the West of England. Public Health, 167, 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.11.001

Objectives Increasing research capacity is important for health services as part of improving the conduct of high quality research which addresses the needs of patients and the public. It is a core function of the 13 Collaborations for Leadership in... Read More about Building capacity to use and undertake applied health research: establishing a training programme for the health workforce in the West of England.

Prefrontal brain stimulation during food-related inhibition training: Effects on food craving, food consumption and inhibitory control (2019)
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Sedgmond, J., Lawrence, N. S., Verbruggen, F., Morrison, S., Chambers, C. D., & Adams, R. C. (2019). Prefrontal brain stimulation during food-related inhibition training: Effects on food craving, food consumption and inhibitory control. Royal Society Open Science, 6(1), 181186. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181186

Modulation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) activity using non-invasive brain stimulation has been shown to reduce food craving as well as food consumption. Using a preregistered design, we examined whether bilateral transcranial direct curr... Read More about Prefrontal brain stimulation during food-related inhibition training: Effects on food craving, food consumption and inhibitory control.

A data-driven study of Chinese participants' social judgments of Chinese faces (2019)
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Wang, H., Han, C., Hahn, A. C., Fasolt, V., Morrison, D. K., Holzleitner, I. J., …Jones, B. C. (2019). A data-driven study of Chinese participants' social judgments of Chinese faces. PLoS ONE, 14(1), Article e0210315. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210315

Social judgments of faces made by Western participants are thought to be underpinned by two dimensions: valence and dominance. Because some research suggests that Western and Eastern participants process faces differently, the two-dimensional model o... Read More about A data-driven study of Chinese participants' social judgments of Chinese faces.

The influence of body composition effects on male facial masculinity and attractiveness (2019)
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Lei, X., Holzleitner, I. J., & Perrett, D. I. (2019). The influence of body composition effects on male facial masculinity and attractiveness. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 2658. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02658

Body mass index (BMI) and its facial correlates influence a range of perceptions including masculinity and attractiveness. BMI conflates body fat and muscle which are sexually dimorphic because men typically have more muscle but less fat than women.... Read More about The influence of body composition effects on male facial masculinity and attractiveness.

Techno-securitisation of everyday life and cultures of surveillance-apatheia (2019)
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Ellis, D. (2020). Techno-securitisation of everyday life and cultures of surveillance-apatheia. Science as Culture, 29(1: Technosecurity Cultures), 11-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2018.1561660

As a result of digital technologies and the internet becoming increasingly ubiquitous, security technologies and surveillance systems are progressively encroaching upon peoples’ privacy. Yet concerns about this appear to be relatively muted. Why is t... Read More about Techno-securitisation of everyday life and cultures of surveillance-apatheia.

Association of birth order with adolescent mental health and suicide attempts: A population-based longitudinal study (2019)
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Easey, K. E., Mars, B., Pearson, R., Heron, J., & Gunnell, D. (2019). Association of birth order with adolescent mental health and suicide attempts: A population-based longitudinal study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 28(8), 1079-1086. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1266-1

Previous cohort studies have observed higher birth order to be associated with increased risk of suicidal behaviour. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children... Read More about Association of birth order with adolescent mental health and suicide attempts: A population-based longitudinal study.

Action 3:30R: Results of a cluster randomised feasibility study of a revised teaching assistant-led extracurricular physical activity intervention for 8 to 10 year olds (2019)
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Jago, R., Tibbitts, B., Sanderson, E., Bird, E. L., Porter, A., Metcalfe, C., …Sebire, S. J. (2019). Action 3:30R: Results of a cluster randomised feasibility study of a revised teaching assistant-led extracurricular physical activity intervention for 8 to 10 year olds. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(1), 131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010131

Many children are not sufficiently physically active. We conducted a cluster-randomised feasibility trial of a revised after-school physical activity (PA) programme delivered by trained teaching assistants (TAs) to assess the potential evidence of pr... Read More about Action 3:30R: Results of a cluster randomised feasibility study of a revised teaching assistant-led extracurricular physical activity intervention for 8 to 10 year olds.