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Sexual harm in virtual worlds (2016)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., & Jones, C. (2016). Sexual harm in virtual worlds

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. An overview of the context of sexual harm in virtual worlds and developments in criminal justice responses.

What is the value of social prescribing? (2016)
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Kimberlee, R. (2016). What is the value of social prescribing?. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.33.1889

General practice is in crisis. Across the UK different models of social prescribing have evolved to meet the growth in patient attendance. Although there is growing evidence of their efficacy there is little evidence of their value. Analysing one hol... Read More about What is the value of social prescribing?.

Depression: An antecedent and consequence of burn-injuries to children (2016)
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Heath, J. (2016). Depression: An antecedent and consequence of burn-injuries to children. Austin Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, 3(1), 1046

Accidents are inevitable but burn injuries can be traumatic and distressing for the affected individual and their family, with a prolonged period of recovery. In this short review, emotional difficulties in parents (particularly depression) as both a... Read More about Depression: An antecedent and consequence of burn-injuries to children.

Proceeding of the 8th alcohol hangover research group meeting (2016)
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Verster, J. C., Smith, G. S., Johnson, S. J., Mackus, M., Adams, S., Barzilay, A., …Verster, J. C. (2016). Proceeding of the 8th alcohol hangover research group meeting. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 9(2), 106-112. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874473709666161229121527

© 2016 Bentham Science Publishers. Alcohol hangover is one of the most commonly experienced consequences of alcohol consumption. An alcohol hangover develops as the blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) approaches zero, and is characterized by a general... Read More about Proceeding of the 8th alcohol hangover research group meeting.

Are career termination concerns only for athletes? A case study of the career termination of an elite female coach (2016)
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Kenttä, G., Mellalieu, S., & Roberts, C. M. (2016). Are career termination concerns only for athletes? A case study of the career termination of an elite female coach. Sport Psychologist, 30(4), 314-326. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2015-0134

© 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc. This paper presents a case study of an elite female coach and her career termination from a 20+ year career following a critical life incident. A novel autobiographical approach was adopted whereby the participant undertoo... Read More about Are career termination concerns only for athletes? A case study of the career termination of an elite female coach.

Facing global crises after Europe: Between philosophy and politics (2016)
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Caminada, E., & Tava, F. (2016). Facing global crises after Europe: Between philosophy and politics

Introduction to the issue of Metodo: International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy, 'Facing Global Crises After Europe: Between Philosophy and Politics'.

Why universalism (2016)
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Assiter, A. (2016). Why universalism

This is a defence of a universalist position against many who have critiqued it - for example, against post modern critiques and identity theory critiques.

Lessons learnt from the Bristol Girls Dance Project cluster RCT: Implications for designing and implementing after-school physical activity interventions (2016)
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Edwards, M. J., May, T., Kesten, J. M., Banfield, K., Bird, E. L., Powell, J. E., …Jago, R. (2016). Lessons learnt from the Bristol Girls Dance Project cluster RCT: Implications for designing and implementing after-school physical activity interventions. BMJ Open, 6(1), e010036. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010036

Objective: To consider implementation issues associated with the delivery of Bristol Girls Dance Project (BGDP) and to identify improvements that may aid the design of after-school physical activity (PA) interventions. Design: Two-armed cluster rando... Read More about Lessons learnt from the Bristol Girls Dance Project cluster RCT: Implications for designing and implementing after-school physical activity interventions.

Looking age-appropriate while growing old gracefully: A qualitative study of ageing and body image among older adults (2016)
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Jankowski, G. S., Diedrichs, P. C., Williamson, H., Harcourt, D., & Christopher, G. (2016). Looking age-appropriate while growing old gracefully: A qualitative study of ageing and body image among older adults. Journal of Health Psychology, 21(4), 550-561. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314531468

© SAGE Publications. Body dissatisfaction can be significantly detrimental to wellbeing. Little is known about older adults' body image, despite the fact that ageing causes unique bodily changes and that sociocultural pressures to resist these change... Read More about Looking age-appropriate while growing old gracefully: A qualitative study of ageing and body image among older adults.

Social anxiety in learning: Stages of change in a sample of UK undergraduates (2016)
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Moller, N., Topham, P., Moller, N. P., & Davies, H. (2016). Social anxiety in learning: Stages of change in a sample of UK undergraduates. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 40(1), 125-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2014.895307

© 2014 UCU. Social anxiety in learning is prevalent amongst traditional-age students and has a marked effect on their engagement with higher education. It receives little attention from academic or support services and there is a presumption that stu... Read More about Social anxiety in learning: Stages of change in a sample of UK undergraduates.

Sex, Love and Security: Accounts of Distance and Commitment in Living Apart Together Relationships (2016)
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Carter, J., Duncan, S., Stoilova, M., & Phillips, M. (2016). Sex, Love and Security: Accounts of Distance and Commitment in Living Apart Together Relationships. Sociology, 50(3), 576-593. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038515573689

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Drawing on a 2011 national survey and 50 semi-structured interviews, we explore the differing ways in which those in living apart together (LAT) relationships discuss and experience notions of commitment. We found that s... Read More about Sex, Love and Security: Accounts of Distance and Commitment in Living Apart Together Relationships.

The Adam Johnson Trial: Talking healthy and appropriate sexual relationships with youth (2016)
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McCartan, K. (2016). The Adam Johnson Trial: Talking healthy and appropriate sexual relationships with youth

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. Kieran McCartan considers public reactions to the Adam Johnson trial and the implications for about how we think and talk about sexual relationships with youths and teenagers.

Reflecting back, moving forward: Part 2 - Looking forward to 2016 (2016)
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McCartan, K., Prescott, D., & Brandt, J. (2016). Reflecting back, moving forward: Part 2 - Looking forward to 2016

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. The authors address what they think are some of the salient issues facing the sexual harm field in 2016.

Reflecting back, moving forward: Part 1 - Highlights 2015 (2016)
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McCartan, K., Prescott, D., & Brandt, J. (2016). Reflecting back, moving forward: Part 1 - Highlights 2015

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. The authors select what they consider to be some of the standout articles from the 2015 across the sexual harm field.

Do Psychosocial Interventions Improve Quality of Life and Wellbeing in Adults with Neuromuscular Disorders? A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2016)
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Moss, T., Walklet, E., Muse, K., Meyrick, J., & Moss, T. (2016). Do Psychosocial Interventions Improve Quality of Life and Wellbeing in Adults with Neuromuscular Disorders? A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, 3(3), 347-362. https://doi.org/10.3233/JND-160155

© 2016 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved. Quality of life and well-being are frequently restricted in adults with neuromuscular disorders. As such, identification of appropriate interventions is imperative. The objective of this paper... Read More about Do Psychosocial Interventions Improve Quality of Life and Wellbeing in Adults with Neuromuscular Disorders? A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.

Lifeworld, civilisation, system: Patočka and Habermas on Europe and its crisis (2016)
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Tava, F. (2016). Lifeworld, civilisation, system: Patočka and Habermas on Europe and its crisis. Horizon: Fenomenologičeskie Issledovaniâ, 5(1), 70-89. https://doi.org/10.18199/2226-5260-2016-5-1-70-89

© FRANCESCO TAVA, 2016. The aim of this article is to show how both Jan Patočka and Jürgen Habermas, starting from a reinterpretation of the idea of «lifeworld», engaged a critique of modern civilisation, aiming (with different outcomes) at a redefin... Read More about Lifeworld, civilisation, system: Patočka and Habermas on Europe and its crisis.

Appearance, happiness and success: ‘what is beautiful is good’ (2016)
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Stock, N. M. (2016). Appearance, happiness and success: ‘what is beautiful is good’. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 5(1), 27-29. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2016.5.1.27

In our beauty-obsessed world, where incessant dissatisfaction with appearance is considered to be ‘normal’, it can seem as though those with ‘good looks’ are the ones who have it all. But is it the case that being beautiful can get you further in lif... Read More about Appearance, happiness and success: ‘what is beautiful is good’.

Methods for conducting systematic reviews of risk factors in low- and middle-income countries (2016)
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Shenderovich, Y., Eisner, M., Mikton, C., Gardner, F., Liu, J., & Murray, J. (2016). Methods for conducting systematic reviews of risk factors in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-016-0134-2

© 2016 Shenderovich et al. Background: Rates of youth violence are disproportionately high in many low- and middle-income countries [LMICs] but existing reviews of risk factors focus almost exclusively on high-income countries. Different search strat... Read More about Methods for conducting systematic reviews of risk factors in low- and middle-income countries.

New frontiers of family - Naomi Moller and Victoria Clarke explore embryo donation and voluntary childlessness, ahead of their Society seminar series (2016)
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Moller, N. P., & Clarke, V. (2016). New frontiers of family - Naomi Moller and Victoria Clarke explore embryo donation and voluntary childlessness, ahead of their Society seminar series. Psychologist, 29, 204-208

March sees the first of four seminars on ‘New Frontiers of Family’, a British Psychological Society sponsored series that aims to examine the psychological implications of emerging forms of family in the UK – those beyond genetic relatedness, and tho... Read More about New frontiers of family - Naomi Moller and Victoria Clarke explore embryo donation and voluntary childlessness, ahead of their Society seminar series.

Influence of personality traits in self-evaluative salience, motivational salience and self-consciousness of appearance (2016)
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Mendes, J. C. D. S., Figueiras, M. J., & Moss, T. (2016). Influence of personality traits in self-evaluative salience, motivational salience and self-consciousness of appearance. Psychology, Community and Health, 5(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v5i2.168

Aim: The aim of this study was to understand the possible influence of personality traits on the importance and significance of perception of body image and self awareness of appearance in individuals. Method: 214 online recruited subjects between... Read More about Influence of personality traits in self-evaluative salience, motivational salience and self-consciousness of appearance.