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Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers at much greater risk of depression

...et al., 2017). Our results are based on a meta-analysis of over 165,000 adolescents from eight countries, including the USA, UK and New Zealand. Prior research in the field has focused on samples predominantly drawn from LGB community events and online sources – so-called convenience-based sampling. But studies using LGB events and related websites to obtain...
Is being a student good for your mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is being a student good for your mental health?

...et al., 2018; Richardson et al., 2017) both point to loneliness as a key factor in predicting anxiety, depression, stress and other mental health problems in student populations. It is important to point out that feelings of loneliness can occur even though the person does not appear to be isolated. Loneliness derives from a lack of meaningful and nurturing relationships;...
Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion
Money & Business

Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion

...et al., 2014 and Otaye-Ebede, Priola and Yerby, 2017). While concepts such as diversity, cultural diversity and diversity management have initially been studied within the confines of employment and large organisations, more recently attention has been directed to ‘diverse’ entrepreneurship and, in particular, to migrant entrepreneurs and their contribution to the...
Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...et al. (2015) ‘The first Recovery College was established in 2009 by Rachel Perkins in South West London and a second College was quickly established in Nottingham’. You can see a video about the first recovery college here: Transcript The impetus for these colleges grew out of the recovery movement which developed quite steadily from the late 1980s onwards. A key...
Training for endurance in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for endurance in sport and fitness

...et al. (2015) suggested that in a match, 50–60% of a water polo player’s energy is supplied by the aerobic energy system indicating that endurance will play a large role. For the sprinter, their 200 m personal best is 26.4 seconds. Therefore, according to Table 1, 27% of their energy will come from the aerobic energy system during the race. Additionally, on a race day...
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...et al., 2009). Of these, depression and anxiety (or a mix of the two, called ‘mixed anxiety and depression’ or MAD) were by far the most common, as Figure 1 shows. Note that the term prevalence is a scientific term that refers to the number of people experiencing a disorder or illness at a particular time. [Described image] Figure 1 Prevalence rates in England in 2007...
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Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink

...le pongo? —Me da cien gramos de queso. —Sí. ¿Algo más? —Sí, un cuarto de jamón. —¿Otra cosita? —Sí, un kilo de zanahorias y un kilo de plátanos. —¿Algo más? —Hmm… Ah sí. Un litro de leche y media docena de huevos, por favor. —¿Es todo? —Eh… sí. ¿Cuánto es, por favor? Shopkeeper and customer [Milk, bananas, cheese, ham, carrots, eggs]...
Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place
History & The Arts

Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place

...is stronger than ever. The fact that he is continually looking to respond musically to new places and modes of travel shows that he is aware of the social, cultural, political and technological tensions that run through contemporary North American life.” Neil Young: American Traveller is published by Reaktion Books and distributed by the University of Chicago Press....