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Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two

...2. Isn’t it human nature to be self-interested and to take advantage of others? Don’t we need a tough and harsh criminal justice system to keep these natural human impulses under control? It is inaccurate to suggest that human beings are “naturally” interested mainly in themselves. No person is an island and we are all social beings. We cannot thrive without the...
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Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs
Society, Politics & Law

Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs

...organizational psychology, 87(2), 258-279. Blais, J., & Pruysers, S. (2017). The power of the dark side: personality, the dark triad, and political ambition. Personality and Individual Differences, 113, 167-172. Deutchman, P., & Sullivan, J. (2018). The Dark Triad and framing effects predict selfish behavior in a one-shot Prisoner’s Dilemma. PloS one, 13(9), e0203891....
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Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...J S., Jenkins, S. M., Kruse, G. C., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Mungo, M. M., Riley, B. A., and Limburg, P. J., (2019) ‘Well-Being Champion Impact on Employee Engagement, Staff Satisfaction, and Employee Well-Being’, Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 106–115 [online]. DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2019.04.001 (Accessed 8th June 2021)...
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Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...2. Is this PhD / PD candidate capable of completing a doctorate at this university? 3. Is this PhD / PD research proposal feasible? Writing activity: in your notebook, outline your response to each of the questions below based on how you would persuade someone with responsibility for admission onto a doctoral programme to offer you a place: What is your proposed research...
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Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...2: Sleep Dysregulation [woman asleep with her smartphone] Many of us use our phone at bedtime. You get into bed intending to go to sleep, but you just want to check your phone (just for ‘a second’) to find out something innocuous like tomorrow’s weather... and then an hour later, there you are watching a totally random video, trying to decide whether you hear a...
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Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...2: Have you noticed any major changes? [Boy with no appetite] We all have fluctuations in terms of our emotions and overall functioning, children are no different in that regard. But it can be hard for children and young people to communicate their thoughts and feelings, and why they might have behaved in a certain way. It can also be challenging to know when something is...
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The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace

...2), pp. 140–55, doi: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2018.03.002. Poon Teng, F. J. (2002) ‘Emotional intelligence: For human resource managers’, Management Research News, 25(11), pp. 55–74, doi: 10.1108/01409170210783223. Salguero, J. M., Extremera, N., Cabello, R., and Fernandez-Berrocal, P. (2015) ‘If you have high emotional intelligence (EI), you must trust in your abilities:...
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Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...2 December 2023 Two hustings took place – one virtual via Zoom and one held in-person at Aberystwyth University. At both hustings all candidates had an opportunity to deliver a speech. Then a broad range of questions were asked by members with each of the candidates given two minutes to answer each question. After the hustings, the members in attendance were then asked...
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