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How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...Psychology Society recently posted an article on how taking a five day break from Facebook can reduce cortisol levels (a physiological marker of stress); and other studies have found a similar positive effect on more psychological measures of wellbeing. 2: Set yourself clear smartphone social usage boundaries [couple eating dinner] Many of us use our phones when we’re...
Schizophrenia: Beyond science
Health, Sports & Psychology

Schizophrenia: Beyond science

...psychology and, more widely, thinking about mental health services and legislation in society as a whole. To some extent this may be down to the unusual and sometimes dramatic thoughts, experiences and behaviour associated with the condition. It may also be the result of the often over-played (in the media) fear that schizophrenia is associated with the risk of violence....
What is the Sport and Fitness Hub?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the Sport and Fitness Hub?

...psychology including burnout, resilience and the psychological aspects of sports injury. There is also content about fitness training, sports coaching and sociocultural issues in sport, such as inclusivity and disability sports. Increasingly we are developing content around employability in sport and fitness occupations to help support those already in the workplace. The...
The arts in Participatory Action Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

The arts in Participatory Action Research

...psychological and social problems. Inman and Rao (2018) define it as a pattern of behaviour between people in an intimate relationship where the intent is to control and dominate through psychological, physical and sexual mistreatment. This abuse can include cursing and screaming, as well as degradation by constantly criticising a partner’s thoughts, feelings and...
Children and happiness
Education & Development

Children and happiness

...psychological research on this topic. In the past psychologists have tended to focus on how disorders involving negative mood can be prevented rather than how happiness can be achieved. However, more recently psychologists, notably Professor Martin Seligman, have developed what they call ‘positive psychology’: the study of happiness and well-being. One somewhat...
Jury Decision-Making: What’s the Story?
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Decision-Making: What’s the Story?

...psychological domain, the most popular theory of jury decision making is the so-called 'story model' (Simon, 1998; Devine, et al., 2001; Zamir, et al., 2014; Levett, & Devine, 2017). I'm now going to explain this theory and highlight a few queries about it. The Story Model The story model is most closely associated with Nancy Pennington and Reid Hastie, though a number of...
Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education
Miscellaneous

Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education

...Psychology and Food Security at Queen’s University, James Uhomoibhi, Lecturer in Engineering and Head of the Mixed Augment and Virtual Reality Research Laboratory at Ulster University and Osas Omoigiade, Associate Lecturer at The Open University and CEO and founder of Deep. Meta. [Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education event] This event took place as part of the...
Are selfies a terrible thing?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are selfies a terrible thing?

...psychological well-being, they’re talking about digital narcissism – particularly when it comes to teenage girls. We assume that selfies encourage a preoccupation with self image and that this is intensified by editing facilities and filters that allow people to present their best look. The result of this process, some argue, is general unhappiness with our appearance...