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Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...examples provide just a flavour of the deficits that have been highlighted. Crowe et al. (2021) show how research priority setting (a key component of which is the development of research questions) for people who identify as LGBTQ+ has been built on a Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic (WEIRD) bias in social science research, systematically excluding the very people it is supposed to benefit. ......
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The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction

...et al., 2014). Despite living in poverty, they choose to forego benefits to avoid being asked unnecessary invasive questions about their private life by welfare officers (Wright et al., 2014). In Bangladesh, urban residents who fell into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic feel too ashamed about their new predicament to ask for support for fear of losing face (Roelen et...
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Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...et al., 2016). Therefore, vocal elements, such as tone, plus facial expressions, eye contact, attentiveness and posture have much more of an impact than we may consciously realise. Moreover, nonverbal communication can influence interview outcomes, even if these are very discrete. For example, in their review of research on nonverbal communication in the workplace,...
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Can computers be therapists?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can computers be therapists?

...et al., 2015). The rapid advancement and acceptance of computer technology in everyday life, together with a gap in clinical services, has led to “the rise of e-therapies” (Stasiak et al., 2015, p. 2), such that computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (a type of computerised/e-therapy) has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical...
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Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...et al 2012). Of these hospital admissions the prevalence of pain is high, ranging from 59% to 94% (Kozlowski et al 2014; Linhares et al 2012) and of that number between 27% and 40% of them experience moderate to severe pain (Groenewald et al 2012). Jenkins et al (2019) who explored how to reduce the experience of pain in the immediate postoperative period, states that...
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Stress and Burnout in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and Burnout in Aviation

...et al. (1981) as an alternative to the stressful major life events inventories because it has been recognised that hassles are irritating, frustrating demands that occur during everyday transactions with the environment, which can build up as accumulative stressors (Holm and Holroyd, 1992). These include 117 items about health, health of a family member, losing things,...
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Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?

...et al, 2015). These are no longer niche pursuits shrouded in mystery, with several high-risk sports gaining visibility through their increased broadcast and social media presence and their transition into mainstream competitive domains. For example, the Winter Olympics now includes several sports that previously only sat within the X Games programme, such as slopestyle...
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The biology of loving our pets
Science, Maths & Technology

The biology of loving our pets

...et al., 2015)! [Rabbit looking at the camera sat next to a ball and a cuddly toy.]Oxytocin does many things in the body, including reducing our cortisol and adrenaline levels and activating the vagus nerve, all of which help us to feel calmer and more relaxed. It also triggers the release of dopamine, which activates the pleasure and reward centre of the brain. This is...
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