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Marc Richelle (1930–2021) and the Study of Temporal Regulation of Behaviour in Animals (2021)
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(2021). Marc Richelle (1930–2021) and the Study of Temporal Regulation of Behaviour in Animals. Psychologica Belgica, 298 - 305. https://doi.org/10.5334/pb.1095

This article discusses the contribution of Marc Richelle to the study of temporal regulation of behaviour in animals. Richelle was a pioneer of behavioural pharmacology in Europe in the 1960s, and some of his early pharmacological experiments, partic... Read More about Marc Richelle (1930–2021) and the Study of Temporal Regulation of Behaviour in Animals.

Culture and Leadership: a Lewinian Perspective of Organizational Problem Solving (2021)
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Freiherr von Fircks, E. (2024). Culture and Leadership: a Lewinian Perspective of Organizational Problem Solving. Human Arenas, 7(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42087-021-00256-5

Leadership is inherently social. Being grounded in the Lewinian framework of field theory, I am instancing the diverse understanding of social leadership: Uncertainty reduction, making choices, assuming responsibility, and contributing to an orchestr... Read More about Culture and Leadership: a Lewinian Perspective of Organizational Problem Solving.

COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2) (2021)
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Sherman, S., Sim, J., Cutts, M., Rubin, G., Sevdalis, N., Smith, L., …Amlôt, R. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2). Public Health, 202, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.10.008

Objectives: To investigate factors associated with intention to have the COVID-19 vaccination following initiation of the UK national vaccination programme. Study Design: 1,500 adults completed an online cross-sectional survey (13th–15th January 2021... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2).

How Riots Spread Between Cities: Introducing the Police Pathway (2021)
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Drury, J., Stott, C., Ball, R., Barr, D., Bell, L., Reicher, S., & Neville, F. (2022). How Riots Spread Between Cities: Introducing the Police Pathway. Political Psychology, 43(4), 651-669. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12786

Waves of riots are politically and psychologically significant national events. The role of police perceptions and practices in spreading unrest between cities has been neglected in previous research, even though the police are significant actors in... Read More about How Riots Spread Between Cities: Introducing the Police Pathway.

Trust Beliefs in Significant Others, Interpersonal Stress, and Internalizing Psychopathology of Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders. (2021)
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(2021). Trust Beliefs in Significant Others, Interpersonal Stress, and Internalizing Psychopathology of Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01255-x

This study examined relations between trust beliefs in significant others (TBSO), interpersonal stress, and internalizing psychopathology for adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Two hundred and thirty-four adolescents from an acute inpatient unit... Read More about Trust Beliefs in Significant Others, Interpersonal Stress, and Internalizing Psychopathology of Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders..

Body Mass Index and Body Satisfaction: Does Availability of Well-Fitting Clothes Matter? (2021)
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Grogan, S., Gill, S., Brownbridge, K., McChesney, G., Wren, P., Cole, J., …Armitage, C. J. (2021). Body Mass Index and Body Satisfaction: Does Availability of Well-Fitting Clothes Matter?. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 251 - 263. https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X20915528

Relatively little is known about the factors that mediate the relationship between high body mass index (BMI) and reduced body satisfaction. This is the first study to investigate whether availability of well-fitting clothes mediates this relationsh... Read More about Body Mass Index and Body Satisfaction: Does Availability of Well-Fitting Clothes Matter?.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among never- and under-screened indigenous Maori, Pacific and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Feasibility Study (2021)
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McPherson, G., Puloka, A., Bromhead, C., Wihongi, H., Sherman, S., Crengle, S., …Maxwell, A. (2021). Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among never- and under-screened indigenous Maori, Pacific and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Feasibility Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), Article 10050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910050

In Aotearoa New Zealand the majority of cervical cancer cases occur in women who have never been screened or are under-screened. Wahine Maori, Pacific and Asian women have the lowest rate of cervical screening. Self-sampling for human papillomavirus... Read More about Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among never- and under-screened indigenous Maori, Pacific and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Feasibility Study.

Improving Sleep Quality Leads to Better Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials (2021)
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Scott, A., Webb, T. L., Martyn-St James, M., Rowse, G., & Weich, S. (2021). Improving Sleep Quality Leads to Better Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 60, Article 101556. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/t2efb

The extent to which sleep is causally related to mental health is unclear. One way to test the causal link is to evaluate the extent to which interventions that improve sleep quality also improve mental health. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomi... Read More about Improving Sleep Quality Leads to Better Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

A mixed-methods study to assess COVID-19 vaccination acceptability among university students in the United Arab Emirates (2021)
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Alzubaidi, H., Samorinha, C., Saddik, B., Saidawi, W., Abduelkarem, A. R., Abu-Gharbieh, E., & Sherman, S. M. (2021). A mixed-methods study to assess COVID-19 vaccination acceptability among university students in the United Arab Emirates. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1969854

To effectively achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, a substantial proportion of a population would need to be vaccinated. However, vaccine hesitancy and refusal are significant issues globally. This mixed-methods study aimed to investigate univers... Read More about A mixed-methods study to assess COVID-19 vaccination acceptability among university students in the United Arab Emirates.

“Sorry for Congo, Let’s Make Amends”: Belgians’ Ideological Worldviews Predict Attitudes towards Apology and Reparation for its Colonial Past (2021)
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Noor. (2021). “Sorry for Congo, Let’s Make Amends”: Belgians’ Ideological Worldviews Predict Attitudes towards Apology and Reparation for its Colonial Past. International Review of Social Psychology, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.5334/irsp.486

In light of the recent steps Belgium has made towards reconciling with its colonial history in Congo (e.g., the King’s letter of regret, and the removal of some colonial statues), we examined how Belgians differ in their attitudes towards an official... Read More about “Sorry for Congo, Let’s Make Amends”: Belgians’ Ideological Worldviews Predict Attitudes towards Apology and Reparation for its Colonial Past.

Workplace Violence and Turnover Intentions among Nurses: The Moderating Roles of Invulnerability and Organizational Support –A Cross-Sectional Study (2021)
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Cakal, H., Keshavarzi, S., Ruhani, A., & Dakhil‐Abbasi, G. (2021). Workplace Violence and Turnover Intentions among Nurses: The Moderating Roles of Invulnerability and Organizational Support –A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15997

Aims and Objectives: To investigate whether internal and external violence are associated with turnover intentions among nurses during a period of extreme duress. Background: Workplace violence can negatively impact upon mental and physical health... Read More about Workplace Violence and Turnover Intentions among Nurses: The Moderating Roles of Invulnerability and Organizational Support –A Cross-Sectional Study.

Procedural justice as a reward to the compliant: an ethnography of police–citizen interaction in police custody (2021)
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Savigar-Shaw, L., Radburn, M., Stott, C., Kyprianides, A., & Tallent, D. (2022). Procedural justice as a reward to the compliant: an ethnography of police–citizen interaction in police custody. Policing and Society, 32(6), 778-793. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2021.1960332

This paper contributes to the literature on Procedural Justice Theory (PJT) by exploring its capacity to explain the dynamic interactions between police and citizens within the context of police detention. Analysis is based on observation and intervi... Read More about Procedural justice as a reward to the compliant: an ethnography of police–citizen interaction in police custody.

Joint Action in Deaf and Hearing Toddlers: A Mobile Eye-Tracking Study (2021)
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Monroy, C., Houston, D., & Yu, C. (2021). Joint Action in Deaf and Hearing Toddlers: A Mobile Eye-Tracking Study

Infants experience the world through their actions with objects and their interactions with other people, especially their parents. Prior research has shown that school-age children with hearing loss experience poorer quality interactions with typica... Read More about Joint Action in Deaf and Hearing Toddlers: A Mobile Eye-Tracking Study.

Support for rights of Syrian refugees in Turkey: The role of secondary transfer effects in intergroup contact (2021)
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Cakal, Ünver, H., Çakal, H., Güler, M., & Tropp, L. R. (2021). Support for rights of Syrian refugees in Turkey: The role of secondary transfer effects in intergroup contact. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 32(2), 153-171. https://doi.org/10.1002/CASP.2562

This study explored the role of secondary transfer effects (STEs) to test whether and how contact between advantaged Turks and disadvantaged Kurds may shape support for the rights of Syrian refugees. We investigated whether dimensions of contact, pos... Read More about Support for rights of Syrian refugees in Turkey: The role of secondary transfer effects in intergroup contact.

Constructing and negotiating boundaries of morally acceptable alcohol use: A discursive psychology of justifying alcohol consumption (2021)
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Melia, C., Kent, A., Meredith, J., & Lamont, A. (2021). Constructing and negotiating boundaries of morally acceptable alcohol use: A discursive psychology of justifying alcohol consumption. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 107057 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107057

UK society has a complex relationship with alcohol; it is ever-present within social activities, yet alcohol problems are heavily stigmatised. As such, the nuance of acceptability is a key focus for understanding societal perceptions and understandin... Read More about Constructing and negotiating boundaries of morally acceptable alcohol use: A discursive psychology of justifying alcohol consumption.

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey (2021)
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Amlôt, R., M Sherman, S., Sim, J., Smith, L., Dasch, H., Rubin, G., …E Smith, L. (2021). Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open, 11(7), Article e049369. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049369

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it. DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predicto... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey.

The sibling familiarity effect: Is within‐person facial variability shared across siblings? (2021)
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Strathie, A., Hughes‐White, N., & Laurence, S. (2022). The sibling familiarity effect: Is within‐person facial variability shared across siblings?. British Journal of Psychology, 113(1), 327-345. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12517

Humans are experts at familiar face recognition, but poor at unfamiliar face recognition. Familiarity is created when a face is encountered across varied conditions, but the way in which a person’s appearance varies is identity-specific, so familiari... Read More about The sibling familiarity effect: Is within‐person facial variability shared across siblings?.

Men's reflections on their body image at different life stages: A thematic analysis of interview accounts from middle-aged men. (2021)
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Malik, M., Grogan, S., Cole, J., & Gough, B. (2021). Men's reflections on their body image at different life stages: A thematic analysis of interview accounts from middle-aged men. Journal of Health Psychology, 1222 - 1232. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105319871640

This study investigates how men's body image develops over time. A total of 14 men aged between 45 and 67?years completed in-depth interviews where they discussed their body image since childhood, prompted in some cases by photographs of themselves a... Read More about Men's reflections on their body image at different life stages: A thematic analysis of interview accounts from middle-aged men..

Contemporary discursive accounts for alcohol use: explanations, justifications, and excuses (2021)
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Melia, C. R. (2021). Contemporary discursive accounts for alcohol use: explanations, justifications, and excuses. (Thesis). Keele University

Alcohol use in the UK is complex; it is heavily ingrained in social activities, nevertheless there are also significant rates of stigmatised alcohol problems. The boundary where alcohol use shifts from acceptable to problematic is a way of understand... Read More about Contemporary discursive accounts for alcohol use: explanations, justifications, and excuses.