Effect of implementation of a smoke-free policy on physical violence in a psychiatric inpatient setting: an interrupted time series analysis by Robson, Debbie, Spaducci, Gilda, McNeill, Ann, Stewart, Duncan, Craig, Tom J. K., Yates, Mary, Szatkowski, Lisa

“…Findings: There were 4,550 physical assaults over the study period; 4.9% of which were smoking-related. When adjusted for temporal and seasonal trends and key confounders, there was a 39% reduction in the number of physical assaults per month following the policy introduction compared to beforehand (Incidence Rate Ratio 0.61, 95% CI 0.53-0.70, p<0.001). …”
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Mandatory vs. voluntary exercise on non-financial reporting: does a normative/coercive isomorphism facilitate an increase in quality? by Carungu, Jonida, Di Pietra, Roberto, Molinari, Matteo

“…Findings: This study shows that the quality of NFR does not increase when moving from a voluntary to a mandatory basis, especially for 25 per cent of the companies that publish supplementary sustainability reports and/or plans. …”
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Black Workers and BME networks organising against racism in the NHS workplace by Carter, Nigel Geoffrey

“…The research documents the local NHS BME Network’s affiliation to the independent NHS BME Network, capturing a moment in time - 2012 -2018 - when the activism and lobbying of NHS Black workers led to the implementation in 2015 of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard. …”
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Gender inequality and academic freedom in Pakistani higher education by Fakhr, Zainab, Messenger, Hazel

“…This has a negative impact on the growth and development of a country at national level, particularly when there has been investment in female education from an earlier stage. …”
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How do second generation Muslim men experience mental health problems within the context of their faith: an IPA study by Chaudhrey, Sara

“…Analysis of the existing research suggests Muslim men with psychological difficulties underutilise mental health services in the UK and research conducted with Muslim men is scarce when compared with studies focusing on Muslim women (Wael-Mohamed, 2012). …”
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Food & meal decision making in lockdown: how and who has Covid-19 affected? by Snuggs, Sarah, McGregor, Sophie

“…Results indicated that the sample placed more importance on health, weight control and mood when choosing their food after lockdown than they had before, and less importance on familiarity. …”
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"Obviously people haven’t heard of being pansexual": pansexual peoples' experiences of pansexuality: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Haylock, Charlotte

“…This has been valuable when investigating issues potentially faced by these groups, such as erasure and poor health outcomes, as well as in the context of bisexual activism. …”
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Populism, religion and family values policies in Israel, Italy and Turkey by Ben-Porat, Guy, Filc, Dani, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi, Ozzano, Luca

“…But few comparative studies address their discourses and politics relating to family values, especially when involved with policy-making. Moreover, many comparative works about populism focus on a single region – often Western and Eastern Europe. …”
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A qualitative analysis of how therapists experience the therapeutic relationship with adults who were adopted as infants by Vote, Birgit

“…In particular, there seems to be a lack of empirical and theoretical understanding of the complexities of the therapeutic relationship when working with adults who were adopted. Early experiences can affect an adult's ability to form trusting relationships with others, including with a therapist. …”
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The long-term impact of multisystemic therapy: an experiential study of the adolescent-young adult life transition by Conroy, Dom, Smith, Jonathan A., Butler, Stephen, Byford, Sarah, Cottrell, David, Kraam, Abdullah, Fonagy, Peter, Ellison, Rachel, Simes, Elizabeth, Anokhina, Alisa

“…The findings suggest that working with an MST therapist during adolescence helped young men cultivate more mature, forward-looking viewpoints and life activities 4 years later when transitioning into adulthood. Findings are discussed in relation to relevant theory and practical applications.…”
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After the Brexit referendum: an exploration into how EU migrant care workers for individuals with dementia make sense of their role and experience by Hypolite-Bishop, Lauren

“…This study sought to explore the impact of the referendum on EUMCWs’ sense of identity and wellbeing post-referendum, with an underlying aim to give voice to them in a time when their future rights are uncertain, an aim that is relevant to the ethos of counselling psychology (CoP). …”
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Weight loss strategies and the risk of skeletal muscle mass loss by McCarthy, H. David, Berg, Aloys

“…Population groups including post-menopausal women, the elderly, those with metabolic disease and athletes may be particularly at risk of skeletal muscle loss when following a weight management programme. Research studies that have addressed this issue across a range of population groups are reviewed with a focus upon the contribution of resistance and endurance forms of exercise and a higher intake dietary protein above the current guideline of 0.8 g/kg body weight/day. …”
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Psychotherapeutic interventions for clients seeking long-term romantic relationships, yet displaying intimacy avoidance patterns: a thematic analysis of clinicians' experiences by Mason Roantree, Madeleine

“…The present study is a qualitative investigation into what therapeutic interventions psychological practitioners employ when they encounter clients who experience avoidance attachment patterns in dating and relationship formation. …”
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"Eternity in an hour ...": exploring the role of mindfulness with patients receiving palliative care : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Shannon, David

“…Few studies have explored the role of mindfulness with patients receiving palliative care. When they have, the mindfulness training component has usually been brief. …”
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Phronesis by Lee, Nirmala

“…“Practical reasoning is deliberative, it takes into account local circumstances, it weighs trade-offs, it is riddled with uncertainties, it depends upon judgment, profits from wisdom, addresses particulars, it deals with contingencies, is iterative and shifts aims in process when necessary. Practical reasoning is the stuff of practical life. …”
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Exploring acquired brain injury (ABI) clients' experience of receiving cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered by trainees : a qualitative study by Cheng, Theresa Sin Yee

“…Furthermore, findings imply that process-based adaption is as important as technique-based adaption when delivering CBT to ABI clients, suggesting that the quality of therapeutic relationship and the process issues are both relevant to the therapeutic outcome.…”
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Very small effects of an imagery-based randomised trial to promote adherence to wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic and identification of future intervention target... by Conroy, Dom, Smith, Debbie M., Armitage, Christopher J.

“…Conclusion: Imagery-based interventions to increase face covering wearing adherence may exert significant public health effects but only when conducted on a very large scale. Our findings suggest that interventions should target men and disrupt habitual past behaviour.…”
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Computational knowledge discovery techniques and their application to options market databases by Healey, Jerome V.

“…A number of case study examples are used to demonstrate that computational knowledge discovery techniques can yield useful knowledge for the domain, when applied using the framework, its components, and appropriate statistical and diagnostic tests. …”
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The impact of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy on the structure of demand for shipping transport of grain by Seyed, Mohammad Reza Mirmiran

“…This research has highlighted the importance of non-shipping related policy measures for the grain shipping sector, especially when it is implemented by an important economic blocs.…”
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Women's experiences of gender and sexuality within football contexts in England and Wales by Caudwell, Jayne Clare

“…Of the 14 women interviewed (aged between 20-43 yrs.), 11 started playing when they were girls (under 14 yrs.). The findings demonstrate that informal play and the spaces within playgrounds and housing estates are central to the women's initial involvement. 75% of the questionnaire participants commit between 4-6 hours a week to playing and for the women interviewed playing exists as a normalised and routinised aspect of their lives. …”
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