Thesis Portfolio for the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology by Hawkin, Lucinda

“…Their determination to breastfeed exceeded the challenges they faced in public with their confidence enhancing with time. Findings are considered in light of current social attitudes and the importance of normalising views about breastfeeding in society in order to improve health outcomes.…”
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Motivational and behavioural models of change: a longitudinal analysis of change among men with chronic haemophilia-related joint pain by Elander, James, Richardson, Cassandra, Morris, John, Robinson, Georgina, Schofield, Malcolm B.

“…Conclusions: Based on the findings, a combined model of changes in pain self-management and acceptance is proposed, which could guide combined interventions based on theories of motivation, coping and acceptance in chronic pain.…”
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Guitar stringing in late nineteenth-century North America: the emergence of steel by Pyall, Nicholas

“…Her account of factory-women winding strings further supports Philip Gura’s findings from the examination of the accounts and business records of James Ashborn’s Connecticut guitar factory, which reveal increased use of mechanization and the inclusion of a string winding division in 1851. …”
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Evaluating a socially responsible employment program: beneficiary impacts and stakeholder perceptions by Walker, Matthew, Hills, Stephen, Heere, Bob

“…However, results are mixed regarding whether the “hard” outcome of employment was achieved by program participants. Qualitative findings buttress these results, indicating a high level of motivation for work, attitude enhancement, and satisfaction with program delivery.…”
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Policing of ethnic minorities in Britain by Otoyo, Eddie

“…The empirical research was derived from qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with 18 police officers, and 17 young people taken from diverse and economically active areas of London. The findings supports published research of police discriminatory practices to explain the disproportionate treatment of black young people within the criminal justice system. …”
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How do clinicians work with the shift between stabilisation-work and exposure-work in PTSD-treatment? Interviewing clinicians - a grounded theory study by Hellegren, Sarah T. N.

“…Clinicians feel that the prescribed treatment-model pose challenges to providing effective treatment. These findings will be discussed in relation to literature, along with the theoretical conceptualisation this data gave rise to. …”
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Partners in national cyber security strategy? : An analysis of cyber security strategies of Ministry of Defence and police in UK by Onugha, Chikaodi Viola

“…Questionnaires and telephone interviews were used to gather information on personnel understanding of cyber security strategy and the nature of the partnership that exists between the two forces – military and police. Research findings reveal that despite efforts by Government and the MOD to streamline Cyber into defence and policing, the workforce has not been educated in the whole concept of cyber defence, thereby undermining the implementation of the strategy. …”
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"You know, what is overspending" : working with compulsive buying : a critical discursive account by Parnes, Harriette Sophie

“…The transcripts were analysed using critical discursive psychology, a branch of Discourse Analysis. Findings Four main discourses were elicited from the data: ‘it’s self medicating’, ‘how should I work with this?’…”
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Stigma and self-esteem across societies: avoiding blanket psychological responses to gay men experiencing homophobia by Zervoulis, Karyofyllis, Lyons, Evanthia, Dinos, Sokratis

“…Clinical implications: The findings are discussed in relation to the implications they pose for mental health professionals dealing with MSM from communities experiencing variable societal stigmatisation and its effect on a positive sense of self.…”
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Vestibular receptors contribute to the cortical auditory evoked potentials by Todd, Neil P. M., Paillard, Aurore, Kluk, Karolina, Whittle, Elizabeth, Colebatch, James G.

“…Source analysis of both the N42 and N1 indicated involvement of cingulate cortex, as well as bilateral superior temporal cortex. Our findings are best explained by vestibular receptors contributing to what were hitherto considered as purely auditory evoked potentials and in addition tentatively identify a new component that appears to be primarily of vestibular origin.…”
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Experience, skill and competence: boundary spanning capabilities for leadership and management of transnational education by Messenger, Hazel, Bloisi, Wendy

“…Using concepts associated with “distributed leadership” (Gronn, 2002, p. 423) to explain leadership in collaborative provision as distributed practice, the research represented in the chapter made use of activity theory (Engeström, 1987) to identify the range of contextual factors that an academic liaison tutor needs to take into account in developing a TNE partnership. Findings indicate that an academic liaison tutor needs experience of working in complex environments, in-depth understanding of organizational procedures, the ability to manage power differentials, sophisticated communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to create and lead a cultural context for learning and development, change management and the ability to resolve difficulties. …”
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Analyzing roadblocks of industry 4.0 adoption using graph theory and matrix approach by Virmani, Naveen, Salve, Urmi Ravindra, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

“…This paper has identified roadblocks through an extensive literature review and validation has been carried out by gathering experts’ opinions. As per the findings, the identified roadblocks have been categorized into five sections: management roadblocks, operational roadblocks, human resource roadblocks, procedural and behavioural roadblocks. …”
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Ladies of the lodge : a history of Scottish Orangewomen, c. 1909-2013 by Butcher, Deborah

“…Appropriating oral history testimony and archival sources, this work not only updates findings of existing research, but also engages unexplored aspects of female Orangeism to illustrate Orangewomen’s considerable diversity.…”
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How do middle class Pakistani young people construct contemporary international conflicts? by Kazmi, Naveed

“…They argued that terrorism, whether perpetrated by state or non-state actors, was wrong, and they were highly critical of US policies and actions in the wider world. These findings are important because Pakistani society faces a serious challenge from militancy and terrorism. …”
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Hey, did you see that label? It’s sustainable! - understanding the role of sustainable labelling in shaping sustainable purchase behaviour for sustainable development by Siraj, Ahsan, Taneja, Shilpa, Zhu, Yongming, Jiang, Hongbing, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Anil

“…This research integrates the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) with environmental concern, consumer effectiveness, consumer innovativeness and sustainable label awareness to determine how these affect the sustainable purchase behaviour for food products in China. The findings of structural equation modelling using data gathered from 273 consumers indicate all the constructs as significant, with consumer innovativeness having a negative and significant association. …”
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Understanding the decision making process of beginning hormone therapy for trans individuals: a grounded theory study by Wamsler, Loa Sofie

“…In discussing these results, the main problems indicated by the results of these findings regarded the mismatch between the urgent need for treatment trans people have, systemic issues of long waiting times, and a general sense of a gap between trans people and the professionals working with them, enforcing gatekeeper roles and feelings of being misunderstood and unsupported. …”
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The experiences of mothers who received therapy for postnatal depression: a qualitative study by Ruaro, Laura

“…Tailoring of assessment, formulation and therapy to each individual client emerged to be imperative given the heterogeneity of needs, symptoms and vulnerabilities characterising mothers suffering from PND. Findings are discussed in the context of previous research on psychological treatments for postnatal depression.…”
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Bank structure, efficiency and risk management in Vietnam by Nguyen, Thao Ngoc

“…We extend the structural, nonstructural and efficiency models to make them applicable to Vietnam. Findings from these models explain the performance and level of efficiency of the whole banking system, state owned commercial banks (SOCBs) and non-state owned commercial banks (non-SOCBs). …”
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How do green knowledge management and green technology innovation impact corporate environmental performance? Understanding the role of green knowledge acquisition by Sahoo, Saumyaranjan, Kumar, Anil, Upadhyay, Arvind

“…The research model has been assessed using structural equation modeling with survey data from 283 Indian manufacturers, demonstrating that green knowledge acquisition significantly impacts green knowledge management and green technology innovation. The statistical findings also show that green technology innovation acts catalyzes the translation of green knowledge management into improved corporate environmental performance. …”
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From exit to voice: reflections on exile through the accounts of Turkey’s intelligentsia by Baser, Bahar, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…The article focuses on the narratives of a specific group within this new wave, those whom we refer to as Turkey’s intelligentsia in exile, and who decided to leave Turkey following the Gezi protests in 2013. The findings are based on 25 interviews conducted in 2021 with former academics, activists, artists, journalists and politicians who migrated to a variety of locations as a result of pending trials or arrest warrants against them, dehumanization discourse that pro-regime politicians directed toward them, as well as lack of freedom of speech and assembly.…”
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