Outputs (42)

An exploration of the contribution of the arts to local economies in terms of human and social capital. (2021)
Thesis
NARINE, S. 2021. An exploration of the contribution of the arts to local economies in terms of human and social capital. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1712950

Although research exists about the positive impacts of the arts on well-being and society, public funding towards this sector in the UK has decreased significantly over the past decade. Researchers suggest a demonstration of how the arts impact local... Read More about An exploration of the contribution of the arts to local economies in terms of human and social capital..

Examining myths of the mad, bad and sad British veteran in today's media: a qualitative approach. (2021)
Journal Article
PHILLIPS, R. and CONNELLY, V. 2021. Examining myths of the mad, bad and sad British veteran in today's media: a qualitative approach. Journal of political and military sociology [online], 48(1), pages 73-96. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5744/jpms.2021.1003

Previous research on British public perceptions of UK veterans has focused mainly on opinion polls and survey data. This is problematic, as the broader scope of public dialogue and discourse that informs and influences public perceptions of veterans... Read More about Examining myths of the mad, bad and sad British veteran in today's media: a qualitative approach..

Practices, preferences, and understandings of rewarding to improve safety in high-risk industries. (2021)
Journal Article
HOUETTE, B. and MUELLER-HIRTH, N. 2022. Practices, preferences, and understandings of rewarding to improve safety in high-risk industries. Journal of safety research [online], 80, pages 302-310. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2021.12.013

Introduction: This article examines employers’ practices and employees’ experiences of incentive programmes that aim to encourage and reward safe behavior in high-risk industries, focusing particularly on the oil and gas sector. Little qualitative re... Read More about Practices, preferences, and understandings of rewarding to improve safety in high-risk industries..

Resilience in a Kenyan informal settlement during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2021)
Journal Article
VERTIGANS, S., MUELLER-HIRTH, N. and OKINDA, F. 2021. Resilience in a Kenyan informal settlement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acta academica [online], 53(2): pandemic politics, pages 122-142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18820/24150479/aa53i2/7

Informal settlements have been identified as locations both where the spread of COVID-19 has generally been slower than within the Global North and measures to restrain the pandemic have further intensified local peoples’ marginality as income decrea... Read More about Resilience in a Kenyan informal settlement during the COVID-19 pandemic..

Bimanual grasping adheres to Weber's law. (2021)
Journal Article
HESSE, C., HARRISON, R.E., GIESEL, M. and SCHENK, T. 2021. Bimanual grasping adheres to Weber's law. i-Perception [online], 12(6), pages 1-16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695211054534

Weber's law states that our ability to detect changes in stimulus attributes decreases linearly with their magnitude. This principle holds true for many attributes across sensory modalities but appears to be violated in grasping. One explanation for... Read More about Bimanual grasping adheres to Weber's law..

Bimanual grasping adheres to Weber's law. [Dataset] (2021)
Dataset
HESSE, C., HARRISON, R.E., GIESEL, M. and SCHENK, T. 2021. Bimanual grasping adheres to Weber's law. [Dataset]. Hosted on Zenodo [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5115810

The perception–action model (PAM; Milner and Goodale (1995, 2006)) suggests two uses for vision that are independent and governed by anatomically and functionally distinct visual streams in the extrastriate cortex. The ventral stream is assumed to pr... Read More about Bimanual grasping adheres to Weber's law. [Dataset].

Boredom, bromance and binging: lockdown and the NoFap community. (2021)
Presentation / Conference
SMITH, D.S., BUTLER-WARKE, A., DAVIDSON, E.-L. and STEVENS, G. 2021. Boredom, bromance and binging: lockdown and the NoFap community. Presented at BPS (British Psychological Society) Male psychology 2021: men's mental health and wellbeing, 22 October 2021, [virtual conference].

The NoFap community are a support group for those, mainly men, who want to abstain from the 'addictive cycle' of pornography, masturbation and orgasm (PMO). The main questions to be asked of this study are: 1) How many NoFappers adapted to lockdown?... Read More about Boredom, bromance and binging: lockdown and the NoFap community..

Motorcycle safety strategies in North East Scotland. (2021)
Report
HOOD, C. 2021. Motorcycle safety strategies in North East Scotland. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1489992

Although representing less than 1% of all road users, motorcyclists accounted for 7% of all casualties on Scotland's roads in 2019. Moreover, data from 2019 shows that across Scotland there has been little reduction in fatal or all serious motorcycle... Read More about Motorcycle safety strategies in North East Scotland..

Social work and social care: mapping workforce engagement, relevance, experience and interest in research. (2021)
Journal Article
WAKEFIELD, J., LAVENDER, S., NIXON, K., HORNBY, S., DOBEL-OBER, D., LAMBLEY-BURKE, R., SPOLANDER, G., BONNER, P., MALLEN, C. and CAMPBEL, P. 2022. Social work and social care: mapping workforce engagement, relevance, experience and interest in research. British journal of social work [online], 52(4), pages 2291-2311. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab169

Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been promoted within social work/social care, with emerging evidence of benefit to practitioners and service users. Advocates argue that EBP enables practitioners to have the skills to interpret and evaluate evidence... Read More about Social work and social care: mapping workforce engagement, relevance, experience and interest in research..

A retrospective investigation of the perceived influence of coaches, parents and peers on talented football players’ motivation during development. (2021)
Journal Article
MCCANN, B., MCCARTHY, P.J., COOPER, K., FORBES-MCKAY, K. and KEEGAN, R.J. 2022. A retrospective investigation of the perceived influence of coaches, parents and peers on talented football players’ motivation during development. Journal of applied sport psychology [online], 34(6), pages 1227-1250. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2021.1963013

This study retrospectively explored perceptions of coach, parent and peer motivational influences across athlete development. Four investment stage football players (M age = 18.5years, SD=0.6) with an average of 13 (SD=1.4) years footballing experien... Read More about A retrospective investigation of the perceived influence of coaches, parents and peers on talented football players’ motivation during development..