In this study, we examined associations among mental toughness, negative emotions and cognition, and self-forgiveness. A sample of 343 competitive tennis players (Mage = 17.56, SD = 2.37) completed questionnaires measuring their tendency to experience shame, anger, and criticism towards themselves, along with mental toughness and self-forgivingness. Mental toughness correlated…Continue Reading How do mentally tough athletes overcome self-directed anger, shame, and criticism? A self-forgiveness mediation analysis
Year: 2019
Copenhagen Consensus: physical activity & ageing
HART researchers, Joanna Blackwell and Adam Evans, together with international colleagues representing nine countries and a variety of academic disciplines met in Snekkersten, Denmark, to reach evidence-based consensus about physical activity and older adults. It was recognised that the term ‘older adults’ represents a highly heterogeneous population, encompassing those who remain highly active and healthy…Continue Reading Copenhagen Consensus: physical activity & ageing
The House of Commons Liaison Committee and the Prime Minister
This research explores the Prime Minister’s appearances at the Liaison Committee. Mark Bennister was awarded a parliamentary fellowship in November 2016 to study these sessions. This study has focused on the functioning and effectiveness of the Liaison Committee sessions with the Prime Minister. These sessions have questioned four Prime Ministers since 2002 and provide a rich…Continue Reading The House of Commons Liaison Committee and the Prime Minister
Improving Healthcare for People in Contact with Probation
The key to improving healthcare for people in contact with probation lies in four main areas: commissioning, policy, practice, and research. We have created a toolkit for healthcare commissioners which includes: Information on the likely health needs of people in contact with probation An overview of the roles and responsibilities of…Continue Reading Improving Healthcare for People in Contact with Probation
Should GPs routinely screen for gambling disorders?
Gambling was reclassified from an impulse control disorder to a behavioural addiction in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th edn).1 Conservative estimates indicate that approximately 1% of the UK population exhibit gambling behaviour that warrants a diagnosis of ‘disordered gambling’,2 where disordered gambling refers to the useful term proposed in the DSM-52 re-classification encompassing ‘problem’, ‘pathological’, and…Continue Reading Should GPs routinely screen for gambling disorders?
Scientific heirlooms awarded to leading female scientists & engineers on International Women’s Day
As Suffrage Women in Science Award holder, Kerstin was invited to this year’s Science Award ceremony at the Royal Society in London on March 8, 2019. The Suffrage Science scheme was founded by the Medical Research Council’s London Institute of Medical Sciences. It celebrates and inspires women in science, creating a self-perpetuating cohort of talent…Continue Reading Scientific heirlooms awarded to leading female scientists & engineers on International Women’s Day
Systematic Review Seminar
This workshop provides you with an introduction on how to source and review research within your own fields and practice. This could be valuable to your organisation in that it could ensure new projects and interventions are grounded in the most up to date knowledge and research. This session will be…Continue Reading Systematic Review Seminar
The effect of ANKK1 Taq1A and DRD2 C957T polymorphisms on executive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Research in healthy adults suggests that C957T polymorphism of the dopamine D2 receptor encoding DRD2 and the Taq1A polymorphism of the neighbouring gene ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1 (ANKK1) alter dopaminergic signalling and may influence prefrontally-mediated executive functions. A systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out on the evidence for the…Continue Reading The effect of ANKK1 Taq1A and DRD2 C957T polymorphisms on executive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sociobehavioral and community predictors of unsuppressed HIV viral load: multilevel results from a hyperendemic rural South African population
Extensive antiretroviral therapy scale-up is expected to prevent onward transmission of HIV by reducing the overall community viral load. Despite multiple studies about predictors of detectable viral load derived from clinical setting, to date, no study has established such predictors using a population-based viral load survey in a sub-Saharan African hyperendemic setting to inform interventions…Continue Reading Sociobehavioral and community predictors of unsuppressed HIV viral load: multilevel results from a hyperendemic rural South African population