Tests of theories of mate choice often rely on data gathered in White, industrialised samples and this is especially the case for studies of facial attraction. Our understanding of preferences for sexual dimorphism is currently in flux and a number of hypotheses require testing in more diverse participant samples. The current study uses opportunistically gathered…Continue Reading Testing Mate Choice Hypotheses in a Transitional Small Scale Population
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Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety
This study examined whether significantly anxious individuals differed from non-anxious individuals in their perceptual ratings of internet memes related to the Covid-19 pandemic, whilst considering the mediating role of emotion regulation. Eighty individuals presenting clinically significant anxiety symptoms (indicating ≥ 15 on the GAD-7) and 80 non-anxious controls (indicating ≤ 4) rated the emotional valance, humour, relatability, shareability, and…Continue Reading Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety
Barriers and facilitators to implementing a cancer risk assessment tool (QCancer) in primary care: a qualitative study
Aim:We aimed to explore service users’ and primary care practitioners’ perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to implementing a cancer risk assessment tool (RAT), QCancer, in general practice consultations. Background:Cancer RATs, including QCancer, are designed to estimate the chances of previously undiagnosed cancer in symptomatic individuals. Little is known about the barriers and facilitators to…Continue Reading Barriers and facilitators to implementing a cancer risk assessment tool (QCancer) in primary care: a qualitative study