Recent advances in software and hardware have allowed eye tracking to move away from static images to more ecologically relevant video streams. The analysis of eye tracking data for such dynamic stimuli, however, is not without challenges. The frame by frame coding of regions of interest (ROIs) is labour intensive, and computer vision techniques to…Continue Reading EXPRESS: Data driven group comparisons of eye fixations to dynamic stimuli
Year: 2021
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia
The Central Asia Program invites you to the book launch event Wednesday, September 22, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (EST) The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia offers the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary overview of key issues in Central Asian studies. The 30 chapters by leading and emerging scholars summarise major findings in the field and highlight…Continue Reading Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia
Integrating models of self-regulation and optimal experiences: A qualitative study into flow and clutch states in recreational distance running
Objective In this study, we aimed to understand the self-regulatory processes facilitating optimal experiences in running by integrating models of self-regulation with flow and clutch states. Method Using an event-focused approach, we interviewed 16 runners less than one day on average after recreational running activities (M = 22.17 hours later, range = 3–46) they described as positive,…Continue Reading Integrating models of self-regulation and optimal experiences: A qualitative study into flow and clutch states in recreational distance running
New Guidance to Support Doctoral Researchers
In line with calls in the higher education sector for the development of prevention strategies to promote mental health and wellbeing in doctoral researchers, researchers at the University of Lincoln have recently shared findings from research that explored how to best support doctoral researchers in the transition to doctoral study. The project team, led by…Continue Reading New Guidance to Support Doctoral Researchers
Fathering and Poverty: A new publication by Dr Anna Tarrant
Dr Anna Tarrant from the School of Social and Political Science released a book in August 2021 titled ‘Fathering and Poverty: Uncovering men’s family participation in low-income contexts’ (Policy Press), which is available in hardback, paperback and e-format: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/fathering-and-poverty The book draws on pioneering multigenerational research with men in low-income families to engage critically with dominant…Continue Reading Fathering and Poverty: A new publication by Dr Anna Tarrant
Improving Energy Efficiency: The Significance of Normativity
The failure of the global community to effectively address many large-scale environmental challenges calls into question the existing regulatory approaches. A large number of these challenges are diffuse issues which have, over the years been targeted by significant and sizable regulatory frameworks and yet the challenges persist—energy efficiency is one such issue and is the…Continue Reading Improving Energy Efficiency: The Significance of Normativity
The effects of concurrent biomechanical biofeedback on rowing performance at different stroke rates
The aims of this study were to assess the effects of stroke rate (SR) on the ability of trained rowers to: a) comply with concurrent biomechanical biofeedback on knee-back-elbow joint sequencing; and b) transfer any changes to competition-intensity conditions (maximal rowing task). Following a five-minute maximal rowing task (Baseline), 30 trained rowers were randomised to…Continue Reading The effects of concurrent biomechanical biofeedback on rowing performance at different stroke rates
Comprehensive assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes (CompACT): Measure refinement and study of measurement invariance across Portuguese and UK samples
The need for a transnational validation is imperative at the stage of development of the CompACT, a self-report measure of psychological flexibility. This study aimed to translate, validate and test the factor structure of the Portuguese version of the CompACT and to conduct a measurement invariance analysis comparing the scale’s performance in Portuguese and UK samples. Results from…Continue Reading Comprehensive assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes (CompACT): Measure refinement and study of measurement invariance across Portuguese and UK samples
Conceptualising Culture Wars in the Post-Communist Space: Latvia, the Istanbul Convention and the Struggle for Power
This essay establishes a framework for analysing culture wars in the post-communist space. Using Latvia’s debate over the ratification of the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, it outlines the central features of culture wars: moralisation, externalisation of agency, the instrumentalisation of culture and the struggle for power and resources. While existing scholarship conceptualises culture…Continue Reading Conceptualising Culture Wars in the Post-Communist Space: Latvia, the Istanbul Convention and the Struggle for Power