The ability to infer emotional states and their wider consequences requires the establishment of relationships between the emotional display and subsequent actions. These abilities, together with the use of emotional information from others in social decision making, are cognitively demanding and require inferential skills that extend beyond the immediate perception of the current behaviour of…Continue Reading Dogs can infer implicit information from human emotional expressions
Month: March 2022
Prehospital Research Methods and Practice
Bringing together a team of leading international experts in the field of research, this book provides an up-to-date and accessible overview of applied research methods in the prehospital environment. Written to support the needs of the paramedicine, emergency medicine and wider healthcare communities in this rapidly advancing research setting, the authors introduce the key areas…Continue Reading Prehospital Research Methods and Practice
Are music listening strategies associated with reduced food consumption following negative mood inductions; a series of three exploratory experimental studies
Emotions play an important role in overeating, yet there is little research looking at practical strategies to reduce overeating in response to a negative mood. In three different experimental studies, we tested if exposure to music can reduce food consumption in a negative mood. Female undergraduates (N = 120–121 in each study) completed a measure of emotional…Continue Reading Are music listening strategies associated with reduced food consumption following negative mood inductions; a series of three exploratory experimental studies
lgbtq+ online inclusivity toolkit
Incidents of discrimination directed at individuals due to their sexual or gender identity are commonplace, with SNS (Online Social Networking Sites) providing further opportunities for abuse. Online abuse experienced by minorities is significant; in response to this, academics from the University of Lincoln and UCLan carried out a study working with sexual and gender minorities…Continue Reading lgbtq+ online inclusivity toolkit
Strain theory, resilience, and far-right extremism: the impact of gender, life experiences and the internet
There has been a notable increase in support for far-right ideologies across the West. The seriousness of this threat has been acknowledged by the UK government which has banned certain far-right groups using terrorism legislation. While criminological theories have been useful in explaining general criminality, they have been under-utilised in explaining extremism and terrorism. Agnew’s…Continue Reading Strain theory, resilience, and far-right extremism: the impact of gender, life experiences and the internet
A systematic review of practitioner enquiry into adverse childhood experiences in primary care
This article presents the findings of a systematic review undertaken to assess adverse childhood experiences (ACE) enquiry among practitioners of primary care for children’s services. Literature was eligible for inclusion if it included the primary care practitioner experience of ACE enquiry, was published from 1998–2021 and was in English. The most frequently cited themes across…Continue Reading A systematic review of practitioner enquiry into adverse childhood experiences in primary care
Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
This book guides nursing and healthcare students through the central concepts of evidence-based practice to help them gain a critical understanding of what evidence is, why it is important and how it should be applied in healthcare. The new edition reflects contemporary approaches to practice, drawing from lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, and includes…Continue Reading Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
Lincolnshire Learning Lab Introduces: Active Online Reading
On: Wednesday 6th April 2022 Time: 3:30pm to 5pm Learn more about how students read online, what they think about how we teach them to do so, and how their online reading habits relate to their transition to study at university. At all levels of education, reading is ubiquitous – it is relevant for all…Continue Reading Lincolnshire Learning Lab Introduces: Active Online Reading
Virtual Roundtable – ‘Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine: regional perspectives from the Baltic Republics, Central Asia and China’
The Politics of Disorder Research Group at the University of Lincoln in collaboration with the Department of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen present: Virtual Roundtable – ‘Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine: regional perspectives from the Baltic Republics, Central Asia and China’ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to cause anxiety and concern both…Continue Reading Virtual Roundtable – ‘Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine: regional perspectives from the Baltic Republics, Central Asia and China’