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
Category: Physical and Mental Well Being
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
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
Visual attention reveals affordances during Lower Palaeolithic stone tool exploration
Tools, which have a cognitive background rooted in our phylogenetic history, are essential for humans to interact with their environment. One of the characteristics of human beings is the coordination between the eyes and hands, which is associated with a skilled visuospatial system. Vision is the first input of an action that influences interaction with…Continue Reading Visual attention reveals affordances during Lower Palaeolithic stone tool exploration
COVID 19: Suggestions to Universities, Supervisors and Line Managers from Doctoral and Early Career Researchers.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK in March 2020, universities closed their doors with uncertainty over when they would reopen. In the early stages of lockdown, many doctoral and Early Career Researchers (collectively, ECRs) felt their institutions had forgotten them. Vitae and the UKRI-funded Student Mental Health Research Network (SMaRteN) surveyed 5,900 ECRs across…Continue Reading COVID 19: Suggestions to Universities, Supervisors and Line Managers from Doctoral and Early Career Researchers.
Building partnerships and undertaking impactful research in collaboration with vulnerable groups and the services that support them
We are a team of four academics from the Schools of Health and Social Care, and Psychology, with experience in frontline services and conducting research into homelessness, addiction, criminal justice and mental health. In the past 2 years, we have worked on multiple mixed-methods projects with people who are vulnerable due to complex needs. Projects…Continue Reading Building partnerships and undertaking impactful research in collaboration with vulnerable groups and the services that support them
Sensoriality, Social Interaction, and “Doing sensing” in Physical–Cultural Ethnographies
As recently highlighted, despite a burgeoning field of sensory ethnography, the practices, production, and accountability of the senses in specific social interactional contexts remain sociologically under-explored. To contribute original insights to a literature on the sensuous body in physical–cultural contexts, here we adopt an ethnomethodologically sensitive perspective to focus on the accomplishment, social organization, and…Continue Reading Sensoriality, Social Interaction, and “Doing sensing” in Physical–Cultural Ethnographies
Evaluating trauma informed care training for services supporting individuals experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage
Purpose Implementing trauma informed care (TIC) for individuals facing homelessness and multiple disadvantage is proposed to help both service users and staff work effectively and therapeutically together. However, the effectiveness of implementing TIC via training is debatable. This study aims to explore the effects of a four-day TIC and psychologically informed environments training package in…Continue Reading Evaluating trauma informed care training for services supporting individuals experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage