Outputs (4)

Exploring the Relationship between Basic Psychological Needs and Motivation in Online Citizen Science (2024)
Journal Article
Dowthwaite, L., Spence, A., Lintott, C., Miller, G., Sprinks, J., Blickhan, S., & Houghton, R. (2025). Exploring the Relationship between Basic Psychological Needs and Motivation in Online Citizen Science. ACM Transactions on Social Computing, 8(1-2), 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1145/3702210

Understanding engagement with and motivations to contribute to online citizen science projects can improve user experience and aid in attracting and retaining users. This article proposes that the fundamental grounding of self-determination theory, b... Read More about Exploring the Relationship between Basic Psychological Needs and Motivation in Online Citizen Science.

Mindfully and confidently digital: A mixed methods study on personal resources to mitigate the dark side of digital working (2023)
Journal Article
Marsh, E., Perez Vallejos, E., & Spence, A. (2023). Mindfully and confidently digital: A mixed methods study on personal resources to mitigate the dark side of digital working. PLoS ONE, 19(2), Article e0295631. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295631

A growing body of research demonstrates the potential of mindfulness to reduce employee stress. However, with work increasingly migrating from the physical to the digital workplace, evidence is lacking on how mindfulness might help employees live hea... Read More about Mindfully and confidently digital: A mixed methods study on personal resources to mitigate the dark side of digital working.

Caught in the middle: the role of the facilities manager in organisational energy use (2015)
Journal Article
Goulden, M., & Spence, A. (2015). Caught in the middle: the role of the facilities manager in organisational energy use. Energy Policy, 85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2015.06.014

This study analyses the role of the Facilities Manager [FM] as a key actor in organisational energy management. This builds on the idea that ‘middle’ agents in networks can be an important lever for socio-technical change. The study demonstrates the... Read More about Caught in the middle: the role of the facilities manager in organisational energy use.

Smart grids, smart users? The role of the user in demand side management (2014)
Journal Article
Goulden, M., Bedwell, B., RODDEN, T., Rennick-Egglestone, S., & Spence, A. (2014). Smart grids, smart users? The role of the user in demand side management. Energy Research and Social Science, 2, 21-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2014.04.008

Smart grids are a key feature of future energy scenarios, with the overarching goal of better aligning energy generation and demand. The work presented here considers the role of the user in such systems, and the contexts in which such roles might em... Read More about Smart grids, smart users? The role of the user in demand side management.