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Movement as Method: Some Existential and Epistemological Reflections on Dance in the Health Humanities (2021)
Journal Article
Purser, A. (2021). Movement as Method: Some Existential and Epistemological Reflections on Dance in the Health Humanities. Journal of Medical Humanities, 42, 165–178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-021-09679-1

The embodied creative practice of dance facilitates a particular kind of awareness or attunement which can inform both the therapeutic and the intellectual work of the Health Humanities. This paper therefore considers dance as a way of 'doing' Health... Read More about Movement as Method: Some Existential and Epistemological Reflections on Dance in the Health Humanities.

Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free text autobiographical narratives (2021)
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Zottola, A., Jones, L., Pilnick, A., & Mullany, L. (2021). Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free text autobiographical narratives. Health Expectations, 24(2), 719-727. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13222

Background This paper presents an analysis of 32 narratives written by patients waiting for assessment at a transgender health clinic (THC) in England. Narratives are autobiographical free texts, designed to allow patients to describe in their own... Read More about Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free text autobiographical narratives.

Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free?text autobiographical narratives (2021)
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Zottola, A., Jones, L., Pilnick, A., Mullany, L., Bouman, W. P., & Arcelus, J. (2021). Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free?text autobiographical narratives. Health Expectations, 24(2), 719-727. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13222

Background: This paper presents an analysis of 32 narratives written by patients waiting for assessment at a transgender health clinic (THC) in England. Narratives are autobiographical free texts, designed to allow patients to describe in their own w... Read More about Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free?text autobiographical narratives.

Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free text autobiographical narratives (2021)
Journal Article
Zottola, A., Jones, L., Pilnick, A., Mullany, L., Bouman, W. P., & Arcelus, J. (2021). Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free text autobiographical narratives. Health Expectations, 24(2), 719-727. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13222

Background This paper presents an analysis of 32 narratives written by patients waiting for assessment at a transgender health clinic (THC) in England. Narratives are autobiographical free texts, designed to allow patients to describe in their own w... Read More about Identifying coping strategies used by patients at a transgender health clinic through analysis of free text autobiographical narratives.

Understanding young adult Muslim and Christian attitudes toward queer identity: A Canadian and UK comparison (2021)
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Page, S., & Shipley, H. (2022). Understanding young adult Muslim and Christian attitudes toward queer identity: A Canadian and UK comparison. Sexualities, 25(5-6), 785-803. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460721995756

This article utilises data from two parallel mixed-methods projects to examine attitudes to queer identity among heterosexual Muslim and Christian young adults aged between 18 and 25 in Canada and the UK. Drawing on questionnaires, interviews and vid... Read More about Understanding young adult Muslim and Christian attitudes toward queer identity: A Canadian and UK comparison.

The networked refugee: The role of transnational networks in the journeys across the Mediterranean (2021)
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D'Angelo, A. (2021). The networked refugee: The role of transnational networks in the journeys across the Mediterranean. Global Networks, 21(3), 487-499. https://doi.org/10.1111/glob.12312

The experience of migrants crossing the Mediterranean has been represented as that of passive components of large-scale human flows driven by conflicts, migration policies and smuggling. This article proposes a reflection on the advantages of using a... Read More about The networked refugee: The role of transnational networks in the journeys across the Mediterranean.

Homeless people and their dogs: Exploring the nature and impact of the human-companion animal bond (2021)
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Scanlon, L., Hobson-West, P., Cobb, K., McBride, A., & Stavisky, J. (2021). Homeless people and their dogs: Exploring the nature and impact of the human-companion animal bond. Anthrozoös, 34(1), 77-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2021.1878683

Homelessness is a pervasive social issue worldwide. In the UK, it is currently estimated that one in two hundred people are homeless, approximating 0.5% of the population. Pet ownership among this group is thought to be commonplace and has been linke... Read More about Homeless people and their dogs: Exploring the nature and impact of the human-companion animal bond.

Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems (2021)
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Morris, C., Kaljonen, M., Aavik, K., Balázs, B., Cole, M., Coles, B., …White, R. (2021). Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8, Article 38. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00714-z

Increasingly high-profile research is being undertaken into the socio-environmental challenges associated with the over-production and consumption of food from animals. Transforming food systems to mitigate climate change and hidden hunger, ensure fo... Read More about Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems.

Reconceptualizing multisectoral prison regulation: Voluntary organizations and bereaved families as regulators (2021)
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Tomczak, P. (2022). Reconceptualizing multisectoral prison regulation: Voluntary organizations and bereaved families as regulators. Theoretical Criminology, 26(3), 494-514. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480621989264

Prison health, prisoner safety and imprisonment rates matter: intrinsically and for health and safety outside. Existing prison regulation apparatuses (e.g. OPCAT) are extensive and hold unrealised potential to shape imprisonment. However, criminologi... Read More about Reconceptualizing multisectoral prison regulation: Voluntary organizations and bereaved families as regulators.

Reinforcement sensitivity theory, approach-affect and avoidance-affect (2021)
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Warr, P., Sánchez-Cardona, I., Taneva, S., Vera, M., Bindl, U., & Cifre-Gallego, E. (2021). Reinforcement sensitivity theory, approach-affect and avoidance-affect. Cognition and Emotion, 35(4), 619-635. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2020.1855119

This paper brings together Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and other perspectives on wellbeing to test predictions about dimensions of affect which are linked to approach motivation or avoidance motivation. Valence and activation are jointly concept... Read More about Reinforcement sensitivity theory, approach-affect and avoidance-affect.

Defamilisation/familisation measures and pensions in Hong Kong and Taiwan (2021)
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Kam, S. W., Foster, L., Chau, R. C. M., & Pun, Y. (2021). Defamilisation/familisation measures and pensions in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 33(2), 161-176. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2020.1851348

This article discusses the link between familisation measures (to lower the negative consequences of participating in the family as a care-provider) and defamilisation measures (to reduce individual responsibility for providing care in the family), a... Read More about Defamilisation/familisation measures and pensions in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control (2021)
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Dowson, B., Schneider, J., Guo, B., Bath, P. M., Mcdermott, O., Haywood, L. J., & Orrell, M. (2021). Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00759-y

Background As the number of people living with dementia grows, so does the need to provide them with adequate psychosocial support. Many people with dementia live at home with family carers, who also require social and emotional support to cope wi... Read More about Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control.

Social network analysis: New ethical approaches through collective reflexivity. Introduction to the special issue of Social Networks (2020)
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Tubaro, P., Ryan, L., Casilli, A. A., & D’Angelo, A. (2021). Social network analysis: New ethical approaches through collective reflexivity. Introduction to the special issue of Social Networks. Social Networks, 67, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2020.12.001

Research in social network analysis (SNA) faces unprecedented ethical challenges today due to both technological developments (‘big’ data) and a growing tendency toward institutionalization of ethics governance. We argue that a suitable response requ... Read More about Social network analysis: New ethical approaches through collective reflexivity. Introduction to the special issue of Social Networks.

Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy (2020)
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Jerath, K., Tompson, L., & Belur, J. (2022). Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(11-12), NP8989–NP9015. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520980402

A pilot Multi-Agency Stalking Intervention Programme (MASIP), introduced in three police forces in England, provided among a range of interventions, the delivery of safety planning advice, and needs-based support for stalking victims through a bespok... Read More about Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy.

Could we use blood donation campaigns as social policy tools?: British Shi’i ritual of giving blood (2020)
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Hashemi, M. (2022). Could we use blood donation campaigns as social policy tools?: British Shi’i ritual of giving blood. Identities, 29(6), 846-862. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289x.2020.1856538

This article examines the role of the third sector and civil society in addressing the inadequacies of state policies on migration in Europe. It centres on the Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign (IHBDC), a faith-based, third sector organisation whi... Read More about Could we use blood donation campaigns as social policy tools?: British Shi’i ritual of giving blood.

‘My dark heaven’: Hidden voices in orphanage tourism (2020)
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Bott, E. (2021). ‘My dark heaven’: Hidden voices in orphanage tourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 87, Article 103110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2020.103110

Literature on orphanage tourism considers the motives of Western volunteers and the problematic nature of their compulsion to ‘help’ vulnerable children in the Global South. Orphanage tourism is also increasingly adopted into ‘rescue ideologies’ (How... Read More about ‘My dark heaven’: Hidden voices in orphanage tourism.

The government’s responses to incompatibility challenges to women: the case studies of Hong Kong and Taiwan (2020)
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Yu, S. W., Chau, C. (., Li, S., & Lee, M. (. (2021). The government’s responses to incompatibility challenges to women: the case studies of Hong Kong and Taiwan. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, 37(1), 50-61. https://doi.org/10.1017/ics.2020.33

International organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank raise concerns about the financial sustainability issues of pension systems. These issues have attracted increasing attention because of the challenges presented b... Read More about The government’s responses to incompatibility challenges to women: the case studies of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Indoor Air Pollution from Residential Stoves: Examining the Flooding of Particulate Matter into Homes during Real-World Use (2020)
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Chakraborty, R., Heydon, J., Mayfield, M., & Mihaylova, L. (2020). Indoor Air Pollution from Residential Stoves: Examining the Flooding of Particulate Matter into Homes during Real-World Use. Atmosphere, 11(12), Article 1326. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11121326

This study concerns the levels of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM1) released by residential stoves inside the home during ‘real world’ use. Focusing on stoves that were certified by the UK’s Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)... Read More about Indoor Air Pollution from Residential Stoves: Examining the Flooding of Particulate Matter into Homes during Real-World Use.