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Guest Authors: Some notes on publishing postgraduate research
Authors: Hartley James , Trueman Mark
Published: January 2023

Many postgraduates want – and need – to publish papers arising from their research. Some, indeed wish to do this as they go along before submitting their theses. Such students should consult their supervisors about the appropriate procedures to be followed and be warned about the consequences of submitting to predatory publishers. Here Emeritus Professor James Hartley and Senior Lecturer Mark Trueman at Keele University’s School of Psychology outline the relevant issues.
Discussion paper: Not enough guys to go around: How the sex ratio affects our behaviour
Authors: Richardson Thomas
Published: January 2023

The population sex ratio (the number of males for every female) can have far-reaching effects on our conscious and unconscious behaviour. When one sex is scarce, they can use their rarity to better achieve their mating goals, while the other sex must compete more fiercely to obtain them. There are correlations between sex ratio and many variables, including violence, crime, depression, promiscuity, fashion and career aspirations. Recently methods have been developed to move beyond correlational studies, allowing for greater causal inference by changing participant’s perceptions of the sex ratio in the lab. Here I review the varied and surprising findings.
Finding a suitable placement for entry into a Professional Doctorate or Stage 2 Training equivalent
Authors: Bains Kiran K.
Published: January 2023

Undertaking a professional doctorate or Stage 2 independent training equivalent provided by the British Psychological Society enables training as an applied psychologist, using evidence-based practice to provide services to the public. Securing a work placement is one of the most important prerequisites for successful application to entry to some courses, including those specialising in health, occupational and sport and exercise psychology. This article will discuss key elements to consider when aiming to find a placement, including role and trainee contribution, organisational support, training and development opportunities, inter-professional collaboration and funding to appraise suitability for placement.
Research in Brief: The effects of anxiety, neuroticism and extraversion on attentional biases towards emotional stimuli
Authors: Sonara Meera
Published: January 2023

Past research indicates associations between anxiety, neuroticism and attentional biases towards negative stimuli. The current study investigated whether levels of extraversion, neuroticism and anxiety impacted attentional biases towards emotional stimuli. Twenty-eight participants completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory, before completing an exogenous cueing task whereby stimuli varying in valence were used as valid or invalid cues towards a target. Responses in valid trials were significantly quicker when the stimuli were positive, suggesting an attentional bias towards positive stimuli. No effects of individual differences were found. Future research and implications in relation to therapeutic applications are discussed.
Discussion Paper: The sociocultural origins of gendered differences in emotion and recommendations for future research
Authors: Huggins Charlotte
Published: January 2023

In line with popular gender stereotypes, empirical research suggests that men are significantly worse at identifying, understanding, and expressing their own emotional states compared to women. This article proposes that these difficulties are driven by socialisation and gender roles rather than biology. Understanding how sociocultural factors influence emotional development may illuminate methods for improving emotional skills and mental health outcomes in men. Researching emotional abilities in men from marginalised backgrounds, particularly LGBT men, may be a promising avenue of future research to better understand this relationship.
Conference Review: PsyPAG Annual Conference 2018
Authors: Marshall Nikki Dean
Published: January 2023

The 33rd PsyPAG Annual Conference was held at the University of Huddersfield, 24–27 July. For me, this was an opportunity to not only present my research, which explores sentence processing and interlingual homographs in Spanish-English bilinguals, but also to network and engage with the wide-variety of research conducted in psychology. It was wonderful to participate in interactive workshops and listen to inspiring and thought-provoking keynote speakers. Additionally, the conference included awards, the AGM meeting where we voted and elected new members to the PsyPAG roles, and an announcement of the location for next years’ conference!
The Pedagogies of Punishment project: Interview with Dr John Tillson & Dr Winston C. Thompson
Authors: Oxley Laura
Published: January 2023

John Tillson (Liverpool Hope University) and Winston C. Thompson (The Ohio State University) are the Principal Researchers on the Pedagogies of Punishment project (funded by the Centre for Ethics and Education). As a PhD student exploring alternative approaches to behaviour management in schools, I was invited to participate in the project along with other researchers in this field, some early in their careers and others already established academics. This interview with John and Winston took place following the initial project symposium and offers a fascinating insight into the aims and background of the project.
Callous-unemotional (CU) traits in school: Why are CU traits linked to poor academic outcomes?
Authors: Hwang Suhlim , Allen Jennifer
Published: January 2023

Callous-unemotional (CU) traits are a temperament dimension associated with more severe antisocial behaviour. Children with CU traits are low academic achievers, but unlike antisocial children without CU traits, they do not possess poor intelligence. This suggests heterogeneous risk pathways for poor academic performance in antisocial children with, versus without CU traits. However, most research has been conducted on parenting, with the school context largely neglected. This article aims to provide an overview of the theory explaining the relationship between CU traits and poor academic outcomes and how it can be expanded to inform school-based interventions for children with CU traits.
Developing a guided imagery intervention in consultation with service users
Authors: Smith Kelsey , Goodby Emmeline , Johns Louise
Published: January 2023

Guided imagery interventions have a range of applications to affect emotion, thought and behaviour. They may be effectively used by staff with minimal training and are simple and quick to use. Service user involvement is essential in developing a guided imagery intervention. This article provides guidance on how to develop an effective and vivid guided imagery intervention in collaboration with service users. Guidance is also offered on how to administer and review these interventions.
My first pre-registration: Hints and tips on how to implement pre-registration in your PhD
Authors: Lickley Rachael
Published: January 2023

‘Pre-registration is hard, and worthwhile… [and] improves with practice’(Nosek et al., 2019, pp.815–816)

Pre-registration is one of the many new research practices brought in by the wave of open science to increase the integrity, transparency and reliability of scientific research. With the buzz around integrating pre-registration into our research practices and the piling list of new things to learn as a PhD student, it can be quite daunting to complete your first pre-registration. Here are some hints and tips on how to practically approach your first pre-registration that will hopefully show you it is both achievable and worth the investment.
Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science Annual Conference 2019
Authors: Collins Lizzie
Published: January 2023

Earlier this year, the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) Annual Conference was held in Europe (Rotterdam) for the first time. In this conference review I describe my experience at this very unusual ‘unconference’, where endless opportunities to learn, develop, debate and collaborate were available. I have never had such an interesting or valuable conference experience which will directly improve my research and my future academic career. Anyone with an interest in open science or improving the quality of their own research would benefit hugely from engaging with the SIPS community and attending the next annual conference.
Busting the myths of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Authors: Wright Melissa Emily
Published: January 2023

For almost 30 years, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has made a splash in neuroscientific fields, contributing to cognitive, social and sensory domains. But with fMRI being used to support big claims about the nature of our brains, it is important to consider how much fMRI can tell us about brain activity and why a more careful approach is needed. This introduction article will attempt to debunk some big myths of fMRI often seen in scientific reporting, in the hopes of promoting a more nuanced understanding of this revolutionary but complex technology.
Contagious conspiracy theories and potential pathways to address them
Authors: Cookson Darel
Published: January 2023

Conspiracy theories are alternative explanations of important events which attribute their cause to secret plots by powerful, malevolent forces and they are widespread in society. This discussion paper firstly outlines belief in conspiracy theories and how they can be detrimental for the smooth running of society, with a focus on Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs. Then, my PhD research is introduced which focuses on potential strategies for targeted interventions to be developed to reduce some of the potential negative consequences of conspiracy beliefs.
Towards a comprehensive framework of assessing bystander intervention behaviour among adolescents in the context of gender based violence
Authors: Pagani Stefania
Published: January 2023

Gender based violence is one of the most common types of violence. It is key to examine this type of violence in young people to understand how it forms, and how it can be prevented. Most violence among adolescents takes place in front of others, rendering the role of bystanders one of utmost importance. Examining bystander behaviour provides an insight into factors which may impact on intervening in violent situations. However, studies tend to examine a limited number of factors which can involve overlooking other important influences. This article argues the need for a more comprehensive framework in order to effectively examine bystander intervention behaviour.
Revisiting the Santa Barbara sense of direction scale, mental rotations, and gender differences in spatial orientation
Authors: D’Amelio Richard , Dunn Thomas J.
Published: January 2023

Angular direction estimation to landmarks of varying distance in the physical environment was utilised to investigate the ecological validity of the Santa Barbara sense of direction scale (SBSOD). Two- and three-dimensional MR measures were included to enable further the scale applicability. Results showed a moderate correlation between SBSOD and angular deviation from landmarks in the immediate landscape, but not with local or distant landmarks. Moreover, the findings suggest that skills which underlie three-dimensional MR better relate to pointing accuracy (PA) of distant landmarks and the cardinal direction, North. Results also showed a gender-related systematic biases in landmark estimation.
Introducing the Male Psychology Section, the ‘Glasgow Effect’ and the Male Psychology event
Authors: Nikolic Marek
Published: January 2023

The Male Psychology Section was established in 2018. The section highlights the need to approach some issues in psychology from the gender perspective, promoting unity in diversity and respect for differences, and supports efforts to create gender-friendly mental health services. The chair of Male Psychology, Dr John Barry was invited to Glasgow to give a talk about gender bias and ‘toxic masculinity’ in relation to what is generally addressed as the ‘Glasgow Effect’. The Male Psychology is a fresh section of the BPS and welcomes questions and interest form students at all levels.
The psychological understanding of domestic burglary
Authors: King-Parker Matthew
Published: January 2023

This paper discusses research and theory on the psychology of domestic burglary. Burglary is one of the most common offences in the U.K. and has a great financial and psychological effect on the populace. First, we examine research exploring the choices made during the burglary of a domestic property. Second, we discuss research investigating the actions performed within a house during a domestic burglary. The implications of this research are highlighted throughout. Finally, we discuss how to move forward and tackle the resurgence in burglary offence rates by focusing on rehabilitation, not just prevention.
Communicating psychology to policy, what’s the problem?
Authors: Gains Hayley
Published: January 2023

The Covid–19 pandemic has demonstrated the desire of government to implement evidence–based behavioural policies. However, questions still remain as to how scientists communicate effectively with policymakers. Ferguson (2015) discusses the contributory role of public mistrust in psychological science, due to internal issues such as the replication crisis and questionable research practices. I suggest that there is a more fundamental disconnect between psychologists and policymakers. More pertinent barriers to effective communication are the differential aims of understanding versus influencing behaviour, and the tension between maintaining objectivity and engaging with advocacy.
NIBPS 2021 Postgraduate Workshop: Overcoming research challenges – What the experts had to say
Authors: Dalton Natasha , Ghiglieri Cara
Published: January 2023

If the past year has taught us anything, it is that we need to be adaptable in our approach to research. In this article we detail the experiences and advice given by experts during the NIBPS 2021 postgraduate workshop. Speakers discussed how they creatively overcame challenges presented to them by the pandemic. We also use this opportunity to share our own experiences of organising a workshop and provide some tips we learned along the way, as well as information regarding PsyPAG workshop funding.
WHAT HAVE LIZARDS GOT TO DO WITH PSYCHOLOGY? WHY PSYCHOLOGY SHOULD CHANGE WITH THE TIMES
Authors: PAL MIA
Published: January 2023

This essay presents a case study of a species of lizards that evolved after experimentally being exposed to a foreign environment. The research is used to demonstrate the importance of both a change of environment and the capacity for change for a species to thrive over time. These findings relate to the field of psychology, supporting an argument that individual psychologists can spur positive change in psychology by bringing in new perspectives, methods, and ways of working with other disciplines. The piece is intended as inspiration for new student psychologists to embrace their strengths and differences and use them to incite evolution within the field of psychology.
How I Changed my Approach to Failure
Authors: Wren Georgina
Published: January 2023

When I started my postgraduate career as a naïve Master’s student, I will admit that I was terrified to get things wrong. I don’t know if this stemmed from an internal fear of failure, or the external pressure of academia, but I do know that this anxiety often stopped me in my tracks. Coupled with crippling imposter syndrome, I knew this approach was not sustainable. Now, as a PhD student and Graduate Teaching Assistant, I’m able to reflect on my previous experiences and acknowledge the steps I have taken to allow to me develop my CV and change my approach to failure.
‘All-action hero’ or ‘Slap in the face for womankind’? Discursive representations of Angelina Jolie following her prophylactic bilateral mastectomy
Authors: Rooney Jessica
Published: January 2023

When Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie underwent a prophylactic mastectomy, public demands for human tumour suppressor gene BRCA1 testing almost doubled (Evans & Howell, 2015). This paper explores the discursive positioning of Jolie following her procedure in 20 UK newspaper articles using Foucauldian discourse analysis. Jolie was positioned within the discourse in two different ways: the ‘she-ro’ (an agentic decision maker who saved countless lives), and a ‘selfish attention seeker’ (a needy and melodramatic woman who unnecessarily invokes public paranoia and panic). A third (implied) subject position that was identified in the data is the ‘silent and dignified’ post-mastectomy woman who doesn’t need to ‘shout it from the rooftops’. I argue that these subject positions may serve to silence the lived experience of many prophylactic mastectomy patients and render invisible the suffering that some women can experience post-surgery. This implies that counselling and educational services for women who are considering (or who have undergone) prophylactic mastectomy are essential. To conclude, avenues for future research are suggested.
‘I have to be at home’: Place and gender among student-mothers in higher education
Authors: Bogossian Thiago
Published: January 2023

Mothers who study in higher education (HE) experience many roadblocks that typical traditional students do not. These challenges are most referred to in terms of a lack of time to dedicate to their responsibilities as students and carers. However, there is an overlooked relation between student-mothers’ identities and space, considering the classic dichotomy of private/home space and the public sphere that had prevented many women to study. Based on interviews (N=4) and one focus group (N=3) with student-mothers at a prestigious university in Scotland, this research examines their place in HE in the United Kingdom. Data analysis revealed that these students’ mobilities are constrained by their caring responsibilities but that they also challenge established gendered norms by building bridges between their homes and public spaces. Moreover, although all these students are marginalised due to their motherhood, other axes of power impact on their educational experiences. This paper provides an original contribution to discussing gendered spatial norms and accessibility of educational spaces using intersectional lens and moves the academic debate forward by exploring not only the spatial relations that constrain, but are also produced by, these mothers.
Discursive construction of sexual assault: A qualitative analysis of news media reporting of ‘the Kavanaugh Case’
Authors: Ang Gillian , Malson Helen
Published: January 2023

Media coverage of sexual violence in political contexts has previously been shown to sensationalise the events by focusing on the impact ‘the scandal’ may have on a politician’s reputation and career rather than on the narrative of the victim. In late 2018, another political scandal appeared in newspapers worldwide, covering Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual assault on Christine Blasey Ford. This paper aims to explore how Blasey Ford’s allegations and the subsequent hearing which came to be known as ‘the Kavanaugh case’ were discursively constructed in UK national newspapers between 13 September 2018 and 24 October 2018. A feminist post-structuralist discourse analysis of 94 articles from UK’s 10 top-circulating national newspapers was employed to explore how heteropatriarchal power relations are continuously perpetuated within UK newspapers through instances of humanising of the perpetrator and framing allegations of sexual misconduct as (only) political game-playing.
‘All the women are White, all the Blacks are men, but some of us are brave’: The (mis)representation of Black women in the media
Authors: Jones Kayla
Published: January 2023

Western media is dominated by ‘whiteness’ although little research has been produced to provide empirical evidence for this, or investigated how it may harm those excluded – particularly Black women. This study sought to account for the underrepresentation of Black women in the media, and see how racialised appearance ideals relate to the character and job status of Black women. Sixteen of the UK’s 20 most binge-watched series in 2017 were analysed in relation to representations of physical appearance, character status (extra or substantial role) and job status. The majority of Black women featured in the programmes (N=59) had medium sized lips (59.3 per cent), darker skin (64.4 per cent), medium sized noses (50.8 per cent) and the most common hair type was type one (straight hair/no curl pattern) (35.6 per cent). Black women were rarely represented in these Netflix series (N=325, 6.19 per cent) and when they were represented, were most likely to be an extra (66.1 per cent) and thus not represented in any job. This study emphasises the stark under-representation and stereotyping of Black women in popular television shows.
You are not my type: A critical discourse analysis of UK media representations of immigration, before and post Brexit
Authors: Ciocoiu Maria Madalina , Voirrey Sandle Rowan
Published: January 2023

This paper presents a critical discourse analysis of high circulation news media sources in the United Kingdom, during the period of Brexit (2016 – 2020). A recent study has found that the type of newspaper read corresponded with a person’s vote in the 2016, Brexit election (Pruitt, 2019). Considering the close link between the media, public opinion and legislation, it is necessary to analyse media discourses to understand the underlying power relations of today’s society and how they influence the average person’s values (Fox et al., 2012; Gabrielatos & Baker, 2008). The dominant discourse found, describes the type of immigrant desired in Britain. The post-Brexit ‘good’ immigrant is described as a hard-working, educated individual willing to adopt British culture and identity, while discussions centre around the need to place a cap on student and work visas to manage immigration. In contrast, low wage workers are seen as ‘bad’ immigrants who are often associated with crime and living off of the welfare system. This article argues that the content of the British Press reflects the current socio-political, neoliberal context where neoliberal values outweigh humanitarian values. This research points out significant contradictions in media discourse regarding immigration. Such contradictions confuse the public whilst also reflecting Britain’s Western supremacist desire of a pick and choose immigration system which only benefits the British economy.
A case study exploring a gestalt approach to coping in elite rugby union
Authors: Westbury Tony
Published: January 2023

This case study presents an overview of applied work undertaken with an elite rugby union player, A. The study extends over a 16-month period and examines the work undertaken to support A through a range of situations typically encountered by elite players. The paper presents an overview of the gestalt approach to support work in applied sport psychology and gives personal reflections on the effectiveness of the work.
Correlates of a high 2 x 2 achievement goal profile in a fitness testing context: A qualitative analysis
Authors: Garn Alex C. , Cothran Donetta J.
Published: January 2023

Initial research has suggested that a high 2 x 2 achievement goal profile is associated with the most adaptive forms of motivation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify students with a high 2 x 2 achievement goal profile toward a 1.5 mile cardiorespiratory fitness test and investigate correlates associated with this profile. The initial sample consisted of undergraduates (N=224) involved in a personal fitness class at a large university in the mid-western United States. Three distinct clusters were yielded including the high 2 x 2 achievement goal profile. A subsample of 18 students classified within this goal profile took part in semi-structured interviews. Interpretations of the qualitative results suggested that protecting self-systems and striving for self-improvement were the two main variables associated with a high 2 x 2 achievement goal profile. These approach and avoidance based correlates suggest that a high 2 x 2 goal profile may produce conflicting patterns of motivation. Follow-up studies with larger sample sizes are necessary in taking steps to generalise these findings.
Reflections on consulting in elite youth male English cricket and soccer academies
Authors: Barker Jamie B. , McCarthy Paul J. , Harwood Chris G.
Published: January 2023

This article shares a joint reflection of two psychoeducation programmes delivered to athletes aged 13 to 18 years at two professional academies – cricket and soccer. These season-long programmes followed a cognitive-developmental framework, changing and adapting cognitive-behavioural techniques to benefit elite youth athletes. Initial elements of the programme focused on the 5C’s: commitment, communication, concentration, control, and confidence (Harwood, 2008) which also included team building sessions and one-to-one consultations. Feedback from players and academy directors revealed that the work was suitable and effective for their needs. We have reflected on the delivery of the programme and the challenges encountered, especially: time, funding, specific youth sport psychological intervention frameworks, credibility, confidentiality, determining effectiveness, professional boundaries, and relationships. Finally, we offer future directions on how to integrate psychoeducation programmes for professional sport academies.
The challenges and opportunities of teaching sport and exercise psychology at a distance
Authors: Heaney Caroline A. , Walker Natalie C.
Published: January 2023

Distance learning continues to increase in popularity as a teaching method in higher education, but its implementation requires careful planning and consideration. Whilst delivering effective distance learning can be challenging, if planned effectively it can provide great opportunities to both the student and academic that are not always available in face-to-face settings. This article examines the challenges and opportunities of teaching sport and exercise psychology at a distance, using the example of a successful sport and exercise psychology module at the Open University, a UK university specialising in distance education. The flexibility offered by distance learning and the consequent diversity of students are discussed along with the important role of the tutor in ensuring the success of sport and exercise psychology distance learning. Strategies to encourage an applied understanding of the topic area and minimise the perceived distance between students are also considered.
Statutory Regulation – SGCP response to the Public Consultation Document
Authors: Palmer Stephen
Published: January 2023

To Emeritus Professor Ken Brown, CPsychol, FBPsS, President, British Psychological Society, 29 April 2005
Exploring what clients find helpful in a brief resilience coaching programme: A qualitative study
Authors: Timson Sue
Published: January 2023

This paper presents the results of a qualitative study exploring clients’ perspectives of the impact and helpfulness of a brief coaching programme designed to increase individual resilience during a period of organisational change.

Managers in a UK public sector organisation participated in a three-session resilience coaching programme which took place over a six- to nine-week period. Twelve managers took part in a quantitative study (Sherlock Storey et al., 2013) and six in the current qualitative study.

Consistent themes, outlined in the paper, emerged from the interviews: tools and techniques; pressured working environment; time and space; moving forward; and coaches.

The study provides some insight for organisations who are interested in the potential value of using a coaching approach to increase the individual resilience of key people during organisational change.
Exciting New Developments and Emerging Collaborations…Suzy GreenSarah Corrie & David WebsterGurcharn Dhillon & Nancy DoyleSuzy Green & Stephen PalmerPaul Phillips
Authors: Palmer Stephen , O’Riordan Siobhain
Published: January 2023

Interviews with the Stream Leaders and Keynote Speakers from the SGCP 5th European Coaching Psychology Conference 2015 – Breaking New Ground.
Silence and its role in coaching practice
Authors: Turner Arthur F.
Published: January 2023

This is the third in an occasional series of articles intended to broaden practitioner approaches. The previous articles covered the topics of working with puppets(Turner, 2016)and using walking as a mode of coaching (Turner, 2017).

Much of this next article stems from an experience of working with candidates undertaking professional coaching qualifications in West England and South Wales since 2015, alongside my own practice as an executive coach and young persons’ mentor. The experiences ofthe coaching and mentoring students, who, later in this article, offer their own view of learning about the importance of the use of silence in their practice, have prompted me to look more closely at this topic.

Keywords:Silence; reflection; support; coaching tool; skills; coaching psychology.
The first moments
Authors: Gaudart Marc
Published: January 2023

Whilst there is an emerging literature within the field of coaching psychology concerning ‘critical moments’, there is surprisingly little theory and research on the power and effect of the first moments of a coaching session. Whilst de Haan (2020) has considered these first moments from the perspective of the client, this paper looks at the first moments from the perspective of the coach, and how the relationship may be impacted or determined by the moment of the meeting.

This paper is a shortened version of the author’s dissertation for Asbridge’s MSC in Executive Coaching. Using the author’s reflective practice case study, this paper describes the author’s personal insight on his coaching practice, including the powerful observations and learnings from the first moments of a coaching session. These often-neglected moments offer insights to the coach’s own emotions and state of mind with respect to the relationship with the coaching client.
The Eight Tensions Framework: A road map for coaches working with undergraduates
Authors: Lancer Natalie , Eatough Virginia
Published: January 2023

Following an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of 14 students who received one-to-one coaching over one or two years, we formulated a list of eight tensions which the undergraduates experienced at university. These have been expounded in the Eight Tensions Framework, which is a roadmap for coaches and their student clients, for whom coaching at university may be unchartered terrain. The use of tensions highlights how it is not unusual for life to be fraught with tensions. The position taken on them will vary according to which areas of life they are applied, when they are applied over the undergraduates’ degree and how the individual changes. Examples from the data are given to show how these tensions manifested for the students in our sample. Detailed strategies, techniques and examples of how the tensions might be applied in coaching sessions are given, including using them in scaling and ‘wheel of life’ exercises. The transferability of the model to other student populations is discussed. Finally, we highlight links between the Eight Tensions Framework and existential psychology.
One organisation’s approach to work-life balance: An interview with Hayley Dunne
Authors: Meller Anna
Published: January 2023

Hayley Dunne (HD) of Chwarae Teg participated in the Professional Symposium run by the Work-Life Balance Working Group at the DOP’s 2013 Conference. Anna Meller (AM) spoke with Hayley about her organisation’s approach to work-life balance.
New and Emerging Research
Authors: Wood Stephen , Michaelides George
Published: January 2023

The research is reported in a paper published in 2015: S. Wood and G. Michaelides, Hindrance and challenge stressors and well-being based work-non-work interference: A diary study of portfolio workers
, Human Relations.
Toward a Transnational History of Wartime Japanese Americans: Nisei and Imperial Japan's Race Propaganda
Authors: Azuma Eiichiro
Published: January 2023

This essay examines a wartime experience of Japanese Americans (Nisei) in Japan, proposing to view them as US–originated immigrants abroad. Several thousand Nisei resided in their ancestral land at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and many struggled with negative public perceptions associated with their enemy birthland as well as pressures to be assimilated into their racial home. Based on the belief in blood ties, the official demands for these Nisei included not only the prioritizing of racial belonging over birthright citizenship but also their total commitment to Japan's anti-American war. Through an analysis of rarely consulted primary sources, this essay first explains these Nisei's efforts at double ethnicization: safeguarding an identity as a US–reared subgroup of Japan's imperial subjects while distinguishing them from their compatriots stateside. Their wartime history also entailed incorporation into Japan's psychological warfare, but resident Nisei managed to exploit their cultural attributes rooted in American upbringing—“special talents” that were deemed invaluable for anti–US propaganda. While working as radio announcers and scriptwriters, many Nisei authored numerous materials about racist America based on their pre-migration experience as a persecuted US minority. Only by serving as messengers and producers of race propaganda knowledge could they legitimately remain “Nisei,” or Japanese of US background, in the land that abhorred things American. This transnational story of wartime Nisei formed a grossly understudied aspect of American (im)migration and ethnic history—one that seldom views native-born US citizens as immigrants or an ethnic group in a foreign land.
Automated System for Management of Exam Cell
Authors:   MS Computer Science, Boston university, Boston, MA 02215, United States, .. Ajith. ,   Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu., Beullah Mercy
Published: January 2023

These days, exam cell migration typically includes some manual computations and is primarily dependent on pen and paper. The main objective of this extension is to bring it in a centralised manner. By doing so, it will be possible to successfully supervise the actions taking place throughout an examination. By entering their enrollment number, title, phone number, email address, semester, etc., the framework enables college or school students to register themselves with the system. Typically accomplished by having students create their own unique points of interest for the exam cell to use as their login ID and password.
Smart Wheelchair-An Effective Transport for Handicapped and Aged Citizens
Authors:   Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, 641114,India, Venkatesan R. ,   Panimalar Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai, 600123, India,   Panimalar Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai, 600123, India,   St.Peter’s University, Chennai,600054, India, Y. Gokul Santhosh. , V. Sathya Preiya. , Kumar V.D.Ashok
Published: January 2023

A wheelchair is a chair fitted with wheels. A survey says that around 132 million people use wheelchair around the world. But majority of them are dependent on others for their movements, especially people with some disorders. This dependent nature had hindered them from succeeding. To overcome this problem, they can use smart wheelchair, which is auto movable based on head tilt movements. It collects information from the patient through in built sensors and enhances the seating position. It is also designed with obstacle and fall detection system which reduces the chance of collision during their journey. This makes a physically challenged or dependent person as physically independent person. This wheelchair can also be used by aged people who lack motor skills. In this paper, we can review the art of smart wheelchair and the features of it.
Giving a Voice to the Oppressed in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Toni Morrison’s Beloved
Authors: Awajan Nasaybah
Published: January 2023

The current study intends to show the link between Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Toni Morrison’s Beloved. The study tries to explore the way Lucky, who is introduced as a slave in Beckett’s play, represents Morrison’s Sethe. The study also intends to show how both Becket and Morrison are advocates for the oppressed and give them voices to speak up for themselves. To reach the aims of the study, both literary works are approached from the lens of postmodernism, especially focusing on postwar issues and how postmodern writers began looking back to colonial literature and started giving voices to the oppressed, where the approach of postcolonialism occurs. Most of the conducted studies tackle each literary work alone from the postmodern lens. What makes the current study different is how it links the two literary works together, yet also highlights how each author gives a voice to the oppressed.
Coming of Age in the Arab Diasporic Künstlerroman: Sinan Antoon’s The Corpse Washer (2013) and Nada Awar Jarrar’s An Unsafe Haven (2016)
Authors: Zaarour Meriem , Mukattash Eman , Amrieh Yousef Abu
Published: January 2023

This study explores the künstlerroman from an Arab diasporic viewpoint. It aims to illuminate the first years of the formative process that the Arab diasporic artist undergoes in The Corpse Washer (2013) by Sinan Antoon and An Unsafe Haven (2016) by Nada Awar Jarrar as Arab diasporic künstlerromans. The article traces the childhood of Antoon’s Jawad and Jarrar’s Anas as young aspiring Arab artists against the backdrop of the novels’ socio-political contexts, which include religion, family, and the political conditions in the protagonists’ countries. Since Arab diasporic writers relocate the genre into an Arab transnational setting, this study draws attention to the violence and suffering in the lives of artists as children and the fact that they are brought up in an Arab household that does not feature in the traditional genre plot. It as well explores the environment the characters grow up in like social class and religious milieu and expounds on the way each character has seeds of artistic sensibility from a young age. The Arab characters face the issue of generational conflict about art as a proper career choice. Their parents play a role in the suppression of their artistic aspirations since they assume that they have a better-planned future for their children. Due to family expectations, religion, and political unrest, the characters have their future planned for them by others. The article concludes that the Arab diasporic künstlerroman provides alternative coming-of-age stories where the artist of Arab descent faces more challenges than his counterpart in the traditional genre.
Arab Literary Representations of London: Cross-Cultural Romances as Social Spaces in Dabbagh’s Out of It and Jarrar’s Dreams of Water
Authors: Rahmouni Nihad , Amrieh Yousef Abu
Published: January 2023

This paper investigates the literary representation of London as a site of cross-cultural romance by analyzing the effects of romantic relations between Arab women and white men on their identities in the works of Selma Dabbagh’s Out of It (2011) and Nada Awar Jarrar’s Dreams of Water (2006). It aims at examining the city of London as a convenient testing ground for whether Arab women characters could mingle and cohabit with white men as a coping strategy in the Metropolis. As this paper shows, the Metropolis helps Arab women to navigate a sense of identity in these cross-cultural romances. It is within the multi-ethnic and multicultural spaces of Metropolitan London that new intimate possibilities between Arab women and white men begin to emerge, revising and interrogating long-established racial and cultural barriers and boundaries. In other words, this is an attempt to examine how these cross-cultural romances serve to tighten the rift between the two cultures and decode the city’s different spaces. Therefore, the article argues that London’s multiple spaces appear to be a prominent factor in the construction of a social space in which cultural identity can be reconstructed and redefined.
Social Distancing During the Pandemic: A Semiotic Approach to Organizational Response through Commercial Branding
Authors: Alhaider Siham Mousa
Published: January 2023

Social distancing is one of the most practical and most widely emphasized non-pharmaceutical interventions recommended globally in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though its efficacy remains debatable, social distancing continues to be advocated as a strategy to “flatten the curve” by reducing individual infections. This study aims to decode the semiotics of COVID-19 pandemic from one side and to show how commercial branding transformations took place from another. Global organizations have aligned themselves with social distancing precautions by adapting their commercial branding for visual messaging. This study takes a semiotic approach to the commercial branding of companies that could transform their branding during the pandemic and those that did. The two questions addressed by the study are: (1) How did commercial branding transform during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) what semiotic codes are evident in these transformations? The findings show that organizational branding was separated or reworded or took a two-pronged approach (combining rewording and transformed images).
Analysis of CoDBR and CEEDBR Protocols in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors:   Department of IS&E, Vidyvardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru, India, Rajini S. , Ramakrishna M. ,   Department of CS&E, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India
Published: January 2023

UWSNs (underwater wireless sensor networks) are essential for doing any type of task underwater. Huge broadcast lag, great error degree, small bandwidth, and restricted energy in Underwater Sensor Networks interest concentration of utmost investigators. In UWSNs, the efficient use of energy is one of the main problems, as the substitution of energy sources in this kind of location is extremely costly. UWSNs are utilized in many fields, like measuring pollution, issuing tsunami cautions, conducting offshore surveys, and strategic tracing. For numerous functions, the efficacy and dependability of network regarding prominent operation, energy preservation, small bit error rate, and decreased interruption are fundamental. Nevertheless, UWSN’s exclusive features like small bandwidth accessibility, large interruptions in broadcast, very vivacious network topology, and extreme possibility of error present numerous problems in the growth of effective and dependable communication procedures. As opposed to current deepness-based routing techniques, we are focusing on CoDBR (Cooperative Depth-based Routing) and CEEDBR (Cooperative Energy Efficient Depth-based Routing) procedures to improve network lifespan, energy efficacy, and amount.
MIGRAÇÕES INTERNAS E DINÂMICA SOCIOESPACIAL NO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA NA AURORA DO SÉCULO XXI
Authors: Nascimento Ederson , Santos Rayneken Casanova
Published: January 2023

O presente artigo apresenta uma análise do panorama das migrações internas no contexto da dinâmica socioespacial no oeste do Estado de Santa Catarina, enfatizando as décadas de 1990 e 2000. Realiza-se uma abordagem histórico-geográfica dos deslocamentos populacionais e de suas relações com os processos de colonização do território e com mudanças no setor produtivo regional. O estudo revela alterações na distribuição espacial da população e de seu perfil nos municípios da região, decorrentes, entre outros fatores, do avanço da urbanização e do esvaziamento de espaços rurais.
Musgos de la isla Grande de Chiloé, X Región, Chile: Lista de especies y rasgos fitogeográficos
Authors: Villagrán Carolina , Barrera Elizabeth , Cuvertino Jorge , García Nicolás
Published: January 2023

Se presenta una lista de 134 especies de musgos de la isla de Chiloé, distribuidas en 66 géneros y 35 familias. Esta se basa en colecciones existentes en el Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (SGO), además de muestreos de los autores en los sectores de Ahuenco, Cordillera de Piuchué y comuna de Queilen, además de las referencias de musgos chilotes proporcionadas por la literatura. Se considera la riqueza de especies y géneros, hábitat, sociología, distribución en Chile, localidades y colectores. Se informa acerca de 16 especies, las cuales no habían sido citadas para la Isla Grande de Chiloé, además de 8 especies raras en Chile y con presencia restringida solamente a la Isla. Se analiza la distribución de elementos fitogeográficos, de acuerdo a los patrones de distribución de las especies y de los géneros. Se discuten las relaciones Gondwánicas de los linajes ampliamente disyuntos en las regiones continentales del Hemisferio sur.
Relación hombre-mastodonte en el Semiárido chileno: El caso de Quebrada Quereo (IV Región, Coquimbo)
Authors: Labarca E. Rafael
Published: January 2023

Se presentan los resultados del análisis zooarqueológico realizado a los restos de mastodontes exhumados de la Quebrada Quereo a finales del siglo antepasado, con el objeto de evaluar una posible acción cultural en ellos. Se discuten los resultados en términos de la relación hombre-mastodonte en el lugar y se presenta un modelo hipo- tético de interacción entre este proboscídeo extinto y los más tempranos habitantes del sector.
Efecto de la dureza foliar sobre la herbivoría en Cryptocarya alba (Lauraceae), Quillaja saponaria (Rosaceae) y Lithrea caustica (Anacardiaceae), en la Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo, Chile
Authors: Soria Rodrigo W. , Zambrana Carlos M.
Published: January 2023

Cryptocarya alba (Lauraceae), Quillaja saponaria (Rosaceae) y Lithrea caustica (Anacardiaceae) poseen hojas con diferente dureza. Experimentalmente demostramos que estas diferencias afectan la herbivoría sobre estas hojas, siendo las hojas más blandas consumidas con mayor frecuencia e intensidad por insectos herbívoros
Atelognathus jeinimenensis n.sp. de Leptodactylidae para el sur de Chile
Authors: Meriggio Valerla , Veloso Alberto , Young Susanne , Núñez Herman
Published: January 2023

En este trabajo se describe una nueva especie del género Atelognathus, encontrada en la Reserva Nacional Lago Jeinimeni, Patagonia chilena, la que se acompaña de información osteológica y cromosómica. La nueva especie se compara con las especies descritas para el género. También se da a conocer parte de su biología y se sugieren maneras para su protección.
Una máscara funeraria Chancay: restauración y contexto cultural
Authors: Acevedo C. Nieves , Durán S. Eliana
Published: January 2023

El presente trabajo tiene como finalidad, por una parte, contextualizar una máscara antropomorfa conocida como «falsa cabeza» o «máscara funeraria», perteneciente a la Cultura Chancay que se desarrolló en la Costa Central del Perú durante el Periodo lntermedio Tardío 1100 a 1470 d.C. y por otra, presentar el proceso de conservación y restauración de la misma. En esta pieza, cuya base son paños de algodón, se encuentra definido un rostro mediante la combinación de pintura, aplicación de láminas de cobre, pequeños haces de lana y a modo de turbante, un conjunto de textiles, gasas y maderos. Se ha querido mostrar este caso por la diversidad de componentes y materialidad de los mismos, lo que hace que las decisiones metodológicas y técnicas a aplicar en su conservación y restauración involucren diversos tipos de dificultades.