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Development and validation of a new instrument to measure nursing students compassion strengths: The Bolton Compassion Strengths Indicators.
Get PDFDespite considerable research and rhetoric on the importance of compassion in nursing, progress has been hindered by the lack of an adequate psychometric instrument to measure its multidimensional nature. This paper reports several studies conducted over three stages, to develop and validate a new instrument to measure nurses’ compassion strengths. A purposive sample of UK pre-registered nursing students studying at a University took part in this study. The eight indicators highlight the multidimensional nature of compassion. The Bolton Compassion Strengths Indicators (BCSIs) demonstrated robust psychometric properties and could provide the means by which nursing students can empower themselves, as they strive to develop their professional identity as compassionate practitioners. This new measure will also help other researchers and educators who wish to study the development of compassion strengths in nursing
An exploration of how social media use impacts the mental health of young people : a review of literature
Get PDFSocial media has been shown to have an impact on young people's mental health in numerous contemporary studies. This dissertation sought to establish how social media use impacts the mental health of young people; given that social media has become more ubiquitous in young people's lives in contrast to other age groups. The objectives proposed to meet this aim were: to discover young people's views, to establish the impact of social media use on mental health and to identify support strategies that assist in addressing the issues encountered online.
A literature review-based approach was implemented to draw on a wide range of evidence. Electronic searches were conducted using the following databases: Discover@Bolton, Google Scholar and the Journal of Adolescent Health. The search terms included: "social media and young people's mental health" and "social media and adolescent mental health*". The inclusion criteria included peer-reviewed journals, published between 2010 and 2020 to maintain both relevance and appropriateness. Studies from other disciplines, including law, engineering and economics were excluded. Following this, data was analysed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. Overall, the 16 studies revealed that young people viewed social media mainly negatively due to its associated implications, including addiction, inadequate sleep, and social comparisons. Correlations between social media usage and mental health were discovered, including increased depressive symptoms, low self-esteem and body image worries. It was also discovered that there is a gap in the literature which considers strategies, which could be addressed by future studies looking to propose potential models for solution management. Other recommendations included training for professionals, parental awareness through national campaigns, and interactive sessions within schools
The Theory Wars Revisited: Rose and the Reading Critics vs. the Liberal Humanists
Get PDFWhile the Theory Wars are seen to have had a huge impact on English (among other disciplines) in the latter part of the twentieth century, children’s literature studies is often depicted as free of such internecine battles. However, there was a period, beginning in the 1980s with Jacqueline Rose’s The Case of Peter Pan, or the Impossibility of Children’s Fiction (1984), that many children’s literature critics felt obliged to tackle poststructuralist ideas, whether it was to reject them (and be labelled “liberal humanists”) or accept them (as did the Reading critics). This article reconsiders this contentious period, seeking to go beyond the often acerbic rhetoric and, as a result, argues that, in lumping together these poststructuralist critics, important differences in their positions have been lost. This article re-examines the period and assesses the legacy that has been inherited
Engineering students in transition: the academic and vocational divide
Get PDFThe research reported in this thesis is a comparative study between students
holding academic and vocational qualifications transitioning into Aerospace
Engineering from further to higher education. The study investigates both a full
time and a degree apprenticeship route. The research adopted a longitudinal
empirical study methodology through the collation of both qualitative and
quantitative data in a college of further education in the North of England,
commencing in the academic year 2015-16. Semi-structured interviews,
questionnaires and a focus group with students provided empirical data. The
research identified the key challenges faced by engineering students during
and beyond their transition into higher education, taking into consideration
their entry routes, whilst comparing the student experience and their overall
academic achievements.
The research addressed gaps in knowledge regarding the impact of entry
qualifications on transition experiences and success rates. Outcomes from the
research showed that there was commonality in the transition experiences in
relation to entry routes, however, academic achievement was a stronger
driving focus for the A-Level entrants, whilst the importance of individual
maturation and peer / tutor interaction was more evident amongst the
vocational entrants.
The experiences and journeys traversed to arrive on a higher education
engineering programme have both benefit and impact upon individuals in
different ways and some clear patterns emerged across the different entry
routes. It was evidenced that strengths from one route can be limitations with
the other. Although the academic achievement for the A-Level entry route was
higher overall, and is still deemed of higher educational stature, findings lean
towards justification that the benefits of a hybrid feeder qualification into higher
education, particularly in the specific research focused area of Aerospace
Engineering, could prove highly fruitful, as could better support mechanisms
for transitioning students generally
Positive psychology: self-compassion and its role within mental health nursing
No full textThis is the eighth article in a series that explores the meaning of positive psychology and the importance of applying the latest research findings to improve the wellbeing of the mental health workforce. It will focus on the positive psychology intervention of developing self-compassion and considers how the workforce can experience its uplifting effects through contemporary use in the field of mental health nursing. This article will highlight the underpinning theoretical work of Kristen Neff, in relation to self-compassion. It will explain what the term self-compassion means and its effect on neurological changes when it is practised. Finally, it emphasises how the application of self-compassion can benefit the individual, the organisation and the client. The practical tasks provided in the boxes throughout the article will help the reader identify what self-compassion means for them and understand how to further develop its transferability through evidence–based, user friendly exercises
A conceptual framework towards continuous transformation of sustainable food manufacturing and logistics
No full textSustainable food manufacturing and logistics is becoming popular in the face of maintaining food security and keeping a good track with the sustainable development goal. Continuous transformation within most manufacturing sectors could be very useful in maintaining a good sustainability and competitive business environment of which the food manufacturing supply chain environment is not an exception. Sustainable food manufacturing could help reduce the negative environmental and social impact to the barest minimum as the economic situation is improved thereby contributing to the success of the set Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study presents an overview of sustainable food manufacturing supply chain environment, Continuous Transformation of Food Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Sustainability Drivers within Food Manufacturing and Supply Chain Environment. The other part shows a methodology that proposes a conceptual framework from the literatures. This conceptual framework design comprises of steps that include Orientation and Commitment, Environmental and lifecycle impact assessment, Definition and implementation and, Measurement and communication. This proposed framework is expected to help in the continuous transformation within food manufacturing supply chain environment
Emerging technologies of IoT usage in global logistics
No full textThis paper aims to summarize the current and potential capabilities of the Internet of Things (IoT) and how it contributes to Logistics Management and how it might contribute more in the digital age of the year 2050. It will be discussing the new technologies that could one day reshape logistics management and supply chain environment from what it is today into something totally different in the future. Logistics management is an evolving function that has been created, adapted and implemented into the supply chain environment. The diversification of this phenomenon the Internet of Things (IoT) with its emerging attributes are all since it is constantly in motion. The innovative solutions that have been created and can be built upon further are excessively compulsive and are non-compellable. There is the foresight that the internet of things (IoT) will take over the way logistical operations are managed today and in so doing it will reduce the staff numbers of many organisations worldwide
Liquidity risk exposure and its determinants in the banking sector: a comparative analysis between Islamic, conventional and hybrid banks
Get PDFThis study aims to explore and examine the liquidity risk that Islamic banks are exposed to in a comparison with conventional and hybrid banks in the case of 145 commercial banks for the period of 1996–2015. This study also examines the factors determining the liquidity risk exposure of the sampled banks by employing a panel data regression model with the random effect technique by considering bank specification, macroeconomy, governance and ownership-related variables. The findings for the sampled banks demonstrate that Islamic banks are more exposed to liquidity risk than conventional and hybrid banks. In addition, the results show that the stringency of capital regulations and credit risk have a negative and significant impact on liquidity risk. Moreover, the results demonstrate that liquid assets and long-term debts are positively associated with liquidity risk exposure. While the empirical results show that long-term debt significantly affects liquidity risk, the results indicate an insignificant impact of liquid assets on the liquidity risk exposure of the sampled banks. The results also depict that bank size, governance and ownership concentration as well as GDP are important control variables in reducing the liquidity risk exposure of Islamic banks