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Release: University of Regina hosts students from around the world for Discovery Camp Saskatchewan 2022
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Exploring body art in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
No full textA Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, University of Regina. 26 p.When watching combat athletes step into the arena, a spectator is likely to notice that many fighters are adorned with body art. In recent years, tattoos in sports have been investigated to determine if they provide a direct advantage in athletic performance, but otherwise, this particular intersection has been sparsely researched. This study engages with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) athletes to explore the relationship between fighters and their tattoos. The participation criteria required athletes to be 18 years or older, have achieved at least a purple belt in the sport, and have a tattoo. The participants consisted of 5 men between the ages of 25 to 37 years of age. Four participants were black belts (approx. ten years of experience), and the other participant was a purple belt (approx. four years of experience). The study used in-depth interviews guided by phenomenological principles. The analysis also included a combination of interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) to analyze the contents of the interviews, a personal journal for the bracketing process, and photos of participant tattoos. Results indicate that these BJJ athletes share meaning in the following three ways: First, for active competitors, specific tattoos symbolize personifications of internal feelings and abilities that are seemingly helpful to athlete performance; and they are meant to purposefully convey an augmented sense of toughness to appear more imposing. Second, most athletes reported that the most common tattoos in BJJ commemorate the sport's influence on the athlete's sense of self. Third, the relationships that competitive athletes' have with their tattoos reveal that non-BJJ-related tattoos took on additional meaning relating to their practice of BJJ.Studentn
Release: U of R opens up a world of hands-on learning opportunities at the new Centre for Experiential and Service Learning
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Proof of concept for a multi-method approach to evaluate the usability of websites with public health content: The case of Alzheimer association websites
No full text©Canadian Psychological Association, 2022. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. The final article is available, upon publication, at: https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000353Methods for assessing usability are advancing rapidly, and include think-aloud protocols, objective measures such as task timing, and ultra-sensitive measures such as eye tracking and page recording. In this study, we provide proof-of-concept for the new, combined use of these three types of measures within a quasi-experimental paradigm focused on a question relevant to public health. The quasi-experiment specifically involved assessing the usability of four English-language Alzheimer websites from around the world (USA, UK, Ireland, Canada), all of which contained information about cognitive health. Participants completed two tasks; one requiring them to identify strategies to prevent dementia and another requiring them to locate a definition of Alzheimer’s disease. We hypothesized that the websites would have superior usability for the former task and inferior usability for the latter task. We also hypothesized positive correlations among eye tracking measures, simpler performance measures (e.g., task completion time), and subjective usability measures. We found that the new quasi-experimental protocol facilitated comparison of tasks and websites. It also facilitated interpretation by permitting comparison across measures. Overall, this study provides proof of concept for the use of this multi-method approach to evaluate the usability of websites. It also provides information that could potentially be used to advance further pilot or experimental hypothesis testing on this topic.Facultyye
Feature Story: Ways to get involved around campus
No full textThe U of R's halls are alive with activity once again and we're happy to have you back!
To help you take full advantage of being back on campus, we put together a list of ways you can get involved and make the most out of your time at the U of RStaffn
Do myths and racial biases play a role in verdict justifications for the insanity plea
No full textA Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, University of Regina. 22 p.This research proposal examined the data collected from Maeder et al.’s (2020) study, which measured a juror’s bias Black or White persons with schizophrenia or depression. The research portion of this thesis consisted of coding open-ended responses from the data collection and deductively. The focus of this thesis was jurors’ explanations for the event in question (i.e., story explanations). The implications for this study could lead to fewer racial bias barriers for jury selections and recommendations for education to the public on the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity defence and mental illnesses. Two independent raters coded each participant's response, segmented roughly into sentences. They read each segment and assigned a single code from an exhaustive list of prominent insanity myths (see Appendix). However, the Kappa coefficient was well-below conventional cut-offs for acceptable inter-rater agreement (>.40). Low base rates prevented a meaningful gauge of inter-rater reliability, and so we did not conduct analyses using these codes. Coders agreed that no myths were present in 160 participant responses and had a total of 11 disagreements about the presence of two specific myths (the frequency of NGRI and the dangerousness of the offender). Exploratory analyses revealed that NGRI attitudes were significantly more positive among those who reported personally knowing someone with a mental disorder. Implications are explored in the Discussion section.Studentn
Feature Story: Announcing UR Days!
No full textThe University of Regina is pleased to announce the launch of UR Days - a travelling education expo and speaker series geared toward energizing and inspiring the next generation of U of R students. Throughout the month of May, President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Jeff Keshen will be joined by U of R faculty and staff as he tours the province to meet future students at high schools in Weyburn, Yorkton, Swift Current, Regina, and Prince Albert.Staffn
Release: University of Regina to launch new Energy Systems Engineering Program in Fall 2023
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Feature Story: Green Patch community garden grows a new partnership
No full textIt's growing season and the Green Patch - a 5,400 square-foot fruit and vegetable garden next to the Dr. Lloyd Barber Academic Green - is back for its 11th year of helping feed our campus community.
Operated by the student-run Regina Public Interest Research Group (RPIRG), the Green Patch is a source of sustainable, locally grown organic food - part of a campus movement for community engagement and sustainable development.Staffn
Feature Story: The new Centre for Experiential and Service Learning is now open!
No full textThe University of Regina's new Centre for Experiential and Service Learning (CESL) is now open in Riddell Centre (RC 163)!
The team at the Centre for Experiential and Service Learning are here to help you learn by doing, which is what experiential learning is all about. You will have access to both paid and volunteer opportunities to apply what you learn - not only in the classroom, but across campus, and in the wider community.Staffn