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Locating meaning:health professionals’ views on the psychological and clinical significance of self-injury sites
No full textBackground: This study explored how health professionals construct clinical and psychological meaning based on the location of self-injury on the body, particularly in relation to concealed or visible injuries and how they might inform attributions about risk, self-injury functions, and distress. Methods: This study used qualitative thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 19 health professionals with experience working with self-injury, exploring perceptions and attributions about self-injury in different body locations. Results: Seven themes emerged. In some cases, staff’s attributions aligned with the findings from studies of those who self-injure, such as injuries to areas such as the neck are higher risk. Location was one factor among others, such as injury severity, that staff considered when assessing the risk of infection or suicide. Staff often viewed visible injuries as less risky and attributed them to interpersonal communicative functions, and concealed injuries to intrapersonal factors, though not all staff shared these perspectives. Some staff considered other potential drivers of injury location, including past experiences such as trauma, demographic factors, mental health diagnoses, and exposure to social influences. Some staff described the practical determinants of injury location, such as ease of access, and considered the impact of self-injury location on themselves and their colleagues. Conclusions: Injury location can influence staff perceptions of risk, self-injury functions and distress, underscoring the need for individualized assessment and formulation of each self-injury episode to ensure appropriate risk management. Staff training should be adapted to address injury location to improve understanding, raise awareness of related attributions, and enhance the development of clinical skills. Organizations should support staff in their role due to the potential emotional impact of working with individuals who self-injure and are at risk of suicide. Future research should investigate whether location-based attributions are associated with unintended clinical consequences, such as inaccuracies in risk assessment and formulation
Exploring the experience of natural green space among South Asian Muslim people in the UK
No full textVisiting Natural Green Spaces (NGS) is an important lifestyle factor that contributes to quality of life. Whilst NGS can be used to combat health issues, many of which are experienced by South Asian Muslim communities in the UK, it is concerning that such communities face the largest disparities in access to NGS compared to other ethnic minority groups. This paper responds to the paucity in research of South Asian people’s experiences of NGS. Data were generated through individual semi-structured interviews with 20 South Asian Muslim men and women. Using Bourdieu’s concepts of field, habitus and capital, data underwent thematic analysis. This paper reports on the key findings of the study: defining the field of NGS; enhancing wellbeing in NGS; and challenges of accessing NGS. The study concludes that we understand NGS as fields in which capital is shaped by race, religion and gender, and provides suggestions for how policy and practice can consider NGS in health enhancing interventions
Hume and Wittgenstein:the risk of reasoning religion into superstition
No full textHume argues that Christianity would be a superstitious delusion if it were based on the testimonial evidence that Christ performed miracles. Wittgenstein argues that those who base religious belief on evidence are ‘ridiculous’ and that evidence turns religion into ‘superstition’. Despite appearing to undermine Christianity, I argue that Hume and Wittgenstein defend Christianity from being undermined when read in their philosophical context. Their philosophical context aims to show what Christianity is like, and they show that Christianity would be a superstitious delusion if it were based upon evidential reasoning. Therefore, if we think Christianity is not a superstitious delusion then we should think it has its basis in something else. Hume calls this something else ‘faith’ but doesn’t tell us much about it nor what miracles do for it. Wittgenstein, however, does. Wittgenstein’s views on religious belief, faith and miracles map Hume’s and offer insight into Christian life. Read in this way, both philosophers remind us that Christ came to save souls through faith, not minds through reason
‘Money anxiety’:understanding HE students' experiences of the cost-of-living crisis
No full textThe ongoing cost-of-living crisis is causing immense stress and hardship for families, individuals and communities, with increases in utility bills, food prices and transport costs. Actors from civil society, politicians and academics have demonstrated concern as to the effect this is having at local and national levels, specifically the disproportionate impact on already marginalised and vulnerable groups. One demographic particularly affected is higher education students, however, due to the lack of support measures being aimed at this cohort, they are at significant risk of becoming overlooked and forgotten. While recent survey data has acknowledged the negative experiences of this group, there is a lack of understanding of their everyday lived realities. To address this gap, this article draws on empirical research conducted with HE students in the North-West of England between 2022 and 2023. The study explores the diverse ways in which students navigate the crisis and the impact this has on their health and well-being. It concludes with a call for urgent action and policy response to elevate unprecedented and devastating student hardship triggered by the cost-of-living crisis
Leadership-artificial intelligence interaction for sustainable mega events:rethinking the current and future research and practices
No full textMega events have witnessed significant developments in terms of content, methods, system, policy, and funding alongside technology development. This study aims to propose a conceptual framework that brings clarity to the role of leadership-artificial intelligence (AI) interaction by reviewing and synthesising the current literature on leadership and AI technologies. We propose a new definition of leadership-AI interaction in mega events settings and suggest a model using particular questions of what leadership-AI interaction does, what it needs, why we use leadership-AI interaction, how we use it, what influences its use, and what benefits can be achieved from its use. We attempt to answer these inquiries by reviewing previous research on the following variables: functions, perceived needs, reasons, methods, influencing factors, and outcomes
Primary science in a nutshell
No full textThis book has been driven by reports over the years that suggest primary teachers often lack confidence in teaching science. The purpose of this book is to help address this issue - but by no means solve it