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An Analysis of Responses on Twitter to the English Premier League’s Support for the Anti-Homophobia Rainbow Laces Campaign
No full textThis article examines the responses by users of the social media platform, Twitter, to the English Premier League’s (EPL) support, via four tweets from their official Twitter account, for the annual Rainbow Laces anti-homophobia in football campaign. Locating our analysis within the corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda of the EPL, the four tweets received a total of 24,997 ‘likes’, 4,951 retweets, and 1,865 comments. Of those comments directly responding to the campaign and wider CSR agenda of the EPL (n = 407), 236 contained supportive comments and 171 contained negative comments. Despite support for the Rainbow Laces campaign, the comments also reflected some resistance to the overall CSR agenda of the EPL. Here, responses called for a greater focus on issues outside of LGBT+, such as mental health and reducing the financial burden placed on fans to consume football
Belief correlations with parental vaccine hesitancy: results from a national survey
Get PDFWe conducted a nationally representative survey of parents’ beliefs and self-reported behaviors regarding childhood vaccinations. Using Bayesian selection among multivariate models, we found that beliefs, even those without any vaccine or health content, predicted vaccine-hesitant behaviors better than demographics, social network effects, or scientific reasoning. The multivariate structure of beliefs combined many types of ideation that included concerns about both conspiracies and side effects. Although they are not strongly related to vaccine-hesitant behavior, demographics were key predictors of beliefs. Our results support some of the previously proposed pro-vaccination messaging strategies and suggest some new strategies not previously considered.</p
Domestic Homicide Review Committees’ Recommendations and Impacts: A Systematic Review
Get PDFDomestic Violence Fatality Reviews/ Domestic Homicide Reviews (DVFRs/DHRs) are multi-agency reviews aimed at reducing domestic homicides. This study systematically reviews research that examines DVFR/DHR recommendations, impact of these recommendations and proposals for improving DVFR/DHR processes. A narrative synthesis was adopted due to the diversity of the 11 studies reviewed. Themes identified from recommendations included: training and awareness; service provision and coordination; and recommendations for children. Regarding DVFR/DHR processes, standardisation, diverse teams and additional resources were highlighted. There was little evidence of whether DVFR/DHR recommendations were implemented. Findings can strengthen DVFR/DHR operationalisation and impacts
Skill Acquisition and Development Issues with Predictable Badminton Feeding Routines
No full textBadminton practice designs contain feeding routines that allow players to practice technical skills. Optimal skill acquisition and development is gained through practice simulating competitive match play rather than approaches centred around mass repetition with low levels of uncertainty. This study aimed to evaluate the biomechanical differences in twelve youth elite UK badminton players in activities with varying levels of predictability. The three experimental trials were handfeed, multifeed and match play trials. Motion capture cameras were used to record participant biomechanical data. Data analysis revealed several significant biomechanical differences between trials. Results showed that an increase in trial unpredictability led to increased depth of the forward lunge shot and a lower racket shuttlecock strike position with greater forward trunk bend. This study showed that visual search behaviour in badminton is a key component of the forward lunge shot. Predictable practice feeding routines may cause poor skill acquisition and development through maladaptive learning behaviours. Coaches are recommended to implement unpredictable feeding practice routines to simulate the visual search behaviour of competitive badminton match play to enhance skill acquisition and development in youth elite badminton players
The potential of an organisational improvement framework to facilitate sharing of practice
Get PDFThis report describes a project to explore the potential of the Service Children’s Progression Alliance Thriving Lives Toolkit to promote and facilitate collaboration and practice-sharing between schools. The project intended to build a qualitative picture of how investment in frameworks such as this might foster collaboration and practice-sharing between stakeholders. While the research itself was severely constrained by the Covid-19 pandemic, the findings indicate a number of key learning points for the deployment of resources such as the Thriving Lives Toolkit. These include: designing interventions that support schools’ key priorities, especially where these are common to schools; locating interventions in broader strategies for engaging schools; promoting resources within existing networks; and ensuring dedicated attention and resources towards implementing such resources
Imogen Goold, Cressida Auckland, and Jonathan Herring, Medical Decision-Making on Behalf of Young Children: A Comparative Perspective, Hart, 2020, hardback, 390 pp,£85.00, ISBN 978-1-5099-2856-9
Get PDFEffects of alcohol and task difficulty on visual tracking and inattentional blindness
Get PDFRationale: Inattentional blindness (IB) describes the failure to notice salient but unexpected stimuli in one’s focal visual field. It typically occurs while performing a demanding task (e.g. tracking and counting basketball passes), which consumes attentional resources. Alcohol intoxication is also known to reduce attentional resources, thereby potentially increasing IB and disrupting task performance. Objectives: To test the extent to which acute alcohol and task difficulty disrupt counting performance and increase the rate of IB across two experimental tasks. Methods: To test the effects of alcohol consumption and task difficulty on IB, we used the Simons and Chabris (Percept 28:1059-1074, 1999) and Simons (2010) “gorilla in our midst” basketball clip in experiment 1 and abstract but analogous stimuli presented in a computerised alternative to that task in experiment 2. Results: IB was associated with increased (counting) task difficulty but not alcohol consumption. However, counting accuracy was impaired by both alcohol and increased task difficulty, with the largest detriment being for alcohol participants who noticed the salient but unexpected stimulus. Conclusion: The absence of alcohol effects on IB in both experiments was unexpected and warrants further investigation in a field vs lab study comparison and in combination with baseline cognitive measures to test for alcohol expectancy and task compensation effects.</p