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Interview with Tracy Wilkes
No full textThe wife of journalist and author Paul Wilkes, Tracy is the founder and director of DREAMS, INC, a Wilmington-based program that affords inner-city children and adolescents the opportunity to express themselves through dance, drama, music and art. Tracy, who earned her Masters in Social Work from Boston College, has seen DREAMS grow into a foundation with a Board of Directors, two full-time and many volunteer workers, and with close to seventy children between the ages of eight and seventeen participating in the program
Alumni Authors: Kristen Tracy \u2794
No full textAlumni Authors Series - Spring 2012. The William H. Hannon Library was happy to celebrate some of our acclaimed literary alumnus. Each author discussed their newest works and share a few stories from their days at LMU.
Kristen Tracy (\u2794) - Kristen Tracy has written four young adult novels, Lost It, Crimes of the Sarahs, A Field Guide for Heartbreakers, and Sharks & Boys. Her first middle-grade novel, Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus, was released in Summer 2009. This year, Kristen\u27s newest second middle-grade novel, The Reinvention of Bessica Lefter, has won a Parents\u27 Choice Award. Kristen has a Ph.D. in English, an MFA in writing and an MA in American Literature. Kristen has taught writing and literature courses at Brigham Young University, Johnson State College (in Vermont), and Western Michigan University
sj-docx-1-isp-10.1177_00207640221102733 – Supplemental material for Acceptability of reducing sedentariness using a mobile-phone application based on ‘if then’ plans for people with psychosis: A focus-group study conducted in North West England, UK
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-isp-10.1177_00207640221102733 for Acceptability of reducing sedentariness using a mobile-phone application based on ‘if then’ plans for people with psychosis: A focus-group study conducted in North West England, UK by Rachel Bailey, Y Kiera Bartlett, Lamiece Hassan, Christopher J Armitage, Charlotte Stockton-Powdrell, Matthew Machin, Shon Lewis and Tracy Epton in International Journal of Social Psychiatry</p
Tracy Metz Lecture: Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch
No full textTracy Metz is a journalist and author of art, architecture, urban planning and the landscape. In Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch (NAi Publishers) Metz describes the metamorphosis the landscape of the Netherlands is currently undergoing and how the Dutch are searching for new ways of living with the water. Co-sponsored by School of Visual and Performing Arts Transmedia Department
Systematic review of interventions to promote the performance of physical distancing behaviours during infectious disease pandemics/epidemics
No full textObjectivesPhysical distancing, defined as keeping 1-2m apart when co-located, can prevent cases of droplet or aerosol transmitted infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV2. During the COVID-19 pandemic, distancing was a recommendation or a requirement in many countries. This systematic review aimed to determine which interventions and behavior change techniques (BCTs) are effective in promoting adherence to distancing and through which potential mechanisms of action (MOAs). MethodsSix databases were searched. The review included studies that were (a) conducted on humans, (b) reported physical distancing interventions, (c) included any comparator (e.g., pre-intervention versus post-intervention; randomized controlled trial) and (d) reported actual distancing or predictors of distancing behavior. Risk of bias was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. BCTs and potential MoAs were identified in each intervention. ResultsSix papers indicated that distancing interventions could successfully change MoAs and behavior. Successful BCTs (MoAs) included feedback on behavior (e.g., motivation); information about health consequences, salience of health consequences (e.g., beliefs about consequences), demonstration (e.g., beliefs about capabilities) and restructuring the physical environment (e.g., environmental context and resources). The most promising interventions were proximity buzzers, directional systems and posters with loss-framed messages that demonstrated the behaviors. ConclusionsThe evidence indicates several BCTs and potential MoAs that should be targeted in interventions and highlights the gaps that should be focused on in future research.KEYWORDS: Systematic review; physical distancing; COVID-19; social distancingHighlights•Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions to promote distancing in pandemics•Six studies show that interventions can increase distancing •Key techniques: feedback, information about consequences, restructuring •Key delivery modes are posters and proximity buzzers•Further research is required to test more techniques and modes of delivery<br/
Humor Writer of the Month: Tracy Dawson
Get PDFTracy Dawson, an actress, comedian, author and script consultant, is our Humor Writer of the Month for December
Letter from R.E. Tracy, Supervisor, Sacramento-San Joaquin Area, to George H. Nakamura, May 15, 1944
No full textCorrespondence from R.E. Tracy to George Hideo Nakamura regarding a Government Bill of Lading.The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications
A brief measure of capabilities, opportunities, and motivations (“COM-B”)
No full textIn this work, published in the British Journal of Health Psychology, we describe the development and testing of the psychometric properties of a brief, six-item questionnaire based on the COM-B model. The model is being used extensively to guide intervention development and to assess and understand behaviour. The questionnaire has been developed in accordance with the recognised definitions of “COM”, and intended for use across study populations, including patients, healthcare professionals, and general population samples.
The questionnaire was developed and tested in three independent samples of healthcare professionals and a sample of people with low socioeconomic status. The questionnaire shows evidence of acceptability, validity, and reliability for self-evaluating capabilities, opportunities, and motivations.
The paper and the associated materials used in its development can be found here on the Open Science Framework. We have also attached a modified version of the questionnaire to illustrate how it can be used to assess alternative target behaviours. We encourage people to use the questionnaire in their own work and test its use in different populations to obtain further support for its reliability and validity.
To cite this article:
Keyworth, C., Epton, T., Goldthorpe, J., Calam, R., & Armitage, C. J. (2020). Acceptability, reliability, and validity of a brief measure of capabilities, opportunities, and motivations ("COM-B"). British journal of health psychology, 25(3), 474–501. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.1241
A brief measure of capabilities, opportunities, and motivations (“COM-B”)
No full textIn this work, published in the British Journal of Health Psychology, we describe the development and testing of the psychometric properties of a brief, six-item questionnaire based on the COM-B model. The model is being used extensively to guide intervention development and to assess and understand behaviour. The questionnaire has been developed in accordance with the recognised definitions of “COM”, and intended for use across study populations, including patients, healthcare professionals, and general population samples.
The questionnaire was developed and tested in three independent samples of healthcare professionals and a sample of people with low socioeconomic status. The questionnaire shows evidence of acceptability, validity, and reliability for self-evaluating capabilities, opportunities, and motivations.
The paper and the associated materials used in its development can be found here on the Open Science Framework. We have also attached a modified version of the questionnaire to illustrate how it can be used to assess alternative target behaviours. We encourage people to use the questionnaire in their own work and test its use in different populations to obtain further support for its reliability and validity.
To cite this article:
Keyworth, C., Epton, T., Goldthorpe, J., Calam, R., & Armitage, C. J. (2020). Acceptability, reliability, and validity of a brief measure of capabilities, opportunities, and motivations ("COM-B"). British journal of health psychology, 25(3), 474–501. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.1241
A brief measure of capabilities, opportunities, and motivations (“COM-B”)
No full textIn this work, published in the British Journal of Health Psychology, we describe the development and testing of the psychometric properties of a brief, six-item questionnaire based on the COM-B model. The model is being used extensively to guide intervention development and to assess and understand behaviour. The questionnaire has been developed in accordance with the recognised definitions of “COM”, and intended for use across study populations, including patients, healthcare professionals, and general population samples.
The questionnaire was developed and tested in three independent samples of healthcare professionals and a sample of people with low socioeconomic status. The questionnaire shows evidence of acceptability, validity, and reliability for self-evaluating capabilities, opportunities, and motivations.
The paper and the associated materials used in its development can be found here on the Open Science Framework. We have also attached a modified version of the questionnaire to illustrate how it can be used to assess alternative target behaviours. We encourage people to use the questionnaire in their own work and test its use in different populations to obtain further support for its reliability and validity.
To cite this article:
Keyworth, C., Epton, T., Goldthorpe, J., Calam, R., & Armitage, C. J. (2020). Acceptability, reliability, and validity of a brief measure of capabilities, opportunities, and motivations ("COM-B"). British journal of health psychology, 25(3), 474–501. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.1241
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