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The roles of financial threat, social support, work stress and mental distress in dairy farmers' expectations of injury
(Frontiers Media, 2016-06-21)
Farming is dangerous, with fatalities among the highest in any occupation. Farmers often work alone, for long hours, with unreliable equipment and in difficult weather conditions with hazardous chemicals and livestock. In ...
Conscientiousness and mindfulness in midlife coping: An assessment based on MIDUS II
(Wiley, 2016-02-03)
Research has demonstrated that conscientious individuals tend to engage in planful problem solving to cope with stressful situations. Likewise, mindful individuals tend to favour approach-based coping and are less likely ...
A protocol for a randomised active-controlled trial to evaluate the effects of an online mindfulness intervention on executive control, critical thinking and key thinking dispositions in a university student sample
(BioMed Central, 2016-04-12)
Background
While most modern research focuses on the clinical benefits of mindfulness, an emerging body of work suggests that mindfulness can facilitate self-regulation of everyday thinking in typically developing ...
Which behaviour change techniques are most effective at increasing older adults self-efficacy and physical activity behaviour? A systematic review.
(Springer Verlag, 2014-03-20)
Background. Increasing self-efficacy is an effective mechanism for increasing physical activity, especially for older people.
Purpose. The aim of this review was to identify behavior change techniques (BCTs) that ...
An mHealth intervention using a smartphone app to increase walking behavior in young adults: a pilot study.
(JMIR Publications, 2016-09-22)
Physical inactivity is a growing concern for society and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other chronic diseases.
This study aimed to determine the efficacy of the Accupedo-Pro Pedometer mobile ...
Bandpass characteristics of high-frequency sensitivity and visual experience in blindsight
(Elsevier, 2010-03)
Patient RP suffers a unilateral right homonymous quadrant anopia but demonstrates better than chance discrimination for stimuli presented in the blind field at temporal frequencies between 33 and 47 Hz (all significant at ...
A qualitative study of prescription contraception use: the perspectives of users, general practitioners and pharmacists
(Public Library of Science, 2015-12-03)
The oral contraceptive pill (OCP) remains the most popular form of prescription contraception in many countries, despite adherence difficulties for many. Uptake of long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), which are ...
Do single and multiple behavior change interventions contain different behavior change techniques? A comparison of interventions targeting physical activity in obese populations
(American Psychological Association, 2015-09)
Objective: Interventions to increase physical activity can target this behavior alone or as part of multiple health behavior change (MHBC) interventions. To date little is known about the content of MHBC interventions as ...
Mutual entailment of temporal relations in younger and older adults: reversing order judgments
(Springer Verlag, 2016-05-12)
For temporal relations, mutually entailed relations are different to those directly trained; we learn that A occurred before B and derive that B occurred after A. Deriving such relations results in lower accuracy and ...
Delay in seeking medical help following transient ischemic attack (TIA) or "Mini-Stroke": a qualitative study
(Public Library of Science, 2014-08-19)
Background: Prompt treatment following Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) can reduce the risk of subsequent stroke and disability. However, many patients delay in making contact with medical services. This study aimed to ...