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‘Literal torture’: Vulnerability, resilience and young people's experiences of pressure in physical education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper combines vulnerability and resilience theory to explore the pressure young people experience in Physical Education (PE) and sport at secondary school. The theoretical framework was used to understand both how young people experience PE in school and how vulnerability and resilience function interdependently in social contexts like ...
David Littlefair, Michael Jopling
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Changes to saccade behaviors in Parkinson’s disease following dancing and observation of dancing

Frontiers in Neurology, 2013
Background: The traditional view of Parkinson’s disease (PD) as a motor disorder only treated by dopaminergic medications is now shifting to include non-pharmacologic interventions. We have noticed that patients with PD obtain an immediate, short-lasting
Ian eCameron, Donald eBrien, Kira eLinks, Sarah eRobichaud, Jennifer eRyan, Douglas eMunoz, Tiffany eChow   +6 more
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Mindfulness and resilience: The experiences of global majority students in a mindfulness intervention Programme at a UK university

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Wellbeing in higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom has been increasingly prioritised for many institutions, with a growing demand for student support requests. There are various determinants in life that can influence mental health. As such, protected characteristics, including race, can indicate that students who are Black or Asian ...
Amy Bywater, Helen Keane
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Pilot Data on Effects of Community Dance for Veterans with PTSD and their Family Members

Journal of Veterans Studies, 2019
Prior research has shown that there are several symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that are persistently hard to treat and critically important for full recovery. Community reintegration can be an especially challenging aspect of returning
Robin Gustafson, Cynthia Corbitt, Deborah Denenfeld, Tyla Johnson, Carlos Jimenez, Marlon Tristao   +5 more
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‘When joy comes your way, you have to grab it!’ Troubling how queer joy features in the lives of LGBT+ school‐attending youth in South Africa

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, the concept ‘queer joy’ has gained interest in LGBT+ scholarship in the West. I use this scholarship as an entry point to explore how school‐attending LGBT+ youth express joy and how joy serves as a form of resistance against gender and sexuality norms in educational settings.
Dennis Francis
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Exploring the Role of Prospect Theory for Fast‐Fashion Practice as Experienced Through a Generational Lens: Marketing an Environmental Business Strategy That Appeals to Fashion Identity and Time Horizon Values

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The financially lucrative fast‐fashion business strategy is criticised for impacting detrimentally on the environment, with marketing tactics encouraging frequent‐impulsive fashion consumption. This research presents a novel conceptual framework merging fashion involvement values within prospect theory, creating a fashion‐identity‐time‐horizon
Elaine L. Ritch, Noreen Q. Siddiqui, Catherine Canning   +2 more
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What keeps mobile in ageing? A comparison of balance, physical activity and social integration between 60- to 80-year-old healthy people who regularly dance, do sports or are active in everyday life – a cross-sectional study / Was hält im Alter mobil? Gleichgewicht, körperliche Aktivität und soziale Integration im Vergleich zwischen 60- bis 80-jährigen gesunden Personen, die regelmäßig tanzen, Sport betreiben oder im Alltag aktiv sind – eine Querschnittstudie

International Journal of Health Professions
Physical and social activity can influence positively the effects of ageing. This study examined differences in balance, physical activity and social integration between everyday active, sportive or dancing 60- to 80-year-old people in Lower Austria.
Kidritsch Anita, Grossauer Rafael, Sandhofer Valerie, Teichmeister Lisa, Vesely Sarah, Wachermayr Katharina   +5 more
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The Influence of Dancing Activities on Women's Self-Image

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine, 2018
Dancing not only improves our development, but also changes us. It changes our attitude to many issues. It influences our temperament thus transforming the perception of our body.
Adrianna Banio
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Denaturation of Water in Alkaline Melts

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Vapor pressure measurements and ab initio molecular‐dynamics simulations reveal that in ultra‐alkaline media with base concentrations up to 70 mol L−1, the activity of water is dramatically reduced by strong bonding interactions. These disrupt traditional hydrogen bonding patterns, alter vapor‐liquid equilibria, and significantly change molecular ...
Xudong Zhang, Oldamur Hollóczki, Johannes Ingenmey, Barbara Kirchner, Michael Ruck   +4 more
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Pain Candidate Genes 5-HTTLPR and COMT Affect Anxiety and Mood in Japanese Ballet Dancers: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study

Sports
The balance of mental, physical, and technical aspects is essential in improving ballet performance. Ballet dancers’ emotional and behavioral characteristics vary, even under identical stress conditions.
Kanaka Yatabe, Kohei Ashikaga, Ryota Muroi, Shu Somemura, Masahiro Takemoto, Kazuo Yudoh, Hisao Miyano, Hiroto Fujiya   +7 more
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