Archive for September 2024

The Comedy of the Winter Fuel Payment Means Test

People's Policy Project

Means testing insanity in the United Kingdom.

Emerging Voices: Amplifying the perspectives of students and new professionals

Jung, the Rebirth Motif and Psychedelics I: Documenting Jung’s Contact with the British Pioneers

Governing through bureaucratically imposed waiting: on stuckedness among asylum seekers and refugees waiting for residence permits in Sweden

Determinants of adult sedentary behavior and physical inactivity for the primary prevention of diabetes in historically disadvantaged communities: A representative cross-sectional population-based study from Reunion Island

Experimental testing of three categorization‐based interventions to reduce prejudice and discrimination against the unvaccinated in the aftermath of COVID‐19

Alan Rushton obituary

The Guardian

My husband, Alan Rushton, who has died aged 79, ran a post-qualifying course for social workers specialising in mental health for many years and played a prominent part in research into children placed away from home.
From 1979 until his retirement, Alan taught mental health social work to qualified social workers at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, inspiring his students and teaching them research skills. His work on family placements of older children gained him a doctorate in 1999.

The Darzi review of NHS performance signals why radical change is needed

Trajectories of affective and cognitive well‐being at times of COVID‐19 containment policies in Italy

Comparison of personality traits of two anti‐oppression groups: Vegans and anarchists

Doing the month (Zuo Yuezi): postpartum embodied practices and subjectivity among urban white-collar Chinese women

A tale of two cases – investigating reasoning in similar cases with different outcomes

ODA Global Innovation Fellowships: C40 (Deadline date 27 Nov )

Perceptibility and Pain Thresholds in Low- and High-Frequency Alternating Current Stimulation: Implications for tACS and tTIS

Specialist Financial Counseling for Women Affected by Domestic and Family Violence: Staff and Client Perspectives on an Australian Initiative

Grassroots and non-profit perspectives on generative AI

Burnout and quality of life among healthcare workers in central Uganda

Social workers in Singapore raise concerns over deepfake porn

The Star | AFP

Social workers here have not encountered victims of deepfake harassment, but warn that South Korea’s situation should be a warning to the rest of the world. The Straits Times found more than six Telegram channels offering deepfake services that allow users to develop “nude renders” using photos of real people within seconds.

Europe is in thrall to the far right – that’s the result of appeasement by so-called moderates

The Guardian | C Simon/AFP/Getty

By the end of the month, the Austrian Freedom party (FPÖ), founded by two former members of the SS, Anton Reinthaller and Friedrich Peter, is expected to form an anti-immigration, pro-Russian government. It will cement a new hard-right axis across Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, and more importantly, Italy, where step by step the far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni (who met Keir Starmer on Monday), is accused of taking control of the press and the judiciary.

Tribute to Jim Ridgway and his contributions to statistics education and statistical literacy

Sociodemographic inequalities in breast cancer screening attendance in Germany following the implementation of an Organized Screening Program: Scoping Review

Exploring the Benefits of Telemental Health Care for Asian New Zealanders: A Mixed Methods Study

Modeling Perceptual Learning as a Continuous Function of Time-on-Task Increases Theoretical Specificity and Statistical Power

Remote Neuropsychological Assessment: Forensics, Research, and Ethics

The Social Determinants of Health Screening and Referral Project

Gestational weight gain at the national, regional, and income group levels based on 234 national household surveys from 70 low-income and middle-income countries

Finding one’s way

Parental Alcohol Intoxication, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Negative Psychological Reactions to Childhood Adversities: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Data from the Population‑Based HUNT Study

A Harmful Scene: Vicarious Exposure to Racism and Negative Affect Among Undergraduate Students in the Context of the George Floyd Tragedy

Call for Proposals from NGOs “Skills Development, Integrated Employment and Long-Term social care services” (Due by 7 Oct)

Artificial Intelligence: Agencies Are Implementing Management and Personnel Requirements

Influence of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Mexican Psychology Students

Barriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)

Bullying and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms Among Adolescents of Public Schools in Colombia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Violent and Abusive Behaviour in Nineteenth-Century Marriage in Bohemia

Federal Share of State Revenue

Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here’s why that’s hard for some American men

NPR | J Lay

The United States is a leading consumer of beef with only Argentina and Zimbabwe consuming more per capita. That’s according to 2022 data, the latest available, from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Americans account for about 83 pounds of beef per year, per person. And while that number is lower than in recent decades, it’s still four times more beef than the global average.

Politicians often warn of American decline – and voters often buy it

The Conversation | altmodern/Getty

My research examines the role of perceived threats to national status in domestic and international politics. I ran an experiment in March 2024 with 1,079 Americans, aimed at trying to understand how their concerns about national decline affect their foreign policy opinions.

Complex Trauma from Child Abuse and Neglect “I’m not Sure We’re even All Talking about the Same Thing and We’re Probably Not”:

Effect of a neuropsychological intervention program on executive functions and social cognition in select child witnesses in the Colombian armed conflict.