When all the rivers run
- Forbes, Rodney, Heckenberg, Robyn
- Authors: Forbes, Rodney , Heckenberg, Robyn
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Authors: Forbes, Rodney , Heckenberg, Robyn
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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When can raptors be cost-effective in dispersing pest birds?
- Wallis, Robert, Coles, Graeme, Brennan, David
- Authors: Wallis, Robert , Coles, Graeme , Brennan, David
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Pest Control Vol. 61, no. 3 (2019), p. 158-160
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- Description: Raptors are birds of prey and under certain conditions they can be sucessfully used to manage aggregations of pest birds that disperse as a predator avoidance response.
- Authors: Wallis, Robert , Coles, Graeme , Brennan, David
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Pest Control Vol. 61, no. 3 (2019), p. 158-160
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- Description: Raptors are birds of prey and under certain conditions they can be sucessfully used to manage aggregations of pest birds that disperse as a predator avoidance response.
When in doubt, it's not out : match format is associated with differences in elite-level cricket umpires’ leg-before-wicket decisions
- Adie, Joshua, Renshaw, Ian, Polman, Remco, Thompson, Matthew, Mann, David
- Authors: Adie, Joshua , Renshaw, Ian , Polman, Remco , Thompson, Matthew , Mann, David
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Psychology of Sport and Exercise Vol. 51, no. (2020), p.
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- Description: Objectives: Contextual factors can influence the way sports officials apply unambiguous rules. The aim of this study was to better understand the leg-before-wicket (LBW) decision-making behaviour of elite cricket umpires and determine whether their behaviour changes according to the format of the game in which they are adjudicating. Methods: LBW decisions (n = 5578) from actual elite level cricket matches in Australia between 2009 and 2016 were analysed using a signal detection paradigm. Umpire sensitivity (A) and response bias (B) were compared to chance performance in three formats of the game: Four-day, One-day, and T20. Mixed effects models assessed sensitivity and response bias differences between match types. Results: Umpires were able to differentiate between “out” and “not out” appeals to a high standard but were conservative and had a bias to respond “not out” in all formats of the game. Umpires were less accurate in the shorter formats of the game, particularly T20 cricket and were also significantly more conservative in T20 compared to Four-day Matches. Conclusions: Cricket umpires are conservative and are highly accurate LBW decision makers. However, differences in their judgments were associated with different match formats. The unique task goals and contextual pressures afforded by the shorter formats of the game, particularly T20, may account for the observed performance differences we see here. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
- Authors: Adie, Joshua , Renshaw, Ian , Polman, Remco , Thompson, Matthew , Mann, David
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Psychology of Sport and Exercise Vol. 51, no. (2020), p.
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- Description: Objectives: Contextual factors can influence the way sports officials apply unambiguous rules. The aim of this study was to better understand the leg-before-wicket (LBW) decision-making behaviour of elite cricket umpires and determine whether their behaviour changes according to the format of the game in which they are adjudicating. Methods: LBW decisions (n = 5578) from actual elite level cricket matches in Australia between 2009 and 2016 were analysed using a signal detection paradigm. Umpire sensitivity (A) and response bias (B) were compared to chance performance in three formats of the game: Four-day, One-day, and T20. Mixed effects models assessed sensitivity and response bias differences between match types. Results: Umpires were able to differentiate between “out” and “not out” appeals to a high standard but were conservative and had a bias to respond “not out” in all formats of the game. Umpires were less accurate in the shorter formats of the game, particularly T20 cricket and were also significantly more conservative in T20 compared to Four-day Matches. Conclusions: Cricket umpires are conservative and are highly accurate LBW decision makers. However, differences in their judgments were associated with different match formats. The unique task goals and contextual pressures afforded by the shorter formats of the game, particularly T20, may account for the observed performance differences we see here. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
When suddenly nothing works anymore within a team - Causes of collective sport team collapse
- Wergin, Vanessa, Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna, Mesagno, Christopher, Beckmann, Jurgen
- Authors: Wergin, Vanessa , Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna , Mesagno, Christopher , Beckmann, Jurgen
- Date: 2018
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Frontiers in Psychology Vol. 9, no. NOV (2018), p. 1-14
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- Description: Collective team collapse occurs when multiple players of a sport team experience a sudden and extreme underperformance within a game. To date, minimal research has been conducted on the causes of collective team collapse. Thus, goals of this study were to explore perceived causes of collective team collapse in different sports and to define team collapse in contrast to negative momentum. To investigate factors causing and maintaining collective sport team collapse, an inductive, exploratory qualitative analysis of individual interviews was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 10 athletes of professional German teams of various sports playing in between first and fourth division. Participants were interviewed about a team collapse event they had experienced with their team during the past year. Data were collected and analyzed using a grounded theory methodology. Collective team collapse appeared to be induced by a temporal cascade of causes rather than by single triggers. This cascade included antecedents, which represent factors that make the occurrence of a team collapse more likely; critical events, which include specific events within the game that trigger a team collapse; as well as affective, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes that foster a maintenance of the collapse. Within this theoretical framework, social factors, such as decreased performance contagion or emotional contagion, played crucial roles in causing a team collapse. These results illustrate that collective team collapse is more than the sum of individual choking of multiple players at the same time. In conclusion, a new definition, differentiating team collapse from negative momentum, is introduced. Furthermore, a process model of causes of collective team collapse is proposed. The results provide first insights into causes of collective collapse in a variety of team sports. The developed model is supposed to help future research to better connect to practice and to support athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists.
- Authors: Wergin, Vanessa , Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna , Mesagno, Christopher , Beckmann, Jurgen
- Date: 2018
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Frontiers in Psychology Vol. 9, no. NOV (2018), p. 1-14
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- Description: Collective team collapse occurs when multiple players of a sport team experience a sudden and extreme underperformance within a game. To date, minimal research has been conducted on the causes of collective team collapse. Thus, goals of this study were to explore perceived causes of collective team collapse in different sports and to define team collapse in contrast to negative momentum. To investigate factors causing and maintaining collective sport team collapse, an inductive, exploratory qualitative analysis of individual interviews was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 10 athletes of professional German teams of various sports playing in between first and fourth division. Participants were interviewed about a team collapse event they had experienced with their team during the past year. Data were collected and analyzed using a grounded theory methodology. Collective team collapse appeared to be induced by a temporal cascade of causes rather than by single triggers. This cascade included antecedents, which represent factors that make the occurrence of a team collapse more likely; critical events, which include specific events within the game that trigger a team collapse; as well as affective, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes that foster a maintenance of the collapse. Within this theoretical framework, social factors, such as decreased performance contagion or emotional contagion, played crucial roles in causing a team collapse. These results illustrate that collective team collapse is more than the sum of individual choking of multiple players at the same time. In conclusion, a new definition, differentiating team collapse from negative momentum, is introduced. Furthermore, a process model of causes of collective team collapse is proposed. The results provide first insights into causes of collective collapse in a variety of team sports. The developed model is supposed to help future research to better connect to practice and to support athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists.
When technology-based learning is the only option : evaluating perceived usefulness of social media
- Hanif, Aamer, Imran, Muhammad
- Authors: Hanif, Aamer , Imran, Muhammad
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education Vol. 23, no. 2 (2022), p. 107-119
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- Description: During unusual times involving discontinued face to face sessions in formal education settings, mobile learning (m-learning) involving social networking sites has become a popular alternative since students are always in possession of handheld electronic devices. When connection through technology was the only option due to social distancing in current pandemic, students who were already active extensive users of social networks found online learning as a new way of getting formal education. The objective of this study was to explore how the state of student’s behavioral intention for social media based online learning is driven by external factors like subjective norm and self-efficacy. To fulfill this aim, this study uses a quantitative approach to study the factors that mediate the decision behavior of students towards social media employed as a learning platform and use of m-learning involving social networks. A sample of management science students (n= 255) from four universities participated in the research. Analysis of data suggested that subjective norm and self-efficacy were significant predictors for student participation in e-learning initiatives involving social media and networks. The proposed serial mediation model revealed that self-efficacy and perceived usefulness in that order were playing a positive significant role in student use of social networking for learning. No significant differences were observed between either gender when self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, and use of social media in education were considered. © 2022
- Authors: Hanif, Aamer , Imran, Muhammad
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education Vol. 23, no. 2 (2022), p. 107-119
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- Description: During unusual times involving discontinued face to face sessions in formal education settings, mobile learning (m-learning) involving social networking sites has become a popular alternative since students are always in possession of handheld electronic devices. When connection through technology was the only option due to social distancing in current pandemic, students who were already active extensive users of social networks found online learning as a new way of getting formal education. The objective of this study was to explore how the state of student’s behavioral intention for social media based online learning is driven by external factors like subjective norm and self-efficacy. To fulfill this aim, this study uses a quantitative approach to study the factors that mediate the decision behavior of students towards social media employed as a learning platform and use of m-learning involving social networks. A sample of management science students (n= 255) from four universities participated in the research. Analysis of data suggested that subjective norm and self-efficacy were significant predictors for student participation in e-learning initiatives involving social media and networks. The proposed serial mediation model revealed that self-efficacy and perceived usefulness in that order were playing a positive significant role in student use of social networking for learning. No significant differences were observed between either gender when self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, and use of social media in education were considered. © 2022
When the pursuit of happiness backfires : the role of negative emotion valuation
- Humphrey, Ashley, Szoka, Rebecca, Bastian, Brock
- Authors: Humphrey, Ashley , Szoka, Rebecca , Bastian, Brock
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Positive Psychology Vol. 17, no. 5 (2022), p. 611-619
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- Description: Recent research has uncovered a downside to the pursuit of happiness; placing a high value on happiness can ironically lead to lower well-being. Not all approaches have this effect, however, and individuals who seek positivity within their day-to-day routines may experience higher well-being. The current research investigated whether the difference between these two approaches (valuing happiness vs. prioritizing positivity) exists in how people orient towards their negative emotions. Across two studies (n = 496) we find that feeling pressured to avoid feeling anxious or depressed partially mediated the relationship between valuing happiness and decreased well-being, but this was not the case for prioritizing positivity. The findings suggest the negative well-being effects of placing a high value on happiness may be partially explained by a related tendency to devalue negative emotions, providing evidence for a mechanism through which the pursuit of happiness can become detrimental. © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Authors: Humphrey, Ashley , Szoka, Rebecca , Bastian, Brock
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Positive Psychology Vol. 17, no. 5 (2022), p. 611-619
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- Description: Recent research has uncovered a downside to the pursuit of happiness; placing a high value on happiness can ironically lead to lower well-being. Not all approaches have this effect, however, and individuals who seek positivity within their day-to-day routines may experience higher well-being. The current research investigated whether the difference between these two approaches (valuing happiness vs. prioritizing positivity) exists in how people orient towards their negative emotions. Across two studies (n = 496) we find that feeling pressured to avoid feeling anxious or depressed partially mediated the relationship between valuing happiness and decreased well-being, but this was not the case for prioritizing positivity. The findings suggest the negative well-being effects of placing a high value on happiness may be partially explained by a related tendency to devalue negative emotions, providing evidence for a mechanism through which the pursuit of happiness can become detrimental. © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
When the sun sets over suburbia : Class and subculture in Bruce Beresford's Puberty Blues
- Authors: Speed, Lesley
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies Vol. 20, no. 3 (2006), p. 407-420
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- Description: Bruce Beresford’s film Puberty Blues (1981) focuses on Australian surf culture of the 1970s and the Sydney beach-side suburb of Cronulla Beach, presenting the Cronulla surf subculture as a prism through which Australian society is viewed. The film, which centres on the quest of the characters of Debbie and Sue to join the elite Greenhills surfing gang, signifies a turning point in Australian screen depictions of class, prefiguring an increased emphasis on the middle class and deviating from a traditional equation of class with the working class. The film’s bleak and satirical portrayal of the Australian middle class also reveals dimensions of suburban Australia that are usually absent from local films and television series. Based on Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey’s 1979 novel of the same name, the film draws on a cultural tradition that associates surfing with freedom from social constraints. Yet the film depicts the protagonists’ idealization of surfers as being undermined when drugs intrude upon their world. The flight from middle-class suburban existence also suggests that the comforts of suburbia are deceptive. This article’s analysis of class and subculture in Puberty Blues aims to draw greater attention to Australian film depictions of subculture and middle-class life, for despite the large body of work around subcultures and although the majority of Australian films made in the last 25 years centre on the middle class, these aspects of Australian cinema have generally received little analysis from film and cultural studies scholars.
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- Description: 2003001872
- Authors: Speed, Lesley
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies Vol. 20, no. 3 (2006), p. 407-420
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- Description: Bruce Beresford’s film Puberty Blues (1981) focuses on Australian surf culture of the 1970s and the Sydney beach-side suburb of Cronulla Beach, presenting the Cronulla surf subculture as a prism through which Australian society is viewed. The film, which centres on the quest of the characters of Debbie and Sue to join the elite Greenhills surfing gang, signifies a turning point in Australian screen depictions of class, prefiguring an increased emphasis on the middle class and deviating from a traditional equation of class with the working class. The film’s bleak and satirical portrayal of the Australian middle class also reveals dimensions of suburban Australia that are usually absent from local films and television series. Based on Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey’s 1979 novel of the same name, the film draws on a cultural tradition that associates surfing with freedom from social constraints. Yet the film depicts the protagonists’ idealization of surfers as being undermined when drugs intrude upon their world. The flight from middle-class suburban existence also suggests that the comforts of suburbia are deceptive. This article’s analysis of class and subculture in Puberty Blues aims to draw greater attention to Australian film depictions of subculture and middle-class life, for despite the large body of work around subcultures and although the majority of Australian films made in the last 25 years centre on the middle class, these aspects of Australian cinema have generally received little analysis from film and cultural studies scholars.
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- Description: 2003001872
When urban policy meets regional practice : Evidence based practice from the perspective of multi-disciplinary teams working in rural and remote health service provision
- Authors: Murphy, Angela
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: "In the main, contemporary research on Evidence Based Practice (EBP) has taken place within metropolitan locations, and has offered urbocentric solutions and insights. However the transferability of these developments to rural services is untested empirically. In addition, evidence development and studies on the implementation of this evidence have tended to be discipline-stream-specific; there has been very little research into either the development of multi-disciplinary evidence guidelines or the implementation of EBP from the perspective of individual practitioners working within multi-disciplinary teams. This research shortfall has provided the rationale for this study...."
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
- Authors: Murphy, Angela
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: "In the main, contemporary research on Evidence Based Practice (EBP) has taken place within metropolitan locations, and has offered urbocentric solutions and insights. However the transferability of these developments to rural services is untested empirically. In addition, evidence development and studies on the implementation of this evidence have tended to be discipline-stream-specific; there has been very little research into either the development of multi-disciplinary evidence guidelines or the implementation of EBP from the perspective of individual practitioners working within multi-disciplinary teams. This research shortfall has provided the rationale for this study...."
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
When you go looking for me, I am not there : description by absence
- Authors: Crawford, Fiona
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: When women don’t have access to public voices, their stories may be told through symbols and sewing, publicly viewed but understood only by an audience of intimates. My research builds upon my May 2016 residency in Assisi, Italy, and explores description through absence. Punto Assisi, an embroidery tradition predating the Renaissance, is still practised by women of Assisi. Uniquely, the subject matter is empty of detail. The negative space in Punto Assisi work can be seen as echoing the absence of information about the makers. Invisible and indispensable, women and their work have provided the fabric of human society throughout history, yet the names and faces of female artists and artisans are rarely documented. This embroidery style resonated with my interest in women's work and how ubiquitous and anonymous it is. Based on the concept of drawing with thread to manifest content, I explore description through absence, and honour the unknown makers of this art. Studio practice revealed insight into materiality, imagery, form design and palette. The haptic process of sewing gave insight into a universality of the experience of making, a connection crossing time, place and culture. The experience of the maker is highly individual and takes place in diverse contexts. The maker and their experience may be unknown, except to self, however the outcome, the product or the artwork may be indexical of a place, time or the maker, known or unknown. As such, unknown women makers have a presence in their works. The negative space in the uncoloured linen yields a presence and materiality that allows us to engage with what isn’t there. Absence is made material. Materiality, memory, narrative, and identity are themes emerging from this project. In my contemporary application of the style constraints yielded creative freedom. In absence, I found description.
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual and Performing Arts) (Research)
- Authors: Crawford, Fiona
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: When women don’t have access to public voices, their stories may be told through symbols and sewing, publicly viewed but understood only by an audience of intimates. My research builds upon my May 2016 residency in Assisi, Italy, and explores description through absence. Punto Assisi, an embroidery tradition predating the Renaissance, is still practised by women of Assisi. Uniquely, the subject matter is empty of detail. The negative space in Punto Assisi work can be seen as echoing the absence of information about the makers. Invisible and indispensable, women and their work have provided the fabric of human society throughout history, yet the names and faces of female artists and artisans are rarely documented. This embroidery style resonated with my interest in women's work and how ubiquitous and anonymous it is. Based on the concept of drawing with thread to manifest content, I explore description through absence, and honour the unknown makers of this art. Studio practice revealed insight into materiality, imagery, form design and palette. The haptic process of sewing gave insight into a universality of the experience of making, a connection crossing time, place and culture. The experience of the maker is highly individual and takes place in diverse contexts. The maker and their experience may be unknown, except to self, however the outcome, the product or the artwork may be indexical of a place, time or the maker, known or unknown. As such, unknown women makers have a presence in their works. The negative space in the uncoloured linen yields a presence and materiality that allows us to engage with what isn’t there. Absence is made material. Materiality, memory, narrative, and identity are themes emerging from this project. In my contemporary application of the style constraints yielded creative freedom. In absence, I found description.
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual and Performing Arts) (Research)
When you watch your team fall apart - coaches' and sport psychologists' perceptions on causes of collective sport team collapse
- Wergin, Vanessa, Mallett, Clifford, Mesagno, Christopher, Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna, Beckmann, Jurgen
- Authors: Wergin, Vanessa , Mallett, Clifford , Mesagno, Christopher , Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna , Beckmann, Jurgen
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Frontiers in Psychology Vol. 10, no. JUN (2019), p. 1-15
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- Description: Collective team collapse occurs when multiple players of a sport team experience a sudden and extreme underperformance within a game and are unable to return to their initial performance level. The occurrence of such a team collapse event commonly leads to the loss of the game or championship. A recent study investigated athletes' perceptions of the phenomenon and proposed a process model of causes of collective sport team collapse. The main goal of this study was to apply this process model to the data collected from coaches and sport psychologists. A further goal was to explore differences in perceptions of causes of team collapse among athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists of various professional German sport teams. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to investigate seven coaches' and four sport psychologists' perceptions. Following an abductive approach, a deductive content analysis was used to explore if the data supported the process model of collective sport team collapse. Perceived antecedents and critical events causing team collapse were similar among the three participant groups. Coaches and sport psychologists differed from athletes in their perception of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes of team collapse. Coaches tended to report behavioral factors, such as immobility or the blaming of other players, as critical factors maintaining team collapse. Sport psychologists reported cognitive factors, such as individualization or a lack of accountability between the players, to be relevant for team collapse maintenance. Overall, the data of this study supported the general structure of the process model of collective sport team collapse; however, minor amendments to the temporal cascade of causes of team collapse are introduced. Future research is encouraged to examine this model, to provide guidance to teams, coaches, and sport psychologists in dealing with collective sport team collapse. The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01331/full#supplementary-material
- Authors: Wergin, Vanessa , Mallett, Clifford , Mesagno, Christopher , Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna , Beckmann, Jurgen
- Date: 2019
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Frontiers in Psychology Vol. 10, no. JUN (2019), p. 1-15
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- Description: Collective team collapse occurs when multiple players of a sport team experience a sudden and extreme underperformance within a game and are unable to return to their initial performance level. The occurrence of such a team collapse event commonly leads to the loss of the game or championship. A recent study investigated athletes' perceptions of the phenomenon and proposed a process model of causes of collective sport team collapse. The main goal of this study was to apply this process model to the data collected from coaches and sport psychologists. A further goal was to explore differences in perceptions of causes of team collapse among athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists of various professional German sport teams. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to investigate seven coaches' and four sport psychologists' perceptions. Following an abductive approach, a deductive content analysis was used to explore if the data supported the process model of collective sport team collapse. Perceived antecedents and critical events causing team collapse were similar among the three participant groups. Coaches and sport psychologists differed from athletes in their perception of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes of team collapse. Coaches tended to report behavioral factors, such as immobility or the blaming of other players, as critical factors maintaining team collapse. Sport psychologists reported cognitive factors, such as individualization or a lack of accountability between the players, to be relevant for team collapse maintenance. Overall, the data of this study supported the general structure of the process model of collective sport team collapse; however, minor amendments to the temporal cascade of causes of team collapse are introduced. Future research is encouraged to examine this model, to provide guidance to teams, coaches, and sport psychologists in dealing with collective sport team collapse. The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01331/full#supplementary-material
Where have all the diagnostic morphological parasitologists gone?
- Bradbury, Richard, Sapp, Sarah, Potters, Idzi, Mathison, Blaine, Frean, John, Mewara, Abhishek, Sheorey, Harsha, Tamarozzi, Francesca, Couturier, Marc, Chiodini, Peter, Pritt, Bobbi
- Authors: Bradbury, Richard , Sapp, Sarah , Potters, Idzi , Mathison, Blaine , Frean, John , Mewara, Abhishek , Sheorey, Harsha , Tamarozzi, Francesca , Couturier, Marc , Chiodini, Peter , Pritt, Bobbi
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 60, no. 11 (2022), p.
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- Description: Advances in laboratory techniques have revolutionized parasitology diagnostics over the past several decades. Widespread implementation of rapid antigen detection tests has greatly expanded access to tests for global parasitic threats such as malaria, while next-generation amplification and sequencing methods allow for sensitive and specific detection of human and animal parasites in complex specimen matrices. Recently, the introduction of multiplex panels for human gastrointestinal infections has enhanced the identification of common intestinal protozoa in feces along with bacterial and viral pathogens. Despite the benefits provided by novel diagnostics, increased reliance on nonmicroscopy-based methods has contributed to the progressive, widespread loss of morphology expertise for parasite identification. Loss of microscopy and morphology skills has the potential to negatively impact patient care, public health, and epidemiology. Molecular- and antigen-based diagnostics are not available for all parasites and may not be suitable for all specimen types and clinical settings. Furthermore, inadequate morphology experience may lead to missed and inaccurate diagnoses and erroneous descriptions of new human parasitic diseases. This commentary highlights the need to maintain expert microscopy and morphological parasitology diagnostic skills within the medical and scientific community. We proposed that light microscopy remains an important part of training and practice in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases and that efforts should be made to train the next generation of morphological parasitologists before the requisite knowledge, skills, and capacity for this complex and important mode of diagnosis are lost. In summary, the widespread, progressive loss of morphology expertise for parasite identification negatively impacts patient care, public health, and epidemiology. © 2022 American Society for Microbiology.
- Authors: Bradbury, Richard , Sapp, Sarah , Potters, Idzi , Mathison, Blaine , Frean, John , Mewara, Abhishek , Sheorey, Harsha , Tamarozzi, Francesca , Couturier, Marc , Chiodini, Peter , Pritt, Bobbi
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 60, no. 11 (2022), p.
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- Description: Advances in laboratory techniques have revolutionized parasitology diagnostics over the past several decades. Widespread implementation of rapid antigen detection tests has greatly expanded access to tests for global parasitic threats such as malaria, while next-generation amplification and sequencing methods allow for sensitive and specific detection of human and animal parasites in complex specimen matrices. Recently, the introduction of multiplex panels for human gastrointestinal infections has enhanced the identification of common intestinal protozoa in feces along with bacterial and viral pathogens. Despite the benefits provided by novel diagnostics, increased reliance on nonmicroscopy-based methods has contributed to the progressive, widespread loss of morphology expertise for parasite identification. Loss of microscopy and morphology skills has the potential to negatively impact patient care, public health, and epidemiology. Molecular- and antigen-based diagnostics are not available for all parasites and may not be suitable for all specimen types and clinical settings. Furthermore, inadequate morphology experience may lead to missed and inaccurate diagnoses and erroneous descriptions of new human parasitic diseases. This commentary highlights the need to maintain expert microscopy and morphological parasitology diagnostic skills within the medical and scientific community. We proposed that light microscopy remains an important part of training and practice in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases and that efforts should be made to train the next generation of morphological parasitologists before the requisite knowledge, skills, and capacity for this complex and important mode of diagnosis are lost. In summary, the widespread, progressive loss of morphology expertise for parasite identification negatively impacts patient care, public health, and epidemiology. © 2022 American Society for Microbiology.
Where past and future are gathered : Representations of self and concepts of ageing in the twenty-first century
- Authors: Button, Loris
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: This research project applies an analysis of identity, time and ageing to the practice-led project of investigating the way in which self portraiture may reflect and inform society's understanding of changing concepts of the ageing self in the early twenty-first century.
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
- Authors: Button, Loris
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: This research project applies an analysis of identity, time and ageing to the practice-led project of investigating the way in which self portraiture may reflect and inform society's understanding of changing concepts of the ageing self in the early twenty-first century.
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
Where the fences guide you and the gates introduce you
- Authors: Peacock, Melissa
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: The project undertaken entails an investigation of a metaphorical approach to the interpretation of 'comfort zones'. 'Agricultural Design' in the Southern Wimmera District of Victoria is the model that this investigation will be centered on. Carmel-Lorlea Merino Stud Farm, the place where I was raised, is what I consider might be the core of m y personal 'comfort zone'. The landscape is surrounded with agricultural architecture and mechanical objects, plus natural or man-made geographies, which when seen collectively and collaboratively, I trunk, creates a visual form of repetition. Also, I see farmers claiming and building gates to gain entry to what I believe will become or are their 'comfort zones'. From my own personal experiences, we tend to only repeat what we are comfortable with. As a result, there perhaps lies a metaphorical connection (for me ) between agriculture and the 'comfort zone'. The methodologies which I have used in order to attempt to establish where my comfort zone lies, have been: • To research the history of the land of the Southern Wimmera District, notably three towns - Landsborough, Navarre and Landsborough West. Each of these towns and their placement within the Southern Wimmer a District of Victoria forming an area that I believe ma y be the boundaries of m y 'comfort zone'. By discussing the history of the land in and around these towns , 1 intend to present a connecting overview between the developments of the land as well as the developments of the way which it has been utilized over time. In doing this , I am anticipating to conclude that from my personal interest and experience, the regions history has enabled m e to establish the deep connection that I have with the land and the stories that have derived from it. • To investigate this by studying not only the history and the boundaries of what I think is my 'comfort zone', but also forms of transportation and travelling between, in and around the boundaries. Travelling is a pertinent component to the 'comfort zone'; providing accessible opportunities to get in and out of the zone on a immediate basis (than on foot). I plan to share the experiences of travelling as (at times) metaphorical examples of entering and exiting the 'comfort zone', which will furthermore conclude that modes of transport are comfort zones in themselves and have carried m e through the boundaries of my comfort zone. • To develop visual concepts based upon the architecture, objects and landscape from the area under investigation. In doing so, I intend to display an Abstract Expressionist presentation of the connection between myself and what I have described as my personal 'comfort zone'. This will result in an exhibition that depicts not only the connection but also a visual understanding of the history, architecture, objects and landscape of the zone. • To present artists that have inspired and influenced m e as an artist throughout my research, discussing ho w I personally relate to their thoughts, opinions and approaches. I hope to conclude that m y personal understanding of each individual artists has been broadened and debated with conviction. • To use visual art media to create 2D and 3D artworks to interpret and represent my 'comfort zones' and their connections with the physical location under investigation.
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual Arts)
- Description: In this research project the author stresses the importance of her rural background in shaping her development as an artist.
- Authors: Peacock, Melissa
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: The project undertaken entails an investigation of a metaphorical approach to the interpretation of 'comfort zones'. 'Agricultural Design' in the Southern Wimmera District of Victoria is the model that this investigation will be centered on. Carmel-Lorlea Merino Stud Farm, the place where I was raised, is what I consider might be the core of m y personal 'comfort zone'. The landscape is surrounded with agricultural architecture and mechanical objects, plus natural or man-made geographies, which when seen collectively and collaboratively, I trunk, creates a visual form of repetition. Also, I see farmers claiming and building gates to gain entry to what I believe will become or are their 'comfort zones'. From my own personal experiences, we tend to only repeat what we are comfortable with. As a result, there perhaps lies a metaphorical connection (for me ) between agriculture and the 'comfort zone'. The methodologies which I have used in order to attempt to establish where my comfort zone lies, have been: • To research the history of the land of the Southern Wimmera District, notably three towns - Landsborough, Navarre and Landsborough West. Each of these towns and their placement within the Southern Wimmer a District of Victoria forming an area that I believe ma y be the boundaries of m y 'comfort zone'. By discussing the history of the land in and around these towns , 1 intend to present a connecting overview between the developments of the land as well as the developments of the way which it has been utilized over time. In doing this , I am anticipating to conclude that from my personal interest and experience, the regions history has enabled m e to establish the deep connection that I have with the land and the stories that have derived from it. • To investigate this by studying not only the history and the boundaries of what I think is my 'comfort zone', but also forms of transportation and travelling between, in and around the boundaries. Travelling is a pertinent component to the 'comfort zone'; providing accessible opportunities to get in and out of the zone on a immediate basis (than on foot). I plan to share the experiences of travelling as (at times) metaphorical examples of entering and exiting the 'comfort zone', which will furthermore conclude that modes of transport are comfort zones in themselves and have carried m e through the boundaries of my comfort zone. • To develop visual concepts based upon the architecture, objects and landscape from the area under investigation. In doing so, I intend to display an Abstract Expressionist presentation of the connection between myself and what I have described as my personal 'comfort zone'. This will result in an exhibition that depicts not only the connection but also a visual understanding of the history, architecture, objects and landscape of the zone. • To present artists that have inspired and influenced m e as an artist throughout my research, discussing ho w I personally relate to their thoughts, opinions and approaches. I hope to conclude that m y personal understanding of each individual artists has been broadened and debated with conviction. • To use visual art media to create 2D and 3D artworks to interpret and represent my 'comfort zones' and their connections with the physical location under investigation.
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual Arts)
- Description: In this research project the author stresses the importance of her rural background in shaping her development as an artist.
Where the sun has fallen to earth : A studio investigation of the nature of place, and the place of nature in visual art practice
- Authors: Bennett, Julie
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: My work involves the insertion of a structure into a landscape - a particular landscape, one I have contemplated for many years. In my landscape, 'my place', time is seen through the change of farming and weather seasons. We think we know and understand the landscape that immediately surrounds us, the place in which we live, but in the event of even a small change within that familiar place, our understanding and perceptions are called into question and our sense of time and space are rearranged.
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual Arts)
- Authors: Bennett, Julie
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: My work involves the insertion of a structure into a landscape - a particular landscape, one I have contemplated for many years. In my landscape, 'my place', time is seen through the change of farming and weather seasons. We think we know and understand the landscape that immediately surrounds us, the place in which we live, but in the event of even a small change within that familiar place, our understanding and perceptions are called into question and our sense of time and space are rearranged.
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual Arts)
Whispers on the wind : The small quiet voice of rural health and welfare practice
- Authors: Gregory, Raeleene
- Date: 2005
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Rural Society: the journal of research into rural & regional social issues in Australia Vol. 15, no. 2 (2005), p. 267-275
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- Description: The rural health, social work and welfare literature includes work on the provision of services in rural and remote settings, the challenges of addressing those communities' needs, and the issues of the funding and staffing of service provision agencies. Rural sociology addresses the social, political and economic factors impinging on contemporary Australian rural life. What is missing from the discussion is extensive exploration of practitioner experience - the voices of the workers are largely unheard, particularly with regard to personal and professional role boundary issues. Health and welfare workers are confronted daily with ethical dilemmas arising from engagement in dual and multiple relationships within their communities. Numerous practitioners have presented anecdotes from their work, some small studies have been undertaken, and a few larger studies have been reported. These examples, which whet the appetite with regard to how these workers experience the boundary issues of rural practice, provide an introduction to the phenomenon that is Australian rural practice. This paper seeks to stimulate discussion about the experience of living and working in rural communities, and how ethical practice is achieved. It considers some of the published reflections of workers in this context, and gives voice to some previously unheard practitioners.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001253
- Authors: Gregory, Raeleene
- Date: 2005
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Rural Society: the journal of research into rural & regional social issues in Australia Vol. 15, no. 2 (2005), p. 267-275
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- Description: The rural health, social work and welfare literature includes work on the provision of services in rural and remote settings, the challenges of addressing those communities' needs, and the issues of the funding and staffing of service provision agencies. Rural sociology addresses the social, political and economic factors impinging on contemporary Australian rural life. What is missing from the discussion is extensive exploration of practitioner experience - the voices of the workers are largely unheard, particularly with regard to personal and professional role boundary issues. Health and welfare workers are confronted daily with ethical dilemmas arising from engagement in dual and multiple relationships within their communities. Numerous practitioners have presented anecdotes from their work, some small studies have been undertaken, and a few larger studies have been reported. These examples, which whet the appetite with regard to how these workers experience the boundary issues of rural practice, provide an introduction to the phenomenon that is Australian rural practice. This paper seeks to stimulate discussion about the experience of living and working in rural communities, and how ethical practice is achieved. It considers some of the published reflections of workers in this context, and gives voice to some previously unheard practitioners.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001253
White eyes open : Teaching the history wars in an indigenous studies unit at the University of Ballarat
- Authors: Blaskett, Beverley
- Date: 2009
- Type: Book chapter
- Relation: Indigenous issues in Australian universities: Research, teaching, support. Chapter 7 p. 47-56
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- Description: 2003008025
- Authors: Blaskett, Beverley
- Date: 2009
- Type: Book chapter
- Relation: Indigenous issues in Australian universities: Research, teaching, support. Chapter 7 p. 47-56
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- Description: 2003008025
Who consults chiropractors in Victoria, Australia? : Reasons for attending, general health and lifestyle habits of chiropractic patients
- Charity, Melanie, Britt, Helena, Walker, Bruce, Gunn, Jane, Forsdike, Kirsty, Polus, Barbara, French, Simon
- Authors: Charity, Melanie , Britt, Helena , Walker, Bruce , Gunn, Jane , Forsdike, Kirsty , Polus, Barbara , French, Simon
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies Vol. 24, no. 1 (2016), p. 1-9
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- Description: Background: COAST (Chiropractic Observational and Analysis STudy) reported the clinical practices of chiropractors. The aims of this study were to: 1) describe the chiropractic patient demographic and health characteristics; 2) describe patient-stated reasons for visiting a chiropractor; 3) describe chiropractic patient lifestyle characteristics; 4) compare, where possible, chiropractic patient characteristics to the general Australian population. Methods: Fifty-two chiropractors in Victoria, Australia, provided information for up to 100 consecutive encounters. If patients attended more than once during the 100 encounters, only data from their first encounter were included in this study. Where possible patient characteristics were compared with the general Australian population. Results: Data were collected from December 2010 to September 2012. Data were provided for 4464 encounters, representing 3287 unique individuals. The majority of chiropractic encounters were for musculoskeletal conditions or for wellness/maintenance. The majority of patient comorbidities were musculoskeletal, circulatory or endocrine/metabolic in nature. Eight hundred chiropractic patients (57 %, 95 % CI: 53-61) described their self-reported health as excellent or very good and 138 patients (10 %, 95 % CI: 8-12) as fair or poor. Seventy-one percent of adult male patients (18 years and older), and 53 % of adult female patients, were overweight or obese. Fourteen percent (n = 188, 95 % CI: 12-16) were current smokers and 27 % (n = 359, 95 % CI: 24-31) did not meet Australian alcohol consumption guidelines. Less than half of the chiropractic patients participated in vigorous exercise at least twice per week. Approximately 20 % ate one serving of vegetables or less each day, and approximately 50 % ate one serve of fruit or less each day. Compared to the general Australian population, chiropractic patients were less likely to smoke, less likely to be obese and more likely to describe their health in positive terms. However, many patients were less likely to meet alcohol consumption guidelines, drinking more than is recommended. Conclusions: In general, chiropractic patients had more positive health and lifestyle characteristics than the Australian population. However, there were a significant proportion of chiropractic patients who did not meet guideline recommendations about lifestyle habits and there is an opportunity for chiropractors to reinforce public health messages with their patients. © 2016 The Author(s).
- Authors: Charity, Melanie , Britt, Helena , Walker, Bruce , Gunn, Jane , Forsdike, Kirsty , Polus, Barbara , French, Simon
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies Vol. 24, no. 1 (2016), p. 1-9
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- Description: Background: COAST (Chiropractic Observational and Analysis STudy) reported the clinical practices of chiropractors. The aims of this study were to: 1) describe the chiropractic patient demographic and health characteristics; 2) describe patient-stated reasons for visiting a chiropractor; 3) describe chiropractic patient lifestyle characteristics; 4) compare, where possible, chiropractic patient characteristics to the general Australian population. Methods: Fifty-two chiropractors in Victoria, Australia, provided information for up to 100 consecutive encounters. If patients attended more than once during the 100 encounters, only data from their first encounter were included in this study. Where possible patient characteristics were compared with the general Australian population. Results: Data were collected from December 2010 to September 2012. Data were provided for 4464 encounters, representing 3287 unique individuals. The majority of chiropractic encounters were for musculoskeletal conditions or for wellness/maintenance. The majority of patient comorbidities were musculoskeletal, circulatory or endocrine/metabolic in nature. Eight hundred chiropractic patients (57 %, 95 % CI: 53-61) described their self-reported health as excellent or very good and 138 patients (10 %, 95 % CI: 8-12) as fair or poor. Seventy-one percent of adult male patients (18 years and older), and 53 % of adult female patients, were overweight or obese. Fourteen percent (n = 188, 95 % CI: 12-16) were current smokers and 27 % (n = 359, 95 % CI: 24-31) did not meet Australian alcohol consumption guidelines. Less than half of the chiropractic patients participated in vigorous exercise at least twice per week. Approximately 20 % ate one serving of vegetables or less each day, and approximately 50 % ate one serve of fruit or less each day. Compared to the general Australian population, chiropractic patients were less likely to smoke, less likely to be obese and more likely to describe their health in positive terms. However, many patients were less likely to meet alcohol consumption guidelines, drinking more than is recommended. Conclusions: In general, chiropractic patients had more positive health and lifestyle characteristics than the Australian population. However, there were a significant proportion of chiropractic patients who did not meet guideline recommendations about lifestyle habits and there is an opportunity for chiropractors to reinforce public health messages with their patients. © 2016 The Author(s).
Who me at Uni?
- Authors: Smith, Chrissie
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: This piece of communication was designed to go directly out to regional schools in disadvantaged areas in Victoria. Research indicated that a more direct and youthful style of communication was needed to capture the attention of 14 year olds who had not considered university as an option.
- Authors: Smith, Chrissie
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Visual art work
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- Description: This piece of communication was designed to go directly out to regional schools in disadvantaged areas in Victoria. Research indicated that a more direct and youthful style of communication was needed to capture the attention of 14 year olds who had not considered university as an option.
Who speaks for whom? Can nurses be patient advocates in renal settings?
- Authors: Wellard, Sally
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Renal Society of Australasia Journal Vol. 10, no. 2 (2014), p. 81-83
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- Description: Nursing texts laud the role of nurses as advocates for patients. With increased acknowledgement of patient-centred care, is it appropriate or desired for nurses to presume this as their role? An examination of concepts of advocacy and autonomy highlight potential conflicts between the nurses' adoption of the roles of advocate and surveyor in renal care. There is no clear and definitive answer to 'who can speak for whom' when considering advocacy for people involved in renal replacement therapies. It is evident that what is required is clearer articulation of how renal nurses can act as advocates for patients within the context of their multiple roles and with a goal of partnerships in care.
- Authors: Wellard, Sally
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Renal Society of Australasia Journal Vol. 10, no. 2 (2014), p. 81-83
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- Description: Nursing texts laud the role of nurses as advocates for patients. With increased acknowledgement of patient-centred care, is it appropriate or desired for nurses to presume this as their role? An examination of concepts of advocacy and autonomy highlight potential conflicts between the nurses' adoption of the roles of advocate and surveyor in renal care. There is no clear and definitive answer to 'who can speak for whom' when considering advocacy for people involved in renal replacement therapies. It is evident that what is required is clearer articulation of how renal nurses can act as advocates for patients within the context of their multiple roles and with a goal of partnerships in care.
Who uses digital drugs? An international survey of ‘binaural beat’ consumers
- Barratt, Monica, Maddox, Alexia, Smith, Naomi, Davis, Jenny, Goold, Lachlan, Winstock, Adam, Ferris, Jason
- Authors: Barratt, Monica , Maddox, Alexia , Smith, Naomi , Davis, Jenny , Goold, Lachlan , Winstock, Adam , Ferris, Jason
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Drug and Alcohol Review Vol. 41, no. 5 (2022), p. 1126-1130
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- Description: Introduction: Digital drugs, or binaural beats claimed to elicit specific cognitive or emotional states, are a phenomenon about which little is known. In this brief report, we describe demographic and drug use correlates of binaural beat use, patterns of use, reasons for use and methods of access. Methods: The Global Drug Survey 2021 was translated into 11 languages; 30 896 responses were gathered from 22 countries. Results: The use of binaural beats to experience altered states was reported by 5.3% of the sample (median age 27; 60.5% male), with the highest rates from the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom. Controlling for all variables, age and non-male gender predicted binaural beat use, as did the recent use of cannabis, psychedelics and novel/new drugs. Respondents most commonly used binaural beats ‘to relax or fall asleep’ (72.2%) and ‘to change my mood’ (34.7%), while 11.7% reported trying ‘to get a similar effect to that of other drugs’. This latter motivation was more commonly reported among those who used classic psychedelics (16.5% vs. 7.9%; P < 0.001). The majority sought to connect with themselves (53.1%) or ‘something bigger than themselves’ (22.5%) through the experience. Binaural beats were accessed primarily through video streaming sites via mobile phones. Discussion and Conclusions: This paper establishes the existence of the phenomenon of listening to binaural beats to elicit changes in embodied and psychological states. Future research directions include the cultural context for consumption and proximate experiences, including co-use with ingestible drugs and other auditory phenomena. © 2022 The Authors. Drug and Alcohol Review published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.
- Authors: Barratt, Monica , Maddox, Alexia , Smith, Naomi , Davis, Jenny , Goold, Lachlan , Winstock, Adam , Ferris, Jason
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Drug and Alcohol Review Vol. 41, no. 5 (2022), p. 1126-1130
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- Description: Introduction: Digital drugs, or binaural beats claimed to elicit specific cognitive or emotional states, are a phenomenon about which little is known. In this brief report, we describe demographic and drug use correlates of binaural beat use, patterns of use, reasons for use and methods of access. Methods: The Global Drug Survey 2021 was translated into 11 languages; 30 896 responses were gathered from 22 countries. Results: The use of binaural beats to experience altered states was reported by 5.3% of the sample (median age 27; 60.5% male), with the highest rates from the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom. Controlling for all variables, age and non-male gender predicted binaural beat use, as did the recent use of cannabis, psychedelics and novel/new drugs. Respondents most commonly used binaural beats ‘to relax or fall asleep’ (72.2%) and ‘to change my mood’ (34.7%), while 11.7% reported trying ‘to get a similar effect to that of other drugs’. This latter motivation was more commonly reported among those who used classic psychedelics (16.5% vs. 7.9%; P < 0.001). The majority sought to connect with themselves (53.1%) or ‘something bigger than themselves’ (22.5%) through the experience. Binaural beats were accessed primarily through video streaming sites via mobile phones. Discussion and Conclusions: This paper establishes the existence of the phenomenon of listening to binaural beats to elicit changes in embodied and psychological states. Future research directions include the cultural context for consumption and proximate experiences, including co-use with ingestible drugs and other auditory phenomena. © 2022 The Authors. Drug and Alcohol Review published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.