Psychology, Sociology and Education
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Item Working together, turning legal principles into practice: The case of the UK and Denmark(British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering, 1998) Ellison, Marion; Dorthe-Hestaek, A.Item Planning for sibling continuity within permanency: Needs led or needs unmet(British Agencies for Adoption & Fostering, 1998-12-01) Ellison, Marion; Mullender, AudreyAlthough the requirement that siblings be accommodated together whenever ‘reasonably practical and consistent with [the child’s] welfare’ is written into section 23(7)(b) of the Children Act 1989, neither the Act nor its accompanying regulation and guidance documentation makes direct reference to sibling continuity planning in terms of placement together or of contact as a proactive and deliberate means of maintaining such links. In practice, proactive commitment to the importance of sibling relationships can be demonstrated in a range of forms of care planning for sibling groups. Having revealed a lack of any tangible policy or practice theories, the research reported here progressed to a more detailed focus upon decision-making processes as they impacted upon practice and as they were perceived by looked after sibling groups, their families, social workers and carers, so as to ascertain what professionals were actually doing.Item A study of the functional use of language by Portuguese bilingual children in Bournemouth(World Education Fellowship, 1999) Eady, SandraItem An investigation of possible correlation of general anxiety with performance in eleven-plus scores in year 6 primary school pupils(Taylor & Francis, 1999) Eady, SandraThis study focuses on measuring levels of anxiety experienced by 11‐year‐olds in their last year at primary school and aims to investigate the effect of anxiety on pupils’ performance in eleven‐plus tests. The Taylor Manifest Anxiety Test was used to determine individual levels of anxiety amongst a Year 6 cohort. Their final test scores in the eleven‐plus examination were used as a measure of their overall performance. Correlations were carried out to see if there was any link between levels of anxiety and performance in eleven‐plus for the group as a whole and in terms of gender. There appeared to be no significant link between levels of high anxiety and poor exam performance. However, although there seemed to be no apparent correlation, highly anxious boys performed well in the eleven‐plus examination, as did highly anxious girls.Item Making interactions visible: Tools for social browsing(1999) Davenport, E.; Connolly, R.; Spence, R.; Buckner, K.; Whyte, A.; Barr, K.The authors describe the problem of 'community myopia': a lack of awareness of people and resources that might assist members of a community to carry out tasks. They present a prototype social browser in two stages: a basic computer based social network diagram using off-the-shelf application software and an advanced social browser using Netmap ®, a proprietary analytic and visualization software tool. Tradeoffs between functional capability and ease and pleasure in use are discussedItem Long-term dietary compensation for added sugar : effects of supplementary sucrose drinks over a 4-week period(Cambridge University Press, 1997-01) Reid, Marie; Hammersley, Richard; Hill, Andrew J.; Skidmore, PaulaThe long-term physiological effects of refined carbohydrates on appetite and mood remain unclear. Reported effects when subjects are not blind may be due to expectations and have rarely been studied for more than 24 h. The present study compared the effects of supplementary soft drinks added to the diet over 4 weeks on dietary intake, mood and BMI in normal-weight women (n 133). Subjects were categorised as 'watchers' or 'non-watchers' of what they ate then received sucrose or artificially sweetened drinks (4 250 ml per d). Expectancies were varied by labelling drinks 'sugar' or 'diet' in a counter-balanced design. Sucrose supplements provided 1800 kJ per d and sweetener supplements provided 67 kJ per d. Food intake was measured with a 7 d diary and mood with ten single Likert scales. By 4 weeks, sucrose supplements significantly reduced total carbohydrate intake (F(1,129) = 5381; P < 0001), fat (F(2,250) = 3333; P < 0001) and protein intake (F(2,250) = 2804; P < 0001) compared with sweetener supplements. Mean daily energy intake increased by just under 1000 kJ compared with baseline (t (67 df) = 382; P < 0001) and was associated with a non-significant trend for those receiving sucrose to gain weight. There were no effects on appetite or mood. Neither dietary restraint status as measured by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire nor the expectancy procedure had effects. Expectancies influenced mood only during baseline week. It is concluded that sucrose satiates, rather than stimulates, appetite or negative mood in normal-weight subjects.Item Putative functions of the prefrontal cortex: Historical perspectives and new horizons.(Erlbaum, 1998) Darling, Stephen; Della Sala, Sergio; Gray, C.; Trivelli, C.; Mazzoni, G.; Nelson, T. O.Item Maternal Sensitivity, Child Functional Level, and Attachment in Down Syndrome. Chapter III.(Wiley-Blackwell, 1999) Atkinson, Leslie; Chisholm, Vivienne; Scott, Brian; Goldberg, Susan; Vaughn, Brian E.; Blackwell, Janis; Dickens, Susan; Tam, FrancisInvestigated the influence of child intellectual/adaptive functioning and maternal sensitivity on attachment security, using a sample of children with Down syndrome. Found a relationship between attachment security in DS related to the interaction of maternal sensitivity and cognitive competence.