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Social support, social participation, and cardiovascular reactivity to stress in the midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study (Pre-published)
(Elsevier, 2020-06-26)This study tested two hypotheses of associations between dimensions of social connectedness and cardiovascular reactivity to acute stress: (1) high social support predicts diminished cardiovascular responses to stress ... -
Sources of sport confidence, imagery type and performance among competitive athletes: The mediating role of sports confidence (Pre-published version)
(Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2015)Aim. This study explored the mediating role of sport confidence upon (1) sources of sport confidence- performance relationship and (2) imagery- performance relationship. Methods. Participants were 157 competitive athletes ... -
T-REX- the teachers’ research exchange. Overcoming the research-practice gap in education (Pre-published)
(Springer, 2020-04-19)This paper introduces the Teachers Research Exchange (T-REX), an online community of practice that is currently being deployed on a pilot basis nationwide in Ireland as a response to the research-practice gap . The system ... -
Thinking aloud: An exploration of cognitions in professional snooker (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2018)Objectives: Presently, there is no exploration into the cognitive processes of super-elite and elite professional snooker players during real-time performance. Therefore, this study explored the cognitions of seven ... -
Two kinds of theory- what psychology can learn from Einstein (Pre-published)
(SAGE Publications, 2020-04-24)A century ago, Einstein distinguished between two kinds of theory—theories of principle and constructive theories. These have separate but complementary roles to play in the advancement of knowledge, in the manner in which ... -
Type D personality and hemodynamic reactivity to laboratory stress in women
(Elsevier, 2011)Abstract The Type D personality (identified by high levels of both negative affectivity and social inhibition) has been associated with negative health consequences in cardiac patients. However, few studies have explored ... -
The tyranny of transnational discourse: 'authenticity' and Irish diasporic identity in Ireland and England (pre-print version)
(ASEN / Blackwell, 2012)Through the prism of current state discourses in Ireland on engagement with the Irish diaspora, this article examines the empirical merit of the related concepts of diaspora and transnationalism. Drawing on recent research ... -
The use of a distal-to-tactile sensory substitution interface does not lead to extension of body image
(EDP Sciences, 2011)A range of studies in the past decade and a half indicate significant impacts of tool use on body image. In cases of intentional action, contractions of near space or experienced extensions of limbs have been shown when ... -
Whose day is it anyway? St. Patrick's Day as a contested performance of national and diasporic Irishness (pre-print version)
(Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism/John Wiley & Sons, 2012)One of the more intriguing aspects of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations as a nationalised ritual of a performed Irishness, both within and outside Ireland is the extent to which it represents a dialogue between territorialised ...