‘It opened my eyes’: reflecting with stakeholders on the personal impact of a participatory research project

In this practice case study, we explore the personal impact of a participatory research project in the UK on community and university researchers. We discuss the key themes that emerged from a reflective discussion with community researchers and the partner organisation at the end of the project: the importance of building and strengthening relationships throughout the project; the opportunity that the project provided all stakeholders to develop new skills and self-confidence; and the balance between giving back to the community through research while also navigating research as insiders. Our experience underscores the importance of self-reflection throughout participatory research projects. This needs to come with the flexibility to adapt research designs, to ensure that all stakeholders are comfortable with their role in the project. Our discussion also highlights the potential for positive personal impacts as a result of participatory research, particularly the opportunity for researchers to acquire new skills and build confidence. These positive effects may be maximised by embedding opportunities for skill consolidation into the research project from the start

Charting the complete elastic properties of inorganic crystalline compounds

The elastic constant tensor of an inorganic compound provides a complete description of the response of the material to external stresses in the elastic limit. It thus provides fundamental insight into the nature of the bonding in the material, and it is known to correlate with many mechanical properties. Despite the importance of the elastic constant tensor, it has been measured for a very small fraction of all known inorganic compounds, a situation that limits the ability of materials scientists to develop new materials with targeted mechanical responses. To address this deficiency, we present here the largest database of calculated elastic properties for inorganic compounds to date. The database currently contains full elastic information for 1,181 inorganic compounds, and this number is growing steadily. The methods used to develop the database are described, as are results of tests that establish the accuracy of the data. In addition, we document the database format and describe the different ways it can be accessed and analyzed in efforts related to materials discovery and design

Motherhood and money: How motherhood shapes everyday financial practices

This article contributes to the growing everyday financialisation literature by exploring how motherhood shapes financial practices and household financial management. Existing literature on finances in different-sex partnerships has identified gendered practices, echoing the unequal gendered division of labour. We contribute to this literature by demonstrating that it is not simply gender but more specifically norms of motherhood that formulate inequities in how family finances are managed. Based on interviews conducted by and co-analysis sessions with community researchers, we explore how the economic reality and social construct of motherhood places the responsibility for family wellbeing on mothers as individuals rather than collective welfare solutions. The three impact areas we identify – reduced income, increased financial, emotional and cognitive labour, and internalised responsibility – show the financial and mental burden that falls on mothers while conveying a sense that the resulting pressure is a personal, rather than societal, failure. Our findings highlight the need to find ways to support mothers without furthering the internalisation of responsibility. They also raise questions how other socio-cultural constructions shape financial practices and exacerbate inequalities, which should be taken account in everyday financialisation literature

Healthy Writing, Unhealthy Writer: An Anomalous Autoethnography

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Evaluating Severity Differences of Depression and Anxiety in Self-Report and Clinician-Rated Measures

Depression and anxiety are core components of the most commonly diagnosed behavioral health disorders. While they are two separate constructs, they contain many overlapping symptoms and are often diagnosed co-morbidly. Many studies have been conducted to test different models of depression, anxiety, and their comorbidity. Another important variable to focus on, however, is how depression and anxiety are assessed. Self-report and clinician-rated measures are two standard ways in which these constructs are assessed. This study sought to address issues related to the reliability and validity of two specific assessment methods for depression and anxiety. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used as the self-report measures, while the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) were used as the clinician-rated measures. It was found that the BDI-II and HDRS, and the BAI and HARS were highly correlated. However, the study found that percent agreement between classification categories of the BDI-II and HDRS, and the BAI and HARS only occurred approximately 60% of the time. Decisions are made about treatment and medication based on the classification categories of these instruments. If these types of results occur in future studies, diagnostically-relevant instruments may need to be adjusted in order to exhibit a stronger relationship between correlations and classification categories

A Pyschological Experiment: An Analysis of the Belgium Film, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

In this essay, I discuss how filmaker Chantal Akerman sets up Jeanne Dielman as a means to study the psychology nature of the titular character through the course of three full days in her life. By doing so, Akerman allows us to break down this mental make up as it subtley shifts throughout the film leading up to its dramatic climax and resolution