scholarly journals Bipolar and psychotic disorders in elite athletes: a narrative review

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 746-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Currie ◽  
Paul Gorczynski ◽  
Simon M Rice ◽  
Rosemary Purcell ◽  
R Hamish McAllister-Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Complicating Factors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sporting Performance

Bipolar and psychotic disorders are relatively common and likely to have a significant impact on quality of life and functioning which, in the context of elite sport, includes a potential negative impact on sporting performance. For this narrative review article, the literature on bipolar and psychotic disorders in elite athletes was comprehensively searched, and little empirical research was found. A diagnosis of bipolar or psychotic disorders may be challenging in elite athletes because of complicating factors related to the modifying role of exercise and potential precipitating impact of substance use. Medications used to treat bipolar and psychotic disorders may have side effects particularly problematic for elite athletes. Future research should be tailored to the specific characteristics and needs of elite athletes and to the sporting context in which the disorders may arise. Specifically, further research is needed on the prevalence and incidence of these conditions in elite athletes and the impact of both the disorders and their treatments on sporting performance.

scholarly journals Threat or Corrective? Assessing the Impact of Populist Parties in Government on the Qualities of Democracy: A 19-Country Comparison

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Davide Vittori
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Quality Of Democracy ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Country Comparison ◽  
Democratic Regimes ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Scholars have long debated whether populism harms or improves the quality of democracy. This article contributes to this debate by focusing on the impact of populist parties in government. In particular, it inquires: (1) whether populists in government are more likely than non-populists to negatively affect the quality of democracies; (2) whether the role of populists in government matters; and (3) which type of populism is expected to negatively affect the quality of liberal-democratic regimes. The results find strong evidence that the role of populists in government affects several qualities of democracy. While robust, the findings related to (2) are less clear-cut than those pertaining to (1). Finally, regardless of their role in government, different types of populism have different impacts on the qualities of democracy. The results show that exclusionary populist parties in government tend to have more of a negative impact than other forms of populism.

Coping with psychosomatic symptoms: The buffering role of psychological flexibility and impact on quality of life

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrysanthi Leonidou ◽  
Georgia Panayiotou ◽  
Aspasia Bati ◽  
Maria Karekla
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Screening Criteria ◽  
Illness Anxiety ◽  
The Impact

Individual differences in avoidant coping were hypothesized to exacerbate quality of life impairment associated with somatization and illness anxiety symptoms; psychological flexibility was expected to moderate this impairment. Individuals from a random community sample ( N = 298; 182 females), who met screening criteria for somatization and illness anxiety, reported lower quality of life and psychological flexibility and greater avoidant coping compared to controls. Psychological flexibility significantly moderated the impact of somatization and illness anxiety on quality of life domains. Findings suggest that decreasing avoidant coping through therapy may be promising in mitigating the negative impact of these symptom categories.

scholarly journals Measuring Quality Determinants of Financial Statements

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 884-893
Author(s):  
Widya Andelina ◽  
Aprih Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Accounting Systems ◽  
The Impact

The research aims to study the impact of the role of internal audit, the application of regional accounting systems, and human resource competencies on the quality of financial statements. A sample of 141 employees according to the purposive sampling method and by distributing questionnaires. It turned out that the questionnaire returned was only from 138 employees. Data analyzed through moderate regression analysis (MRA) from the SPSS program. The results of the study stated that the role of internal audit has a negative impact on the quality of financial statements, the application of regional accounting systems and human resource competencies have a positive impact on the quality of financial statements

scholarly journals Human Crowding or Spatial Crowding? The Impact of Perceived Crowding on In-store Impulse Purchase

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmalya Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Impulse Buying ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Impulse Purchase ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Human Crowding

The influence of shopper's perception of the physical environmental factors on impulse buying at the retail level has attracted the attention of researchers since the last three decades but the role of perceived crowding and in-store browsing attracted little attention. This paper attempts to develop and empirically valid a model to investigate the role of perceived crowding and in-store browsing in impulse buying along with the psychological variables. Mall-intercept survey technique was used to collect data from 335 participants from 18 branches of a supermarket chain in different parts of Kolkata. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling. Contrary to prior research the relationship between human crowding and other variables in the model was not supported whereas spatial crowding was found to have significant negative impact in impulse buying. The findings are discussed along with managerial implications and scopes for future research.

scholarly journals Credit Redistribution by Listed Manufacturing Firms in Pakistan and the Moderating Role of Financial Depth

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Nisar Ahmad ◽  
Bilal Nafees ◽  
Abdul Rasheed
Keyword(s):  
Trade Credit ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Financial Depth ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

An enhancement in the financial depth (FD) increases the availability of formal credit to firms. Resultantly credit redistribution (CR) by firms is likely to be reduced as they require less trade credit (TC). To provide evidence, how do managers respond to changes in financial depth while making adjustments in their trade credit policy, this paper aims to study the impact of financial depth on credit redistribution by listed manufacturing firms (LMFs). For the firm-level variables, we used a data set of 327 firms listed on PSX for the period 2005 to 2018. Private credit to GDP ratio and market capitalization to GDP ratio are used as proxies for financial depth. Unlike earlier studies, we applied a two-step System GMM estimator to control the endogeneity. The results of the regression analysis display a positive relationship between the use and the supply of trade credit by LMFs. It reveals that LMFs redistribute credit to their customers through trade credit channel. We found a significant and negative impact of FD on the supply of TC by LMFs. Further, we established that financial depth as a moderator has a buffering impact on the credit redistribution by listed firms. The study highlights the moderating role of FD and suggests the financial policymakers of firms to modify their credit policies in response to changes in financial depth. For future research, we suggest the investigation of the effect of financial policy interventions on credit redistribution by small and non-listed firms.

scholarly journals The Impact of Ideological Diversity on Educational Performance: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Elena Rouse ◽  
Elizabeth Levy Paluck ◽  
Jason C. Chin ◽  
Amy Wickett ◽  
John-Henry Pezzuto
Keyword(s):  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Student Identity ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
Higher Education Outcomes ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Impact

What is known about the real-world educational effects of ideological diversity in the classroom? Surprisingly, given the amount of attention paid to the role of ideological diversity on higher education outcomes such as critical thinking and academic performance, scant causal evidence exists. We use a lab-in-the-field experiment to test whether the presence of ideologically more conservative students in academic discussion groups, as compared to groups of students who all slanted ideologically liberal, would improve academic outcomes in terms of the quality of each student’s individual academic work. The complete population of an incoming cohort of policy graduate students (N = 78) took part in the experiment. Results demonstrate that students assigned to the ideologically heterogeneous discussion groups subsequently wrote individual assignments that received significantly more negative grades by a professional grader blind to experimental condition and to student identity. Survey results from participating students also suggest that students in the ideologically heterogeneous discussion groups were also significantly more likely to perceive interpersonal conflict and to dislike their group dynamics—a result that was not driven by students of a particular ideological slant. As a small pilot, this study provides questions to resolve with future research, including the role of pedagogy in managing ideological diversity, and provides a template for future experimental designs.

Exploring the Impact of School Leadership on Student Learning Outcomes

2016 ◽  
pp. 953-977
Author(s):  
Andreas Kythreotis ◽  
Panayiotis Antoniou
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Impact

The chapter aims to explore the various models proposed in the literature related with the impact of school leadership on student academic achievement. In doing so, and drawing mainly from the mediate and indirect models, the chapter also discusses the role of various intermediate/moderate variables that facilitate the impact of principal leadership on student-learning outcomes. Results from a qualitative exploratory study that took place in Cyprus are also presented. This study developed a framework of school principals' actions and strategies that teachers considered as effective in relation to improving their quality of teaching and student outcomes. Some of the problems related with measuring the impact of school leadership on student achievement, such as issues of conceptual and operational definitions of school leadership and methodological issues in research design are also elaborated. Finally, implications for policy and practice on school leadership are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided.

The mitigating effects of core self-evaluations in uncertain environments

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Haynie ◽  
Stanley G Harris ◽  
Christopher Brian Flynn
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Job Attitudes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Core Self ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of core self-evaluations (CSE) and change uncertainty on job satisfaction and turnover intentions within the context of an organizational change. Because individuals high in CSE are expected to be able to cope better with uncertainty, the authors also tested the mitigating effect of CSE on the change uncertainty-attitude relationships. Design/methodology/approach – Surveys were completed and returned by 398 employees in the midst of a merger containing measures of CSE, change uncertainty, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions. The survey was voluntary and administered cross-sectionally. Findings – Change uncertainty was found to negatively influence job satisfaction and positively influence turnover intentions. Additionally, CSE positively impacted job satisfaction and negatively impacted turnover intentions. High CSE was also found to minimize the negative impact of examined change uncertainty-job attitude relationships. Research limitations/implications – The research has implications for the role of CSE in attitude formation within a change context and adds to existing literature supporting the detrimental effects of change uncertainty on job attitudes. Also, the study provided evidence of how CSE interacts with change uncertainty reducing the detrimental impact on job attitudes. Future research should continue to examine the role of CSE in the way employees react to other change-related stressors. Originality/value – The relationships among change uncertainty, CSE, and job attitudes were explored through a theoretical lens and tested empirically using employees in the midst of an organizational change.

Board connections and management commentary readability: the role of information sharing in Italy

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Ginesti ◽  
Giuseppe Sannino ◽  
Carlo Drago
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Degree Centrality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Flesch Reading Ease ◽  
External Reporting ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to determine the impact of information-sharing disseminated through the firms’ board connections on the readability of the management discussion and analysis (MD&A). Design/methodology/approach The investigation conducted in this study is performed by using a regression analysis. The readability of the MD&A is measured by the Flesch reading ease. The level of information-sharing is determined by the degree centrality index. The sample is composed of 83 Italian-listed firms that comprise over 4,000 directors for the period 2008-2012. Findings The main results of this study show a significant relationship between the degree centrality and MD&A readability, suggesting that board connections play a crucial role in improving the quality of external reporting. Research limitations/implications This study uses a limited sample size. Further, we do not isolate the possible effect of other reporting incentives that may affect the readability of external reporting. Practical implications This study argues that for a non-English-speaking country such as Italy, information-sharing is a vehicle for improving the quality of external reporting and the competitiveness of firms in international capital markets. Originality/value This research offers an original contribution to the existent literature by highlighting the role of the firms’ board connections in determining the level of the corporate disclosure readability. This implies the opportunity for future research to take into account the firms’ board connections when they analyze related phenomena.

scholarly journals Mental health management of elite athletes during COVID-19: a narrative review and recommendations

2020 ◽  
pp. bjsports-2020-102884
Author(s):  
Claudia L Reardon ◽  
Abhinav Bindra ◽  
Cheri Blauwet ◽  
Richard Budgett ◽  
Niccolo Campriani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Levels Of Care ◽  
New Methods ◽  
The Impact

Elite athletes suffer many mental health symptoms and disorders at rates equivalent to or exceeding those of the general population. COVID-19 has created new strains on elite athletes, thus potentially increasing their vulnerability to mental health symptoms. This manuscript serves as a narrative review of the impact of the pandemic on management of those symptoms in elite athletes and ensuing recommendations to guide that management. It specifically addresses psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy and higher levels of care. Within the realm of psychotherapy, crisis counselling might be indicated. Individual, couple/family and group psychotherapy modalities all may be helpful during the pandemic, with novel content and means of delivery. Regarding pharmacotherapy for mental health symptoms and disorders, some important aspects of management have changed during the pandemic, particularly for certain classes of medication including stimulants, medications for bipolar and psychotic disorders, antidepressants and medications for substance use disorders. Providers must consider when in-person management (eg, for physical examination, laboratory testing) or higher levels of care (eg, for crisis stabilisation) is necessary, despite potential risk of viral exposure during the pandemic. Management ultimately should continue to follow general principles of quality health care with some flexibility. Finally, the current pandemic provides an important opportunity for research on new methods of providing mental health care for athletes, and consideration for whether these new methods should extend beyond the pandemic.

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