David Mcilroy
Biographic Data
| ID | 2749181 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Mcilroy |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcilroy |
| SIGNATURE | MCILROY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Liverpool John Moores University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6502-2938 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Construction and initial validation of an academic impostor syndrome measure
Impostor syndrome has been identified as a growing problem in professional and academic settings. It has been associated with diminished confidence and inhibited performance. In the context of education, it has been reported as maladaptive to enrolment, retention, integration, wellbeing, and academic performance. One inhibiting factor is the lack of validated measures specific to education. Hence, the primary aim and original contribution of this…
The top tier of the Big Five does not predict police decisions in ambiguous and high-pressure situations
Whilst the link between personality and decision-making has been studied across various domains, the predictive capability of the Big Five model (openness to experience, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and neuroticism) for police decisions in high-risk ambiguous situations under time pressure remains unexplored. One-hundred and fifty-six cadets in a Spanish police force’s commanders’ school (78.8% male, aged 21–54) responded to two…
Night-time use of electronic devices, fear of missing out, sleep difficulties, anxiety, and well-being in UK and Spain: A cross-cultural comparison
Electronic devices such as smartphones have become a primary part of young people's lives. Fear of missing out seems to influence the ability to set boundaries around sleep time. This study aims to explore (1) the use of electronic media devices in pre-sleep time, quality of sleep, anxiety, and well-being in females and males’ university students in the UK and Spain, (2) whether university students’ fear of missing out (FoMO) is associated with a…
The associations of use of social network sites with perceived social support and loneliness
Research shows that use of social network sites is associated with loneliness and this may be amplified in tertiary students by their transition from home life, especially if they struggle to integrate with peers. The buffering effects of social support may offer a solution and the online dimension may offer a suitable outlet for lonely and isolated students. In this study, N = 111 university students, aged 18-40, completed a frequency assessment…
Evaluating the role and effectiveness of co‐produced community‐based mental health interventions that aim to reduce suicide among adults: A systematic review
What’s Wrong with Rights? By Nigel Biggar
Nigel Biggar believes that rights-talk has got out of hand. Rights-fundamentalism has become ‘a secularised version of biblical religion’ (328), combining ‘an admirable commitment to the cause of the disadvantaged and the injured’ with ‘an impatient, utopian rigidity that refuses to compromise with facts, acknowledge the inevitability of risk, and reckon with tragedy’ (329). His book asks a series of questions about rights but, and this makes it …
Response of students to statement bank feedback: The impact of assessment literacy on performances in summative tasks
Efficiency gains arising from the use of electronic marking tools that allow tutors to select comments from a statement bank are well documented, but how students use this type of feedback remains under explored. Natural science students (N = 161) were emailed feedback reports on a spreadsheet assessment that included an invitation to reply placed at different positions. Outcomes suggest that students either read feedback completely, or not at al…
Working Faith: Faith-Based Organizations and Urban Social Justice
Graham Ward, The Politics of Discipleship: Becoming Postmaterial Citizens
Thomas L. Pangle, The Theological Basis of Liberal Modernity in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws
(2012). Thomas L. Pangle, The Theological Basis of Liberal Modernity in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws. Political Theology: Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 128-130
Three religious orientations and five personality factors: An exploratory study among adults in England
In order to explore the power of the five-factor model of personality to explain individual differences recorded on measures of the three religious orientations, a sample of 198 adults in England completed established measures of the three religious orientations (intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest) and the big five personality factors (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness). The data demonstrated that individual d…
Idols and Grace: Re-envisioning Political Liberalism as Political Limitism
An Augustinian analysis of the current version of political liberalism which is increasingly dominating Western politics recognizes it as idolatrous. Nonetheless, because of the parasitic nature of evil, idolatrous human politics may be sustained by God's grace as God gives people time to respond to God and to re-order their disordered loves in relation to Godself, the supreme good. The express recognition of this function of politics enables the…
The Use of the Bible by the Christian Human Rights Organizations Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and International Justice Mission (IJM)
This paper explores the use made of the Bible by two Christian human rights organizations: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and International Justice Mission (IJM), identifying the particular parts of Scripture appealed to, the hermeneutic adopted, and asks whether there are other resources in the Bible which they could use to inspire and inform their work. CSW with its focus on the persecuted Church most naturally draws its inspiration from …
Nicholas Sagovsky, Christian Tradition and the Practice of Justice
(2009). Nicholas Sagovsky, Christian Tradition and the Practice of Justice. Political Theology: Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 747-749
Oliver O'Donovan, The Ways of Judgment
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Subsidiarity and Sphere Sovereignty: Christian Reflections on the Size, Shape and Scope of Government
Journal Article Subsidiarity and Sphere Sovereignty: Christian Reflections on the Size, Shape and Scope of Government Get access David H. Mcilroy David H. Mcilroy visiting lecturer in law School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 45, Issue 4, Autumn 2003, Pages 739–763, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/45.4.739 Published: 01 …
An evaluation of the factor structure and predictive utility of a test anxiety scale with reference to students’ past performance and personality indices
Background. Scales of test anxiety have developed in parallel with the evolution of the test anxiety construct. A recently refined version of the Revised Test Anxiety scale offers the prospect of independently assessing different test anxiety factors. Aims. The study aims to ascertain if the four‐factor structure of the RTA scale found in Egyptian and American samples can be replicated in an Irish sample, and to examine the comparative predictive…
An evaluation of the factor structure and predictive utility of a test anxiety scale with reference to students’ past performance and personality indices
Background. Scales of test anxiety have developed in parallel with the evolution of the test anxiety construct. A recently refined version of the Revised Test Anxiety scale offers the prospect of independently assessing different test anxiety factors. Aims. The study aims to ascertain if the four‐factor structure of the RTA scale found in Egyptian and American samples can be replicated in an Irish sample, and to examine the comparative predictive…
An evaluation of the factor structure and predictive utility of a test anxiety scale with reference to students’ past performance and personality indices
Background. Scales of test anxiety have developed in parallel with the evolution of the test anxiety construct. A recently refined version of the Revised Test Anxiety scale offers the prospect of independently assessing different test anxiety factors. Aims. The study aims to ascertain if the four‐factor structure of the RTA scale found in Egyptian and American samples can be replicated in an Irish sample, and to examine the comparative predictive…
Subsidiarity and Sphere Sovereignty: Christian Reflections on the Size, Shape and Scope of Government
Journal Article Subsidiarity and Sphere Sovereignty: Christian Reflections on the Size, Shape and Scope of Government Get access David H. Mcilroy David H. Mcilroy visiting lecturer in law School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 45, Issue 4, Autumn 2003, Pages 739–763, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/45.4.739 Published: 01 …
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Oliver O'Donovan, The Ways of Judgment
Nicholas Sagovsky, Christian Tradition and the Practice of Justice
(2009). Nicholas Sagovsky, Christian Tradition and the Practice of Justice. Political Theology: Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 747-749
Three religious orientations and five personality factors: An exploratory study among adults in England
In order to explore the power of the five-factor model of personality to explain individual differences recorded on measures of the three religious orientations, a sample of 198 adults in England completed established measures of the three religious orientations (intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest) and the big five personality factors (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness). The data demonstrated that individual d…
Idols and Grace: Re-envisioning Political Liberalism as Political Limitism
An Augustinian analysis of the current version of political liberalism which is increasingly dominating Western politics recognizes it as idolatrous. Nonetheless, because of the parasitic nature of evil, idolatrous human politics may be sustained by God's grace as God gives people time to respond to God and to re-order their disordered loves in relation to Godself, the supreme good. The express recognition of this function of politics enables the…
The Use of the Bible by the Christian Human Rights Organizations Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and International Justice Mission (IJM)
This paper explores the use made of the Bible by two Christian human rights organizations: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and International Justice Mission (IJM), identifying the particular parts of Scripture appealed to, the hermeneutic adopted, and asks whether there are other resources in the Bible which they could use to inspire and inform their work. CSW with its focus on the persecuted Church most naturally draws its inspiration from …
Graham Ward, The Politics of Discipleship: Becoming Postmaterial Citizens
Thomas L. Pangle, The Theological Basis of Liberal Modernity in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws
(2012). Thomas L. Pangle, The Theological Basis of Liberal Modernity in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws. Political Theology: Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 128-130
Working Faith: Faith-Based Organizations and Urban Social Justice
Response of students to statement bank feedback: The impact of assessment literacy on performances in summative tasks
Efficiency gains arising from the use of electronic marking tools that allow tutors to select comments from a statement bank are well documented, but how students use this type of feedback remains under explored. Natural science students (N = 161) were emailed feedback reports on a spreadsheet assessment that included an invitation to reply placed at different positions. Outcomes suggest that students either read feedback completely, or not at al…
What’s Wrong with Rights? By Nigel Biggar
Nigel Biggar believes that rights-talk has got out of hand. Rights-fundamentalism has become ‘a secularised version of biblical religion’ (328), combining ‘an admirable commitment to the cause of the disadvantaged and the injured’ with ‘an impatient, utopian rigidity that refuses to compromise with facts, acknowledge the inevitability of risk, and reckon with tragedy’ (329). His book asks a series of questions about rights but, and this makes it …
The associations of use of social network sites with perceived social support and loneliness
Research shows that use of social network sites is associated with loneliness and this may be amplified in tertiary students by their transition from home life, especially if they struggle to integrate with peers. The buffering effects of social support may offer a solution and the online dimension may offer a suitable outlet for lonely and isolated students. In this study, N = 111 university students, aged 18-40, completed a frequency assessment…
Evaluating the role and effectiveness of co‐produced community‐based mental health interventions that aim to reduce suicide among adults: A systematic review
The top tier of the Big Five does not predict police decisions in ambiguous and high-pressure situations
Whilst the link between personality and decision-making has been studied across various domains, the predictive capability of the Big Five model (openness to experience, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness and neuroticism) for police decisions in high-risk ambiguous situations under time pressure remains unexplored. One-hundred and fifty-six cadets in a Spanish police force’s commanders’ school (78.8% male, aged 21–54) responded to two…
Night-time use of electronic devices, fear of missing out, sleep difficulties, anxiety, and well-being in UK and Spain: A cross-cultural comparison
Electronic devices such as smartphones have become a primary part of young people's lives. Fear of missing out seems to influence the ability to set boundaries around sleep time. This study aims to explore (1) the use of electronic media devices in pre-sleep time, quality of sleep, anxiety, and well-being in females and males’ university students in the UK and Spain, (2) whether university students’ fear of missing out (FoMO) is associated with a…
Construction and initial validation of an academic impostor syndrome measure
Impostor syndrome has been identified as a growing problem in professional and academic settings. It has been associated with diminished confidence and inhibited performance. In the context of education, it has been reported as maladaptive to enrolment, retention, integration, wellbeing, and academic performance. One inhibiting factor is the lack of validated measures specific to education. Hence, the primary aim and original contribution of this…
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