Rachel Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 5950944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | EDWARDS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northumbria University |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-9639-0796 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Motivation to train during a pandemic
The sporting season across post-secondary institutions was canceled in March 2020 due to COVID-19, and student-athletes had to maintain their training at home. It is unclear what personal and contextual factors facilitated student-athletes' ability to maintain their training routines at home when social distancing and lockdown (SD/L) policies were put in place. Our cross-sectional study of 433 student-athletes examined (a) how athletes adapted th…
A cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ intervention
ISRCTN10688342. Registered 12 January 2015
The role of fear and envy in the discursive construction of the Beijing Olympics in British broadsheets
This article assesses the role of fear and envy in the British broadsheets' construction of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by examining coverage of conflict in Tibet and the opening ceremony of the Games, and considering them in the light of the wider socio-economic context of the time. Drawing on elements of evolutionary psychology, combined with aspects of Systemic Functional Grammar (including transitivity, Appraisal and the grammar of visual desig…
When Concealed Handgun Licensees Break Bad
Objectives. We explored differences in criminal convictions between holders and nonholders of a concealed handgun license (CHL) in Texas. Methods. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) provides annual data on criminal convictions of holders and nonholders of CHLs. We used 2001 to 2009 DPS data to investigate the differences in the distribution of convictions for these 2 groups across 9 types of criminal offenses. We calculated z scores for …
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a community mentoring service for socially isolated older people
SCIE Research Register for Social Care 105923
The Construction of Women's Lives Through Narrative Voice in Jonathan Lewis's China
China: Women of the Country is the second of Jonathan Lewis's four-part made-for-television documentary on China, which was first screened in Britain in June 2006 on BBC 2 and in the United States
The impact of social isolation on the health status and health-related quality of life of older people
What's in a Name? Chinese Learners and the Practice of Adopting ‘English’ Names
This paper examines the widespread practice of Chinese learners choosing (and sometimes refusing) to adopt English and Anglicised names. Data collected from questionnaires and interviews with both students and teachers are analysed in order to arrive at an understanding of why such a practice has arisen and continues to be perpetuated throughout institutions of higher education. Evidence will suggest that this practice cannot be divorced from Chi…
Symmetry and Human Facial Attractiveness
What's in a Name? Chinese Learners and the Practice of Adopting ‘English’ Names
This paper examines the widespread practice of Chinese learners choosing (and sometimes refusing) to adopt English and Anglicised names. Data collected from questionnaires and interviews with both students and teachers are analysed in order to arrive at an understanding of why such a practice has arisen and continues to be perpetuated throughout institutions of higher education. Evidence will suggest that this practice cannot be divorced from Chi…
When Concealed Handgun Licensees Break Bad
Objectives. We explored differences in criminal convictions between holders and nonholders of a concealed handgun license (CHL) in Texas. Methods. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) provides annual data on criminal convictions of holders and nonholders of CHLs. We used 2001 to 2009 DPS data to investigate the differences in the distribution of convictions for these 2 groups across 9 types of criminal offenses. We calculated z scores for …
The role of fear and envy in the discursive construction of the Beijing Olympics in British broadsheets
This article assesses the role of fear and envy in the British broadsheets' construction of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by examining coverage of conflict in Tibet and the opening ceremony of the Games, and considering them in the light of the wider socio-economic context of the time. Drawing on elements of evolutionary psychology, combined with aspects of Systemic Functional Grammar (including transitivity, Appraisal and the grammar of visual desig…
Symmetry and Human Facial Attractiveness
What's in a Name? Chinese Learners and the Practice of Adopting ‘English’ Names
This paper examines the widespread practice of Chinese learners choosing (and sometimes refusing) to adopt English and Anglicised names. Data collected from questionnaires and interviews with both students and teachers are analysed in order to arrive at an understanding of why such a practice has arisen and continues to be perpetuated throughout institutions of higher education. Evidence will suggest that this practice cannot be divorced from Chi…
The impact of social isolation on the health status and health-related quality of life of older people
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a community mentoring service for socially isolated older people
SCIE Research Register for Social Care 105923
The Construction of Women's Lives Through Narrative Voice in Jonathan Lewis's China
China: Women of the Country is the second of Jonathan Lewis's four-part made-for-television documentary on China, which was first screened in Britain in June 2006 on BBC 2 and in the United States
The role of fear and envy in the discursive construction of the Beijing Olympics in British broadsheets
This article assesses the role of fear and envy in the British broadsheets' construction of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by examining coverage of conflict in Tibet and the opening ceremony of the Games, and considering them in the light of the wider socio-economic context of the time. Drawing on elements of evolutionary psychology, combined with aspects of Systemic Functional Grammar (including transitivity, Appraisal and the grammar of visual desig…
When Concealed Handgun Licensees Break Bad
Objectives. We explored differences in criminal convictions between holders and nonholders of a concealed handgun license (CHL) in Texas. Methods. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) provides annual data on criminal convictions of holders and nonholders of CHLs. We used 2001 to 2009 DPS data to investigate the differences in the distribution of convictions for these 2 groups across 9 types of criminal offenses. We calculated z scores for …
A cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ intervention
ISRCTN10688342. Registered 12 January 2015
Motivation to train during a pandemic
The sporting season across post-secondary institutions was canceled in March 2020 due to COVID-19, and student-athletes had to maintain their training at home. It is unclear what personal and contextual factors facilitated student-athletes' ability to maintain their training routines at home when social distancing and lockdown (SD/L) policies were put in place. Our cross-sectional study of 433 student-athletes examined (a) how athletes adapted th…
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · China (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works)