http://hdl.handle.net/2440/1092 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:59:02 GMT 2013-05-23T07:59:02Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/77931 Title: Reconceptualising the female athlete triad: locating athletes' bodies within the discursive practices of elite sporting Author: Cosh, Suzanne Michelle; Crabb, Shona Helen Abstract: The Female Athlete Triad is understood to be a sporting-specific health concern, seen almost exclusively amongst female athletes, and is regarded within the sport literature as consisting of a combination of three conditions: disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis or osteopenia. Within the sport psychology literature, the Female Athlete Triad has typically been considered as a pathology residing within the individual. However, such pathology cannot be isolated from the sporting context in which body surveillance and regulation are ubiquitous. Indeed, the discursive practices surrounding such surveillance normalise and even privilege behaviours that might otherwise be considered pathological, ultimately producing an appropriate female athlete as one who engages in potentially harmful and pathological behaviours. This paper critiques existing literature on the Female Athlete Triad and disordered eating within the context of elite sport and draws on previous studies of interactions from routine body composition testing in order to contribute to, and challenge, existing understandings of the Female Athlete Triad. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:30:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2440/77931 2011-12-31T13:30:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/77864 Title: Meta-analysis of esp studies, 1987-2010: Assessing the success of the forced-choice design in parapsychology Author: Storm, Lance Charles; Tressoldi, Patrizio E.; Di Risio, Lorenzo Abstract: We report the results of a meta-analysis on forced-choice ESP studies which used targets such as card symbols, numbers, letters, and so forth. For the period 1987 to 2010, a homogeneous dataset of 72 forced-choice studies yielded a weak but significant mean effect size (ES) of 0.01 (Stouffer Z = 4.86, p = 5.90 × 10 -7). There was no evidence that these results were due to low-quality design or selective reporting. The clairvoyance studies did not produce a significantly higher mean ES than the precognition studies, and target type did not make a difference to effect size. We note that effects do not vary between investigators, but we did find suggestive evidence that the number of choices per trial is inversely related to the p value. We also found evidence of a linear incline in ES values indicating that effect sizes have increased over the period 1987 to 2010. Suggestions are made that might help facilitate further increases in effect sizes. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:30:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2440/77864 2011-12-31T13:30:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/77639 Title: Perceptual underconfidence: a conceptual illusion? Author: Stankov, Lazar; Pallier, Gerry; Danthiir, Vanessa; Morony, Suzanne Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:30:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2440/77639 2011-12-31T13:30:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/77638 Title: Dietary protein counting as an alternative way of maintaining metabolic control in Phenylketonuria Author: Sweeney, Annabel L.; Roberts, Rachel Margaret; Fletcher, Janice M. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:30:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2440/77638 2011-12-31T13:30:00Z