Browsing Research publications by Author "Longstaff, Frances"
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Drinking Outcome Expectancies and Normative Perceptions of Students Engaged in University Sport in England
Longstaff, Frances; Heather, Nick; Allsop, Susan; Partington, Elizabeth; Jankowski, Mark; Wareham, Helen; St Clair Gibson, Alan; Partington, Sarah (2015-03-01)This study examined whether students engaged in university sport have different drinking outcome expectancies and normative beliefs than students who are not engaged in university sport. A cross-sectional survey of university ... -
Enabling Positive Transition to University: Evaluating an App-Based Positive Psychology Intervention with UK First Year Undergraduate Students
Bretherton, Roger; Longstaff, Frances; Askew, Joey; Yovcheva-Dimov, Zoe (2022-09-16)Background: Starting university is a key life transition, and a potential source of psychological distress in first year university students. Those who manage the university transition effectively report high levels of ... -
The mental health of elite athletes in the United Kingdom
Longstaff, Frances; Fockett, Ryan (2018-08-01)Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of signs of anxiety/depression and distress among a sample of elite athletes in the United Kingdom (UK). A secondary aim was to identify the variables ... -
Narratives of adventure, intimacy, conformity, and rejection: Narrative inquiry as a new theoretical approach to understanding how female student athletes 'do' sport-related drinking
Partington, Sarah; Smith, Joanne; Longstaff, Frances; Partington, Elizabeth (2022-07-28)In this paper we offer narrative inquiry as a theoretical approach to understanding how women student athletes ‘do’ sport-related drinking. 11 women student athletes took part in individual face-to-face interviews each ... -
Readiness to change drinking behaviour among heavy-drinking university students in England
Longstaff, Frances; Heather, Nick; Jankowski, Mark; Allsop, Susan; Wareham, Helen; Partington, Sarah; St Clair Gibson, Alan (2014-01-01)There is growing literature on possible ways of reducing alcohol consumption and alcohol -related harm among university students (Larimer and Cronce, 2002; Siegers and Carey, 2010). However, interventions with this aim ... -
The Use of Counselling Principles and Skills to Develop Practitioner-Athlete Relationships by Practitioners Who Provide Sport Psychology Support
Longstaff, Frances; Gervis, Misia (2016-09-01)This study examined how practitioners who provide sport psychology support use counseling principles and skills to develop practitioner-athlete relationships. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirteen competent ...