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Assessing the link between stress and retention and the existence of barriers to support service use within HE (2015)
Journal Article
Campbell Casey, S., Westbury, T., Florida-James, G., Harris, P., Campbell, S. A., Westbury, T., & Florida-James, G. (2016). Assessing the link between stress and retention and the existence of barriers to support service use within HE. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 40(6), 824-845. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2015.1014316

Students suffer from stress as a result of many factors, including educational unpreparedness, financial strain and inability to integrate socially. This mixed methods study aimed to investigate stress levels of undergraduate students in a post-1992,... Read More about Assessing the link between stress and retention and the existence of barriers to support service use within HE.

Injury occurrence and mood states during a desert ultramarathon (2012)
Journal Article
Graham, S. M., McKinley, M., Chris, C. C., Westbury, T., Baker, J. S., Kilgore, L., & Florida-James, G. (2012). Injury occurrence and mood states during a desert ultramarathon. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 22(6), 462-466. https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0b013e3182694734

Objective: To describe injuries and illnesses presented and profile mood states and sleep patterns during a desert environment ultramarathon.
Design: Prospective study gathering data on mood states and injury patterns.
Setting: Gobi Desert, Mongoli... Read More about Injury occurrence and mood states during a desert ultramarathon.

Development of the talent development environment questionnaire for sport (2010)
Journal Article
Martindale, R. J. J., Collins, D., Wang, J. C. K., McNeill, M., Lee, K. S., Sproule, J., & Westbury, T. (2010). Development of the talent development environment questionnaire for sport. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28, 1209-1221. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2010.495993

As sporting challenge at the elite level becomes ever harder, maximizing effectiveness of the talent development pathway is crucial. Reflecting this need, this paper describes the development of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire, which... Read More about Development of the talent development environment questionnaire for sport.

The Importance and Influence of a Successful Environment on Athletes’ Transition towards Elite Level: The case of Triathlon
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Andronikos, G., Westbury, T., Kolyperas, D., & Martindale, R. (2018, June). The Importance and Influence of a Successful Environment on Athletes’ Transition towards Elite Level: The case of Triathlon. Paper presented at European Academy of Management 2018 (EURAM'18), Reykjavík, Iceland

Developing athlete talents into professional successful athletes has been a challenge across various nations, sports, and cultures. While research has flourished and strived to determine how talents are being identified and developed including the ch... Read More about The Importance and Influence of a Successful Environment on Athletes’ Transition towards Elite Level: The case of Triathlon.

A case study investigation or the autonomic and endocrine response to psychosocial demand in the workplace.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Campbell, T., Westbury, T., Davison, R., & Florida-James, G. (2017, July). A case study investigation or the autonomic and endocrine response to psychosocial demand in the workplace. Paper presented at 38th Annual Conferenec of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society

Purpose: To investigate the effect of acute day-to-day psychosocial work characteristics upon the autonomic and endocrine stress response.
Design: The study employed a single case study design to measure 24 hour ambulatory heart rate variability (... Read More about A case study investigation or the autonomic and endocrine response to psychosocial demand in the workplace..