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In the eye of the beholder: the role of individual differences in the perception of restorative nature environments (2024)
Thesis
Beevers, D. In the eye of the beholder: the role of individual differences in the perception of restorative nature environments. (Thesis). University of Salford

Psychological restoration is the recovery from a period of mental fatigue or stress. Exposure to nature environments has been shown to be particularly conducive to enabling restoration. The focus of restoration research to date has largely been direc... Read More about In the eye of the beholder: the role of individual differences in the perception of restorative nature environments.

The Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED): An open access database of standardized high-quality pictures from natural environments (2024)
Working Paper
Bendall, R. C. A., Royle, S., Dodds, J. N., Watmough, H., Gillman, J., Beevers, D., …Gregory, S. The Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED): An open access database of standardized high-quality pictures from natural environments

The growing interest in harnessing natural environments to enhance mental health, including cognitive functioning and mood, has yielded encouraging results in initial studies. Given that images of nature have demonstrated similar benefits, they are f... Read More about The Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED): An open access database of standardized high-quality pictures from natural environments.

Imagined places of the past: the interplay of time and memory in the maintenance of place attachment (2023)
Journal Article
Lomas, M. J., Ayodeji, E., & Brown, P. (2024). Imagined places of the past: the interplay of time and memory in the maintenance of place attachment. Current Psychology, 43(3), 2618-2629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04421-7

Place attachment describes the emotional connection that people hold with a physical space, and such bonds have been shown to be associated with higher levels of life satisfaction, as well as physical and mental well-being. Although a temporal elemen... Read More about Imagined places of the past: the interplay of time and memory in the maintenance of place attachment.

A Micromobility Buffet: E-Scooters in the Context of Multimodal Spaces and Practices in Greater Manchester (2023)
Journal Article
Sherriff, G., Lomas, M., Blazejewski, L., & Larrington-Spencer, H. (2023). A Micromobility Buffet: E-Scooters in the Context of Multimodal Spaces and Practices in Greater Manchester. Active Travel Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.16997/ats.1194

We use the Capabilities Approach to understand the ways in which e-scooters, as transportation resources, provide qualities that contribute to the ability of the transport system to enable people to participate in society. Government-led trials have... Read More about A Micromobility Buffet: E-Scooters in the Context of Multimodal Spaces and Practices in Greater Manchester.

Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries (2022)
Journal Article
A. Ogunbode, C., Doran, R., Hanss, D., Ojala, M., Salmela-Aro, K., L. van den Broek, K., …Karasu, M. (2022). Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 84, Article 101887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101887

This study explored the correlates of climate anxiety in a diverse range of national contexts. We analysed cross-sectional data gathered in 32 countries (N = 12,246). Our results show that climate anxiety is positively related to rate of exposure to... Read More about Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries.

E-scooters in Greater Manchester (2022)
Journal Article
Sherriff, A., Blazejewski, L., & Lomas, M. (2022). E-scooters in Greater Manchester

This report presents the !ndings of a University of
Salford study focused on the shared e-scooter trial
taking place in Greater Manchester and launched in
autumn 2020. Sharing schemes are services that make
vehicles, such as e-scooters, available... Read More about E-scooters in Greater Manchester.

Comparison of the inter-item correlations of the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) between Western and non-Western contexts (2022)
Journal Article
Park, J., van den Broek, K., Bhullar, N., Ogunbode, C., Schermer, J., Doran, R., …Lomas, M. (in press). Comparison of the inter-item correlations of the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) between Western and non-Western contexts. Personality and Individual Differences, 196, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111751

The Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10; Rammstedt & John, 2007) is one of many short versions of personality inventories that measure the Big Five trait dimensions. Short versions of scales often present methodological challenges as a trade-off for their... Read More about Comparison of the inter-item correlations of the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) between Western and non-Western contexts.

Switched On : a qualitative review of energy advice for young people (2022)
Report
Price, A., Sherriff, G., & Lomas, M. (2022). Switched On : a qualitative review of energy advice for young people

The Switched On project involved the delivery of free
energy advice to young people aged 16–25 in the
form of workshops, one-to-one individualised advice
sessions and advice via text messaging. Young adults
are a demographic group recognised to b... Read More about Switched On : a qualitative review of energy advice for young people.

E-scooters in Greater Manchester : second interim report (2022)
Report
Sherriff, G., Blazejewski, L., Lomas, M., & Larrington-Spencer, H. (2022). E-scooters in Greater Manchester : second interim report

The Healthy Active Cities team at the University of Salford is conducting a study
alongside the Department for Transport’s e-scooter share scheme trial taking place
in Greater Manchester. This Second Interim Report provides an update on data
colle... Read More about E-scooters in Greater Manchester : second interim report.

Climate anxiety, pro-environmental action and wellbeing: antecedents and outcomes of negative emotional responses to climate change in 28 countries (2022)
Working Paper
Ogunbode, C. A., Lomas, M., Doran, R., Hanss, D., Ojala, M., Salmela-Aro, K., …Onyutha, C. Climate anxiety, pro-environmental action and wellbeing: antecedents and outcomes of negative emotional responses to climate change in 28 countries

This study explored the antecedents and outcomes of negative emotional responses to climate change among people from a diverse range of cultural and national contexts. We analysed cross-sectional data gathered in 28 countries (N = 10,963). Our result... Read More about Climate anxiety, pro-environmental action and wellbeing: antecedents and outcomes of negative emotional responses to climate change in 28 countries.

Experiences of place attachment and mental wellbeing in the context of urban regeneration (2021)
Journal Article
Lomas, M., Ayodeji, E., & Brown, P. (2021). Experiences of place attachment and mental wellbeing in the context of urban regeneration. Health and Place, 70, 102604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102604

Urban regeneration is an important policy focus across the European Union, with initiatives seeking to address inequalities in public health. Although theoretically such initiatives should produce benefits for mental wellbeing, this lacks strong supp... Read More about Experiences of place attachment and mental wellbeing in the context of urban regeneration.

Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health : cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries (2021)
Journal Article
Ogunbode, C., Pallesen, S., Böhm, G., Doran, R., Bhullar, N., Aquino, S., …Lomas, M. (2021). Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health : cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries. Current Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01385-4

Climate change threatens mental health via increasing exposure to the social and economic disruptions created by extreme weather and large-scale climatic events, as well as through the anxiety associated with recognising the existential threat posed... Read More about Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health : cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries.

Experiences of place attachment and mental well-being in the context of neighbourhood regeneration : an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2019)
Thesis
Lomas, M. Experiences of place attachment and mental well-being in the context of neighbourhood regeneration : an interpretative phenomenological analysis. (Thesis). University of Salford

Regeneration of the built environment is an important focus of policy across the European Union (EU) and at any one time, there are numerous projects being delivered across Member States. Studies of neighbourhoods and communities highlight the signif... Read More about Experiences of place attachment and mental well-being in the context of neighbourhood regeneration : an interpretative phenomenological analysis.