A5113989060- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Education Systems and Policy
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Media Studies and Communication
- Music Therapy and Health
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Educational Practices and Policies
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Contemporary Literature and Criticism
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
University of Malta
2008-2025
Johns Hopkins University
2019
Appalachian State University
2019
University of Kansas
1968
This article seeks to explore whether compulsive buying may be conceived of as a behavioural addiction and identify buying's potential ability regulate mood. Utilising screened sample (from an original random 400) Maltese university students identified through standardised tools shoppers, the explores parallels with other addictions focusses on conceptualising phenomenon attempt manipulate hedonic tone. The method adopted is sequential transformative strategy primarily qualitative although...
The modification of academic behaviors children in a learning disabilities class was undertaken by arranging for events such as amount teacher attention, recess, and quality weekly grade reports to be consequences progress. As achieved with these stabilized at less than an optimal level, the children's parents agreed have earn their allowances on basis reports. This token reinforcement system, grades tokens added back up reinforcers, significantly increased behaviors.
Loneliness is a complex and multifaceted experience resulting from person’s subjective assessment of the gap between their desired actual social connections. This study presents an analysis prevalence rates correlates loneliness amongst Maltese individuals aged 11 years older ( n = 658). Data collected in 2022 allowed for follow up on first ever investigating Malta 2019 1,009) makes comparisons to understand how have changed over time view COVID-19 pandemic. Results show that 2022, 54.6%...
This work is grounded and inspired by studies on journalism's vulnerabilities in times of crisis, role performance, support systems calls for collective resilience the face emerging/new threats to journalism practice. The study adopts a comparative approach goes beyond what has already been examined critically assessing strategies that journalists develop cope with professional have emerged onset coronavirus pandemic 2020. focuses practice Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus Malta. Its findings...
Abstract Background and aims Despite the last decade's significant development in scientific study of work addiction/workaholism, this area research is still facing a fundamental challenge, namely need for valid reliable measurement tool that shows cross-cultural invariance and, as such, allows worldwide studies on phenomenon. Methods An initial 16-item questionnaire, developed within an addiction framework, was administered alongside job stress, satisfaction, self-esteem measures total...
The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for newsrooms across world range from severe economic hardship to increased threats press freedom. “perfect storm” that engulfed media and journalists globally has threatened continues challenge their existence, core mission serve public interest. This study maps impact external political, economic, legal societal factors on journalistic freedom way(s) news organizations operate in times global crisis four Southern European countries. It provides a...
ABSTRACT This article considers narratives of transition experiences a group Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) young people in Malta. The draws on Goffman's concept stigma uses this to explore transitions society that retains some traditional characteristics, particularly the code honour shame, although mediated by aspects modernity. Interviews were undertaken with 15 goal producing narratives. analyses experience stigma, its effects how manage consequences. It concludes drawing...
Background: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the impact COVID-19 fear on well-being Israeli and Maltese female “help” profession (e.g., social work psychology) undergraduate students. This cross-national comparison includes factors depression, anxiety, anger, loneliness, nervousness, substance use, eating behavior, burnout, resilience. hypothesis is that country status, even with different social–cultural characteristics including religiosity, not a significant factor...
This article explores narratives of strangerhood given by young migrants from sub-Saharan Africa (some arriving without documentation and in noncompliance with immigration laws) living Malta. The draws on Simmel's positioning the stranger as both proximate distant—and, therefore, ambiguous social space—and Douglas's work pollution. Migrants’ understandings their experience positions a society which racism has been common are discussed. material series interviews shows how they attempt to...
Loneliness has been examined by an increasing number of scholars, being implicated in numerous detrimental outcomes for mental and physical health. However, most loneliness prevalence studies have focused on particular age groups, thus overlooking how differs across the lifespan. This study assessed a nationally representative sample ( n = 1,009) Maltese population aged 11 years above using 11-item De Jong Gierveld Scale, while also identifying associations between sociodemographic factors....
Commitment is an important contingency in the criminal career and signifies a refutation by offender of other possibilities action. It often facilitated perception on part that little to be gained abandoning career. This strengthened number processes, including contact with justice system. paper adopts symbolic interactionist framework explores how 41 incarcerated young offenders Malta perceived their police, courts prison as having influenced involvement crime. These people were interviewed...
Abstract The present paper reports a study of conversational acts in dialogical interaction. Conversation which the use vulgar term [à la bieb żobbi] Maltese language was used recorded and analysed for purpose. is demonstrated to serve social psychological functions. We documented three modes governing its conversation, that is, (a) as personality descriptor, (b) strategy shutting down an alternative view, (c) shifting dialogue more neutral less threatening grounds subject. further document...
Given the recent emergence of medical cannabis legalization in Malta, objective this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about among a sample Maltese students. The comprised 327 students enrolled University Malta's Faculties Health Sciences, Medicine Surgery, Social Wellbeing. vast majority respondents expressed desire for formal education training cannabis. While 52 % cohort felt prepared answer patient or client questions cannabis, 83 reported no Findings evidence need...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical analysis the pathways female addicts within Maltese context by highlighting complex interrelatedness between substance abuse and victimisation. This proposes that addiction victimisation trajectories unfold in non-linear fashion, heavily influenced particular socio-psychological processes. Design/methodology/approach Guided career approach conceptual framework, study was carried out through an in-depth exploration addictive 12...
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore and theorise about the desistance process Maltese mothers who previously used drugs. unpacks how initial continued from high-risk drug use (HRDU) impacted by being a mother within context identifies contingencies for examines they are negotiated along pathways. Design/methodology/approach adopted symbolic interactionist-inspired career framework involved in-depth exploration trajectories mothering eight women with history HRDU. Data were...