Martha Newson – The Conversation

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October 2, 2024

Football can improve wellbeing of people in prison – and could help stop reoffending

Martha Newson, University of Greenwich and Linus Peitz, University of Greenwich

Sports programmes have the potential to improve lives by offering positive social connection.

Un homme portant un masque à gaz et une femme portant un masque filtrant l'air s'embrassent à leur fenêtre, sur la Côte d'Azur, le 24 mars 2020. Valéry Hache/AFP

February 2, 2021

Nous sommes plus enclins à suivre les restrictions sanitaires quand nos proches le font aussi

Bahar Tunçgenç, University of Nottingham; Guillaume Dezecache, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA); Martha Newson, University of Kent; Marwa El Zein, UCL, and Ophelia Deroy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Une enquête récente montre que les personnes les plus diligentes dans le suivi des directives ne sont pas celles qui sont le plus convaincues du bien-fondé de ces règles.

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January 28, 2021

Why we’re more likely to follow COVID‑19 rules when our families and friends do

Bahar Tunçgenç, University of Nottingham; Martha Newson, University of Kent, and Ophelia Deroy, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Studies have shown that highlighting individual responsibility isn’t quite as effective as it seems

Fans of less successful clubs form more of a bond with each other. Motortion Films/shutterstock.com

January 21, 2021

When football clubs are less successful, fans are more loyal to each other

Martha Newson, University of Oxford

Some fans even said they would be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, giving their own lives to save other supporters of their team.

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