Sharon E. Roberts
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View article: "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed"
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed" Open
Transhumanism is a school of thought that promotes the enhancement of humanity through technological intervention (e.g., cloning, gene therapies, uploading one’s mind to a computer, nanotechnology). Due to its aims of altering evolutionary…
View article: Seeding the Grassroots of Research on Furries: Lessons Learned from 15 Years of Creative Knowledge Mobilization, Valuing Community Partnerships, and Correcting the Record on Stigmatized Communities with Evidence-Based Scholarship
Seeding the Grassroots of Research on Furries: Lessons Learned from 15 Years of Creative Knowledge Mobilization, Valuing Community Partnerships, and Correcting the Record on Stigmatized Communities with Evidence-Based Scholarship Open
This paper documents a case study of how academics can use traditional research and non-traditional knowledge mobilization to improve the dissemination of findings related to stigmatized communities. The International Anthropomorphic Resea…
View article: Early and Intensive Motor Training for people with spinal cord injuries (the SCI-MT Trial): protocol of the process evaluation
Early and Intensive Motor Training for people with spinal cord injuries (the SCI-MT Trial): protocol of the process evaluation Open
Introduction People with spinal cord injury receive physical rehabilitation to promote neurological recovery. Physical rehabilitation commences as soon as possible when a person is medically stable. One key component of physical rehabilita…
View article: The Early and Intensive Motor Training Trial for People with Spinal Cord Injuries: Description of the Intervention
The Early and Intensive Motor Training Trial for People with Spinal Cord Injuries: Description of the Intervention Open
Study design: Descriptive Objectives The primary objective is to describe the intervention that will be provided in a large multi-centre randomised controlled trial (RCT) titled: Early and Intensive Motor Training for people with Spinal Co…
View article: “Bordering on Excess”: Perceptions of Fan Obsession in Anime Fans, Furries, and Star Wars Fans
“Bordering on Excess”: Perceptions of Fan Obsession in Anime Fans, Furries, and Star Wars Fans Open
In the present research, we examine what it means for fans to take their interests “too far” in a multi-fandom, qualitative study. Specifically, we asked self-identified anime fans, furries, and Star Wars fans to describe what, to them, ma…
View article: Empirically Testing the Veracity of Otaku Stereotypes
Empirically Testing the Veracity of Otaku Stereotypes Open
In the present research we test the veracity of 36 stereotypes of otaku that have appeared in definitions and descriptions of otaku in various academic publications. We surveyed anime fans and examined differences between otaku and non-ota…
View article: Behind Closed Doors: Hentai Fans’ Perceived Discrimination, Ingroup Identification, and Attitudes toward Subgroups in the Anime Fandom.
Behind Closed Doors: Hentai Fans’ Perceived Discrimination, Ingroup Identification, and Attitudes toward Subgroups in the Anime Fandom. Open
Fan groups are communities which develop a shared identity around a specific topic or idea. Hentai fans identify as part of a group which celebrates a medium of illustrated or animated pornography. We examined the associations between hent…
View article: “My Group Is Discriminated against, but I’m Not”: Denial of Personal Discrimination in Furry, Brony, Anime, and General Interest Fan Groups
“My Group Is Discriminated against, but I’m Not”: Denial of Personal Discrimination in Furry, Brony, Anime, and General Interest Fan Groups Open
The authors examined perceived discrimination directed toward one’s fan group and toward oneself in multiple groups of fans. Specifically, furries, bronies, anime fans, and a group of miscellaneous fans completed measures assessing the ext…
View article: Motivations of Cosplayers to Participate in the Anime Fandom
Motivations of Cosplayers to Participate in the Anime Fandom Open
We examined differences between cosplaying and non-cosplaying anime fans with regard to their motivation to participate in the anime fandom. Participants, all anime fans, completed scales assessing a myriad of possible motivations for anim…
View article: "Coming Out" as an Anime Fan: Cosplayers in the Anime Fandom, Fan Disclosure, and Well-Being
"Coming Out" as an Anime Fan: Cosplayers in the Anime Fandom, Fan Disclosure, and Well-Being Open
In the present study we tested the hypothesis that cosplayers experience greater well-being than non-cosplayers within the anime fandom in part because they are more likely to disclose their fan identity to non-fans. Anime fans indicated w…
View article: Surgery performed by supervised registrars does not adversely affect medium-term functional outcomes after total knee replacement
Surgery performed by supervised registrars does not adversely affect medium-term functional outcomes after total knee replacement Open
Introduction Although total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an index procedure for orthopaedic registrars, there is a lack of published research as to the effects of surgery when performed by supervised trainees. The aim of this study was to co…
View article: Impact of a primary healthcare quality improvement program on diabetes in Canada: evaluation of the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP)
Impact of a primary healthcare quality improvement program on diabetes in Canada: evaluation of the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP) Open
Objective Primary healthcare (PHC) quality improvement (QI) initiatives are designed to improve patient care and health outcomes. We evaluated the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP), an Ontario-wide PHC QI program on acc…
View article: Ingroup Bias and Ingroup Projection in the Furry Fandom
Ingroup Bias and Ingroup Projection in the Furry Fandom Open
In two studies, we examine ingroup favoritism within the furry community. Furry fans construct personas (“fursonas”) that are often related to a species of animal (e.g., fox, wolf). In Study 1, furries were found to rate their fursona spec…
View article: A Social Identity Perspective of Personality Differences between Fan and Non-Fan Identities
A Social Identity Perspective of Personality Differences between Fan and Non-Fan Identities Open
In three studies of fan communities we examined differences in the Big Five personality traits between fans’ personal and fan identities. In all three studies, self-identified furries completed a measure of the Big Five personality traits …
View article: Influence of a quality improvement learning collaborative program on team functioning in primary healthcare.
Influence of a quality improvement learning collaborative program on team functioning in primary healthcare. Open
Quality improvement (QI) programs are frequently implemented to support primary healthcare (PHC) team development and to improve care outcomes. In Ontario, Canada, the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP) offered a learnin…
View article: Identity in young adulthood: Links with mental health and risky behavior
Identity in young adulthood: Links with mental health and risky behavior Open
The present study was conducted to contribute to our understanding of young adult identity development by deriving latent profiles from intrapersonal and interpersonal indices of identity synthesis and confusion. A sample of 9737 college-a…