Perception of the consequences of risk affects motivation and behaviour. In gambling,
distorted expectations and preferences towards outcomes are associated with significant …

Background We study the significance of stories about bad trips among users of
psychedelics. Drawing on narrative theory, we describe the characteristics of such stories …

Objective: Individuals have a large repertoire of defensive strategies for dealing with
personally relevant negative feedback including health risk information. Defensive …

Neutralization theory, though a popular framework for understanding deviant behavior,
remains badly underdeveloped. Few attempts have been made to connect it to narrative and …

This article explores how neutralisation can explain people's lack of commitment to buying
Fair Trade (FT) products, even when they identify FT as an ethical concern. It examines the …

This article uses the concept of stigma to explore cycling identities in the UK. Drawing on
interview data, it argues that people who cycle are caught between two threats: appearing …

The COVID-19 pandemic affects the whole world. Spain is 5th in the world and 3rd in
Europe with the largest number of diagnosed cases. Spanish citizens' attitudes are important …

This book takes a Lacanian, and related post-structuralist perspective to demythologize ten
of the most heavily utilised terms in spatial planning: rationality, the good, certainty, risk …

Cannabis (marijuana) has undergone a normalizing process as indicated by high use rates,
social tolerance, and broader cultural acceptance of its use in many countries. Yet …

Background: The online promotion of 'drug shop**'and user information networks is of
increasing public health and law enforcement concern. An online drug marketplace called …