Artificial intelligence awareness, career resilience, job insecurity and behavioural outcomes
As artificial intelligence has developed over the years, it has significantly influenced society as it has assisted people with their everyday lives. However, from the workplace perspective as artificial intelligence can help increase performance, it can also allow employees to perceive that their jobs can someday be replaced by it. Thus, the study explored the proximal and distal outcomes of artificial intelligence awareness on job insecurity, task performance and deviant behaviour as well as the moderating role of career resilience for the relationship between artificial intelligence awareness and job insecurity.
Prevalence of dyslexia related to mental health problems and character strengths among primary school students in northwest China
This study aimed to examine the prevalence of dyslexia, mental health problems, and character strengths among primary school students in northwest China.
Psychological testing in the profession of psychology: an Australian study
In Australia, psychological measurement and testing is a core competency for all registered psychologists. This study aimed to provide a current perspective on the views of Australian psychologists in the use of psychological testing given the lack of recent Australian research.
Truth telling and truth witnessing: results from a transformative experiential learning program between Aboriginal Elders and non-Aboriginal researchers
Aboriginal Elders have supported Aboriginal health and wellbeing for generations. Aboriginal Elders also play an important role in guiding those who work in health systems to work in culturally safe ways. The Cultural Exchange Program was developed to encourage reflexivity among non-Aboriginal researchers ( = 6) through experiential learning and relationship building with local Noongar Elders ( = 5). This paper examines the transformative impacts of this program for both the Aboriginal Elders and non-Aboriginal participants.
The Essential Network (TEN): consulting stakeholders and experts to better understand implementation of a blended care mental health support services for Australian health professionals
The Essential Network (TEN) is a blended care mental health support service for Australian health professionals. We conducted a series of semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders and researchers to understand health professionals' needs, canvas suggested changes to TEN, and examine methods of improving service uptake.
Cultural suitability of schema therapy: a qualitative exploration of clinician views
There is a growing popularity in the worldwide use of schema therapy (ST) to address a variety of psychological disorders. Yet, research into the cultural suitability of ST is scarce. This study aimed to explore ST clinicians' experiences of the cultural suitability of ST.
Integration of a smartphone app with posttraumatic stress disorder treatment for frontline workers: a pilot study
Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is hindered by limited uptake, early drop-out and non-response. This pilot study aimed to explore the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of a mobile app as part of a blended approach to treating frontline workers experiencing PTSD.
Mental health service preferences in rural Australia: the importance of culture and connection
There is a lack of adequate mental health services available in rural and remote Australia, with rural Australians experiencing poorer mental health outcomes than those in urban areas. Service access needs to improve, and the current study aimed to address this by exploring the acceptability of services, including telehealth, among rural Australians.
Not worth watching? Examining gender bias, perceptions of ability, and consumer behaviour for the Women's Australian Football League
Despite the increasing presence of women in professional sport, gender biases continue to shape consumer perceptions and engagement. This study examines how gendered attitudes influence evaluations of athlete quality and, in turn, consumer intentions towards the AFLW.
Australian validation of the Universal Mental Health Literacy Scale for Adolescents
In order to support mental health help-seeking for Australian adolescents, it is imperative to understand and improve their mental health literacy (MHL). MHL measures are needed to identify MHL needs and to evaluate MHL interventions; however, a standardised MHL measure is yet to be validated for Australian adolescents. The current study aimed to validate the Universal Mental Health Literacy Scale for Adolescents (UMHL-A) with Australian adolescents.
Decolonising tertiary psychology programs in Australia: privileging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' voices
The Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Program has paved the way for Indigenising and decolonising psychology programs. While Indigenisation and decolonisation of psychology programs are not yet consistent, exemplar initiatives have emerged within recent times. This paper showcases these exemplars, providing details about the "how to" privilege Indigenous knowledges and decolonising practices.
Bidirectional relationship between autonomy need satisfaction and "lying flat" among Chinese youth
Amid China's competitive social environment, young people increasingly perceive "involution" as undermining autonomy, with some asserting that "lying flat" serves as an autonomy-restoring strategy. Here, we attempted to explore whether unmet autonomy needs drive "lying flat" or if "lying flat" genuinely fulfils individuals' autonomy need through empirical research.
'It gives me purpose': stories shared by Aboriginal mothers and their perspectives on nurturing resilience
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have unique experiences of motherhood, underpinned by intergenerational cultural knowledge and holistic practices. Ongoing colonial violence perpetuates adversity associated with peri- and post-natal health and wellbeing outcomes. Aboriginal mothers' perceptions of resilience are not well understood, with resilience predominantly framed by Eurocentric understandings. Subsequently, this research explored the gap of post-natal resilience from an Aboriginal perspective.
Beyond physical recovery: investigating athletic identity as a mediator between social support and psychological readiness for return to sport
Despite consensus on the positive relationships between social support, psychological readiness for returning to sport, and athletic identity, debate persists regarding the specific impact of these factors on athletes' athletic identity and psychological readiness. This study investigated athletic identity as a mediator between social support and psychological readiness for returning to sport.
Co-designing a place-based social and emotional wellbeing service model with young Aboriginal people in the remote Fitzroy Valley of Western Australia: the Bigiswun Kid project
The current study aimed to work with young Aboriginal people from the very remote Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia to (1) identify their social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) support needs, and (2) report how they would like these supports delivered.
Help-seeking for young rural males disengaged from education
Young Australian males 15-to-24-years-old have a high prevalence of mental health disorders and suicide but are least likely to seek professional mental health support. Most help-seeking studies fail to consider young males who are disengaged from mainstream education. This research aims to gain an enriched understanding about mental health literacy and help-seeking from the perspective of young rural males disengaged from mainstream education.
Accessibility and competency development: student experiences of a simulated practicum in postgraduate psychology training
Practica are an integral component of postgraduate psychology training. Traditional face-to-face practica, however, have experienced challenges such as struggles to ensure students are exposed to a broad range of common mental health conditions, limited practicum availability, and student barriers to completing psychology practica, such as geographical location. Fully simulated practica represent a novel training approach that may address the challenges identified in face-to-face practica. The present study aimed to explore the perspectives and experiences of postgraduate professional psychology students completing a fully simulated practicum.
The experience of young carers in Australia: a qualitative systematic review and meta-ethnographic synthesis
Many people require additional care and support to meet their personal, health and psychosocial needs. Sometimes that responsibility falls to young people within their families. The research to date indicates that the impact on these young people can be significant, however no comprehensive reviews have yet examined this in Australian participants.
Adult Hope Scale: validation in older adults
The Adult Hope Scale (AHS) is a widely used measure of hope and is reported to contain two distinct but interrelated constructs of agency (motivation to achieve goals) and pathways (planning routes to goals). Hope is thought to play a key role in the wellbeing of older people and while the AHS has been validated in young/middle-aged adults, the factor structure remains to be tested in older adults.
Use of measures and measurement-based care in child and youth mental health: a survey of Australian practitioners
Use of measures by practitioners in mental health (MH) is a cornerstone of evidence-based practice and essential to high-quality service provision. Session-by-session measure use, known as Measurement-Based Care (MBC), has been shown to improve treatment engagement and outcomes, yet little is known about the use of measures or MBC in Australian child and youth MH practitioners. This study surveyed Australian child and youth MH practitioners to examine the frequency of measure use, what outcomes are measured, and what facilitates measure use.
Therapists' perceptions of alliance barriers in the parent-therapist relationship when treating children who have experienced trauma
Childhood experiences of traumatic events are common in all countries, and children may require psychotherapy after a traumatic experience. For those children who have experienced trauma and are involved in therapy, the parent-therapist relationship is important in promoting child trauma recovery. However, alliance barriers can interrupt the working relationship, compromising child treatment efficacy. Few studies have explored therapists' perceptions of the complexities in the parent-therapist relationship when treating children for trauma.
The Big Five and dark triad personality traits as predictors of emotional labour
Emotional labour is expected, especially from service sector employees, to ensure customer satisfaction and meet corporate expectations. Previous studies have mainly focused on the effects of emotional labour on employees. Few studies have examined its predictors in terms of personality traits. In the present study, the predictive levels of the Big Five and dark triad traits on emotional labour were examined possibly for the first time.
Alleviation of physiological stress response by apple aroma
The study evaluated the potential of apple aroma to alleviate physiological stress response induced by a short-term cognitive stressor. It investigated the effects of apple aroma on cardiac and peripheral autonomic nervous system activity under stressful conditions.
Generativity across adulthood: how nature exposure and future time perspective shape motivation for social and ecological engagement
The motivation to leave a legacy for future generations and society's continuity is an important aspect of adult development. However, the shorter time horizon that comes with ageing might lead to prioritising more immediately rewarding goals than long-term society-beneficial (e.g., climate-proactive) goals. This study investigates the role of nature exposure and future time perspective, as well as their joint interplay in the context of social and ecological generativity across adulthood.
Best practice assessment methods for the undergraduate psychology program: a narrative review of the literature
To determine if best practice guidelines exist for assessment methods throughout the undergraduate psychology program, and whether there are recommendations on how to scaffold these methods effectively and appropriately over the three-year degree.
Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and smartphone addiction: parent intervention trial
There is currently a lack of intervention trials focusing on parent management strategies for Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and smartphone addiction. The aim of the current study (ACTRN12622001355763) was to examine the efficacy of the Tech Diet Parent Program (TDPP), an online parent management video program, in reducing IGD and smartphone addiction symptoms and associated developmental impacts.
Development and validation of Intertemporal Decision-Making Ability Scale for early adolescents
Intertemporal decision-making ability refers to the ability of individuals to weigh costs and benefits at different time points and make choices, which is crucial for adolescents to resist temptation, improve self-control, and prospection. However, there are rarely studies that have been conducted to directly measure the intertemporal decision-making ability of adolescents.
Adolescent and young adult sleep and sleep-related behaviour change before and during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada
Sleep disturbance is common in adolescents and young adults (AYAs), impacted by stress and academic/scheduling demands that conflict with biological phase delay. COVID-19 lockdowns allowed us to study sleep in AYAs when there are lessened scheduling demands. Additionally, we could test whether a sleep self-management app was helpful during lockdowns.
Workplace sexual harassment and suicide ideation in female nurses: multiplying effects of social stigma and job insecurity
To examine the link between workplace sexual harassment and suicidal ideation among female nurses in private hospitals, testing social stigma as a mediator and job insecurity as a moderator, and distinguishing sources of harassment (colleagues vs patients).
