A5073217268- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Obesity and Health Practices
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Social Power and Status Dynamics
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family Support in Illness
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Gender Studies in Language
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Ethics in Business and Education
Australian Catholic University
2012-2024
The University of Melbourne
2007-2009
People have a folk theory of social change (FTSC). A typical Western FTSC stipulates that as society becomes more industrialized, it undergoes natural course change, in which communal marked by relationships qualitatively different, agentic where market‐based exchange prevail. use this to predict society's future and estimate its past, understand contemporary cross‐cultural differences, make decisions about policies. Nonetheless, the is not particularly consistent with existing research on...
This article presents a theoretical model of laypeople's conceptions mental disorder that is intended to serve as basis for research and practice. “folk psychiatry” proposes disorders, other forms psychological deviancy, are understood in terms four underlying dimensions. Each dimension has distinct cognitive underpinning, which grounded recent social theory. Research evidence supporting the laid out, implications public attitudes towards people suffering from disorders discussed. The offers...
Objectification theory provides a theoretical framework for understanding how socialization and experiences of objectification can lead women to place excessive value on their appearance—a process known as self-objectification. Despite the number that are mothers, application motherhood has been relatively limited. This review synthesizes available research exploring during motherhood. We conducted systematic search published unpublished articles quantitatively examined of, or...
Research employing metaphors to explore embodied cognition has shown bidirectional relationships between cognitions and sensory-motor stimuli, such as importance weight (e.g., "weighty tome").This research typically used cognition-relevant metaphor primes weighted backpacks when making steepness judgments, clipboards judging of written information) but yet consider the role stimuli features like focality in these findings.The current study examined wearing a heavy versus light backpack on...
Abstract Purpose Research suggests that internalised weight stigma may explain the relationship between perceived and adverse psychological correlates (e.g. depression, disordered eating, body image disturbances). However, few studies have assessed this mechanism in individuals seeking bariatric surgery, even though depression eating are more common group than general population. Materials Methods We used data from a cross-sectional study with surgery ( n = 217; 73.6% female) Melbourne,...
Identity Salience is a common construct within social identity research. However, researchers note that it poorly defined and inconsistently operationalized. We posit salience comprises two elements: chronic (perpetually thinking about the identity) contextual (only when prompted) salience. present evidence for this claim through development validation of dual-dimensional Questionnaire (ISQ). Studies 1-2 (Ns=414; 1,069) provide exploratory confirmatory factor analytic ISQ among LGBTIQA+...
The Dark Triad traits of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy have been found to negatively impact work behaviors including information sharing, reporting unethical conduct, mistreatment colleagues subordinates. However, research has the can also be related forms organizational commitment which underpin positive behaviors, engaging in tasks duties beyond those required (i.e., “going above beyond”). Professional is a broader form that significantly commitment, sharing antecedents,...
Terror Management Theory predicts that mortality salience (MS) instigates cultural worldview defenses, especially among individuals with lower self-esteem. That MS intensifies positive evaluations of pro-U.S. essay authors, and negative anti-U.S. authors have been documented as supportive evidence. However, the evidence to date may limited where praising for former rejection latter is consistent a shared script thus normative. In case Australian people, cringe prescribes them evaluate their...
The current research explored perceptions of disclosing the information "I am gay", heterosexual", and a virgin" to variety audiences.Participants were 842 undergraduate students who evaluated valence each disclosure, listed associated feelings, rated comfort such various audiences (e.g., family member, online community).Participants statement consistent with their own sexual orientation as being significantly more positive.No significant difference was found between gay heterosexual...
In many parts of the world, including Australia, there is still significant disparity in wages women, and gay men compared to heterosexual men. Based on previous research, conceptualisation professionalism professional success consistent with stereotypically masculine attributes (e.g., dominance), which seems play an important role maintaining a range gender sexual orientation-based workplace inequality, creating barriers for women This socially issue motivates current study explored...
Identity Salience is a core aspect in theories of social identification. Yet, this construct poorly defined, has conflicting operationalisations, and inconsistently measured. We argue that identity salience comprises two elements: chronic (i.e., perpetually thinking about the identity) contextual only when prompted). Across four studies, we present evidence for claim through development validation dual-dimensional Questionnaire (ISQ). Studies 1 2 (Ns = 414; 1,069) provide exploratory...