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View article: Mental health service preferences in rural Australia: the importance of culture and connection
Mental health service preferences in rural Australia: the importance of culture and connection Open
The results indicate a need for mental health services in rural Australia to be acceptable and relevant in order to best meet the needs of this population. Implications for future service delivery in rural areas, including recommendations …
View article: Relationships Between Social Media Addiction, Social Media Use Metacognitions, Depression, Anxiety, Fear of Missing Out, Loneliness, and Mindfulness
Relationships Between Social Media Addiction, Social Media Use Metacognitions, Depression, Anxiety, Fear of Missing Out, Loneliness, and Mindfulness Open
Recent research has suggested that metacognitions about social media use may play a role in social media addiction. The aim of the present study was to investigate (a) the contribution of positive and negative social media use metacognitio…
View article: The effect of humanising nature
The effect of humanising nature Open
Humans may have an innate need to affiliate with nature; this need has been termed biophilia. Humanising nature may connect to biophilia. An experimental design with 167 participants tested the hypothesis that a humanised description of th…
View article: Meta-analysis of associations between five-factor personality traits and problematic social media use
Meta-analysis of associations between five-factor personality traits and problematic social media use Open
This meta-analysis quantified the relationship between the five-factor model of personality and problematic social media use and identified moderators of this relationship. The analysis used a random-effects model to calculate a correlatio…
View article: Exploring jump experience, risk perception, anxiety and self-confidence in skydiving: A mixed methods approach
Exploring jump experience, risk perception, anxiety and self-confidence in skydiving: A mixed methods approach Open
Skydivers are required to interpret person-context characteristics to overcome inherent internal challenges (i.e., fear and anxiety) and external challenges (i.e., equipment malfunctions) to successfully perform. Research suggests that as …
View article: Older individuals and preventative behavioural interventions for COVID-19: a scoping review and perspective on wellbeing
Older individuals and preventative behavioural interventions for COVID-19: a scoping review and perspective on wellbeing Open
Background In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, nations around the world introduced a range of behavioural interventions and restrictions in order to manage the spread of the virus. These included social distancing, lockdowns, and use of …
View article: Passion moderates the relationship between exercise identity and compulsive exercise
Passion moderates the relationship between exercise identity and compulsive exercise Open
There remains limited understanding and mixed results around predictors of compulsive exercise, especially outside of eating disorder populations and settings. Research is also limited by operationalisation of compulsive exercise as a unid…
View article: Lower Mindfulness is Associated with Problematic Social Media Use: A Meta-Analysis
Lower Mindfulness is Associated with Problematic Social Media Use: A Meta-Analysis Open
Problematic social media use consists of use that interferes with individuals’ functioning, such as for example in failing to complete important tasks. A number of studies have investigated the association of trait mindfulness with problem…
View article: Illicit drug use in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Illicit drug use in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
T he use of illicit drugs is associated with numerous negative psychological, physiological, financial, social, and legal effects [1].The restrictions associated with COVID-19 have exacerbated these outcomes for many people around the worl…
View article: How personal values shape job seeker preference: A policy capturing study
How personal values shape job seeker preference: A policy capturing study Open
Does the “ideal” organization exist? Or do different workplace attributes attract different people? And if so, what attributes attract what types of employees? This study combines person-organization fit theory and a policy capturing metho…
View article: The Relationship between Gratitude, Wellbeing, Spirituality, and Experiencing Meaningful Work
The Relationship between Gratitude, Wellbeing, Spirituality, and Experiencing Meaningful Work Open
Poor mental wellbeing not only affects an individual and their family, but it also affects the workplace and the society as a whole. Consequently, it is crucial to investigate approaches that can promote a positive mindset in order to enha…
View article: The Restorative Effect of the Natural Environment on University Students’ Psychological Health
The Restorative Effect of the Natural Environment on University Students’ Psychological Health Open
The present study evaluated the effect of a three-week intervention aimed at improving psychological health in university students. Participants included 200 Australian students randomly assigned to an experimental or waitlist control grou…
View article: Work Climate: Implications for Pro-Environmental Behavior, Workplace Engagement, and Recruitment
Work Climate: Implications for Pro-Environmental Behavior, Workplace Engagement, and Recruitment Open
This dataset concerns the influence of work values and personal values on worker motivation and engagement and includes data on activity by individuals and organizations to protect the environment. The dataset includes files measuring work…
View article: Does Green-Person-Organization Fit Predict Intrinsic Need Satisfaction and Workplace Engagement?
Does Green-Person-Organization Fit Predict Intrinsic Need Satisfaction and Workplace Engagement? Open
The current study assessed whether high green-person-organization fit (GPO; the extent to which an organization's commitment to pro-environmental outcomes is congruent with its employees' environmental values) predicts employees' intrinsic…
View article: Can work climate foster pro-environmental behavior inside and outside of the workplace?
Can work climate foster pro-environmental behavior inside and outside of the workplace? Open
Guided by self-determination theory, we investigated the potential impact of work climate on employee motivation, and pro-environmental behavior (PEB) inside and outside of the workplace. We found that in workplaces with stronger pro-envir…
View article: Investigating the relationship between perception of an organisation’s ethical culture and worker motivation
Investigating the relationship between perception of an organisation’s ethical culture and worker motivation Open
Purpose This study aims to examine whether an individual’s perception of the ethical culture of their organisation could be used to predict their work motivation. Design/methodology/approach Using the corporate ethical virtues model as a f…
View article: Parenting style, distress, and problematic alcohol use in Bhutan
Parenting style, distress, and problematic alcohol use in Bhutan Open
Background Bhutan is a small landlocked country located between India and China that is largely rural and Buddhist. As the nation develops and adopts more Western practices, the nature of the relationship between its young people and alcoh…
View article: Changes in stigma and help-seeking in relation to postpartum depression: non-clinical parenting intervention sample
Changes in stigma and help-seeking in relation to postpartum depression: non-clinical parenting intervention sample Open
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent mental illness affecting women, and less commonly, men in the weeks and months after giving birth. Despite the high incidence of PPD in Australia, rates for help-seeking remain low, with stigma an…
View article: Peer Review #1 of "Changes in stigma and help-seeking in relation to postpartum depression: non-clinical parenting intervention sample (v0.1)"
Peer Review #1 of "Changes in stigma and help-seeking in relation to postpartum depression: non-clinical parenting intervention sample (v0.1)" Open
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent mental illness affecting women, and less commonly, men in the weeks and months after giving birth.Despite the high incidence of PPD in Australia, rates for help-seeking remain low, with stigma and…
View article: Peer Review #1 of "Changes in stigma and help-seeking in relation to postpartum depression: non-clinical parenting intervention sample (v0.2)"
Peer Review #1 of "Changes in stigma and help-seeking in relation to postpartum depression: non-clinical parenting intervention sample (v0.2)" Open
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent mental illness affecting women, and less commonly, men in the weeks and months after giving birth.Despite the high incidence of PPD in Australia, rates for help-seeking remain low, with stigma and…
View article: Empathy and the Public Perception of Stillbirth and Memory Sharing: An Australian Case
Empathy and the Public Perception of Stillbirth and Memory Sharing: An Australian Case Open
Objective: Stillbirth devastates families and leaves them struggling to grieve the death of their baby in a society that expects grief symptoms to decrease over time. Previous research has suggested that increased memory sharing opportunit…
View article: Tit for tat: burnout as a mediator between workplace incivility and instigated workplace incivility
Tit for tat: burnout as a mediator between workplace incivility and instigated workplace incivility Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of burnout as a mediator in the relationship between workplace incivility (WI) and instigated WI. Design/methodology/approach A survey of 303 white collar employees from small- t…
View article: Intervention for reducing stigma and increasing help-seeking in postpartum depression: Non-clinical parenting sample
Intervention for reducing stigma and increasing help-seeking in postpartum depression: Non-clinical parenting sample Open
Data related to a study examining the effects of an intervention designed to reduce stigma and increase help-seeking. The data set contains data for 212 parents aged 18 to 71 years (M=36.88, 194 females). It has completed measures of perso…
View article: Work intensification and burnout in secondary teachers
Work intensification and burnout in secondary teachers Open
This data measures the experience of work intensification and burnout in a sample of Australian secondary school teachers.
View article: The restorative effect of the natural environment on university students' psychological health
The restorative effect of the natural environment on university students' psychological health Open
An intervention aimed at improving psychological health in university students. It measured life satisfaction, stress, and burnout both before and after a natural environment intervention.
View article: Work intensification and burnout in secondary teachers
Work intensification and burnout in secondary teachers Open
This data measures the experience of work intensification and burnout in a sample of Australian secondary school teachers.