Objective A sense of belonging-the subjective feeling of deep connection with social groups, physical places, and individual and collective experiences-is a fundamental human need that predicts numerous mental, physical, social, economic, and behavioural outcomes. However, varying perspectives on how belonging should be conceptualised, assessed, and cultivated has hampered much-needed progress on this

Objective A sense of belonging-the subjective feeling of deep connection with social groups, physical places, and individual and collective experiences-is a fundamental human need that predicts numerous mental, physical, social, economic, and behavioural outcomes. However, varying perspectives on how belonging should be conceptualised, assessed, and cultivated has hampered much-needed progress on this

This study sought to identify the impact of the construal level of people's perception on selected positive psychology factors: happiness, hope, optimism, satisfaction with life, and love of life. The experimental design of the study was based on pre–post measures for four groups, including three experimental groups and one control group. The sample consisted of students from the University of Kuwait

Individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD) are more likely to feel lonely compared with those without the disorder (NOSAD). Loneliness is also associated with increased emotion regulation deficits. In this study, we examined the relationships among different emotion regulation processes and loneliness in individuals with and without a diagnosis of SAD.

Research suggests that low levels of school belonging and high levels of victimisation predict negative emotions, including loneliness. However, few studies have examined this relation among Chinese elementary school students. The protective role of covitality against victimisation and loneliness also remains unexplored. This study examines the relations between bullying victimisation, school belonging

Objective: Loneliness can have detrimental consequences for adolescent mental health and wellbeing. Previous, international, investigations of attachment to companion animals have reported positive effects of such bonds on adolescent loneliness. The current study aimed to determine the relationship between companion animal attachment and loneliness among Australian adolescents. Method: A geographically

Objective: This study investigated people's willingness to emotionally manipulate others maliciously and disingenuously in the workplace. It also examined the role of gender, emotional intelligence, and the Dark Triad traits in this destructive behaviour. Method: A sample of employees (N = 765; 581 females, 184 males) from varying occupations completed measurements of emotional manipulation willingness

Who is famous varies across countries, time and generations. We provide a stimulus set of famous faces and names, plus corresponding recognition norms, useful to Australian researchers testing current generation young adults.

The Cognitive Experiential Leadership Model (CELM) predicts that leaders' thinking styles will be related to transformational leadership and effective leadership behaviours, especially influencing tactics and conflict handling styles. However, most of the existing evidence for this model comes from studies that have used self‐report methods where self‐presentational biases may influence the studies'

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the possible indirect effect of subjective career success on the relationship between work–family enrichment and job satisfaction and work–family enrichment and work engagement. Method: A cross‐sectional, quantitative research design approach was followed using a convenience sample (N = 334). Results: Results revealed that work–family enrichment was not

We present a measure of positive body experiences. The purpose of this study was to validate an English translation of the Dresden Body Image Questionnaire (DKB‐35), designed to assess positive body experiences and to examine whether its subscales moderate the relationship between BMI and eating and body problems.

Ultra‐marathon running is an extremely demanding sport. Psychological factors that affect responses to stressors and may contribute to ultra‐runners' ability to engage in their sport include resilience, personality characteristics, and affective processing. This exploratory study investigated ultra‐runners' resilience, personality traits, emotion regulation abilities, and self‐report and physiological

Recent research has identified three distinct types of bullying‐victimisation; overt, reputational, and relational. While bullying‐victimisation as a single construct is known to be associated with depression among adolescents, this relationship is unclear when applied to distinct types. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between overt, reputational, and relational types

Objective: This study aimed to understand more about the experiences of Indigenous employees within mainstream Australian workplaces. Employment and retention rates for Indigenous employees continue to be disproportionately lower than the mainstream Australian population. The potential impact of the inter‐cultural workplace context has featured little in the current research and public discourse on

Mothers with insecure attachment styles may have increased difficulty establishing secure attachment with their infant and may experience emotion regulation difficulties in the postpartum period. This study aimed to examine the mediating effect of emotion dysregulation (ED) on the relationship between maternal insecure attachment style and self‐reported attachment to infant in women admitted to a mother‐baby

Prospective employers can nowadays easily access applicants' photos via Internet, for instance on professional and social networks or previous employers' websites. In our study, we investigated whether a facial expression in a picture affects evaluation of one's competence for a position where facial qualities are not crucial, namely a position of a software developer.

Within the school context, the need to belong is a fundamental psychological construct associated with a variety of important adolescent school‐based and quality‐of‐life outcomes. The objective of the present study is to investigate the mediating effect of loneliness on the association between school belonging constructs (i.e., social inclusion and exclusion) and subjective well‐being and mental health

Social stigma has had harmful impacts on same‐sex families, and its ongoing perpetuation facilitates inequality in policy and practice. Research has consistently identified that people believe that there are negative developmental impacts on children raised by same‐sex parent families. These misconceptions about same‐sex parenting may be impacting attitudes toward same‐sex family rights. Given the

The use of smartphones has been increasing worldwide. Usage of these devices has been associated with addiction and adverse emotional states. This study employs a mixed methods approach to study these relationships in an Australian sample. The study comprised of 164 participants aged between 18–70 who completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, the Smartphone Addiction Scale, and the Mindful

To compare estimated levels of psychological distress in the Australian population as measured by online versus face‐to‐face survey methodologies.

Literature illustrates that parenting entails positive and negative behaviour outcomes, personality development, subjective well‐being, performance, attitudes, and academic achievement of children. The study aimed to assess the direct and indirect impact of compassionate and supportive parenting style (i.e., positive parenting) on the academic achievement.

Despite recent research demonstrating significant impact of fear of happiness on different forms of well‐being, particularly flourishing, few studies have focused on the examination the potential mediators that might play an important role in terms of such impact. This study is intended to evaluate the mediator roles of agency and pathways in the relationship between fear of happiness and flourishing

This study aimed to identify studies measuring psychological literacy and analyse the methodological quality of these studies. We also aimed to determine conceptual consistency of psychological literacy in the included studies.

The increased attempted suicide rate is one of the main problems healthcare systems face in many societies. Social meaning is one of the main fields of studying suicide attempts. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the motives of suicide attempts among Iranian women.

To review the way consciousness is operationalised in contemporary research, discuss strengths and weaknesses of current approaches and propose new measures.

The Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) is a commonly used 28‐item measure of motivation orientation. However, the scale has not been examined using methods to distinguish between state and trait aspects of motivation. We applied Generalizability Theory to appraise the psychometric properties of the AMS and to differentiate items measuring state or trait motivation within the AMS.

The above article, published online on 6 November 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief Professor Nigel Bond, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to concerns regarding data analysis, and the need to be more explicit about the methodology and its source. A revised version of the

Sport‐related concussion (SRC) is a multi‐faceted issue that should be considered in context, with consideration for the biological, psychological, and sociocultural (i.e., biopsychosocial) factors which influence the incidence of injury in contact sports such as rugby union (rugby). Through the concurrent assessment of individual variables within a multi‐measure cross‐sectional research design, the

The aims of the present study are to investigate (a) whether a control task (i.e., the grocery imagery task) classically used in emotion research and designed to emulate emotional neutrality is truly neutral and (b) how boredom proneness, curiosity, and grit influence emotions following this control task.

Research on implicit biases toward alcoholic stimuli require validated picture sets that (a) contain a wide range of alcoholic and non‐alcoholic beverages recognised by the sample population, (b) control for featural differences that do not pertain to the beverage itself, and (c) elicit a desired effect upon viewing, with alcoholic beverages resulting in an increased urge to drink in heavy drinkers

Climate change and related issues associated with the interaction of humans with the environment are of great importance in today's context. More and more research is focusing on understanding what can be done to prevent and reverse the effects of environmental problems through individual behaviours. Within psychology, there is a lack of synthesis of what drives pro‐environmental behaviours in various

Research evidence has shown that in childhood, a secure attachment to a reliable caregiver is important for future mental health and well‐being. The theoretical and research basis for attachment theory continues to grow. As attachment theory has become more widely adopted there are challenges and opportunities both theoretically and in terms of its clinical use. Disordered attachment has been linked

Few studies have assessed factors which may influence an individual's risk of acting on their suicidal thoughts. The current study explores whether affective, behavioural or interpersonal factors are effective in discriminating between adolescents who only think about suicide, and those who attempt suicide.

Although numerous studies have supported an association between dispositional mindfulness and individuals' mental health, the mechanism on how mindfulness exerts its effect is still unclear. This study aimed to examine decentering and self‐acceptance as two potential mediating variables between college students' dispositional mindfulness and mental health.

In order to face the gain weight stress during puberty, adolescents often adopt an improper approach to eating which might lead to ineffective nutritional attitudes. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention on the body image concerns of adolescent girls with dysfunctional eating attitudes.

Previous research has shown that idealised images of men in the media have the capacity to trigger body dissatisfaction in male viewers. However, little is known about these effects across diverse media types. This study compared the effects of different media on men's body satisfaction and mood within a social comparison theory framework.

The attraction, selection, and attrition model posits that individuals actively self‐select into vocational and educational environments based on their personality traits and values. The present study investigated whether pre‐existing empathy and psychopathic personality trait differences in newly enrolled first year undergraduate students predicted selection into psychology and business vocational

Retrospective, parent‐reported data suggest that 50% of Australian children with mental health disorders miss out on care. In a national sample, we aimed to determine the proportion receiving mental health services and associated characteristics, using prospective, objective data.

To contribute to the limited evidence base supporting mindfulness in the workplace, beyond the current wellbeing‐related outcomes, this study investigated the relationship between self‐reported mindfulness and perceptions of team‐member exchange (TMX). Emotion regulation was included as a mediator in this relationship.

University students in Australia report higher levels of stress than non‐students of the same age, with females reporting higher stress than males. The ability to successfully adapt to, and cope with, stressful situations and events, often referred to as resilience, requires social and interpersonal resources as well as the ability to effectively self‐regulate emotions. When such resources and abilities

Australian research on volunteering is rich and diverse, but also increasingly fragmented. In an attempt to promote a more integrated study of volunteering, we review volunteering research conducted in Australia, using volunteering journey as a framework. Specifically, we summarise literature on volunteer characteristics, motivations, benefits, psychological contract, commitment, and withdrawal.

The purpose of this study was to ask older adults in a regional area of Australia how they made the decision to move into an independent living unit (ILU) within a three‐tier residential complex that provides varying services and care to older adults.

To explore the relationship between sleep pattern (morningness–eveningness) and depression in Chinese shift workers (“Three Shifts” workers), and to examine whether emotional exhaustion plays a mediating role in this relationship.

This study investigated whether participants could process the same/different pointing relation between two sequentially displayed subliminal arrows in a prime across a window of time.

Youth mental health problems have been identified as a major public health concern. However, there are a number of parent populations that remain under‐engaged with face‐to‐face parenting programs, which include fathers, and parents of lower socioeconomic position and rural location. This review aimed to evaluate the evidence for technology‐assisted parenting programs for youth mental health and parenting

During the 2014 Brisbane G20 meeting, new police powers enabled segregation of protesters into specific protest alliances and groups. This study used this unique context to quantitatively test the Elaborated Social Identity Model of crowd behaviour (ESIM) with protesters in vivo. We did this by examining how protesters’ social identification (own protest group and protesters more broadly) predicted

Background: The link between subjective well‐being (SWB), gender and emotional intelligence (EI) has been studied; however, it is not clear what kind of relationship has been established between these variables. The objective of this study was to examine the direct and indirect effects of EI in the relationship between gender‐typed attributes and SWB. Method: The participants were 365 Spanish schoolchildren

This study sought to provide up‐to‐date normative data on the productivity and citation impact of publications by Australian academic psychologists at each academic level (lecturer to professor) and for each university grouping (e.g., Group of Eight [Go8], Australian Technology Network, etc.).

To establish the evidence base for animal‐assisted interventions, and specifically, hippotherapy and other interventions involving horses, in the context of improving biological, physical, psychological and social functioning, and outcomes in humans.

Despite regularly reporting high levels of occupational stress, lawyers are an under‐researched group in this field. The first objective of this research is to develop a short measure assessing two common work stress management techniques (WSMS) commonly employed by lawyers: relaxation and cognitive restructuring. A second objective is to assess the impact of three key job characteristics and two work

In August 2017, the Australian Government announced a voluntary, non‐binding postal survey to seek opinion on the legal recognition of same‐sex marriage. The government encouraged public debate on the issue. This study sought to identify impacts of the Australian postal survey and associated marriage equality debate on psychological distress experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex

Prior research has suggested adolescent mothers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are perceived (or stereotyped) negatively compared to adult mothers and Anglo‐Australians respectively. The present study examined contemporary attitudes and stereotypes of Australian mothers with intersecting identities of age and race. We were particularly interested in the impact of race on the stereotypes

Children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) are at heightened risk of emotional and behavioural problems. However, not all children exposed to IPV experience difficulties. Many display positive wellbeing and development despite experiencing this adversity.

The field of behavioural genetics unambiguously demonstrates that heritable individual differences exist and are important in explaining human behaviour. Despite this, some psychological perspectives ignore this research. If we wish to comprehensively understand the impact of parenting, the environment, or any social factor, however, we must engage with genetics. In this article, I review research

The rationale for this study was to contribute to understanding the social dynamics of shared housing among young adults. Sharing is an informal socio‐economic contract, in which financially challenged individuals pragmatically divide household costs and duties. Whereas monetary contributions can be monitored, physical labour is more difficult to assess with housework cited as a major source of conflict

The prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment is higher in Aboriginal Australians compared to the national population, increasing the need to understand cognitive impairment in this at‐risk population. This article reports normative data for a range of commonly used cognitive tests, in a population‐based small normative sample of older Aboriginal Australians living in urban/regional New South

We examined if the links between adolescents' parental attachment and depressive symptoms are mediated by emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), and identified which mediator has a stronger mediation effect.

Facilitating people's ability to anticipate, prepare for and recover from disaster is an important component of the UNISDR strategy for disaster risk reduction. Following a discussion of the functional characteristics of preparedness, this paper first discusses how hazard characteristics and psychological constructs influence people's ability to anticipate uncertain future events. It then reviews how

Excessive or compulsive use of social media has been likened to an addiction, similar to other behavioural addictions such as pathological gambling or Internet addiction. This investigation sought to determine the degree to which personality traits associated with such disordered social media use overlap with those known to predict problematic substance use, with use of the most commonly abused legal

Politically‐slanted fake news (FN)—manufactured disinformation, hoaxes, and satire appearing to present true information about events—is currently receiving extensive attention in the mainstream media. However, it is currently unclear what factors may influence an individual's likelihood to believe in FN, outside of political identity. As FN is often conspiratorial in nature and usually negative, it