Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL170100167

Funded Activity Summary

Differentiating the cognitive basis of unproductive versus productive worry. This project aims to delineate the individual differences in cognitive functioning that distinguish between the tendency to experience unproductive versus productive worry. For some people, worry severely compromises well-being, while for others worry yields significant benefits by fostering preparatory behaviours that protect against misfortune. Using innovative and compelling hypotheses, as well as laboratory and fieldwork approaches, this project will deliver the capacity to assess, predict, and explain the individual differences in unproductive and productive worrying that underpin variability in resilient responding to situations in which adaptive action can mitigate real-world risk. This project will have major scientific impact, generating influential publications concerning the cognitive distinctions between productive and unproductive worry that will position Australia as a global leader in this field.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 21-12-2017

End Date: 31-12-2024

Funding Scheme: Australian Laureate Fellowships

Funding Amount: $2,295,215.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Personality, Abilities and Assessment | Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology | Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Mental Health | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology | Mental Health | Personality, Abilities and Assessment | Psychology

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