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University of Melbourne
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Research Topics
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Top 5 Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified | Social and Community Psychology | Psychology | Public Health and Health Services | Transportation and Freight Services | Road And Rail Transportation | Health Promotion | Educational Psychology | Social Policy | Urban And Regional Studies
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) | Education and Training Systems not elsewhere classified | Behaviour and Health | Health Education and Promotion | Mental Health | Studies in human society | Health status (e.g. indicators of “well-being”) | Other road transport |
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Publications
Character Strengths Interventions: Building on What We Know for Improved Outcomes
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 14-12-2011
Adolescent resilience: A concept analysis
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-01-2003
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1971(02)00118-5
Abstract: There is need for greater clarity around the concept of resilience as it relates to the period of adolescence. Literature on resilience published between 1990 and 2000 and relevant to adolescents aged between 12‐ and 18‐years of age was reviewed with the aim of examining the various uses of the term, and commenting on how specific ways of conceptualizing of resilience may help develop new research agendas in the field. By bringing together ideas on resilience from a variety of research and clinical perspectives, the purpose of the review is to explicate core elements of resilience in more precise ways, in the hope that greater conceptual clarity will lead to a range of tailored interventions that benefit young people.
The Eudaimonic and Hedonic Components of Happiness: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-05-2010
Efficacy of Positive Psychology Interventions to Increase Well-Being: Examining the Role of Dispositional Mindfulness
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 15-11-2012
How ‘other people matter’ in a classroom-based strengths intervention: Exploring interpersonal strategies and classroom outcomes
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 29-05-2014
School Belonging and the Role of Social and Emotional Competencies in Fostering an Adolescent’s Sense of Connectedness to Their School
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2017
Positive Education in Australia: Practice, Measurement, and Future Directions
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2017
The role of transport in supporting the autonomy of young adults
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2015
Social support and emotional intelligence as predictors of subjective well-being
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2008
Examining Emotional Literacy Development Using a Brief On-Line Positive Psychology Intervention with Primary School Children
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 19-10-2020
Abstract: Wellbeing literacy (WL) may be the missing ingredient required to optimally enhance or enable positive psychology intervention (PPI) effectiveness. This study involved Victorian government funded primary schools, including two rural, two regional, and two city schools participants included 20 classroom teachers and 131 grade five and six primary school students. A brief online PPI was implemented by teachers for 10–15 min, three times per week, for six weeks. This paper examines quantitative data collected pre and post the six week intervention, and qualitative data gathered in week one of the intervention regarding intervention effectiveness. The aim is to examine if a brief online PPI effectively builds intentional emotional vocabulary use, and to discuss how on-line PPIs can be used in public health to improve young people’s WL. Considering evaluations of process effectiveness and outcome measures related to student emotional vocabulary use, results tentatively suggest that online PPIs can positively impact emotional vocabulary capability and intentionality. Multimodal communication was exercised during the PPI, suggesting that the brief online PPI format may provide a valuable tool to promote student WL.
Positive Psychology Interventions: Research Evidence, Practical Utility, and Future Steps
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Date: 03-10-2012
The significance of transport mobility in predicting well-being
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2013
The usefulness of social exclusion to inform social policy in transport
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2009
Mental health promotion in the Internet age: a consultation with Australian young people to inform the design of an online mindfulness training programme
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 11-03-2011
Abstract: Mindfulness training (MT) has been shown to lead to significant improvements in psychological distress and emotion regulation skills. The Internet has many advantages as a medium for building emotional skills in young people. The aim of this study was to involve young people in designing an online MT programme. A draft programme was initially designed based on a review of the literature and an established face-to-face programme for medical students. Twenty young people were then recruited through online advertising and 13 (age 16-26) interviewed. They were asked to comment on how useful, easy to use and enjoyable they found the proposed programme and how the draft version and its planned evaluation strategy could be improved. Interviewee responses were independently processed by two of the authors within a qualitative thematic analysis paradigm. The results showed that young people were eager to engage with the design of this health promotion programme and provided valuable input. All interviewees believed that young people would find the programme desirable. They provided a variety of suggestions about how training structure and content could be improved, how best it could be evaluated and how young people could be encouraged to engage with and complete the programme. It thus appears that online MT is a feasible mental health promotion strategy for young people and that it can be evaluated in a controlled trial. The result of this consultation process was the Mindful Awareness Training and Education (MATE) programme, which has been detailed.
Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Well-Being and Positive Education
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 02-05-2017
Positive education and the new prosperity: Exploring young people’s conceptions of prosperity and success
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 23-07-2019
Investigating links between transport disadvantage, social exclusion and well-being in Melbourne-Preliminary results
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2009
Effects of a positive education programme on secondary school students’ mental health and wellbeing; challenges of the school context
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 30-05-2023
The Efficacy of Positive Psychology Interventions to Increase Well-Being and the Role of Mental Imagery Ability
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 20-08-2011
Teachers Matter: Student Outcomes Following a Strengths Intervention are Mediated by Teacher Strengths Spotting
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 24-11-2018
School Values: A Comparison of Academic Motivation, Mental Health Promotion, and School Belonging with Student Achievement
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-2017
DOI: 10.1017/EDP.2017.5
Well-Being as a Cognitive Load Reducing Agent: A Review of the Literature
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 23-10-2019
Cortisol Awakening Response as an Index of Mental Health and Well-Being in Adolescents
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 15-12-2015
The place of transport in facilitating social inclusion via the mediating influence of social capital
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2010
Youth experiences of co-designing a well-being intervention: reflections, learnings and recommendations
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-05-2023
Investigating links between transport disadvantage, social exclusion and well-being in Melbourne - Updated results
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2010
The Working for Wellness Program: RCT of an Employee Well-Being Intervention
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 11-07-2012
It’s About Time for Positive Psychology to Get More Involved in Time Use Research
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2017
The moral of the story: The importance of applying an ethics lens to the teaching of positive psychology
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-2011
Optimising Employee Mental Health: The Relationship Between Intrinsic Need Satisfaction, Job Crafting, and Employee Well-Being
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 10-08-2013
Gratitude or Gratefulness? A Conceptual Review and Proposal of the System of Appreciative Functioning
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 21-09-2015
Positive psychology and adolescents: Where are we now? Where to from here?
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-11-2009
Is the Study of Happiness a Worthy Scientific Pursuit?
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 05-06-2007
Mobility, social exclusion and well-being: Exploring the links
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2011
A randomised controlled trial of a self-guided internet intervention promoting well-being
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2009
The ‘What’, ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of Employee Well-Being: A New Model
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 07-2008
Three Ways to Be Happy: Pleasure, Engagement, and Meaning—Findings from Australian and US Samples
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-03-2008
Medical clinic facilities and doctor characteristics: What older rural men value
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 22-01-2007
DOI: 10.1111/J.1440-1584.2007.00848.X
Abstract: To identify the medical clinic facilities and doctor characteristics deemed important to older men living in a rural area of Australia. Cross-sectional study using a self-report questionnaire. Mildura Rural City Council, located in north-west Victoria. Eighty-two men aged 55(+) years living in the precincts of the Mildura Rural City Council with the capability to read and write in English. Factors perceived as important characteristics of medical facilities and GPs. Between high- and lower-income-status participants, the provision of bulk-billing services was a significant predictor of clinic features deemed essential. Approximately 70% of participants wanted a GP who conveys information in an understandable manner and allows them time to ask questions and to discuss their problems. Participants perceived GP qualifications as more important than gender or nationality. The findings highlight the need for medical training institutions to ensure that medical graduates have well-developed communication skills. Older men on low incomes are particularly concerned about the provision of bulk-billing services. Any further reduction to the number of these services has the potential to further limit patient choice of GP and might have significant implications for general well-being.
Changes in Well-Being: Complementing a Psychosocial Approach with Neurobiological Insights
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-06-2013
A complex dynamic systems approach to lasting positive change: The Synergistic Change Model
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-02-2017
Quiet Flourishing: The Authenticity and Well-Being of Trait Introverts Living in the West Depends on Extraversion-Deficit Beliefs
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 10-2018
From Nonmalfeasance to Beneficence: Key Criteria, Approaches, and Ethical Issues Relating to Positive Employee Health and Well-Being
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Date: 2012
Understanding the Priorities of Australian Secondary Schools Through an Analysis of Their Mission and Vision Statements
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 20-02-2018
Abstract: Purpose: The vision or mission statement of a school outlines the school’s purpose and defines the context, goals, and aspirations that govern the institution. Using vision and mission statements, the present descriptive research study investigated trends in Australian secondary schools’ priorities. Research Methods: A stratified s le of secondary school vision and mission statements across 308 schools from government, independent, and Catholic sectors in Victoria, Australia, was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative approaches. Findings: Academic achievement was the most common theme, with school belonging and mental health promotion themes cited by over half of the schools. School belonging was emphasized more often by Catholic schools compared with independent and government schools, and by rural schools compared with urban schools. Implications: Australian schools are seemingly adopting a dual purpose: to be academic institutions and well-being enhancing institutions. Understanding the priorities of schools using vision and mission statements may guide researchers, administrators, and teachers about how to better meet the academic and psychological needs of the students. The priorities of schools also have implications for how research in this area is communicated to schools, and this study provides a method for capturing these priorities.
“A Conscious Control Over Life and My Emotions:” Mindfulness Practice and Healthy Young People. A Qualitative Study
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2013
DOI: 10.1016/J.JADOHEALTH.2012.09.008
Abstract: Although quantitative benefits of mindfulness training have been demonstrated in youth, little is known about the processes involved. The aim of this study was to gain a detailed understanding of how young people engage with the ideas and practices known as mindfulness using qualitative enquiry. Following completion of a six-week mindfulness training program with a nonclinical group of 11 young people (age 16-24), a focus group (N = 7) and open-ended interviews (n = 5) were held and audio-recorded. Qualitative data, collected at eight time points over three months from the commencement of training, were coded with the aid of computer software. Grounded theory methodology informed the data collection process and generation of themes and an explanatory model that captured participants' experiences. Participants described their daily lives as beset by frequent experiences of distress sometimes worsened by their unhelpful or destructive reactions. With mindfulness practice, they initially reported greater calm, balance, and control. Subsequently they commented on a clearer understanding of themselves and others. Mindfulness was then described as a "mindset" associated with greater confidence and competence and a lessened risk of future distress. Participants demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of and engagement with mindfulness principles and practice. Their reported experience aligned well with qualitative research findings in adults and theoretical literature on mindfulness. An encouraging finding was that, with ongoing mindfulness practice and within a relatively short time, participants were able to move beyond improved emotion regulation and gain greater confidence in their ability to manage life challenges.
Effects of positive interventions and orientations to happiness on subjective well-being
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2011
Rasch analysis of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire among adults from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 20-01-2016
Emotional outcomes of regulation strategies used during personal music listening: A mobile experience sampling study
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 20-08-2014
Abstract: Music is frequently used to support emotional health and well-being, with emotion regulation the most commonly reported mechanism. Music-based emotion regulation has not yet been extensively investigated within the broader emotion regulation framework. The effects of music-based emotion regulation on emotional state and well-being outcomes have also rarely been tested in real time. The current study aimed to determine the consequences of emotion regulation strategies used during music listening, in terms of hedonic outcomes, and associations with emotional health and well-being. A s le of 327 participants used the MuPsych application (app), a mobile experience s ling methodology designed for the real-time and ecologically-valid measurement of personal music listening. Results revealed that using music to regulate a recently experienced emotion (response-focused strategies) yielded the greatest hedonic success, but was associated with poorer emotional health and well-being. Music-based emotion regulation differed from non-music emotion regulation findings in several key ways, suggesting that music-based emotion regulation does not occur in accordance with the process model. This supported the notion that personal music listening is utilized as an independent regulatory resource, allowing listeners to reach specific emotional goals. Regulation strategies are selected to reach a desired hedonic outcome, based on initial mood, and influenced by emotional health and well-being.
Fostering school belonging in secondary schools using a socio-ecological framework
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 07-2016
DOI: 10.1017/EDP.2016.5
Measurement Invariance of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire Across 17 Countries
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-03-2023
DOI: 10.1007/S11482-023-10150-7
Abstract: The Meaning in Life Questionnaire assesses presence of and search for meaning in life. Although the questionnaire has shown promising psychometric properties in s les from different countries, the scale’s measurement invariance across a large number of nations has yet to be assessed. This study is aimed at addressing this gap, providing insight into how meaning in life is constructed and experienced across countries and into the extent to which cross-country comparisons can be made. A total of 3867 adult participants from 17 countries, aged 30–60, balanced by gender, and with at least secondary education, completed the questionnaire as part of the Eudaimonic and Hedonic Happiness Investigation. Single s le confirmatory factor analysis, multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, and alignment optimization were applied to investigate the scale’s performance across the s les. Good psychometric properties and high levels of approximate measurement invariance emerged for the Presence subscale after removal of item 9, the only reverse-phrased item. Performance of the Search subscale varied more across s les, suggesting caution in interpreting related results supporting approximate measurement invariance. The conceptualization of presence of meaning operationalized in the corresponding subscale (without item 9) appears consistent across countries, whereas search for meaning seems to be less universally homogenous and requires further exploration. Moreover, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire does not reflect the conceptual distinction between “purpose” and “meaning” currently acknowledged by researchers. This issue should be further explored in studies addressing the scale’s performance across cultures.
Longitudinal Relationships Between Social Connection, Agency, and Emotional Well-Being: A 13-Year Study
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-10-2023
Towards a contraction and convergence target based on population life expectancies since 1960
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-01-2013
Systematic Review of Adolescent Conceptions of Success: Implications for Wellbeing and Positive Education
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 04-2021
What Schools Need to Know About Fostering School Belonging: a Meta-analysis
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 17-10-2018
Sources and motives for personal meaning in adulthood
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-2013
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