Impact of the Australian marriage equality postal survey and debate on psychological distress among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer/questioning people and allies
ConclusionsDebate ‐related stress predicted psychological distress for both LGBTIQ people and allies. Findings suggest that the marriage equality debate represented an acute external minority stress event that had measurable negative impacts on mental health of LGBTIQ people and their allies. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - February 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Saan Ecker,
Ellen D.B. Riggle,
Sharon S. Rostosky,
Joanne M. Byrnes Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Factors promoting emotional ‐behavioural resilience and adjustment in children exposed to intimate partner violence: A systematic review
ConclusionThe findings from this review highlighted that there is still much to be learned about what helps children display resilience when exposed to IPV and what can be done to foster this resilience. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 29, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alison Fogarty,
Catherine E. Wood,
Rebecca Giallo,
Jordy Kaufman,
Michelle Hansen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Intersecting identities: How race and age influence perceptions of mothers
ConclusionsThe negative community stereotypes of adolescent mothers are consistent with adolescent mothers' perceptions. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 29, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nicola Sheeran,
Liz Jones,
Joanne Perolini Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Factors promoting emotional ‐behavioural resilience and adjustment in children exposed to intimate partner violence: A systematic review
ConclusionThe findings from this review highlighted that there is still much to be learned about what helps children display resilience when exposed to IPV and what can be done to foster this resilience. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 28, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alison Fogarty,
Catherine E. Wood,
Rebecca Giallo,
Jordy Kaufman,
Michelle Hansen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Intersecting identities: How race and age influence perceptions of mothers
ConclusionsThe negative community stereotypes of adolescent mothers are consistent with adolescent mothers' perceptions. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 28, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nicola Sheeran,
Liz Jones,
Joanne Perolini Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Factors promoting emotional ‐behavioural resilience and adjustment in children exposed to intimate partner violence: A systematic review
ConclusionThe findings from this review highlighted that there is still much to be learned about what helps children display resilience when exposed to IPV and what can be done to foster this resilience. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 28, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alison Fogarty,
Catherine E. Wood,
Rebecca Giallo,
Jordy Kaufman,
Michelle Hansen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Intersecting identities: How race and age influence perceptions of mothers
ConclusionsThe negative community stereotypes of adolescent mothers are consistent with adolescent mothers' perceptions. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 28, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nicola Sheeran,
Liz Jones,
Joanne Perolini Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Nature vs. nurture is nonsense: On the necessity of an integrated genetic, social, developmental, and personality psychology
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 that reveals that genes affect not only our personalities, but the way that we understand and react to the social world. Studies further reveal that notable life events are in part explained by genetic variance. I detail how this...
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fiona Kate Barlow Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE Source Type: research
Rosters: Freedom, responsibility, and co ‐operation in young adult shared households
ConclusionNo particular formula guarantees success. Positive payoffs can be achieved for all by communication and mutually agreed strategies. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 11, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Vicky Clark,
Keith Tuffin,
Natilene Bowker,
Karen Frewin Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Cognitive test norms and comparison between healthy ageing, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia: A population ‐based study of older Aboriginal Australians
ConclusionResults support the utility of these cognitive tests that are commonly used in clinical and research settings, and demonstrate that these tests can discriminate between diagnostic groups in Aboriginal Australians. The normative data provided will enhance cognitive assessment of individuals within this population. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - January 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Louise M. Lavrencic,
Hayley Bennett,
Gail Daylight,
Brian Draper,
Robert Cumming,
Holly Mack,
Gail Garvey,
Danielle Lasschuit,
Thi Yen Hill,
Simon Chalkley,
Kim Delbaere,
Gerald A. Broe,
Kylie Radford Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
