Emotional intelligence research in Australia: Past contributions and future directions
Emotional intelligence (EI) is an intriguing and popular area of research, focusing as it does on individual differences in qualities at the intersection of intelligence and emotion. Research to date has focused on three key questions: (a) How to define EI? (b) How to measure EI? and (c) What is EI good for? This review describes the key contributions of Australian researchers to these questions before outlining the current focus and future directions of EI research in Australia. Australian research teams have been instrumental in clarifying the definition of EI, developing innovative measures of EI and examining the life ...
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - November 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Micaela Bucich, Carolyn MacCann Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE Source Type: research

Psychometric properties of the Psychological Ownership Questionnaire
ConclusionThe Psychological Ownership Questionnaire seem to be a useful, valid, and reliable self ‐report questionnaire for the assessment of psychological ownership within a South African organisational context. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - November 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chantal Olckers, Llewellyn E. van Zyl Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Issue Information
Australian Journal of Psychology, Volume 70, Issue 4, Page 303-304, December 2018. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - November 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

Sleep and psychological wellbeing of racehorse industry workers: A survey of Australian trainers
ConclusionsDaytime dysfunction due to fatigue was an important predictor of lower psychological wellbeing in this sample of horse trainers. Longitudinal and qualitative investigation of both sleep and non ‐sleep as factors in generating fatigue could assist to further delineate predictors of depression and anxiety in this population. Better understanding of interacting sleep and wellbeing processes may lead to useful self‐management strategies to address the apparent heightened psychological dist ress of some racing industry workers. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - November 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ben Bullock, Christine Critchley, Hilary Davis, Laura Tirlea, Kirra Fitzgerald, Jane Farmer Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Dispositional mindfulness, rejection sensitivity, and behavioural responses to rejection: The role of emotion regulation
Australian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - September 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nuala Hafner, Christopher A. Pepping, Eleanor H. Wertheim Source Type: research

Unicorns, snarks, and personality types: A review of the first 102 taxometric studies of personality
Australian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - September 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nick Haslam Source Type: research

Establishing norms for mental well ‐being in young people (7–19 years) using the General Health Questionnaire‐12
Australian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - September 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephanie Centofanti , Kurt Lushington , Andrew Wicking , Peter Wicking , Andrew Fuller , Philip Janz , Jillian Dorrian Source Type: research

Characteristics and experiences of targeted parents of parental alienation from their own perspective: A systematic literature review
Australian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - September 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sau ‐lyn Lee Maturana , Mandy Matthewson , Corinna Dwan , Kimberley Norris Source Type: research

A study of memory, evaluation, and choice with an (un)clean conscience
Australian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - September 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maura A. E. Pilotti , Khadija F. El Alaoui Source Type: research

A study of memory, evaluation, and choice with an (un)clean conscience
ConclusionsThese results suggest that heartfelt guilt may activate concepts describing both hazards (as illustrated by the recall of threat words) and defensive reactions (as illustrated by the evaluation of cleansing products), but that the latter may be limited to stated preferences rather than actual choices. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - September 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maura A. E. Pilotti, Khadija F. El Alaoui Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Social mediators of relationships between childhood reading difficulties, behaviour problems, and secondary school noncompletion
Australian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - September 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Diana Smart , George J. Youssef , Ann Sanson , Margot Prior , John W. Toumbourou , Craig A. Olsson Source Type: research

Need for clinical neuropsychological assessment in headspace youth mental health services: A national survey of providers
Australian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - September 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kelly Allott , Kristi van ‐der‐EL , Shayden Bryce , Matthew Hamilton , Sophie Adams , Liz Burgat , Eoin Killackey , Debra Rickwood Source Type: research

Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist: An investigation with culturally and linguistically diverse youth in Australia
Australian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - September 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nigar G. Khawaja , Clare Pekin , Robert D. Schweitzer Source Type: research

Psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise, sadness, and disgust
Australian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView. (Source: Australian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - August 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carlos Gantiva , Andr és Araujo , Luz Calderón , Paola Gómez , Fernando Reina Source Type: research