Education and research

May 2020

While cyberbullying has received more attention over the years, research has predominantly focused on teens and young adults. In a study with a New Zealand national sample (n = 20,849) the prevalence of cyberbullying among adults was examined. This research suggests that just over 1 in 7 adults...

April 2020

It has been more than a decade since the sixth edition of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Publication Manual was released, and as you might imagine, in that time a great deal has changed about the way we write, cite and express ourselves. The latest instalment of the gold...

April 2020

Levels of psychological distress in Australia may have been systematically underestimated, particularly among young Australians, new research in the Australian Journal of Psychology suggests (Klein, Tyler-Parker, & Bastian, 2020).Researchers from the University of Melbourne and market...

February 2020

As we consider potential research in the aftermath of the current Australian bushfires it is important to explore what previous post-fire research tells us. A review of lessons learnt from post-fire research about human behaviour and community safety was conducted by Dr Joshua Whittaker 10 years...

February 2020

A recent publication by Veness, Tibble, Grenyer, Morris and Spittal et al. (2019) investigated the likelihood of a complaint to the regulator for a number of professions working under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) scheme, including psychologists. The aim of this...

December 2019 | Lindsey Procter

Internet gambling is immersive, easily accessible and convenient, making it difficult for gamblers to maintain control. Gamblers are increasingly seeking formal help for gambling problems as a result of their internet gambling. Consequently, preventing internet gambling-related harm is a...

October 2019

Online therapies are increasingly being used in Australia. In a recent article, two major providers of digital mental health services shared their experiences and learnings following a number of years of service provision. Digital Mental Health Services (DMHS) were provided to adults experiencing...

October 2019

Suicide is the leading cause of death among adolescents and has received increasing attention from researchers worldwide. Despite the admirable aims of achieving a zero suicide target in Australia, the most recent statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2018) indicate an increase in...

August 2019

Countries around the world including the United States, Australia and countries across Europe have been confronting issues of increased numbers of refugees and migrants entering the country. Concerns have been raised by political parties across all of these countries about the numbers of refugees...