It is not always possible to describe affective experiences as positive or negative. Sometimes (e.g., in the face of significant life transitions), individuals experience simultaneous feelings of positive and negative ...

Background: Early life stress is a clear risk factor for early onset internalising and externalising difficulties, which are in turn associated with increased risk for the onset of mental health disorders later in life. ...

Studies of auditory speech perception show that native language exerts a powerful influence on the perception of a second language. This influence is manifested in the assimilation of non-native sounds into native speech ...

While intergroup apologies can represent valuable steps towards reconciliation between groups, perpetrator groups are not always willing to offer them. In my thesis, I explore how a common characteristic of conflicts around ...

The aim of the research reported in this thesis was to develop and pilot-test a technology-based CBT intervention for women experiencing chronic pelvic pain (CPP) utilising a co-design approach. In the first phase of this ...

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) involves repetitive obstruction of the upper airway during sleep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most common treatment, however, many patients cannot tolerate CPAP and ...

This program of research developed new understandings of how students’ personal characteristics influence their learning processes in online environments, particularly in a novel mode of online study – massive open online ...

Background: The corpus callosum is the largest brain white matter pathway. Its main function is to coordinate and transfer information between the two hemispheres, thus contributing to higher cognitive functions including ...

Background: The International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-11 that is due for release in 2018 will introduce revised Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) criteria as well as a new diagnosis of Complex PTSD. Criteria ...

This thesis reports three experimental studies that address the question of whether specialised eye movements underlie visual enumeration. Moving our eyes to enumerate sets poses an interesting problem of how and where to ...