Joint actions, such as lifting and moving objects with a partner, are fundamental to human co-operation. In the present thesis, I sought to build upon a growing body of literature that investigates the role of spontaneous ...

Various methods have been utilized to study culture and self. Despite advances in research on narratives and culture in understanding the self, to date, there is a lack of empirical studies investigating the cross-cultural ...

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has been the subject of an enormous body of research spanning back to the 10th century. Despite the sheer volume of studies in this area, mTBI is still poorly understood, particularly in ...

Rhythm is a natural and ubiquitous phenomenon in human culture, which has potential utility in scientific research and clinical practice beyond its customary cultural and aesthetic applications. For example, a growing body ...

This thesis examined the course of global meaning following diagnosis with cancer and explored its role in emotional adjustment using Janoff-Bulman’s (1992) assumptive world model. The study aimed to find evidence that ...

Media and public opinion have portrayed Australian lawyers as a group rife with psychopathology and behavioural dysfunction. Despite the ubiquity of these views, empirical research on the mental health of lawyers, particularly ...

This thesis aimed to address a long-standing question: “Why are small numbers of items enumerated differently from large numbers of items?” (Trick & Pylyshyn, 1993, p. 331). Specifically, this thesis examined whether the ...

Work is becoming more mobile, remote, and fragmented, which makes strategies to enhance motivation increasingly important in organizations. Research on work motivation has shown that the ability of people to adjust behavior ...

Background Children with acquired brain injuries (ABI) often present with poor self-regulation and disruptive behaviour. Children with poor self-regulation are more likely to present with novel mental health problems. ...

It is important to understand the influence of common artefacts when processing fMRI data, and how best to remove these in order to produce reliable outcomes. This information affects clinicians and researchers. Little is ...