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Thesis Projects

Postgraduate Psychology Research Projects by:

   
 

 

Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Professional Psychology) Students
1990 . 1991 . 1992 . 1993 . 1994 . 1995 . 1996 . 1997 . 1998

Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology Students
1999 . 2000 . 2001 . 2002 . 2003 . 2004 . 2005 . 2006 . 2007


 
 
Year Author Research Title
1990 Cummings, Roslyn Testing Piaget's Theory of Object Permanence in Infants from Birth to Two Years Using a Jack-in-a-Box
1990 Dean, Leanne Building Self-Esteem: The Development and Evaluation of a Program with Secondary School Students
1990 Gibson, David The Predictive Validity of the Bereavement Risk Assessment 
Questionnaire used by Ballarat Hospice Care
1990 Meixner, Vincent Mood Response to Challenge
1990 Weeden, Karen Comparison of Written English Comprehension in a Matched 
Sample of English as a First Language and English as a Second Language Students 
1990 Willsher, Heather Self Concept in Young Twins
1991  Haines, Merideth  The Effects of Attitudes and Interpersonal Skills in International Conflict Situations
1991 Knight, Heather Subject Pools in Australian Tertiary Institutions: The Prevalence of & Attitudes Towards Using Subject Pools as a Source of Subjects for Psychological Research
1991 Ledwich, Joan An Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention for Depressed Menopausal Women
1991 Mickoska, Virginia The Assessment of Primary School Children's Self-Esteem before and after the delivery of a short Self-Esteem Program
1991 Nimbs, Melissa The Effect of Sex of Addressee on Speech Style
1991 Pitcher, Kevan Social Cognition in Children: The Role of Dyadic Interactions in the Development of Perspective Taking Skills 
1991 Rowley, Lynette Personal Control, Optimism & Control Enhancement for Older Women
1991 Ryan, John Attention to & Memory of Auditory Information in the Blind
1991 Tait, Veronica Attachment Style, Love Style and Colour Preference - Is there a relationship?
1991 Twyford, David The Relationship between Burnout and the Work Environment
1992  Block, Tim  A comparative study of trainee teacher attitudes and vocational interests across seventeen years
1992 Heenan, Maria Accuracy and Completeness of a Child's Eyewitness Report as a Function of Interview Technique and Question Content
1992 Kendall, Melissa The Relationship of Self Esteem and Ego Identity Status to the Coping Styles of Australian Adolescents
1992 Kilfoyle, Frank Comprehensibility of Different Typefaces as Measured by Comprehension Questionnaires and Implied Fatigue Rates 
1992 McFarlane, Fay Children's Self Control: Development of a Home-Based Rating Scale
1992 Mills, Alice Facial Muscular Contraction & Emotion: Hemispheric 
Specialisation and Changes in Emotion
1992 Moran, Deirdre A Study of Holland's Concept of Congruence and Burnout in a Population of Registered Nurses
1992 Russell, Rowena Evaluation of the Pathways to Excellence Program
1992 Sekhon, Adele Reciprocated and Unreciprocated Laughter
1992 Stephens, Janet To Refer or not to Refer: The Role of Gender and Student Behaviour in the Referral Process
1992 Talbot, John How Managerial Attitudes to Training and Staff Correlate with Behaviour and How it is Reflected in their Restaurants Performance
1992 Thompson, Shannon Self Efficacy and Internal Locus of Control in Young Adults Who Experienced Sexual Abuse as Children
1993  Egan, Gerald  Concept Mapping: Its Application as Method of Knowledge Representation and Assessment
1993 Hastings, Katrina The Effectiveness of Training in Components of the Mnemonic 
Keyword Method in Learning German Vocabulary
1993 Mardel, Maureen Window Displays: Their Effect on Consumer Attention
1993 Pilkington, Sally An examination of the effect of cheremic and phonetic similarity of words on the short term memory of deaf and hearing individuals
1993 Scott, Barry Personality and Cognitive differences: Individual and Team Sport Selection Behaviour
1994 Bramwell, Mark  Psychological Traits: A Comparison of Elite and Non-Elite 
Australian Rules Footballers
1994 Burns, Wendy The Effects of Feedback and Self-Esteem on Task Performance in Children
1994 Dober, Gregory Managerial Leadership Style and its Relationship to Productivity, Job Satisfaction and Stress
1994 Donohue, Kathleen A Longitudinal Study of Relations Between Use of Time and Anxiety Levels among Teachers who have taken Voluntary Redundancy Packages
1994 Drummond, Prue Applying Holland's concept of congruence to tertiary course selection among female Year 12 students
1994 Francis, Lee Parental styles as correlates and predictors of children's social information processing and externalising behaviour
1994 Hazeldine, Phillip Social Information Processing in Intellectually Disabled Children
1994 Hallgren, Mats The Effects of a Single Bout of Exercise on Mood and Anxiety in Regular and Non-Regular Exercisers
1994 Lewis, Kelly The Effect of Gender on Recognition of Facial Expressions of Emotion
1994 McKay, Sharon The Influence of Interpersonal Skills Training on Negotiation Behaviour
1994 McKerral, Jennifer An investigation into the distortion of body image among self and others in adolescent girls, and its relationship to self esteem
1994 McInnes, Wendy Coaching styles, player satisfaction, player perception of coach effectiveness and team achievement in Netball
1994 Rigby, Tania Varying the Social Status of a Stranded Female Motorist: How Much Help is Offered and By Whom?
1994 Sheedy, Therese Measures of Self-Esteem and Locus of Control in Bullies and their victims
1994 Tallent, Ron The Impact of Residential Status Upon Quality of Life in Elderly Women
1994 Vickers, Michele The Relationship Between Ego Identity Development, Self-Esteem and Employment Status in Late Adolescence
1995  Charlton, Terrence  An Investigation of Personal Development in Experiential 
Growth Groups
1995 Cumming, Stephen The Effect of a Metalearning and Vocational Intervention on 
Secondary Students' Approaches to Learning and Vocational Identity
1995 Elder, Janice Marrying the Family Farm: Farm Women and Stress
1995 Fawns, Jim Emergency Service Personnel Perceptions of Leadership and Stress
1995 Howell, Lyn Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Shiftworking Female Nurses on Work Days and Nonwork Days
1995 Hubbard, Marianne Evaluation of Empathy Training Programmes and Learning Processes in Working Telephone Counsellors
1995 Imms, Toni The Relationship between Self-Esteem, Locus-of-Control and Coping Styles and Their Efficacy in the Prediction of School Attitudes and Future Plans of Adolescents
1995 Johnson, Trudi Young Adults' Willingness to Provide Care to Elderly Parents in 
The Future
1995 Kay, Allison Social Information Processing in Moderately and Mildly Intellectually Disabled Children
1995 Khorasanee, Louis Suicide: Attitudes to suicide under three situations, and male avoidance of counselling
1995 Matthews, Amelia The psychological effects of exercise participation: An examination of sedentary vs. non-sedentary older adults
1995 Mennen, Steven Overseas and Host National Tertiary Students: Coping, Stress, and Self Esteem
1995 Miotti, Armando Effort Perception, Stress Tolerance and Athletic Performance: Some relationships between mental and physical stress tolerance
1995 Ollerenshaw, Alison An experimental study of relations between tertiary students' approaches to learning, text supplementation and comprehension
1995 Pronk, Nicola The Relationship Between Aggression, Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, and Social Information Processing in Preschool Children
1995 Ryan, Catherine Knowledge, Attitudes and Intentions as Predictors of Safe Sex Practices in young adults and female sex workers
1995 Selkirk, Rosemary Age-related effects of distraction on putting performance in skilled female golfers
1995 Teare, Jamie The Role of Achievement Motivation and its Moderators in Different Levels of Tennis Competition
1995 Ward, Janine Computerised Concept Mapping: Its Potential Role in Academic Assessment
1995 White, Tamara Interpretation of nonverbal cues: Indicators of attraction and dominance between members of the opposite sex
1995 Wilcock, Ian Gender Differences in Human Mate Preferences: Examination of an Australian Non-probability Sample
1995 Woollard, Simon Running Addiction and the Severity of Withdrawal
1996  Boin, Louise  Work Ethic and Mental Health in Unemployed People
1996 Bryant, Graeme Stress, Appraisal and Coping: The Impact of Gender and Educator Type
1996 Case, Rebecca Approach and Avoidant Coping Styles as Moderators of the Relationship Between Parental Support and the Problem Behaviour Symptoms of Anxiety/Depression in Late Adolescence
1996 Collins, Damian Differences Across Gender in Cohesion Levels and the Cohesion-Performance Relationship for Semi-Elite Basketball Teams
1996 Conn, Cassandra Body Image Satisfaction in Children: Gender and Perceived Familial Influence
1996 Dell, Anne-Marie Effects of Attachment Styles on Interpersonal Dependency, Social Approval, and Interpersonal Orientation Among Late Adolescents
1996 Dillon, Roger The Nature and Frequency of Bullying in Victorian Metropolitan and Regional Primary Schools: A Comparative Study
1996 Douglas, Paula Children's Social Information Processing of Person Directed Conflict situations involving Same- and Opposite-Sexed Perpetrators
1996 Flannery, Catherine The Effects of Arousal and Relaxation on Short-term memory and Long-term Memory Recall in Introverts and Extroverts
1996 Harland, Anne Self-Esteem as a Moderator of the Relation Between Family Adaptability and Anxiety/Depression and Family Cohesion and Anxiety/Depression in Late Adolescents
1996 Harris, Greg Normative Data and Factor Structure for Teacher and Parent Ratings of the DSM-IV Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) items
1996 Hill, Janet Self-Esteem and Locus of Control in Bullies, their Victims, and other Children in Rural and Metropolitan Victorian Primary Schools
1996 Hinrichsen, Gordon The effect of regular attention exercise on self-esteem and age-related variation in mental capacity
1996 Magnusson, Ruth An investigation into possible psychological benefits of women performing multiple roles
1996 Mayer, Raquel Social Information Processing in Bullies, Victims and Others from Rural and Metropolitan Victorian Primary Schools
1996 Mellington, Toni Effects of Attachment Styles and Gender on Social Intimacy, Social Anxiety and Loneliness among Late Adolescents
1996 Murray, Belinda Family Adaptability and Family Cohesion as Moderators of the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Approach and Avoidant Coping Styles in Older Adolescence
1996 Natale, Rosina An Investigation of Long Term Memory for Knowledge Acquired at School, through the use of Language Tests on Recall and Recognition
1996 Naus, Louise Attitudes to and knowledge of AIDS and condoms among older and younger male and female adolescents
1996 Pike, Julia Coping and Appraisals in Secondary and Tertiary Educators
1996 Quick, Clare Parent and Teacher Ratings of DSM-IV Symptoms for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Factor Structure, Normative Data and Psychometric Properties
1996 Scott, Kerrie The Relationship between Body Esteem, Physical Appearance Teasing, Gender and Age, in Children and Adolescents
1996 Urquhart, Arnallis Team Cohesion, Coaching Styles and Gender Differences in C.B.A. Basketball Players
1997  Blythman, Ian  The Role of Explanatory Style in Relationship Satisfaction
1997 Bounds, Janine Neuroticism and Coping Style: Direct, Moderating and Mediating Effects on Maladjustment During Early Adolescence
1997 Brennan, Mardi Same-sex and Opposite-sex Friendships in Relation to School 
Type and Gender
1997 Chidlow, Louise The Relationship between parenting styles, aggression and social information processing in preschool children
1997 Clift, Susan The Effectiveness of a Test of Pretend Play in Assessing Kinder and School "Readiness"
1997 Condon, Margaret Central auditory processing abilities of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
1997 Duncan, Justine The Relationship Between Body Image and a Multidimensional Locus of Control
1997 Fisher, Brooke The Relationship between Physical Appearance, Teasing, Body Image Satisfaction and Body-esteem in Children
1997 Fullarton, Christie Coping and Personality in 12 and 13 year old rural adolescents
1997 Gathercole, Michael The initial development and testing of a workload analysis scale: for social work/psychology staff connected to the Rehabilitation and Assessment Services of the Ballarat Health Service
1997 Gollan, Wendy Correctional officers' perceived interactional style and attitudes to prisoners as predictors of stress and burnout
1997 Goloub, Boris Analysing Validity of Indirect versus Self-reportable Measures of Self-Esteem: Impression Management and Implicit Self-Esteem Effects
1997 Holmberg, Kim Extraversion, Approach and Avoidance Coping: Direct, Moderating, and Mediating Effects on Maladjustment in Young Adolescents
1997 Horwell, Colin An Assessment of Perceived Stress and the Use of Coping Resources by Ambulance Officers
1997 Maltby, Christine The Effects of Light and Exercise on Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder
1997 Markoff, Gary Relationship Between Gambling Behaviours and Self-Esteem in Adolescent University Students
1997 Morris, Kristen Health Locus of Control, Value for Health and Current Health State as Predictors of Job Satisfaction in Teachers
1997 Myers, Kristen Body Image: Does it Affect One's Willingness to Consider Cosmetic Surgery?
1997 Oldfield, Stuart Fat reduction: A behaviour modification approach, evaluating changes in mood, physical health, perceived stress and physical self concept
1997 Spencer, Prue The Relationship between Body Image, Feminine Gender Role Stress and Age
1997 Stevens, George Cognitive Appraisal and Coping Strategies in Self-Defeating Personalities
1997 Van Beveren, Clint Induced Mood, Performance, and Realism: Implications for Depressive-Realism and Beck's Cognitive Theory of Depression
1997 Williams, Alan The Role of Self-Defeating Behaviours and Chronic Self-Destructiveness in: depression and suicide ideation
1998  Abrahams, Tina  Postpartum Maternal Body Satisfaction, Social Physique Anxiety, Appearance Schema, and Infant Feeding Intention
1998 Austin, David Interpretation of Autonomic Arousal Amongst Non-clinical Panickers
1998 Bartlett, Rebecca The stress experienced by parents with a hearing impaired child
1998 Brennan, Jennie Individual differences in visual imagery ability in children, and the efficacy of imagery training
1998 Brewer, Graham An investigation into the Factors Predicting Conservation Behaviour of Landholders in the Western District of Victoria
1998 Bryar, Tim Cognitive and Emotional Responses in Athletes Suffering a Serious Knee Injury: A Retrospective Examination
1998 Burt, Darren Attribution of Rape Blame as a Function of Victim Gender and Sexuality, and Perceived Similarity to the Victim
1998 Commons, Mandy The Effect of Parental Divorce and Remarriage, and the Experience of Familial Conflict on Young Adult Offspring Adjustment
1998 Cox, Graham Personality and locus of control as predictors of alcohol consumption in young adults
1998 Danaher, Kelly Stress, cognitive appraisal and coping as a function of gender and culture
1998 Edmends, Rowena Negative Affectivity and its Relationship to Participation in Health Risk Behaviours
1998 Flavell, Dylan The Effect of Self-talk and Information Processing Preferences on Dart-throwing Performance
1998 Fleuchar, Larissa Occupation in Relation to Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attitudes
1998 George, Stacey Occupational Differences in Stress, Cognitive Appraisal, and Coping Strategies
1998 Kay, Clare Body Image and Size Perception: A Comparative Study of Young Male Adults and Middle Aged Males 
1998 Kenvyn, Fiona The Effect of Former Occupation on Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attitudes in Retirees
1998 Lay, Beatriz Cross Cultural Differences in Suicide Attitudes and Suicide Ideation
1998 Lewis, Crystal The effects of laughter, and its appropriateness, on stress
1998 Mitchell, Sarah Cognitive Appraisal as a Function of Mood
1998 Morley, Maria Physical attractiveness and self-esteem: Correlates and gender differences
1998 O'Connor, Anne Social Constructionist Theory and Visual Preferences for Otway National Park Landscapes, Southern Victoria, Australia
1998 Patterson, Rochelle The Effect of Sex Differences and Situational Stress on Verbal and Spatial Working Memory
1998 Pawlowski, Agatha Neuroticism and Stress as Predictors of Maladjustment in Middle Adolescence
1998 Tonn, Nicole Predicting flow states in exercise participation: The effect of dispositional and situation-induced task versus ego orientations
1999 Benson, Renee  Smoking Cessation Success and Personality Traits
1999 Davis, Sarah  Perceived Self-efficacy and Avoidance Coping:  Additive, Moderational and Mediational Effects on Level of Anxiety/Depression in Adolescents
1999 Dyson, Lisa  Differences in Sense of Belonging and Adjustment Between Students Living on Residence, in Share Housing and the Family Home
1999 Fothergill, Linda  The Effect of Milk Smoothies containing different Fat and Sugar concentrations on Lowered Mood
1999 Hay, David  Differences in Rural and Urban Residents' Sense of Belonging and Reasons for Living
1999  Hjorth, Kristal  Experimental Analysis of Individual Differences in Implicit Self-Esteem Effects
1999 Jones, Tania  Test Anxiety in University Students: its Relationship to Age, Gender, Fear of Failure and Locus of Control
1999 Jude, Belinda  The Relationship Between Sense of Belonging, Depression and Suicide Ideation
1999 Kiss, Vincent  The effect of independent living versus residential care on the emotional health, locus of control and coping styles of the elderly
1999  Lal, Anita  Work related commitment and job performance: both type of commitment and type of performance count
1999 McColl, Gabrielle  Convicted Sexual Offenders as Victims of Sexual Assault in Childhood
1999 McKenzie, Karen  The effect of gender matching on caller perceptions of telephone counsellor effectiveness
1999 Nichols, Gail  Predictors of successful outcomes following intensive assistance to a group of unemployed people
1999  Osborne, Lara  Occupational Differences in Suicide Ideation and Reasons for Living
1999 O'Loughlan, Virginia  The Big Five and the Big Three Personality Models:  Their interrelationship in adolescents
1999 Poliness, Vanessa  Family Environment, Attachment, and Guilt as Predictors of Anger Expressions Styles and associated Gender Differences
1999 Poon, Helen  Stress as a Function of Rural-Urban Residence
1999 Sherritt, Tanya  Sense of Belonging as a Predictor of Stress and Daily Hassles
1999 Theodoridis, Diana  The Relationship Between Heart Rate Variability and Panic Anxiety Related Factors
1999 Thornton, Paul  Learning and Behavioural Problems in Primary School Children: The Role of Self-esteem and Stress Tolerance
1999 Van Dijk, Ank  Attitudes and Expectations as Predictors of the Menopausal Experience in Australian Women
2000 Rohan Borshmann  Physical attractiveness stereotyping as a function of Just World belief.
2000 Monika Bozinovska  The spacing of wins / losses during a computer generated gambling task on frequency judgments
2000 Sacha Chambers  The role of male exercise in suicide ideation, reasons for living and suicide attitudes
2000 Darryl Clark  The relationship between personality factors and alcohol consumption in young adults: gender differences.
2000  Jodi Dearaugo  The effects of threat and challenge appraisals on skin-conductance levels, heart rate and pulse amplitude.
2000 Vivienne Duong  Psychological factors of panic anxiety and the prediction of heart rate variability: Assessment of mediating risk factors for sudden cardiac death.
2000 Natasha Dwyer  Assessing the intentions, attitudes, subjective norms and self-efficacy of young adults towards the male and female condom
2000 Pamela Ford  The quest for continuity of care: The relationship of decision making to placement breakdown in foster care.
2000 Andre Gomez  Personality traits of the Behavioural Approach and Inhibition Systems: Associations with mood states and processing of emotional stimuli.
2000 Aaron Grieve  Self-reported differences in the self-perception, connectedness, and academic ability of bullies, bully / victims, and others.
2000 Shane Lake  The effect of induced mood on decision framing and probability judgments.
2000 Charmaine Marchesani  Heterosexual attitudes to same-sex parenting as a function of age and gender.
2000 Joanne Marshall  The occupational stress of call centre employees.
2000 Anne Matheson  The nature and extent of occupational stress in intellectual disability residential care workers.
2000 Brendan Meagher  The effect of implicit and declared self-esteem on sensitivity to negative feedback.
2000 Mari Molloy  Heterosexual attitudes towards homosexual adolescent suicide as a function of age and gender.
2000  Shelley Muir  The role of personality factors in the response to live music performances.
2000 Carlene Oliver  Barriers to help seeking for rural problem gamblers.
2000 Melissa Panagiotopoulos Conception and birth dates as predictors of handedness.
2000 Natasha Reid  The relationship between “acting out” behaviour and verbal and performance IQ discrepancies in children with learning difficulties.
2000 Elspeth Rowe  Personality traits as predictors of the severity of worry in children and adolescents with Generalized Anxiety disorder.
2000 Catherine Schubert  Family size and structure during childhood as predictors of extraversion in adulthood.
2000 Masigga Tsoulos  Students’ perceived stress and academic performance: the effect of self-esteem, locus of control and coping styles.
2001  Bajcsi, Steven   The Psychology of Bouncing:  A Profile of Security Staff Aggression and Personality In Public Drinking Venues 
2001  Baker, Bridie   Predictors of Safety Intentions and Behaviours in Pony Club Riders 
2001  Berry, Rebecca   How we use Facial Attractiveness and Body Image to Evaluate Ourselves
2001  Bohills, John   A Study of Psychological Variables Related to Frequency of Internet Use 
2001  Conway, Angela   The Relationship of Non-Convensional Beliefs and Complementary Medicine Attitudes and Behaviours
2001  Fraser, Lisa   Chronic Pain:  Predictors of Patient Success for the Ballarat Health Services Chronic Pain Management Program 
2001  Hopcraft, Dale   Differences in Coping Resources and Anger Experience Amongst Imprisoned Marijuana, Heroin, Amphetamine and Poly-Drug Users 
2001  Joyce, Gale   Psychological and behavioural predictors of length of service and hours of service volunteered by first-aiders 
2001  Kousari-Rad, Pantea   The Influence of Self-Esteem, Body-Image Satisfaction and Family Environment on Eating Attitudes and Behaviours in Young Adults 
2001  Lewis, Katherine   The Psychology of Weddings 
2001  McGlashan,
Angela 
 A Narrative Analysis:  Exploring the Role of Positive Affect in Athletes Coping with the Stress of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
2001  McOrmond, Rhonda   Gray's Theory of Personality in Predicting the Cognitive Processing of Emotional Information 
2001  Mebalds, Jacqui   Dispositional and Situational Factors Affecting Test Anxiety and Test Performance in Year 10 Students
2001  Menzel, Leah   Judgements of Body Dissatisfaction in Women:  The Role of Social Comparison, Order Effects, and Mode of Communication
2001  Mullane, Laura   Rape Conviction:  The effect of victim clothing and behaviour, and attitudes toward women and rape victims
2001  Pantelopoulos, Chrisoula   Academic Performance and Coping Skills used by Mature Aged Students 
2001  Parker, Kathryn   Postural Mirroring and Degree of Acquaintance in Nonverbal Communication 
2001  Phelps, Nicole   Attitudes Towards, and Attributions For, Computer-Mediated and Real World Infidelity
2001  Spratt, Lisa   Occupational Stress, Burnout and Coping Mechanisms of Pentecostal Ministers in Australia 
2001  Tatlow, Sara   Predicting the Processing of Emotional Information in Adults Using Eysenck's, Gray's and Newman's Theories of Personality 
2001  Thomas, Kate   Investigation of the Relationship between Maternal Stress, Coping and Parenting Style, and Oppositional Behaviour in Adolescents with an Intellectual Disability
2001  Turner, Jayne   Adolescents’ Perceived Level of Freedom in Leisure Activities as a Predictor of Sense of Belonging and Mental Health 
2001  Whiffen, Rachel   The Relationship Between Motivation and the Cognitive Strategies Employed by Distance Runners
2002  Bailey, Maria   Physical Activity as a Predictor of Sense of Belonging and Mental Health In Retirees 
2002  Blight, Sally   The Effect of Physical Attractiveness on Attitudes Towards Suicide 
2002  Bowman, Jennifer   An Exploration of the Relationship Between a History of Pet Ownership and Decreased Hostility Levels 
2002  Clohesy, Marissa   Stress & Control in a sample of Air-Conditioning/Construction Project Managers
2002  Gibbs, Lynne   An Investigation of Computer/Video Game Use and Related Factors 
2002  Hopcraft, Dale   Rural and Urban Young Drivers Perceptions of Self and Others Speeding Behaviour 
2002  Hotchin, Louise   The Relationship between Substance Use and Negative Affect, Anxiety Sensitivity, Body Vigilance and Gender 
2002  Kennedy, Kylie   The Impact of Alcholol Use and Gambling Attitudes on the Relationship between Impulsivity and Gambling
2002  Marshall, Joanne   Occupational Stress in Call Centre Employees: A comparison between Primary and Non-Primary Telephone Workers
2002  McGovern, Nathan   The Relationship between Alcholol Consumption, Self-esteem, Humour and the Perceived Social Benefits of Alcholol Use
2002  McTaggert, Jayne   
2002  Morton, Andrea   The Relationship between Adult self-esteem and perceived early relationships between and with Parents during Childhood
2002  Nguyen, Thanh   An Investigation of Factors Predicting Academic Performance of First-Year University Students 
2002  Ryan, Marni   The relationship between self-esteem and a history of childhood pet ownership
2002  Sell, Tamsyn   Knowledge of, and Attituges Towards, Elderly Suicide in Psychologists, General Practitioners, and Clergy 
2002  Stott, Anthony   The Relationship of Spiritual Well-Being to other measures of Subjective Well-Being
2002  Timmermans, Chad   Yoga and its Effect on Anxiety and Mood in Athletes 
2002  Turner, Jane   Adolescent's perceived level of freedom in leisure activities as a Predictor of Sense of Belonging and Mental Health
2002  Van Houten, Rebecca  The Effect of Impulsivity, Depression, and Coping Styles, on Gambling Behaviour 
2003  Andrea Campbell  No pain, no gain? An exploratory study of the relationship between exercise dependence, pain coping styles and injury in sports people
2003  Chantal Challis  Self-esteem, coping resources, and sense of belonging as predictors of depression and suicide ideation in Australian farmers during drought
2003  Denise Corboy  The relationship between screen game playing and visual perceptual skills in children
2003  Brooke Davis  A biopsychosocial model of eating disorder behaviours and cognition
2003  Shannon Dilges  The relationship between observable self-talk and gesture and the immediate performance of junior tennis players
2003  Alexa Field  The effects of birth order and infant gender on parents' emotional responses towards their infants
2003  Benjamin Gannon  Masculinity as a barrier to condom use: The effects of hypermasculinity on the adoption of safe sex behaviour
2003  Kara Granger  Unrealistic optimism and risk taking behaviour, now and in the future; the effects of event severity and temporal distance
2003  Rachel Jamieson  A developmental perspective on panic: the relation between attachment style and interpretive bias among nonclinical panickers
2003  Melissa Kissane  Mental and physical health as predictors of suicide ideation and reasons for living in older Australians
2003  Andrew Lewis  Maternal attachment and parenting style: direct and moderational effects on early childhood maladjustment
2003  Breeana Moyes  Predictors of behaviour that might prevent skin cancer among university students
2003  Renee Vanderhorst  Social relationships as predictors of depression and suicide ideation in older adults
2003  Peklin Wee  Determinants of the use of physical punishment in a sample of Australian families with young children: Intergenerational transmission, parenting beliefs and family income
2004  Michelle Battersby  The Effects of Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise on Adolescents' Moods
2004  Kate Cleary  The Prevalence of Mental Health Issues in Adolescents in Rural and Urban Communities
2004  Brock Dawson  Cannabis Use, Personality and Mood
2004  Bevianne Fitch  Hope, Gratitude, and Faith Contributions to Subjective Well-being of People Managing Prolonged Adversity
2004  Samantha Fraser  An Evaluation of an Education Program for Carers of People with Eating Disorders
2004  Graham Kelly  The Influence of Overt and Covert Childhood Sexual Abuse and Depression on Disordered Eating and Weight Dissatisfaction
2004  Alistair Leach  Electronic Game Addiction: Does it exist?
2004  Natalie Lowe  Children's Video Game Playing Habits and Social Information Processing Theory
2004  Maureen Naidoo  Gender Differences in Loneliness in Rural Adolescents
2004  Natalie Tillinger  Cultural diversity and health: Predicting medical help-seeking behaviour in a Croatian and Australian community
2004  Marita Triebese  The Relationship Between Exercise and Depression
2004  Holly Whittaker  The Relationship between Emotional Contagion, Locus of Control and Mimicry of Facial Expressions
2005  Damon Aisbett  Experiences of rural adolescents in accessing and receiving treatment for mental health problems
2005  Elizabeth Albertson  Sleep-Wake Patterns and the Post-Lunch Dip in Morning-and Evening- Types
2005  Jane Bailey  The Reduction of Binge Drinking from Early Adulthood to Middle Adulthood: Exploring the Perceived Risks and Benefits of Binge Drinking
2005  Jodie Benson  Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in Ballarat University students: An investigation into individual circadian rhythms and the Behavioural Inhibition and Behavioural Activation systems (BIS/BAS) of personality
2005  Andrew Buchanan  Working in Australian Aged Care Facilities: Occupational Stressors and Coping Strategies
2005  Emily Buck  The relationships between BIS/BAS systems, trait anger and anger expression
2005  Jennifer Dally  An Investigation into Psychological Birth Order and Aggression
2005  Jennifer Draffin  The Relationship Between Working Memory, Morningness-Eveningness and Time of Day
2005  Sally Dunlop  The Effect of Neighbourhood Density on the Development of Orthographic Representations
2005  Honour Hall  How the Domains of Spiritual Well Being Predict Current quality of Life and General Well Being
2005  Kristy Harris  Knowledge of Sun Protection and Social Relationships as Predictors of Women Engaging in Sun Protective Behaviours
2005  Emily Hill  Set-Shifting Ability, Preoccupation and Perfectionism in Female Sub-Clinical and Recovered Eating Disordered Samples and a Healthy Sample
2005  Belinda McCulloch  The Effects of Sleep Disturbance and Caffeine Use on Mood in New Mothers
2005  Sophie McIntosh  Vicarious Traumatisation: The Vulnerability to Secondary Traumatic Stress following Natural and Human Made Disaster
2005  Krystal Newnham  Prevalence of anxiety, depression, stress and disordered eating in adolescents of rural and urban communities
2005  Jessica Sewell  Anger Control and Moral Reasoning as Predictors of Reactive and Proactive Aggression
2005  Jack Scott  Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and the Regulation of Negative Mood
2005  Michael Talbot  Mediative Role of Outcome Expectancies in Relationship between Personality and Substance Use
2005  Jessica Towicz  Does a relationship exist between Psychological Birth Order, Emotional Intelligence and Career Decision?
2005  Melissa Viojo  An Exploration of the Relationship between Gender Neutral Trauma, Gender Specific Trauma and Gender Differences in Reaction to Trauma
2005  Kellie Wilson  Social relationships as predictors of women's knowledge regarding cervical cancer and Pap smear screening and intentions to engage in a cervical cancer test in the next two years
2006  Brasser, Joelene  Fantasy Under Control: Does Dissociation Mediate the Relationship between Parenting and Coping Style?
2006  Clarke, Lynette  Goal Orientations, Coping Strategies and Academic Achievement among Traditional and Non-Traditional Students
2006  Coulson, Thomas  The Relationship between Mindfulness, Quality of Life and Spiritual Well-Being
2006  Kerry Easton  Morningness, time-of-day and Stop-signal task assessed motor response-inhibition
2006  Farley, Amy  Attitudes Towards Abortion, Contraceptive Risk Taking and Implications for the Introduction of RU - 486 in Australia
2006  Gerry, Rebbeca  Body Dissatisfaction in Women: The Role of Overvalued Beliefs about Appearance, Thin-ideal Internalisation, Occupation and Body Mass Index
2006  Lee, Deborah  Emotional Intelligence: It's Relationship with Traditional Intelligence, Demographic Characteristics and Diverse University Courses
2006  Low, Lisa  An Investigation on the Influence of Serial Position on the Repetition Proportion Effect in Masked Priming
2006  Neumann, Paul  Relationships Between Personality and Fluid Intelligence: Different Correlation Patterns in High IQ and Low IQ Groups
2006  Nurse, Sarah  Common Mental Health Issues and Barriers to Seeking Help Among Rural Australian Adolescents
2006  O’Connell, Lisa  The Relationship Between Emotional Competence, Embarrassment and Help-Seeking Behaviour in University Students
2006  Potucek, John  Beliefs and Perceptions of Intelligence
2006  Roksandic, Renee  Masculinity as a Predictor of Condom Use Among Adult Males
2006  Saba, Cathy  The Relationship Between Impulsivity and Gambling in an Australian Population
2006  Salicki, Adam  The Effects of Humour on Stress and Coping in the Elderly
2006  Shepherd, Sally  An Investigation of the Repetition Proportion Effect in Masked Priming
2006  Trim, Kirsty  The Effect of Form of Questioning and task Type on Childrens Ability to Demonstrate Theory of Mind
2006  Tumbers, Brooke  Do Values Moderate the Relationship Between Perceived Parenting Styles and Developmental Outcomes in Young Adults?
2006  Turner, Simone  Perceived Mother and Father Hostility and Normative Anger Beliefs as Predictors of Anger-related Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour
2006  Walder, Jacinta  The Relationship of Contact and Place of Residence with Attitudes towards Mental Health Illness
2007   Kirra Caldwell   Resilience in Rural Farming Families Affected by Drought
2007   Kendall Carnie  The self-reported motivation of pathological gamblers for seeking problem gambling counselling
2007   Rebekah Harris  Internal Health Locus of Control, STI Risk Perception and Motivation to Avoid Risky Sexual Practices as Predictors of Condom Use in University Women
2007   Tess Khangura  The Influence of Moving Away From Home on General Well-Being, Thinness-Ideal and Weight among International Asian and Local Australian Female Students
2007   Evan Kemp  Delivery and evaluation of the 'Ride.Life' mountainboarding program for rural adolescent males
2007  Lee Kennedy  Eating attitudes and cognitive coping; Exploring the relationship between psychological distress avoidance and gender
2007   Laura Maher Liversage Primary School Teachers' Use of Behaviour Management Strategies Within Teacher Training Frameworks
2007   Chan Ching Man Do others matter? Coping style, moral reasoning and decisions that have implications for the self and others
2007   Claire McCallum  Sense of Belonging and Depression Among Australian Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adolescents
2007   Liana Murphy Body image, sexual self schemata, sexual self esteem, and condom use self efficacy: a model of condom use for female emerging adults.
2007   Sara Oliver The Relationship Between Sleep Disturbance, Sleep-Related Cognitions, and Depression in an Australian Community Sample
 
2007    Melanie Rintoull Sleep Disturbance in a community sample: An investigation into Relationship Satisfaction and Psychological Wellbeing
2007   Hilary Sanders  The influence of mood and personality of use of humour
2007   Jacqueline Schurmann  The Interrelations between Internalised Homophobia, Connectedness to the School Environment, and Depressive Symptoms in Australian Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Adolescents
2007   Peta Seabrook  The Effect of Self-monitoring on Physical Activity Participation and Mood
2007   Cassandra Shinners  Stress and Physical Activity of First Year University Students compared to Year 12 Students and Continuing University Students
2007   Brooke Slater The relationships between parental characteristics, child behaviour, barriers and attendance at parenting programs
2007   Ya Shan Tsou The Effectiveness of Relaxation Techniques in Developing State-Anxiety Coping Skills in Regional University Undergraduate Students
2007    Lauren Wilson The Effect of Phoneme Skills Training on Preschoolers Literacy Development

 
 
 
 


Research by BA (Psychology)(Honours) Students
1996 . 1997 . 1998 . 1999 . 2000 . 2001 . 2002 . 2003 . 2004 . 2005 . 2006 . 2007


 
 
Year Author Research Title
1996 Cooper, Andrew Parental and peer attachments as predictors of social approval, social anxiety and social intimacy among late adolescents
1996 Lane, Kerry Approach and Avoidance Coping Styles as Moderators of the Relation between Perceived Parental Attachment and Anxiety/Depression in Late Adolescents
1996 Harmer, Richard Self-worth and self-competence as predictors of negative affect and performance: The role of feedback in simulated social interaction
1996 Scharer, Ingrid Factor structure and normative data of parent ratings of ADHD items in DSM-IV in 5-12 year old children
1996 Oliver, Lee Children's Social Information Processing in Object Directed Conflict Situations Involving Different Perpetrator-Victim Gender Pairs
1996 Veitch, Jennifer Parental and Peer Attachments as Predictors of Interpersonal Dependency, Interpersonal Orientation and Loneliness in Late Adolescents
1996 Ware, Barbara The relationship between Parental and Peer Attachment, Self-Esteem and Coping Styles of Adolescents 
1997  Lee, May  Interpersonal Spacing trends in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous encounters between Caucasian Australians, Chinese Australians and Chinese Sojourners
1997 Reynolds, Kylie Differences in Social and Task Cohesion Across Group Size and Gender in Amateur Rowers
1997 White, Peta Generality of Children's Attitudes Towards Institutional Authority and Cognitive Development
1998  Blake, Shane  An Examination of Fantasies, Paraphilias and Offence Planning in Sexual Offending
1998 Burt, Donna The Effects of Stress on Attitudes Toward Suicide
1998 Clegg, Jonathan The Effect of Phonological Encoding on Spelling Recall
1998 Dalton, Ian The Effects of Neuroticism, and Coping Styles on Maladjustment During Middle Adolescents
1998 Freeman, Nerelie The Association Between Stress Severity and Coping Styles on Anxiety in Mid-Adolescent Females
1998 Klein, Britt An investigation into a brief computer assisted cognitively based intervention for fearful nonclinical panickers
1998 Spong, Rohan Player and Coach Perceptions of the Home Advantage in the National Basketball League
1998 Robinson, Lyndel The Relationships between Attachment Style and Romantic 
Attachment, Autonomy and Equality in Lesbian Relationships
1999 Buttigieg, Jason  The Impact of Situational Factors and Image Quality on Monocular Night Vision Goggle Assisted Vision
1999 Collie, Siobhan  Moral problem solving:  An examination of the processes of moral development and its efficacy in education programmes
1999 Dalley, Arlene  Effect of situational stressors and type A behaviours on cardiovascular Reactivity in Adolescents
1999 de Boers, Adrian  The Effect of Physical Activity Levels in the Response to Hyperventilation in Clinical and Non-clinical Panickers:  Some Preliminary Findings
1999 Gibb, Michael  Body Image:  Appearance Schema, Discrepancy in Ideal, Investment in Ideal, and Self Esteem in Young Adult Males
1999 Harris, Ciaran  Evaluation of Baddeley's Tripartite Model of Working Memory: A Confirmatory Factor Analytic Approach
1999 Herbert, Tania  The Role of Gender in Occupational Stress in Psychologists
1999 Lourey, Emma  The Relationship Between Sensation Seeking, Perceived Funniness of Humour and Overt Indicators of Humour
1999 Maloney, Melissa  The Century Gap : 20th Century Man - 21st Century Woman
1999 Smith, Daniel  Bridging the Gap: An Examination of Learning within Multimedia and Hypermedia Environments
2000  Lyndon Barei  Attributions of culpability in sexual domestic violence: The effects of sexuality and level of resistance.
2000 Mark Bekerman  The effects of emotional stability, achievement orientation, self-concept and stress appraisal on the sporting performance of elite and sub-elite Australian Rules footballers.
2000 Louise Bibby  A narrative analysis of the impact of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on elite athletes’ sense of identity
2000 Steve Carroll  The effects of self-esteem and gender identity on implicit in-group gender bias.
2000 Nicole Lohde  Stress, control and quality of life in blue and white collar workers.
2000 Robyn Newnham  The relationship between the Big Five model of personality and coping styles in adolescents
2000 Karen Prime  An investigation of aggression, judgments of hostility and views of the self in people involved in different classes of sport.
2000 Gary Schober  Computer-game assessment of aggression: A preliminary validation.
2000 Neil Warriner  The relationship of self-liking and self-competence to academic and non-academic self-concept and locus of control in pre and post-VCE students.
2001 Fewkes, Gary Boundary Extension in Recall of Scenes and Objects
2001 Hardwick, Damian  A Mnemonic System for Improving Students' Factual Memory
2001 Herbert, Shiona The Effects of Situational Stressors, Type A Behaviour, and Hostility on Cardiovascular Reactivity in Adolescents and Young Adults
2001 James, Tara Self-Esteem and Body Image as Predictors of Problematic Eating Attitudes and Behaviours Among University Women 
2001 Jenkins, Megan  Sexual Health Knowledge, Attitudes Towards Condoms and Contraceptive Self-Efficacy:  A Model of Adolescent Condom Use in a Rural Population 
2001 Mirabelli, Sarina Burnout in university students as a function of year level, personality, environmental factors and perceived stress 
2001 Watson, Robert 'Mere Ownership' Re-examined: Object Attractiveness and Cognitive Dissonance 
2001 White, Susan Effects of an Attentionally Demanding Task on Dietary Restraint and Food Intake Regulation
2001 Wren, Stuart  The Effect of Emotional Arousal on the Accuracy of Memory for Detail 
2002 Dillon, Rebecca Mystical Experience to Measurable Description: The relationship between Spirituality and Flow in Golf
2002 Ellis, Nyesha Attitudes Toward Women, Rape Supportive Beliefs, and Relationship and Sexual Satisfaction: A model of Intention to Punish
2002 Fox, Christopher When playing with our Balls is okay: Knowledge and Attitudes to Testicular Cancer and Testicular self-examination as predictors of self-examination in Australian Men 
2002 Morris, Terence An Investigation into the Effect of Mobile Phone Usage on Driving Ability
2002 Warburton, Rebecca The Effect of Odour, Mood, Sex and Location on Helping Behaviour
2003  Sarah Marshall  The role of drinking motives in the relationship between anxiety and alcohol use
2003  Glenn Scott  Career indecision in adolescence and young adulthood relationships to identity, self-esteem and the five factor model
2003  Amanda Stokes  The effects of optimism and pessimism on the rating of target others with varying degrees of physical attractiveness and life circumstance desirability
2003  Jemma Tulloch  Social support, self-esteem and illness perception as predictors of quality of life in people with asthma
2003  Nicole Withers  Levels of human relatedness as predictors of attitudes towards breast self-examination
2004  Lynleigh Cleve  The Relationship Between Teaching Style, Humour Use, and Student Evaluations of University Lecturers
2004  Shae Meddings  Examining the validity of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory in relation to job satisfaction and the Five Factor Model of personality
2004  Lisa Moran  Workplace Wellness Programs: Investigating the Applicability of Self-Determination Theory and Achievement Goal Theory
2004  Jade Morrison  The Effect of Mood and the Impact of Exercise on Risky Decision Making
2004  Violette Rozek  Social Relationships as Predictors of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Vision Impaired Adults
2004  Kelly Thomas  Adherence to Physiotherapy Treatment: Perceived Cure Versus Perceived Control
2004  Sarah Toohey  Factor Structure and correlates of AD/HD symptoms among adults: A confirmatory factor analysis approach
2005  Amanda Cuttle  The Effect of Mood on Body Image
2005  Kristy Francis  Rural Adolescents' Perceptions of Barriers to Seeking Help for Mental Health Problems
2005  Carla Lunardi  Unrealistic Optimism: What is its Relationship with Self-Esteem, Individualism, Self-Concept and Happiness?
2005   Bonnie McAllister  The impact of identity formation on substance abuse and intimate relationship satisfaction
2005  Karyn Newnham  The Phenomenology of Place for Adolescents in Rural Australia
2005  Laura Young  The Effects of Personality and Mood on the Emotional Processing of Memory
2006  Coxall, Pamela  Social Support, Coping Orientation and Adjustment of International Students in a Regional University
2006  Davidson, Kenneth  The Influence of Relationship Status, Social Support and Sense of Belonging on the Perceived Stress - Depression Relationship in Adult Women
2006  Dawes, Graham  General Practitioners' Perceptions of Mental Health care Initiatives for Rural Adolescent Mental Health Issues
2006  Ganly, Louise  Attributing Blame in Domestic Violence: The Influence of Education, Gender and Traditional Attitudes Toward Women
2006  Hardman, Jodie  The Behavioural Activation and Inhibition Systems as Predictors of Anger, Hostile-Bias Cognition & Aggressive Behaviour
2006  Nickeas, Brooke  The Relationship Between Metacognition and Performance on an Intelligence Test: The Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices
2006  Probert, Marcus  The Identification of Critical Time Periods in Elite AFL Football Matches and their Effect on Decision Making: The Magnitude of Playmaking Errors and why Errors Occur
2007   Marnie Baulch  Australian Adolescents' anger as a mediator between perceived parenting style and perceived peer social acceptance
2007   Lyndall Bridges Theory of Mind: Exploring Measurement Administration and Task Selection Practices
 
2007   Johanne Burnett The Parental Role of Protecting Children from Skin Cancer and the Theory of Planned Behaviour
 
2007   Tammy Campigli  The Relationships of the Behavioural Activation and Inhibition Systems with the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms
2007     Neil Gunn Predicting Parents' Adherence to the National Guidelines of Classification Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour
2007   Erin Jenkins Psychosocial Predictors of Risky Sexual Behaviour in Australian Men who have Sex with Men
2007   Dominic G McNeil The Effect of Imagery Training on Decision-Making in Sport
2007   Katherine Ritchens  The lack of resemblance between Infants and their Fathers
2007     Linda Spencer The role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Avoidance Behaviour in Depression and Anxiety