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Understanding place: Aboriginal ways of connecting to place - a critical literature review. 理解地方：原住民与地方的联系方式——一篇批判性文献综述。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2026.2630451

Taneisha Webster, Laura Jobson, Cammi Murrup-Stewart

{"title":"Understanding place: Aboriginal ways of connecting to place - a critical literature review.","authors":"Taneisha Webster, Laura Jobson, Cammi Murrup-Stewart","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2630451","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2630451","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The objective of this critical literature review was to understand from an Aboriginal experience what is place, how do place attachments form and their wellbeing impacts. Little is known about Aboriginal people's place attachments in Australia. Understanding how and why Aboriginal people form place attachment has implications for health, wellbeing and policy.Method: This review was conducted in January 2025 exploring place attachments for First Nations people worldwide. Studies looking specifically at connection to Country were excluded.Results: The review identified seven articles and one poem exploring First Nations people's understanding and experiences of place. The Australian studies were conducted in Victoria and New South Wales, whilst the international study was conducted in Canada. Including both short-term and long-term studies of connection to place demonstrated that place was underpinned by culture and had positive wellbeing implications.Conclusions: Place attachment was influenced by relational experiences (socially, spiritually/ancestrally, with Country and animals), the physical environment (decolonised, cultured) and opportunities to actively participate (learn, share, practice skills and engage in ceremony). Place was imbued with meaning, relationships and safety and through engagement with others (human and non-human), Country and culture people developed a powerful connection.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2630451"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12951653/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147347206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Personality and situational predictors of insider threat: a vignette study. 内部威胁的个性和情境预测因素：一项小插曲研究。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2026.2628384

Loch Forsyth, Tayla Ewens, Jeromy Anglim

{"title":"Personality and situational predictors of insider threat: a vignette study.","authors":"Loch Forsyth, Tayla Ewens, Jeromy Anglim","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2628384","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2628384","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Insider threats pose a significant security risk, yet personality traits are rarely incorporated into detection and prevention efforts. This study offers the first systematic examination of how Dark Tetrad (i.e. Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism) and Big Five personality traits, together with situational motivators, predict the propensity to engage in three types of insider attacks.Method: Participants (N = 470; 71% female; age M = 35.94, SD = 12.70) completed measures of the Dark Tetrad (SD3, SSIS) and Big Five domains and facets (BFI-2), then responded to three counterbalanced vignettes depicting National Security Espionage, Information Technology Sabotage, and Fraud. For each vignette, participants rated their likelihood of engaging in the behaviour under baseline conditions and when (a) aggrieved, (b) facing termination, or (c) able to secure a financial gain.Results: Participants showed greater willingness to engage in fraud and information technology sabotage if they felt aggrieved or anticipated termination. Machiavellianism (r = .49), psychopathy (r = .50), and sadism (r = .53) showed strong positive associations with insider-attack propensity. Agreeableness (r = -.50) and conscientiousness (r = -.37) were the strongest Big Five predictors.Discussion: The findings indicate that antagonistic and exploitative personality traits, combined with situational pressures, meaningfully shape intentions to engage in insider misconduct.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2628384"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12951658/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147347215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Hope, resilience and grit: a mediation model to predict burnout and psychological well-being. 希望、恢复力和毅力：预测倦怠和心理健康的中介模型。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-02-05 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2026.2616975

Mostafa Asheghi, Seyedmohammadjavad Mousavinia, Abdolzahra Naami

{"title":"Hope, resilience and grit: a mediation model to predict burnout and psychological well-being.","authors":"Mostafa Asheghi, Seyedmohammadjavad Mousavinia, Abdolzahra Naami","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2616975","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2616975","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study examined the relationships between hope, resilience, and grit with job burnout and psychological well-being, focusing on both direct effects and the mediating role of grit. Given the economic and organizational challenges in Iran, where employees frequently experience occupational stress, understanding these psychological resources is particularly important.Method: Participants were 300 employees from the Iran Oil Pipelines and Telecommunications Company in Lorestan, Iran. Five standardized questionnaires were administered, and data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with SPSS 26 and AMOS 22.Results: The sample included 295 males and 5 females, with 66 single and 234 married individuals (Mean age = 40.98, SD = 10.28). SEM results showed that hope, resilience, and grit had significant direct effects on psychological well-being and burnout (β = -0.35-0.50, all p < .05). Grit also significantly mediated the relationships between hope and resilience with burnout and well-being.Conclusion: Hope, resilience, and grit are strong predictors of employees' psychological well-being and burnout. In Iranian organizational contexts, strengthening these psychological resources through targeted interventions may help reduce occupational stress and enhance mental health.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2616975"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12879498/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146140914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Depressive cognitions as a mediator between adverse childhood experiences, resilience, and depression in Taiwanese university students. 抑郁认知在不良童年经历、心理弹性与抑郁之间的中介作用。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-02-01 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2025.2609408

Shin-Yi Lu, Ya-Ting Juang, Cheng-Liang Hsu

{"title":"Depressive cognitions as a mediator between adverse childhood experiences, resilience, and depression in Taiwanese university students.","authors":"Shin-Yi Lu, Ya-Ting Juang, Cheng-Liang Hsu","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2025.2609408","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00049530.2025.2609408","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), resilience, and depressive cognitions are recognised predictors of depressive symptoms. However, limited evidence exists on how depressive cognitions mediate these relationships in university students, a population facing developmental and psychological challenges during emerging adulthood. This study aimed to examine the indirect effects of depressive cognitions between ACEs, resilience, and depressive symptoms.Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 552 university students (aged 20-23) from five universities in northern Taiwan. Participants completed validated self-report measures assessing ACEs, trait resilience, depressive cognitions, and depressive symptoms. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed to test the hypothesised model, and bootstrapping with 1000 resamples was used to assess indirect effects.Results: ACEs were positively associated with depressive cognitions and depressive symptoms, while resilience was negatively associated with both. Moreover, depressive cognitions significantly accounted for indirect pathways between ACEs, resilience, and depressive symptoms.Conclusions: These findings highlight depressive cognitions as a key psychological process through which early adverse experiences and trait resilience are associated with depressive outcomes. Targeted interventions focusing on cognitive restructuring may help reduce depressive symptoms among university students, given the central role of depressive cognitions observed in this study.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2609408"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12865854/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146117690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Investigating the relationships between physical activity, mindful self-compassion, and well-being among Chinese adolescents: the Exercise Self-Esteem Model Revised with Self-Compassion 2.0. 中国青少年体育活动、正念自我同情与幸福感的关系研究：自我同情修正的运动自尊模型。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-02-01 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2026.2620254

Ming Yu Claudia Wong, Ana Cláudia Mesquita-Garcia, Hong Wang Fung

{"title":"Investigating the relationships between physical activity, mindful self-compassion, and well-being among Chinese adolescents: the Exercise Self-Esteem Model Revised with Self-Compassion 2.0.","authors":"Ming Yu Claudia Wong, Ana Cláudia Mesquita-Garcia, Hong Wang Fung","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2620254","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2620254","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Physical activity is widely recognised as beneficial for well‑being, yet the psychological mechanisms underlying this relationship, particularly those involving mindfulness and self‑compassion, remain insufficiently examined. The Exercise and Self‑Esteem Model with Self‑Compassion (EXSEM‑SC) highlights the roles of exercise self‑efficacy and body compassion in fostering self‑compassion, but it does not address the contributions of mindfulness and interoceptive body awareness in mitigating self‑criticism associated with discomfort, inadequacy, or doubt during activity.Purpose: To address this gap, the present cross‑sectional study conducted in Hong Kong integrated the Mindful and Compassionate Awareness Scale for Physical Activity (MCA‑PA) to investigate associations among physical activity, MCA‑PA, self‑compassion, and well‑being.Methods and results: Data were collected from 414 secondary school students (44.9% female; M = 14.95 years, SD = 1.60), and structural equation modelling confirmed that MCA‑PA and self‑compassion mediated the relationship between physical activity and well‑being, with no gender differences (CFI = 0.97, SRMR = 0.039, RMSEA = 0.065, 90% CI [0.00, 0.13]).Conclusion: These findings underscore the importance of mindfulness and self‑compassion in explaining how physical activity enhances well‑being, suggesting that health promotion programs in educational and broader contexts should incorporate practices that cultivate mindful and compassionate awareness to strengthen psychological outcomes and support healthy behaviours.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2620254"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12862845/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146112085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Miscarriages of justice in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: mental health outcomes and life experiences of wrongfully convicted and accused individuals. 澳大利亚和新西兰的司法不公：被错误定罪和被指控的个人的心理健康结果和生活经历。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-28 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2025.2610883

Bethany Growns, Hayley Cullen, Gemma Harris, Grace Wissmann, Celine van Golde, Peter Gogarty, Xanthe Mallett

{"title":"Miscarriages of justice in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: mental health outcomes and life experiences of wrongfully convicted and accused individuals.","authors":"Bethany Growns, Hayley Cullen, Gemma Harris, Grace Wissmann, Celine van Golde, Peter Gogarty, Xanthe Mallett","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2025.2610883","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00049530.2025.2610883","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Miscarriages of justice-such as wrongful conviction, false accusation, and investigation-have serious psychological and social impacts. While most research in this area originates in the US and UK, little is known about outcomes in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.Method: This study examined the mental health and social experiences of people who have experienced miscarriages of justice in these countries, and compared these results with larger-scale studies from the US and UK. Respondents completed measures of PTSD, depression, anxiety, stress, social support, and posttraumatic cognitions.Results: Our results revealed worryingly high rates of mental health problems: more than half (54.55%) reported clinically significant PTSD symptoms, and many (45.45%) also reported clinically significant depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. These rates were also comparable to US exonerees and victims of the United Kingdom Post Office Scandal.Conclusions: These findings highlight the severe, multifaceted effects of miscarriages of justice and underscore the need for improved mental health support, compensation, reintegration services, and systemic reform.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2610883"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12854214/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146103637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"Connecting to the Earth" (Wayapa Wuurrk), supporting families: centring Indigenous perspectives in co-creating a culturally responsive parenting program for inclusion in a novel parenting app for all Australian parents and carers of 2-5-year-olds. “连接地球”（Wayapa Wuurrk），支持家庭：以土著视角为中心，共同创建一个文化响应性育儿计划，该计划将纳入一款新颖的育儿应用程序，适用于所有澳大利亚父母和2-5岁儿童的照顾者。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-26 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2026.2616977

Melody Popple, Elizabeth Westrupp, Jem Stone, Sara Jones, Leslie Tarrant, Justine Tarrant, Maria Bates, Kayla Redpath, Sarah Hardgrove, Melissa O'Shea

{"title":"\"Connecting to the Earth\" (Wayapa Wuurrk), supporting families: centring Indigenous perspectives in co-creating a culturally responsive parenting program for inclusion in a novel parenting app for all Australian parents and carers of 2-5-year-olds.","authors":"Melody Popple, Elizabeth Westrupp, Jem Stone, Sara Jones, Leslie Tarrant, Justine Tarrant, Maria Bates, Kayla Redpath, Sarah Hardgrove, Melissa O'Shea","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2616977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2026.2616977","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This project aimed to co-create a culturally responsive parenting program integrating Indigenous perspectives through Wayapa Wuurrk, an Aboriginal Earth mindfulness wellbeing practice. Embedded within a parenting app (Daily Growth), the resource supports diverse parents and carers of children aged 2-5years to respond to common parenting challenges.Methods: Guided by Indigenous governance and a Two-Eyed Seeing framework, the co creation process engaged Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, content designers and Wayapa Wuurrk practitioners with early years' experience. Cultural responsiveness was ensured through yarning, deep listening (Dadirri), and relational accountability, overseen by a Wisdom Circle of five Aboriginal Wayapa Wuurrk practitioners recognised as Senior Knowledge Holders or Elders. Indigenous knowledges central to Wayapa Wuurrk were adapted into 30 common parenting scenarios and delivered as brief, video-based micro-interventions.Results: The co-created parenting resources provide culturally relevant, Earth-centred parenting strategies that support children's emotional regulation. The inclusion of Wayapa Wuurrk iconography, storytelling and earth-mindfulness enrich program accessibility and relevance.Conclusion: Integrating Wayapa Wuurrk within Daily Growth demonstrates the value of Two-Eyed Seeing by weaving Indigenous knowledges with Western parenting approaches, strengthening culturally inclusive support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait and non-Indigenous families. Future research will evaluate impacts on parent and child wellbeing.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2616977"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12836409/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146091866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Self-esteem as a mediator between perfectionism and mental health outcomes. 自尊在完美主义与心理健康结果之间的中介作用。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-18 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2026.2613533

Maya Curtis, David Garratt-Reed

{"title":"Self-esteem as a mediator between perfectionism and mental health outcomes.","authors":"Maya Curtis, David Garratt-Reed","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2613533","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00049530.2026.2613533","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: In line with the Two Continua Model of Mental Health, this study investigated whether self-esteem (SE) mediates the relationship between two dimensions of perfectionism (perfectionistic concerns (PC) and perfectionistic strivings (PS)) and negative and positive mental health outcomes, including psychological distress (PD) and flourishing (F).Method: Participants (N = 162; 121 females, 36 males, 4 non-binary, and 1 not disclosed) aged 18 to 90 (M = 31.57, SD = 15.75) completed an online survey containing five measures.Results: There was a significant positive indirect effect between PC and PD through SE (b = 0.39, p < .001, 95% CI [0.27, 0.51]) and between PS and F through SE (b = 0.14, p = .004, 95% CI [0.05, 0.24]). There was a significant negative indirect effect between PC and F through SE (b = -0.48, p < .001, 95% CI [-0.62, -0.35]) and between PS and PD through SE (b = -0.12, p = .004, 95% CI [-0.20, -0.04]).Conclusions: Findings support the utility of the Two Continua Model, contribute to literature on the relationship between perfectionism and mental health outcomes, and highlight the potential utility of exploring therapeutic interventions to target self-esteem for individuals high in perfectionism.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2613533"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12818298/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146017398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Updated Australian category norms for neuropsychological and cognitive testing. 更新澳大利亚类别规范神经心理和认知测试。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-12 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2025.2607180

Lidan Zheng, Brooke Brady, Ranmalee Eramudugolla, Kaarin J Anstey

{"title":"Updated Australian category norms for neuropsychological and cognitive testing.","authors":"Lidan Zheng, Brooke Brady, Ranmalee Eramudugolla, Kaarin J Anstey","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2025.2607180","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00049530.2025.2607180","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Category norms are lists of words commonly generated as belonging to given semantic categories and are routinely used in cognitive and neuropsychological assessments. While English-language norms from the US and UK are regularly updated, the only Australian norms were published more than three decades ago in 1988. This study aimed to update Australian category norms to facilitate culturally appropriate cognitive and neuropsychological assessment.Methods: Australian adults aged 18 to 85 years (N = 1011, M age = 52.67, SD = 18.89) completed a category production task. Participants were asked to list exemplars for 10 categories (Animal, Fruit, Sport, Clothing, Flower, Birds, Precious Stone, Furniture, Vehicle and Musical Instrument). Frequencies of words within each category were collated. Results were compared to 1988 Australian category norms and current UK category norms.Results: The members for each category occurring with a greater than 5% frequency are reported. Analyses showed that norms for Precious Stones were robust across time and region, while norms for Clothing and Birds were vulnerable to temporal and geographical shifts, respectively.Conclusions: These findings provide updated, context-relevant norms to inform both clinical and research-related neuropsychological and cognitive testing in Australia. They also demonstrate temporal, cultural and geographical variations in category norms.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2607180"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12798662/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145970458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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COVID-19 stress, aggressiveness, and deviant behaviour: a mediation analysis of youth in the pandemic era. COVID-19压力、攻击性和越轨行为：大流行时代青年的中介分析。

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Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-05 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/00049530.2025.2602973

Allison Uvelli, Marta Floridi, Antonella Guarino, Benedetta Tonini, Gabriele Prati, Silvia Casale, Alessandra Masti, Giacomo Gualtieri, Fabio Ferretti

{"title":"COVID-19 stress, aggressiveness, and deviant behaviour: a mediation analysis of youth in the pandemic era.","authors":"Allison Uvelli, Marta Floridi, Antonella Guarino, Benedetta Tonini, Gabriele Prati, Silvia Casale, Alessandra Masti, Giacomo Gualtieri, Fabio Ferretti","doi":"10.1080/00049530.2025.2602973","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00049530.2025.2602973","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected adolescents' psychosocial development, increasing vulnerability to distress and risk behaviors. This study examined whether aggression mediates the association between COVID-19-related stress and deviant behavior.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 638 adolescents and young adults (M = 18.8, SD = 3.51) from central Italy. Participants completed standardized self-report measures on COVID-related stress, aggression, and deviance. Analyses included Spearman correlations, regression models, and mediation testing.Results: Social isolation was positively associated with aggression, whereas fear of COVID was negatively associated with aggression. Only physical aggression was significantly linked to deviant behavior. Mediation analysis showed that physical aggression partially mediated the relationship between COVID-19 stress and deviance: social isolation predicted higher physical aggression (β = 0.38, p < .001), which was associated with deviance (β = 0.07, p < .001); the indirect effect was significant (β = 0.027, p = .002). Fear of contagion showed a small but significant negative indirect effect (β = -0.006, p = .022).Conclusion: Social isolation increased risk, whereas fear of contagion appeared to have a potential protective function.","PeriodicalId":8871,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Psychology","volume":"78 1","pages":"2602973"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12794711/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145965129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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