The University of Wollongong Faculty of Social Sciences was formed in 2013 following an organisational restructure. It was dissolved on 1 July 2020 and incorporated in the new Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. In 2013 it comprised an amalgamation of the former Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. Related series: Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive); Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive).

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Papers from 2015

Early physical activity and sedentary behaviours, Anthony D. Okely and Xanne Janssen

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N-acetyl cysteine in the treatment of obsessive compulsive and related disorders: a systematic review, Georgina Oliver, Olivia Dean, David A. Camfield, Scott Blair-West, Chee Ng, Michael Berk, and Jerome Sarris

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Arriving, surviving, and succeeding: first-in-family women and their experiences of transitioning into the first year of university, Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea

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Filling up silences-first in family students, capital and university talk in the home, Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea

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"I generally say I am a mum first . . . but I'm studying at uni": The narratives of first-in-family, female caregivers transitioning into an Australian university, Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea

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'University wasn't spoken about at home, it was just assumed that we would start working…': first-in-family students, family capital and higher education participation, Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea

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Why first-in-family uni students should receive more support, Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea

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Getting students into uni is one thing, but how to keep them there?, Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea, Paul A. Chandler, and Valerie Harwood

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Breaking the Barriers: supporting and engaging first-in-family university learners and their families, Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea, Josephine May, and Cathy Stone

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"I 'feel' like I am at university even though I am online." Exploring how students narrate their engagement with higher education institutions in an online learning environment, Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea, Cathy Stone, and Janine Delahunty

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Designing effective video-based modeling examples using gaze and gesture cues, Kim Ouwehand, Tamara van Gog, and Fred Paas

Effects of gestures on older adults' learning from video-based models, Kim Ouwehand, Tamara van Gog, and Fred Paas

Incoming Editor's Editorial, Fred Paas

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Future challenges for vection research: definitions, functional significance, measures, and neural bases, Stephen Palmisano, Robert S. Allison, Mark M. Schira, and Robert J. Barry

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Walking without visual motion reduces subsequent vection, Stephen Palmisano, Takeharu Seno, B Riecke, and Shinji Nakamura

Changes in the prevalence and nature of violent crime by youth in Victoria, Australia, Nina Papalia, Stuart DM Thomas, Hannah Ching, and Michael Daffern

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Framing overdiagnosis in breast screening: a qualitative study with Australian experts, Lisa M. Parker, Lucie Rychetnik, and Stacy M. Carter

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The role of communication in breast cancer screening: a qualitative study with Australian experts, Lisa M. Parker, Lucie Rychetnik, and Stacy M. Carter

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Values in breast cancer screening: an empirical study with Australian experts, Lisa M. Parker, Lucie Rychetnik, and Stacy M. Carter

Help motivate the amotivated by being a supportive teacher, Dana Perlman

Assisting preservice teachers toward more motivationally supportive instruction, Dana J. Perlman

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A study of self-determined motivation toward physical education among different levels of schooling, Dana J. Perlman

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Self-determined pedagogy and the amotivated student: Influence on student game play, Dana J. Perlman

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The Teacher CARE project: Enhancing motivation, engagement and effort of a-motivated students, Dana J. Perlman

An examination of in-class physical activity across games classifications, Dana J. Perlman and Gregory J. Forrest

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HPTN 062: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring the Effect of a Motivational-Interviewing Intervention on Sexual Behavior among Individuals with Acute HIV Infection in Lilongwe, Malawi, Audrey Pettifor, Amy Corneli, Gift Kamanga, Kevin McKenna, Nora Rosenberg, Xuesong Yu, San-San Ou, Cecilia Massa, Patricia Wiyo, Diana Lynn, Jenae Tharaldson, Carol Golin, Irving Hoffman, and Catherine L. Mac Phail

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A cluster randomized-controlled trial of a community mobilization intervention to change gender norms and reduce HIV risk in rural South Africa: study design and intervention, Audrey Pettifor, Sheri Lippman, Amanda Selin, Dean Peacock, Ann Gottert, Suzanne Maman, Dumisani Rebombo, Chirayath Suchindran, Rhian Twine, Kathryn Lancaster, Tamu Daniel, F Gomez-Olive, Kathleen Kahn, and Catherine L. Mac Phail

Action-specific influences on perception and postperceptual processes: present controversies and future directions, John W. Philbeck and Jessica K. Witt

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Flexible respite for carers of people with dementia, Lyn Phillipson

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The utility of Action Research to support the development of Dementia Friendly Communities, Lyn Phillipson, Christopher R. Brennan-Horley, Richard Fleming, Danika Hall, Ellen Skladzien, Kate Swaffer, and Nick Guggisberg

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A review of current practices to increase Chlamydia screening in the community - a consumer-centred social marketing perspective, Lyn Phillipson, Ross Gordon, Joanne Telenta, Christopher A. Magee, and Marty Janssen

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The incorporation of Transformative Consumer Research principles within the 'Cancer Good News' social marketing project: A Case Study, Lyn Phillipson, Julie Hall, and Leissa Pitts

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Knowledge of, beliefs about, and perceived barriers to organ and tissue donation in Serbian, Macedonian, and Greek Orthodox communities in Australia, Lyn Phillipson, Karen M. Larsen-Truong, Leissa Pitts, and Miriam Nonu

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Dementia attitudes and help-seeking intentions: an investigation of responses to two scenarios of an experience of the early signs of dementia, Lyn Phillipson, Christopher A. Magee, Sandra C. Jones, Samantha L. Reis, and Ellen Skladzien

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Doctors' approaches to PSA testing and overdiagnosis in primary healthcare: a qualitative study, Kristen Pickles, Stacy M. Carter, and Lucie Rychetnik

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Unfamiliar faces engaged in non-rigid motion are processed holistically, Daniel Piepers, Darren C. Burke, Simone K. Favelle, Catherine Stevens, and Rachel Robbins

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A systematic review protocol to evaluate the psychometric properties of measures of function within adult neurorehabilitation, Shannon Pike, Natasha A. Lannin, Anne Cusick, Kylie Wales, Lynne Turner-Stokes, and Stephen Ashford

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Rethinking situated and embodied social psychology, Wim T. Pouw and Huib Looren De Jonge

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Enhancing children's ability to self-regulate through interactive stories, Thomasin Powell and Steven J. Howard

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Pathways to success: AIME's educational mentoring model, Amy Priestly, Malcolm Lynch, Carly Wallace, and Valerie Harwood

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Prevalence and risks of fascioliasis among adult cohorts in Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai provinces-central Viet Nam, T M. Quy, Heather Yeatman, Victoria M. Flood, N C. Chuong, and B V. Tuan

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Reconnection Project Evaluation Report, Jioji Ravulo

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Delivering the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Course within the National Rugby League (NRL): Evaluation Report, Jioji Ravulo

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NRL Graduates of League @ Western Sydney University: Evaluation Report, Jioji Ravulo

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Pacific Communities in Australia, Jioji Ravulo

Appropriateness of the definition of 'sedentary' in young children: Whole-room calorimetry study, John J. Reilly, Xanne Janssen, Dylan P. Cliff, and Anthony D. Okely

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Parental goal orientations for their kindergarten children: Introducing the Nuremberg Parental Goal Orientation Scales (NuPaGOS), Marold Reutlinger, Anke Ballmann, Wilma Vialle, Zhitian Zhang, and Albert Ziegler

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Corporate Social Responsibility programs of Big Food in Australia: a content analysis of industry documents, Zoe Richards, Samantha L. Thomas, Melanie J. Randle, and Simone Pettigrew

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Policies on pets for healthy cities: a conceptual framework, Melanie Rock, Cindy L. Adams, Christopher J. Degeling, Alessandro Massolo, and Gavin McCormack

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Public health ethics and more-than-human solidarity, Melanie Rock and Christopher J. Degeling

General practice ethics: Inter-professional responsibilities, Wendy Rogers and Annette J. Braunack-Mayer

Comparability of measured acceleration from accelerometry-based activity monitors, Alex V. Rowlands, Francois Fraysse, Mike Catt, Victoria H. Stiles, Rebecca M. Stanley, Roger G. Eston, and Timothy Olds

Food environment interventions to improve the dietary behavior of young adults in tertiary education settings: a systematic literature review, Rajshri Roy, Bridget P. Kelly, Anna Rangan, and Margaret Allman-Farinelli

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Watch your step children! learning two-digit numbers through mirror-based observation of self-initiated body movements, Margina Ruiter, Sofie M. M Loyens, and Fred Paas

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Developing an online decision aid for osteoarthritis, Glenn P. Salkeld, Sally Wortley, David Hunter, Hema Umapathy, and Jack Dowie

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Recovery in mental health in Western Sydney: Use of the Integrated Atlas of Care for context analysis and planning, L Salvador-Carulla, A Fernandez, Thomas Astell-Burt, Xiaoqi Feng, J Gillespie, and J Smith-Merry

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Green space and child weight status: Does outcome measurement matter? Evidence from an Australian longitudinal study, Taren Sanders, Xiaoqi Feng, Paul P. Fahey, Chris Lonsdale, and Thomas Astell-Burt

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The influence of neighbourhood green space on children's physical activity and screen time: Findings from the longitudinal study of Australian children, Taren Sanders, Xiaoqi Feng, Paul P. Fahey, Chris Lonsdale, and Thomas Astell-Burt

Greener neighbourhoods, slimmer children? evidence from 4423 participants aged 6 to 13 years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, Taren Sanders, Xiaoqi Feng, P P. Fahey, Chris Lonsdale, and Thomas Astell-Burt

N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a 16-Week, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study, Jerome Sarris, Georgina Oliver, David A. Camfield, Olivia Dean, Nathan Dowling, Deidre J. Smith, Jenifer Murphy, Ranjit Menon, Michael Berk, Scott Blair-West, and Chee Ng

The framework for prevention, Robert Schoevers and Elisabeth Duursma

Herbal extracts and nutraceuticals for cognitive performance, Andrew Scholey, Matthew P. Pase, Andrew Pipingas, Con Stough, and David A. Camfield

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Desire, belonging and absence in rural places, John Scott, Anthony Lyons, and Catherine L. Mac Phail

Telecommunications impacts on the structure and organization of the male sex industry, John Scott, Catherine L. Mac Phail, and Victor Minichiello

Ask, speak up, and be proactive: empowering patient infection control to prevent health care-acquired infections, Holly Seale, Abrar A. Chughtai, Rajneesh Kaur, Philip J Crowe, Lyn Phillipson, Yuliya Novytska, and Joanne F. Travaglia

'I don't want to cause any trouble': the attitudes of hospital patients towards patient empowerment strategies to reduce healthcare-acquired infections, Holly Seale, Joanne F. Travaglia, Abrar A. Chughtai, Lyn Phillipson, Yuliya Novytska, and Rajneesh Kaur

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Timely sleep facilitates declarative memory consolidation in infants, Sabine Seehagen, Carolin Konrad, Jane S. Herbert, and Silvia Schneider

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Walking without optic flow reduces subsequent vection, Takeharu Seno, Stephen Palmisano, B Riecke, and S Nakamura

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Enhancing the quality of pre-service teachers learning through the conceptualizing of mentoring strategies during the practicum, Lynn D. Sheridan and Hoa Nguyen

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Why do people access news with mobile devices? Exploring the role of suitability perception and motives on mobile news use, Hongjin Shim, Kyung Han You, Jeong Kyu Lee, and Eun Go

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Acceptance and avoidance processes at different levels of psychological recovery from enduring mental illness, Vinicius Siqueira and Lindsay G. Oades

The role of sustained shared thinking, play and metacognition in young children's learning, Iram Siraj-Blatchford and Rehana Asani

Assessing Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being (SSTEW) Scale for 2-5-year-olds Provision, Iram Siraj-Blatchford, Denise Kingston, and Edward Melhuish

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Pre-service perspectives on e-teaching: Assessing e-teaching using the EPEC hierarchy of conditions for e-learning/teaching competence, Ashley Sisco, Stuart Woodcock, and Michelle J. Eady

Regulatory approaches to obesity prevention: A systematic overview of current laws addressing diet-related risk factors in the European Union and the United States, Jana Sisnowski, Elizabeth Handsley, and Jacqueline M. Street

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HPV.edu study protocol: a cluster randomised controlled evaluation of education, decisional support and logistical strategies in school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of adolescents, S R. Skinner, Collette Davies, Spring Cooper, Tanya Stoney, Helen S. Marshall, Jane Jones, Joanne Collins, Heidi Hutton, Adriana Parrella, Gregory Zimet, David Regan, Patty Whyte, Julia Brotherton, Peter Richmond, Kristen McCaffrey, Susan Garland, Julie Leask, Melissa Kang, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, John M. Kaldor, and Kevin McGeechan

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The purpose and value for students of PBL groups for learning, Vicki Skinner, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, and Tracey J. Winning

Development of the REFOCUS intervention to increase mental health team support for personal recovery, Mike Slade, Victoria J. Bird, Clair Le Boutillier, Marianne Farkas, Barbara Grey, John Larsen, Mary Leamy, Lindsay G. Oades, and Julie Williams

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Why do smokers try to quit without medication or counselling? A qualitative study with ex-smokers, Andrea L. Smith, Stacy M. Carter, Simon Chapman, Sally M. Dunlop, and Becky Freeman

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The views and experiences of smokers who quit smoking unassisted. A systematic review of the qualitative evidence, Andrea L. Smith, Stacy M. Carter, Sally M. Dunlop, Becky Freeman, and Simon Chapman

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Factors associated with the development of depression in chronic non-cancer pain patients following the onset of opioid treatment for pain, Kimberley Smith, Richard P. Mattick, Raimondo Bruno, Suzanne Nielsen, Milton Cohen, Gabrielle Campbell, Briony K. Larance, Michael P. Farrell, and Louisa Degenhardt

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An assessment of dental caries among young Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia: a cross-sectional study, Leanne Smith, Anthony Blinkhorn, Rachael Moir, Ngiare J. Brown, and Fiona Blinkhorn

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Investigating product-oriented versus process-oriented worked examples to support understanding of quality teaching principles, Gerardo Sozio, Sharon K. Tindall-Ford, Shirley Agostinho, and Fred Paas

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Mechanisms underpinning interventions to reduce sexual violence in armed conflict: A realist-informed systematic review, Jo Spangaro, Chinelo Adogu, Anthony Zwi, Geetha Ranmuthugala, and Gawaine Davies

Relationships between mental toughness and psychological wellbeing in undergraduate students, Elizabeth Stamp, Lee Crust, Christian F. Swann, John Perry, Peter Clough, and David Marchant

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Young adult households and domestic sustainabilities, Elyse R. Stanes, Natascha Klocker, and Christopher R. Gibson

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Modelling the contribution of walking between home and school to daily physical activity in primary age children, Rebecca M. Stanley, Carol Maher, and James Dollman

Exploring the nature of situational goal-based coping in early-stage breast cancer patients: a contextual approach, Natalie Stefanic, Peter Caputi, Lisbeth G. Lane, and Donald C. Iverson

Purpose in life and well-being: the relationship between purpose in life, hope, coping, and inward sensitivity among first-year university students, Gerard J. Stoyles, Angela Chadwick, and Peter Caputi

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Citizens' perspectives on disinvestment from publicly funded pathology tests: a deliberative forum, Jackie M. Street, Peta Callaghan, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, and Janet E. Hiller

Understanding barriers to involving community midwives in identifying research participants; experience of the First Steps Randomised Controlled Trial, Jane Stuart, Jacqueline Barnes, Helen Spiby, and Diana Elbourne

Capturing patient information at nursing shift changes: methodological evaluation of speech recognition and information extraction, Hanna Suominen, Maree Johnson, Liyuan Zhou, Paula Sanchez, Raul Sirel, J Basilakis, Lief Hanlen, Dominique Estival, Linda Dawson, and Barbara Kelly

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An inductive exploration into the flow experiences of European Tour golfers, Christian F. Swann, Lee Crust, Richard J. Keegan, David Piggott, and Brian Hemmings

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Defining elite athletes: Issues in the study of expert performance in sport psychology, Christian F. Swann, Aidan Moran, and David Piggott

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Exploring the interactions underlying flow states: A connecting analysis of flow occurrence in European Tour golfers, Christian F. Swann, David Piggott, Lee Crust, Richard J. Keegan, and Brian Hemmings

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'Beware justice advocates bearing gifts': A commentary on the glorification of family group conferencing, Juan M. Tauri

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Mapping human V4: Correcting artefact reveals hemifield organisation, Harriet Taylor, Alexander M. Puckett, Zoey Jeanne Isherwood, and Mark M. Schira

Developing scales measuring disorder-specific intolerance of uncertainty (DSIU): A new perspective on transdiagnostic, Michel A. Thibodeau, R N. Carleton, Peter M. Mcevoy, Michael J. Zvolensky, Charles P. Brandt, Paul A. Boelen, Alison E. Mahoney, Brett J. Deacon, and Gordon J. Asmundson

'You just change the channel if you don't like what you're going to hear': gamblers' attitudes towards, and interactions with, social marketing campaigns, Samantha Thomas, Sophie Lewis, and Kate Westberg

The big gamble: the need for a comprehensive research approach to understanding the causes and consequences of gambling harm in Australia, Samantha L. Thomas and Stuart DM Thomas