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 2010

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'That's not reality for me': Australian audiences respond to The Biggest Loser, Kate Holland, Richard Warwick Blood, Samantha Thomas, Asuntha Karunaratne, and Sophie Lewis

Cost-effectiveness of screening and optimal management for diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease: a modeled analysis, Kirsten Howard, Sarah White, Glenn P. Salkeld, Stephen P. McDonald, Jonathan Craig, Steven Chadban, and Alan Cass

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Effects of lateral lesions on medial activation during autobiographical remembering, Steven J. Howard, Jennifer S. Rabin, Donald T. Stuss, and R S. Rosenbaum

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Young worker injury experience in South Australia 1998-2007, Nasreeb Jahan, Dino Pisaniello, Sasha Stewart, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, and Helen Winefield

How equitable are colorectal cancer screening programs which include FOBTs? A review of qualitative and quantitative studies, Sara Javanparast, Paul Ward, Graeme P. Young, Carlene Wilson, Stacy M. Carter, Gary M. Misan, Stephen Cole, Moyez Jiwa, George Tsourtos, Angelita Martini, Tiffany Gill, Genevieve Baratiny, and Michelle Ah Matt

Reflection impulsivity in adolescent cannabis users, K A. Jones, N Solowij, M Rozman, S Davis, Joseph V. Ciarrochi, Patrick C. L. Heaven, Daniel I. Lubman, and M Yucel

Developing sun protection messages that resonate with adolescents, Sandra C. Jones, Joanne Telenta, and Donald C. Iverson

Improving communication when seeking informed consent: a randomised controlled study of a computer-based method for providing information to prospective clinical trial participants, Asuntha S. Karunaratne, Stanley G. Korenman, Samantha L. Thomas, Paul S. Myles, and Paul A. Komesaroff

Culture shapes eye movements for visually homogeneous objects, David J. Kelly, Sebastien R. Miellet, and Roberto Caldara

Healthcare reform: Maternity service provision in Ireland, Patricia Kennedy

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An exploration of evidence-based policy in Ireland: health and social inclusion, Patricia Kennedy, Tomas De Brun, Mary O'Reilly-De Brun, and Anne MacFarlane

Changes and Continuities in Maternity Policies: Comparison of Maternity Legislation in Estonia and Ireland, Patricia Kennedy and Heili Einasto

Mental illness among police fatalities in Victoria 1982-2007: Case linkage study, Dragana Kesic, Stuart DM Thomas, and James RP Ogloff

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Drought and the future of rural communities: drought impacts and adaptation in regional Victoria, Australia, Anthony S. Kiem, Louise E. Askew, Meg Sherval, Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd, Craig Clifton, Emma Austin, Pauline M. McGuirk, and Helen L. Berry

Media influences on Mexican-heritage youth alcohol use: moderating role of language preference and ethnic identification, Jeong Kyu Lee and Michael L. Hecht

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Do health beliefs and behaviors differ according to severity of obesity? A qualitative study of Australian adults, Sophie Lewis, Samantha L. Thomas, R. Warwick Blood, Jim Hyde, David J. Castle, and Paul A. Komesaroff

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"I don't eat a hamburger and large chips every day!" A qualitative study of the impact of public health messages about obesity on obese adults, Sophie Lewis, Samantha L. Thomas, Jim Hyde, David Castle, R. Warwick Blood, and Paul A. Komesaroff

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Reduce the olanzapine-induced body weight gain with histamine H1 receptor agonist betahistine in rats, Jiamei Lian, Xu-Feng Huang, Nagesh B. Pai, and Chao Deng

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Beliefs and beyond: what can we learn from qualitative studies of lay people's understandings of cancer risk?, Wendy Lipworth, Heather M. Davey, Stacy M. Carter, Claire Hooker, and Wendy Hu

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Historical cosmologies: Epistemology and axiology in Australian secondary school history discourse, James Martin, Karl A. Maton, and Erika S. Matruglio

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Evaluative stance in humanities: expectations and performances, Erika S. Matruglio

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Taking the Word 'Out' West: Movie reception and gay spaces, Scott J. McKinnon

A linked study: effective pre-school provision in Northern Ireland, Edward Melhuish

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Early years studies, Edward Melhuish

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Impact of the Home Learning Environment on child cognitive development: Secondary analysis of data from 'Growing Up in Scotland', Edward Melhuish

Why children, parents and home learning are important, Edward Melhuish

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England: Sure Start, Edward Melhuish and Jay Belsky

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Evaluating Sure Start in England, Edward Melhuish and Jay Belsky

Evaluation and value of Sure Start, Edward Melhuish, Jay Belsky, and J Barnes

Child health and well-being in the early years: the National Evaluation of Sure Start, Edward Melhuish, Jay Belsky, and Jacqueline Barnes

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Le programme Sure Start et son evaluation en Angleterre, Edward Melhuish, Jay Belsky, and Jacqueline Barnes

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Sure start and its evaluation in England, Edward Melhuish, Jay Belsky, and Jacqueline Barnes

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The impact of Sure Start local programmes on 5-year-olds and their families, Edward Melhuish, Jay Belsky, Alastair H. Leyland, Angela Anning, David Hall, Jane Tunstill, Mog Ball, Pamela Meadows, Jacqueline Barnes, Martin Frost, Mark Hibbett, and Andrew Cullis

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The quality of group childcare settings used by 3-4 year old children in Sure Start local programme areas and the relationship with child outcomes, Edward Melhuish, Jay Belsky, Kristen Macpherson, and Andrew Cullis

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Pre-school experience and Key Stage 2 performance in English and Mathematics, Edward Melhuish, Louise Quinn, Kathy Sylva, Pam Sammons, Iram Siraj-Blatchford, and Brenda Taggart

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Investigating cultural diversity for extrafoveal information use in visual scenes, Sebastien R. Miellet, Xinyue Zhou, Lingnan He, Helen Rodger, and Roberto Caldara

Metabolic syndrome and physical fitness in a sample of Azorean adolescents, Carla Moreira, Rute Santos, Susana Vale, Luisa Soares-Miranda, Ana I. Marques, Paula Clara Santos, and Jorge Mota

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Influence of muscle fitness test performance on metabolic risk factors among adolescent girls, Jorge Mota, Susana Vale, Clarice Martins, Anelise Gaya, Carla Moreira, Rute Santos, and Jose Ribeiro

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Parents views on their use of multiple and changeable care - Using computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) in the Child Care Choices (CCC) study, Cathrine Marguerite Neilsen-Hewett, Linda Harrison, Alan Taylor, Naomi Sweller, and Jennifer Bowes

Targeting the probability versus cost of feared outcomes in public speaking anxiety, Elizabeth A. Nelson, Brett J. Deacon, James J. Lickel, and Jennifer T. Sy

Probability and cost biases in social phobia: Nature, specificity, and relationship to treatment outcome, Elizabeth A. Nelson, James J. Lickel, Jennifer T. Sy, Laura J. Dixon, and Brett J. Deacon

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The role of the media and communication in recovery from natural disasters: A case study of the Canberra 'firestorm' and its aftermath 2003-2007, Susan Nicholls, Jolyon Sykes, and Peter J. Camilleri

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Effectiveness of home program intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a double-blind randomised controlled trial, Iona Novak, Anne Cusick, and Natasha Lannin

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Parent experience of implementing home programs: Semi-structured interviews, Iona Novak, Anne Cusick, and Natasha Lannin

Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders: A review of meta-analytic findings, Bunmi O. Olatunji, Josh M. Cisler, and Brett J. Deacon

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An ethical justification for the Chronic Care Model (CCM), Liviu Oprea, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, Wendy Rogers, and Nigel P. Stocks

Parental views on vaccine safety and future vaccinations of children who experienced an adverse event following routine or seasonal influenza vaccination in 2010, Adriana Parrella, M S. Gold, Helen S. Marshall, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, Maureen Watson, and Peter Baghurst

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Factors associated with HIV testing among public sector clinic attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa, Audrey Pettifor, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Sujit Suchindran, and Sinead Delany-Moretlwe

A comparison of blindpulling and blindwalking as measures of perceived absolute distance, John W. Philbeck, Adam J. Woods, Carly Kontra, and Petra Zdenkova

Emotional competence: Development and intervention, Francisco Pons, Marc de Rosnay, Bettina G. Andersen, and Frederique Cuisinier

On the cognitive nature of emotions and the emotional nature of cognitions, Francisco Pons, Marc de Rosnay, Frederique Cuisinier, and Patrick K. Bender

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'More Than a Warm Bed & a Hot Meal' - Holistic Approaches to Youth Homelessness Through Short Term Accommodation, Jioji Ravulo

Clinical validation of the CANFOR scale (Camberwell Assessment of Need-Forensic version) for the needs assessment of people with mental health problems in the forensic services, G E. Romeva, L GG Rubio, S O. Guerre, M J. Miravet, A G. Caceres, and Stuart DM Thomas

The mythology of male rape: social attitudes and law enforcement, Philip Rumney and Natalia K. Hanley

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Sitting time and body mass index, in a Portuguese sample of men: Results from the Azorean Physical Activity and Health Study (APAHS), Rute Santos, Luisa Soares-Miranda, Susana Vale, Carla Moreira, Ana I. Marques, and Jorge Mota

Chunking in spatial memory, Jesse Sargent, Stephen Dopkins, John W. Philbeck, and David Chichka

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Future HIV vaccine acceptability among young adults in South Africa, Jennifer Sayles, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Peter Newman, and William Cunningham

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Modeling magnification and anisotropy in the primate foveal confluence, Mark M. Schira, Christopher W. Tyler, Branka Spehar, and Michael Breakspear

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The role of demonstrator familiarity and language cues on infant imitation from television, Sabine Seehagen and Jane S. Herbert

Needs and risks of patients in a state-wide inpatient forensic mental health population, Ariel Segal, Michael Daffern, Stuart Thomas, and Murray Ferguson

Utilization of public mental health services in a random community sample, Tamsin Short, Stuart Thomas, Stefan Luebbers, James RP Ogloff, and Paul Mullen

A focus on pedagogy: Case studies of effective practice, Iram Siraj-Blatchford

An ethnographic approach to researching young children's learning, Iram Siraj-Blatchford

Learning in the home and at school: how working class children 'succeed against the odds', Iram Siraj-Blatchford

Mixed-method designs, Iram Siraj-Blatchford

The EPPE settings in the context of English pre-schools, Iram Siraj-Blatchford

Verbal learning and memory in adolescent cannabis and alcohol users, N Solowij, K A. Jones, M Rozman, S Davis, Joseph V. Ciarrochi, Patrick C. L. Heaven, Daniel I. Lubman, and M Yucel

Ontogeny of multiple memory systems: eyeblink conditioning in rodents and humans, Mark E. Stanton, Dragana Ivkovich Claflin, and Jane S. Herbert

Credit where credit is due? Regulation, research integrity and the attribution of authorship in the health sciences, Jackie M. Street, Wendy Rogers, Mark Israel, and Annette J. Braunack-Mayer

Understanding children's tendencies to hide their feelings: The roles of emotion understanding and impulsivity, Selene Succar, Karli Beswick, and Marc de Rosnay

'Just bloody fat!': a qualitative study of body image, self-esteem and coping in obese adults, Samantha Thomas, Asuntha Karunaratne, Sophie Lewis, David Castle, Natalie Knoesen, Roberta Honigman, Jim Hyde, Rick Kausman, and Paul Komesaroff

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"The solution needs to be complex." Obese adults' attitudes about the effectiveness of individual and population based interventions for obesity, Samantha L. Thomas, Sophie Lewis, Jim Hyde, David Castle, and Paul Komesaroff

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The relationship of cardiorespiratory fitness, birth weight and parental BMI on adolescents obesity status, Susana Vale, Rute Santos, Luisa Soares-Miranda, and Jorge Mota

Compliance with physical activity guidelines in preschool children, Susana Vale, Pedro Silva, Rute Santos, Luisa Soares-Miranda, and Jorge Mota

Chronic effects of cannabis use on the human reward system: an fMRI study, Hendrika H. van Hell, Matthijs Vink, Lindsey Ossewaarde, Gerry Jager, Rene S. Kahn, and Nick F. Ramsey

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[Book Review] Stop plagiarism: a guide to understanding and prevention, Margaret Wallace

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Adaptation of an interview-based protocol to examine close relationships between children with developmental disabilities and peers, Amanda A. Webster and Mark Carter

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Characteristics of the closest relationships between children with developmental disabilities and peers in inclusive settings, Amanda A. Webster and Mark Carter

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Observations of relationships between children with developmental disabilities and peers in inclusive settings, Amanda A. Webster and Mark Carter

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Is nasopharyngeal cancer really a "Cantonese cancer"?, Joseph Tien Seng Wee, Tam C. Ha, Susan Loong, and Chao-Nan Qian

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Olanzapine decreases cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the hypothalamus and brainstem, possibly through muscarinic M3 receptor antagonism, Katrina Weston-Green, Xu-Feng Huang, K Kang, and Chao Deng

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Child care: Welfare or investment?, Amy Conley Wright

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Community-based child abuse prevention: Outcomes associated with a differential response program in California, Amy Conley Wright and Jill Duerr Berrick

Implementation of differential response in ethnically diverse neighborhoods: A public-private partnership, Amy Conley Wright and Jill Duerr Berrick

Papers from 2009

Attribution, emotion, and collective efficacy in sports teams, Mark S. Allen, Marc V. Jones, and David Sheffield

Causal attribution and emotion in the days following competition, Mark S. Allen, Marc V. Jones, and David Sheffield

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Non-sensory inputs to angular path integration, Joeanna C. Arthur, John W. Philbeck, and David Chichka

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Development of in vitro methods for toxicity testing of workplace air contaminants, Shahnaz Bakand, Amanda Hayes, and Chris Winder

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Sure Start in England, Jay Belsky, Alastair H. Leyland, Jacqueline Barnes, and Edward Melhuish

Investigating university teachers' design practices, Sue Bennett, Shirley Agostinho, Lori Lockyer, Lisa Kosta, Jennifer Jones, and Barry Harper

Default-mode brain dysfunction in mental disorders: A systematic review, Samantha J. Broyd, C Demanuele, S Debener, S Helps, C James, and E Sonuga-Barke

Personal construct theory, Peter Caputi, M Hunter, and Felix Tan

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Writing social determinants into and out of cancer control: An assessment of policy practice, Stacy M. Carter, Claire Hooker, and Heather M. Davey

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Doing good qualitative research in public health: not as easy as it looks, Stacy M. Carter, Jan E. Ritchie, and Peter Sainsbury

Charles Darwin and the geographers, Noel Castree

Living in a companioned world, Noel Castree

Researching neoliberal environmental governance: a reply to Karen Bakker, Noel Castree

The spatio-temporality of capitalism, Noel Castree

Who's afraid of Charles Darwin?, Noel Castree

Introduction: making sense of environmental geography, Noel Castree, David Demeritt, and Diana Liverman