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 2019

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Exposure to Domestic Violence during Adolescence: Coping Strategies and Attachment Styles as Early Moderators and their Relationship to Functioning during Adulthood, Linda Hui Gin Pang and Susan J. Thomas

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Post‐marketing studies of pharmaceutical opioid abuse‐deterrent formulations: a framework for research design and reporting, Amy Peacock, Briony K. Larance, Raimondo Bruno, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Nicholas A. Buckley, Michael P. Farrell, and Louisa Degenhardt

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PC 12 Pheochromocytoma Cell Response to SuperHigh Frequency Terahertz Radiation fromSynchrotron Source, Palalle G. Tharushi Perera, Dominique RT Appadoo, Samuel Cheeseman, Jason V. Wandiyanto, Denver Linklater, Chaitali Dekiwadia, Vi Truong, Mark Tobin, Jitraporn Vongsvivut, Olha Bazaka, Kateryna Bazaka, Rodney J. Croft, Russell Crawford, and Elena Ivanova

Stigmatization Behavior of Pre-Registration Nurses: Do the Self-Determined Psychological Needs Influence This?, Dana J. Perlman, Lorna Moxham, Christopher F. Patterson, and Anita Cregan

The Theta/Beta Ratio as an Index of Cognitive Processing in Adults With the Combined Type of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Christie Picken, Adam R. Clarke, Robert J. Barry, Rory McCarthy, and Mark Selikowitz

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Accounts from developers of generic health state utility instruments explain why they produce different QALYs: A qualitative study, Kristen Pickles, Emily Lancsar, Janelle Seymour, David Parkin, Cam Donaldson, and Stacy M. Carter

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The transition experiences of students with disabilities moving from primary to secondary schools in NSW, Australia, Frank Pitt, Roselyn M. Dixon, and Wilma Vialle

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Book review: Culture Myths, Skye Playsted

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Learning and Teaching in Culturally Diverse Classrooms, Skye Playsted

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Reflective practice to guide teacher learning: A practitioner's journey with beginner adult English language learners, Skye Playsted

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Scaffolding Feedback for Longer Term Knowledge Retention, Skye Playsted

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The Cognitive Basis for the Split-Attention Effect, Wim T. J. L Pouw, Gertjan Rop, Bjorn de Koning, and Fred Paas

How housing tenure drives household care strategies and practices, Emma Power and Charles Gillon

The utility and value of the Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online resource during work-integrated learning: a mixed methods study, Elizabeth Preston, Cathy Chapple, Elizabeth C. Mayland, Louise Ada, and Leigh Hale

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The association between perceived household educational support and HIV risk in young women in a rural South African community (HPTN 068): A cross sectional study, Jessica Price, Audrey Pettifor, Amanda Selin, Ryan Wagner, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Yaw Agyei, Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive, and Kathleen Kahn

Functions of peer mentoring, satisfaction and the "real" relationship in postgraduate psychology education, Elly L. Quinlan, Trevor P. Crowe, Frank P. Deane, and Meredith Whittington

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Effects of self-assessment feedback on self-assessment and task-selection accuracy, Steven F. Raaijmakers, Martine Baars, Fred Paas, Jeroen J. G van Merrienboer, and Tamara Van Gog

Measuring cognitive insight in people with problematic substance use: An exploration of the factor validity of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale, Dayle Raftery, Peter James Kelly, Frank P. Deane, Rebecca McKetin, Amanda Baker, Alyna Turner, and Olivia Dean

Homelessness services must strive to understand and support nuanced identities, Jioji Ravulo

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Raising retention rates towards achieving vocational and career aspirations in Pacific communities, Jioji Ravulo

Social Policy and Social Change: Popular culture, New Media, and Social Work, Jioji Ravulo

The role of holistic approaches in reducing the rate of recidivism for young offenders, Jioji Ravulo

Understanding Mental Health and Wellbeing From a Pacific Perspective, Jioji Ravulo, Monique Faleafa, and Tanya Koro

Applying culturally appropriate approaches when working with Pacific adult offenders, Jioji Ravulo and Julia Loane

Introduction to Pacific Social Work: places, peoples, perspectives and practices, Jioji Ravulo, Tracie Mafileo, and Donald Bruce Yeates

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Utilising the Social Return on Investment (SROI) Framework to Gauge Social Value in the Fast Forward Program, Jioji Ravulo, Shannon Said, Jim Micsko, and Gayl Purchase

Delivering youth justice for Pacific young people and their families, Jioji Ravulo, Jack Scanlan, and Vivian Koster

Where to from here? Integration of indigenous knowledges and practice in contemporary settings, Jioji Ravulo and Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata

Privacy and app use in Australian primary schools: insights into school-based Internet governance, Ellie Rennie, Kathrin Schmieder, Julian Thomas, Sarah Katherine Howard, Jun Ma, and Jie Yang

Can we predict susceptibility to cybersickness?, Dante Risi and Stephen Palmisano

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Effects of postural stability, active control, exposure duration and repeated exposures on HMD induced cybersickness, Dante Risi and Stephen Palmisano

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Exploring the Relationships Between Eating Disorders and Mental Health in Women Attending Residential Substance Use Treatment, Laura Robinson, Peter James Kelly, Frank P. Deane, and Samantha L. Reis

The residential status of children whose parents are in treatment for methamphetamine use, Laura Robinson, Peter James Kelly, Frank P. Deane, and Michelle L. Townsend

Prevalence of objectively measured sedentary behavior in early years: Systematic review and meta-analysis, Joao Rafael Rodrigues Pereira, Dylan P. Cliff, Eduarda Manuela De Sousa Rodrigues de Sa, Zhiguang Zhang, and Rute Santos

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Predicting functional outcomes after stroke: an observational study of acute single-channel EEG, Jeffrey M. Rogers, Sandy Middleton, Peter H. Wilson, and Stuart J. Johnstone

Risk, Overdiagnosis and Ethical Justifications, Wendy Rogers, Vikki A. Entwistle, and Stacy M. Carter

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Adiposity and attained height in adolescents: A longitudinal analysis from the LabMed Physical Activity Study, Rafaela Rosario, Cesar A. Agostinis-Sobrinho, Luis Carlos Oliveira Lopes, Pedro Moreira, Patricia Padrao, Andre Oliveira, Carla Moreira, Susana Povoas, Jorge Mota, and Rute Santos

Short-term effects of crisis response planning on optimism in a U.S. Army sample, David Rozek, Carol Keane, Lauren Sippel, Jacob Stein, Cynthia Rollo-Carlson, and Craig Bryan

BIA-Obesity (Business Impact Assessment-Obesity and population-level nutrition): A tool and process to assess food company policies and commitments related to obesity prevention and population nutrition at the national level, Gary Sacks, Lana Vanderlee, Ella Robinson, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Adrian J. Cameron, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Amanda Lee, See Hoe Ng, Tilakavati Karupaiah, Laura Vergeer, Mary L'Abbe, and Boyd A. Swinburn

Promoting a Collective Voice from Parents, Educators and Allied Health Professionals on the Educational Needs of Students on the Autism Spectrum, Beth Saggers, Megan Tones, Jacqueline Dunne, D Trembath, Susan Bruck, Amanda A. Webster, David Klug, and Shanshan Wang

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Maths Anxious Pre-Service Teachers' Perspectives of "Doing" Mathematics in a Whiteboard Room, Sarah Sanders, Wendy S. Nielsen, Carolyn McPhail, and Patricia A. Forrester

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Sharing cities: creating space and practice for new urban agency, capacities and subjectivities, Inka Santala and Pauline M. McGuirk

Correlates of indicators of potential extra-medical opioid use in people prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain, Thomas Santo, Briony K. Larance, Raimondo Bruno, Natasa Gisev, Suzanne Nielsen, Louisa Degenhardt, and Gabrielle Campbell

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Embodied learning in the classroom: Effects on primary school children's attention and foreign language vocabulary learning, Mirko Schmidt, Valentin Benzing, Amie Wallman-Jones, Myrto F. Mavilidi, David R. Lubans, and Fred Paas

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How do online learning networks emerge? A review study of self-organizing network effects in the field of networked learning, Bieke Schreurs, Frank Cornelissen, and Maarten F. de Laat

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Networked individualism and learning in organizations: An ego-network perspective on informal learning ties, Bieke Schreurs, Antoine Van den Beemt, Nienke Moolenaar, and Maarten F. de Laat

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Development, implementation and students' perceptions of the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary for-credit subject to help students transition to university, Heike Schutze and Jenna Bartyn

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Developing and applying a deductive coding framework to assess the goals of Citizen/Community Jury deliberations, Anna Mae Scott, Rebecca Sims, Christopher J. Degeling, Stacy M. Carter, and Rae Thomas

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Parents' reactions to unhealthy food v. pro-health sponsorship options for children's sport: An experimental study, Maree Scully, Melanie Wakefield, Simone Pettigrew, Bridget Kelly, and Helen Dixon

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Remembering in the Context of Internal States: The Role of Sleep for Infant Memory, Sabine Seehagen, Norbert Zmyj, and Jane S. Herbert

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Prevalence and Associations, by Age Group, of IPV Among AGYW in Rural South Africa, Amanda Selin, Stephanie M. DeLong, Aimee Julien, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Rhian Twine, James Hughes, Yaw Agyei, Erica Hamilton, Kathleen Kahn, and Audrey Pettifor

Cognitive Load Theory and Human Movement: Towards an Integrated Model of Working Memory, Stuart Sepp, Steven J. Howard, Sharon K. Tindall-Ford, Shirley Agostinho, and Fred Paas

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Nature-Based Interventions for Improving Health and Wellbeing: The Purpose, the People and the Outcomes, Danielle Shanahan, Thomas E. Astell-Burt, Elizabeth Barber, Eric Brymer, Daniel Cox, Julie Dean, Michael H. Depledge, Richard Fuller, Terry Hartig, Katherine Irvine, Andy Jones, Heidy Kikillus, Rebecca Lovell, Richard Mitchell, Jari Niemelae, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Jules Pretty, Mardie Townsend, Yolanda van Heezik, Sara Warber, and Kevin Gaston

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A protocol for a discrete choice experiment: Understanding patient medicine preferences for managing chronic non-cancer pain, Marian D. Shanahan, Briony K. Larance, Suzanne Nielsen, Milton Cohen, Maria Schaffer, and Gabrielle Campbell

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"A Passion and Enthusiasm to Bring out the Best in All": Regional Candidate Teacher Motivations, Lynn D. Sheridan

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Viewpoints: should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?, Lynn D. Sheridan and Nan Bahr

Understanding the reasoning of pre-service teachers: a think-aloud study using contextualised teaching scenarios, Lynn D. Sheridan, Tracy Durksen, and Sharon K. Tindall-Ford

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Comparing regulatory and non-regulatory indices of early childhood education and care (ECEC) quality in the Australian early childhood sector, Iram Siraj, Steven J. Howard, Denise Kingston, Cathrine Marguerite Neilsen-Hewett, Edward Melhuish, and Marc de Rosnay

The role of professional development in improving quality and supporting child outcomes in early education and care, Iram Siraj, Denise Kingston, and Cathrine Marguerite Neilsen-Hewett

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"Language Breathes Life"-Barngarla Community Perspectives on the Wellbeing Impacts of Reclaiming a Dormant Australian Aboriginal Language, Leda Sivak, Seth Westhead, Emmalene Richards, Stephen Atkinson, Jenna Richards, Harold Dare, Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Graham Gee, Michael Wright, Alan Rosen, Michael Walsh, Ngiare J. Brown, and Alex Brown

Vulnerable narcissism as a mediator of the relationship between perceived parental invalidation and eating disorder pathology, Danushika Sivanathan, Boris Bizumic, Elizabeth Rieger, and Elizabeth A. Huxley

Evaluation of an oral health education program for young aboriginal children: feedback from parents, aboriginal health workers and managerial staff, Leanne Smith, Anthony Blinkhorn, Rachel Moir, Ngiare J. Brown, and Fiona Blinkhorn

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Food Marketing Influences Children's Attitudes, Preferences and Consumption: A Systematic Critical Review, Rachel Smith, Bridget Kelly, Heather Yeatman, and Emma J. Boyland

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Skin Conductance Responses Indicate Children are Physiologically Aroused by Their Favourite Branded Food and Drink Products, Rachel Smith, Bridget Kelly, Heather Yeatman, Stuart J. Johnstone, Louise A. Baur, Lesley King, Emma J. Boyland, Kathy Chapman, Clare Hughes, and Adrian E. Bauman

Intimate partner violence, Jo Spangaro

Motivational-general arousal imagery does not improve decision-making performance in elite endurance cyclists, David Spindler, Mark S. Allen, Stewart A. Vella, and Christian F. Swann

Evaluating a research capacity strengthening program for Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations, Janet Stajic, Stephen Harfield, Alex Brown, Anna Dawson, Carol Davy, Edoardo Aromataris, and Annette J. Braunack-Mayer

Clothes-in-Process: Touch, Texture, Time, Elyse R. Stanes

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Parenting and personality disorder: An overview and meta-synthesis of systematic reviews, Kayla Steele, Michelle L. Townsend, and Brin F. S Grenyer

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SMS SOS: A randomized controlled trial to reduce self-harm and suicide attempts using SMS text messaging, Garry J. Stevens, Trent Hammond, Suzanne Brownhill, Manish Anand, Anabel De La Riva, Jean Hawkins, Tristan Chapman, Richard Baldacchino, Jo Micallef, Jagadeesh Andepalli, Anita Kotak, Naren Gunja, Andrew Page, Grahame V. Gould, Christopher Ryan, Ian Whyte, Gregory L. Carter, and Alison L. Jones

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My children... think it's cool that mum is a uni student: Women with caring responsibilities studying online, Cathy Stone and Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea

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Older, online and first: Recommendations for retention and success, Cathy Stone and Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea

Characteristics Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission Networks Involving Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Trials Network 068 Study, Marie Stoner, Ann Dennis, James Hughes, Susan Eshleman, Mariya Sivay, Sarah Hudelson, Mary Grabowski, F Gomez-Olive, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Estelle Piwowar-Manning, Kathleen Kahn, and Audrey Pettifor

The effects of a cash transfer intervention on sexual partnerships and HIV in the HPTN 068 study in South Africa, Marie Stoner, Kelly N. Kilburn, Lauren Hill, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Amanda Selin, Linda Kimaru, Nomhle Khoza, Jennifer Hove, Rhian Twine, Kathleen Kahn, and Audrey Pettifor

Multilevel Measures of Education and Pathways to Incident Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa, Marie Stoner, Torsten Neilands, Kathleen Kahn, James Hughes, Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive, Rhian Twine, Stephen Tollman, Oliver Laeyendecker, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Jennifer Ahern, Sheri Lippman, and Audrey Pettifor

The Relationship Between School Dropout and Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: A HPTN 068 Analysis, Marie Stoner, Katherine B. Rucinski, Jessie Edwards, Amanda Selin, James Hughes, Jing Wang, Yaw Agyei, F Gomez-Olive, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Kathleen Kahn, and Audrey Pettifor

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Recreational Ecology: A Review of Research and Gap Analysis, Daminda Sumanapala and Isabelle D. Wolf

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Vection induced by low-level motion extracted from complex animation films, Wataru Suzuki, Takeharu Seno, Wakato Yamashita, Noritaka Ichinohe, Hiroshige Takeichi, and Stephen Palmisano

Comparing the effects of goal types in a walking session with healthy adults: Preliminary evidence for open goals in physical activity, Christian F. Swann, Andrew Hooper, Matthew Schweickle, Gregory E. Peoples, Judy Mullan, Daniel D. Hutto, Mark S. Allen, and Stewart A. Vella

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Optimal experiences in exercise: A qualitative investigation of flow and clutch states, Christian F. Swann, Patricia C. Jackman, Matthew Schweickle, and Stewart A. Vella

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Protocol for an Economic Evaluation of the Quitlink Randomized Controlled Trial for Accessible Smoking Cessation Support for People With Severe Mental Illness, Rohan Sweeney, Marj Moodie, Amanda Baker, Ron Borland, David J. Castle, Catherine Segan, Alyna Turner, John R. Attia, Peter James Kelly, Lisa Brophy, Billie Bonevski, Jill Williams, Donita Baird, Sarah L. White, and Kristen McCarter

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Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design: 20 Years Later, John Sweller, Jeroen J. G van Merrienboer, and Fred Paas

The Combination of Healthy Diet and Healthy Body Weight Is Associated with Lower Risk of Nuclear Cataract in the Blue Mountains Eye Study, Ava G. Tan, Annette Kifley, Victoria M. Flood, Joanna Russell, George Burlutsky, Robert Cumming, Paul Mitchell, and Jie Wang

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'Sticky' foods: How school practices produce negative emotions for mothers and children, Claire E. Tanner, JaneMaree Maher, Deana Leahy, Jo Lindsay, Sian Supski, and Jan Wright

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Building conceptual knowledge of fraction operations among pre-service teachers: Effect of a representation-based teaching approach within a teacher education program, Elise J. Thurtell, Patricia A. Forrester, and Mohan Chinnappan

Gross motor skills of South African preschool-aged children across different income settings, Simone Tomaz, Rachel A. Jones, Trina Hinkley, S Bernstein, Rhian Twine, Kathleen Kahn, Shane A. Norris, and Catherine E. Draper

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Physical activity in early childhood education and care settings in a low-income, rural South African community: an observational study, Simone Tomaz, Rachel A. Jones, Trina Hinkley, Rhian Twine, Kathleen Kahn, Shane A. Norris, and Catherine E. Draper

Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Sleep, and Gross Motor Skill Proficiency in Preschool Children From a Low- to Middle-Income Urban Setting, Simone Tomaz, Alessandra Prioreschi, Estelle D. Watson, Joanne McVeigh, Dale Rae, Rachel A. Jones, and Catherine E. Draper

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Quality Interactions in Early Childhood Education and Care Center Outdoor Environments, Karen L. Tonge, Rachel A. Jones, and Anthony D. Okely

Exploring Family Drawings with Children Elaborating Role Relationships, Self-Other Constructions, Deborah Truneckova

An 11-country study to benchmark the implementation of recommended nutrition policies by national governments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index, 2015-2018, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Simon Barquera, Gabriela Caceres, Camila Corvalan, Tilakavati Karupaiah, Maria Kroker-Lobos, Mary L'Abbe, See Hoe Ng, Sirinya Phulkerd, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Salome Rebello, Marcela Reyes, Gary Sacks, Carmen Maria Sanchez Nochez, Karina Sanchez, David Sanders, Mark Spires, Rina Swart, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Zoey Tay, Anna Taylor, Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Rob Van Dam, Lana Vanderlee, Fiona Watson, Clare Whitton, and Boyd A. Swinburn

Frontal EEG theta/beta ratio during mind wandering episodes, Dana van Son, Frances M. De Blasio, Jack Fogarty, Angelos Angelidis, Robert J. Barry, and Peter Putman

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Electroencephalography theta/beta ratio covaries with mind wandering and functional connectivity in the executive control network, Dana van Son, Mischa de Rover, Frances M. De Blasio, Willem van der Does, Robert J. Barry, and Peter Putman

Service availability and capacity in rural mental health in Australia: Analysing gaps using an Integrated Mental Health Atlas, Bregje A. Van Spijker, Jose Salinas-Perez, John Mendoza, Tanya Bell, Nasser Bagheri, Mary Anne Furst, Julia Reynolds, Daniel Rock, Andrew Harvey, Alan Rosen, and Luis Salvador-Carulla

Associations between gross motor skills and cognitive development in toddlers, Sanne L.C Veldman, Rute Santos, Rachel A. Jones, Eduarda Manuela De Sousa Rodrigues de Sa, and Anthony D. Okely

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Sports participation, health behaviours, and body fat during childhood and early adolescence: a multiple mediation, Stewart A. Vella, Lauren Gardner, Byron Kemp, Matthew Schweickle, and Dylan P. Cliff

Response: Sports participation and interventions to reduce risk of mental health problems during childhood: a response to Crowell (2018), Stewart A. Vella, Lauren Gardner, Christian F. Swann, and Mark S. Allen

Trajectories and predictors of risk for mental health problems throughout childhood, Stewart A. Vella, Lauren Gardner, Christian F. Swann, and Mark S. Allen

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Complaint risk among mental health practitioners compared with physical health practitioners: A retrospective cohort study of complaints to health regulators in Australia, Benjamin Veness, Holly Tibble, Brin F. S Grenyer, Jennifer Morris, Matthew Spittal, Louise Nash, David Studdert, and Marie M. Bismark

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Interventions in outside-school hours childcare settings for promoting physical activity amongst schoolchildren aged 4 to 12 years, Rosa Virgara, Carol Maher, Lucy Lewis, Anna Phillips, Luke Wolfenden, Anthony D. Okely, Michael W. Beets, Mandy Richardson, and Katherine Baldock