Australian Journal of Psychology最新文献

Objective: As artificial intelligence has developed over the years, it has significantly influenced society as it has assisted people with their everyday lives. However, from the workplace perspective as artificial intelligence can help increase performance, it can also allow employees to perceive that their jobs can someday be replaced by it. Thus, the study explored the proximal and distal outcomes of artificial intelligence awareness on job insecurity, task performance and deviant behaviour as well as the moderating role of career resilience for the relationship between artificial intelligence awareness and job insecurity.

Method: Data were collected through a self-administered survey over three intervals. Participants were full-time office employees residing in South Korea.

Results: This study found that job insecurity mediated the relationships between artificial intelligence awareness and both task performance and deviant behaviour. Furthermore, career resilience moderated the relationship between artificial intelligence awareness and job insecurity.

Conclusions: Although technological advancements are intended to improve organisational outcomes, the study revealed that employees can develop negative perceptions of AI, leading to adverse workplace outcomes, such as increased job insecurity, deviant behaviour and decreased task performance. Furthermore, the study found career resilience to moderate the relationship between AI and job insecurity which then was found to mediate the model. These findings contribute to the existing literature and provide valuable insights for organisations aiming to mitigate the negative effects of AI.

Objective: Amid China's competitive social environment, young people increasingly perceive "involution" as undermining autonomy, with some asserting that "lying flat" serves as an autonomy-restoring strategy. Here, we attempted to explore whether unmet autonomy needs drive "lying flat" or if "lying flat" genuinely fulfils individuals' autonomy need through empirical research.

Method: We combined a large-sample questionnaire survey (Study 1) and a longitudinal follow-up study (Study 2) to investigate the relationship between individuals' autonomy need satisfaction and "lying flat".

Results: In Study 1, we found that there was a significant negative correlation between individuals' autonomy need satisfaction and "lying flat". More importantly, the cross-lagged analysis in Study 2 found that individuals' autonomy need satisfaction negatively predicted "lying flat" 1 month later, and "lying flat" also negatively predicted individuals' autonomy need satisfaction 1 month later.

Conclusions: These findings revealed a bidirectional negative prediction relationship between individuals' autonomy need satisfaction and "lying flat", which challenge the folk viewpoint that "lying flat" satisfies autonomy needs.

Objective: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have unique experiences of motherhood, underpinned by intergenerational cultural knowledge and holistic practices. Ongoing colonial violence perpetuates adversity associated with peri- and post-natal health and wellbeing outcomes. Aboriginal mothers' perceptions of resilience are not well understood, with resilience predominantly framed by Eurocentric understandings. Subsequently, this research explored the gap of post-natal resilience from an Aboriginal perspective.

Method: The research expands upon the "Corka Bubs" research of Aboriginal mothers in the antenatal period which sought to develop a novel care package to reduce adverse experiences. Utilising an Indigenous methodological lens, yarning took place with five mothers and the transcribed material was thematically analysed.

Results: Four core themes for Aboriginal resilience in motherhood were identified: Connection, Learning and Growing, Caring for Self and Others, and Identity. Combined, these connections enabled mothers to combat adversity and remain strong for their children.

Conclusion: The stories shared contribute to strengths-based understandings of Aboriginal resilience. Our findings suggest that Aboriginal mothers' resilience is grounded within holistic and collectivist values, differing from Western perceptions of resilience.

Objective: In order to support mental health help-seeking for Australian adolescents, it is imperative to understand and improve their mental health literacy (MHL). MHL measures are needed to identify MHL needs and to evaluate MHL interventions; however, a standardised MHL measure is yet to be validated for Australian adolescents. The current study aimed to validate the Universal Mental Health Literacy Scale for Adolescents (UMHL-A) with Australian adolescents.

Method: Participants were recruited through a national recruitment company and included 402 Australian youth, 15 to 18 years old. First, the factor structure of the UMHL-A was evaluated through confirmatory factor analysis. Second, reliability was assessed through internal consistency and item-total score reliability. Finally, convergent and divergent validity were appraised.

Results: Confirmatory factor analysis validated the structure of the UMHL-A with good fit indices for the four factors of help-seeking efficacy, stigma, knowledge of mental health, and knowledge of mental illness. Moreover, adequate reliability, convergent and divergent validity were demonstrated.

Conclusion: This evaluation of the UMHL-A enables theoretically grounded and psychometrically validated measurement of MHL with Australian adolescents. The UMHL-A has widespread application in research and practice, for clinicians, schools, mental health services and government policies.

Objective: The Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Program has paved the way for Indigenising and decolonising psychology programs. While Indigenisation and decolonisation of psychology programs are not yet consistent, exemplar initiatives have emerged within recent times. This paper showcases these exemplars, providing details about the "how to" privilege Indigenous knowledges and decolonising practices.

Method: A qualitative research paradigm was used to highlight multiple descriptive case studies. An Aboriginal Participatory Action Research approach honoured Indigenous leadership and governance throughout the process, which supported the use of yarning as the data collection method. The methodological approach illustrated the importance of the psychology discipline supporting epistemological justice via the inclusion of Indigenous research methodologies.

Results: The five case studies provided practical strategies and actions that other psychology education providers, and indeed other higher education providers, can use to decolonise discipline programs. Examples of enablers included Indigenous leadership in curricula design and student support within the psychology discipline challenges. Examples of challenges included a lack of resources and epistemological racism.

Conclusions: This work reaffirms the call for urgent prioritisation to support, embed, and expand Indigenous knowledges and decolonising praxis within psychology and indeed, across broader health disciplines, in Australia and around the world.

Objective: There is a lack of adequate mental health services available in rural and remote Australia, with rural Australians experiencing poorer mental health outcomes than those in urban areas. Service access needs to improve, and the current study aimed to address this by exploring the acceptability of services, including telehealth, among rural Australians.

Method: A convergent mixed-method online survey was used to examine mental health service and clinician preferences via a series of open-ended and scaled questions. A total of 294 rural and regional Australians participated in the study, and textual responses were analysed using reflexive content analysis, with a repeated measures analysis of variance utilised to further examine telehealth acceptability.

Results: Results indicated a preference for in-person support that was accessible and available, with clinicians who were qualified and clinically competent. The importance of cultural competence was also highlighted, with responses indicating a need for clinicians with both rural and local knowledge, who also fostered connection and trust with their clients. Likewise, participants demonstrated an increasing acceptability of telehealth, provided the clinician was rurally based.

Conclusions: The results indicate a need for mental health services in rural Australia to be acceptable and relevant in order to best meet the needs of this population. Implications for future service delivery in rural areas, including recommendations for further research, are discussed.

Objective: Despite the increasing presence of women in professional sport, gender biases continue to shape consumer perceptions and engagement. This study examines how gendered attitudes influence evaluations of athlete quality and, in turn, consumer intentions towards the AFLW.

Method: A community sample (N = 862) completed an online survey assessing gender attitudes, and beliefs about sport and masculinity, and perceptions of athlete quality in football.

Results: Multigroup path analysis revealed differences in consumer perceptions of women's and men's football. Traditional attitudes towards gender and masculinity were significantly related to negative perceptions of women footballers' abilities, which were also associated with reduced desire to watch and attend AFLW matches.

Conclusions: These results highlight the role of gender biases in shaping public engagement with women's sport. Addressing these biases, particularly in media representation and marketing, may be key to increasing consumer investment in women's football and promoting greater gender equity in sport.

Objectives: The current study aimed to work with young Aboriginal people from the very remote Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia to (1) identify their social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) support needs, and (2) report how they would like these supports delivered.

Methods: We interviewed 83% (n = 94) of young people aged 16-19 from the Fitzroy Valley and 89% (n = 101) of their parents. Using anf Aboriginal Participatory Action Approach, we piloted some SEWB supports and worked with 10 young people to co-design the SEWB service.

Results: Based on the interviews and co-design consultation with young people, we identified five supports to be provided in the SEWB service. These included mental health support, particularly clinical psychology for people with moderate mental illness; community wellbeing workshops; male- and female-specific wellbeing workshops; and support to access existing services.

Conclusions: Partnering with young people ensured that community strengths and challenges were incorporated in the service design. Study findings were used to secure funding for the implementation and evaluation of a SEWB service in the Fitzroy Valley. The process and lessons learned in the Project could be used to engage, consult and partner with young people to design services in other remote regions.

Objective: Practica are an integral component of postgraduate psychology training. Traditional face-to-face practica, however, have experienced challenges such as struggles to ensure students are exposed to a broad range of common mental health conditions, limited practicum availability, and student barriers to completing psychology practica, such as geographical location. Fully simulated practica represent a novel training approach that may address the challenges identified in face-to-face practica. The present study aimed to explore the perspectives and experiences of postgraduate professional psychology students completing a fully simulated practicum.

Method: Seven semi-structured focus groups were conducted, in which students (N = 30) shared their perspectives of competency development within a simulated practicum, benefits, and challenges, of a simulated practicum. Reflexive thematic analysis was utilised to analyse the data and two thematic maps were developed to represent the findings.

Results: The first thematic map "Evaluating My Competence in a Simulated Environment" explored students' perspectives on increased competence as a result of the practicum. Students reported that their competence increased across a range of domains but that they may not have developed skills for responding to challenging client scenarios and expressed concerns that completing a simulated practicum might influence others' perceptions of their competence. The second thematic map "There are Unique Benefits and Challenges to a Simulated Environment" outlined safety, accessibility, the capacity to target and scaffold competency development, and peer interaction as unique strengths of a simulated learning environment. Students also identified challenges of skills practice within a simulated environment, such as inaccurate depictions of clinical presentations due to student actors' lack of familiarity with different diagnoses, and a struggle to understand the expectations of their role in a new learning environment.

Conclusions: The results of the present study suggest that a fully simulated practicum may increase accessibility of psychology training programs and address a range of challenges present in face-to-face practica.