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        National School Readiness Project

        Alanna Mary Tess Yasmin Sincovich Brushe Gregory Harman-Smith AS MB TG YHS BPsych(Hons), PhD BPsych(Hons), PhD (Public Health) BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD Senior Research Officer Senior Research Officer Senior Research ...

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        Conducting decolonizing research and practice with Australian First Nations to close the health gap

        The purpose of this paper is to highlight a perspective for decolonizing research with Australian First Nations and provide a framework for successful and sustained knowledge translation by drawing on the recent work conducted by a research group, in five remote communities in North-Western Australia. ...

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        Barriers and enablers to promoting grandchildren’s physical activity and reducing screen time: a qualitative study with Australian grandparents

        With an increasing number of grandparents providing care to their grandchildren, calls have been made for these caregivers to be considered important stakeholders in encouraging children's engagement in health-promoting behaviors, such as physical activity. ...

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        Provision of Engagement Services for the AEDC

        Yasmin Tess Ellen Alanna Neida Trudy Harman-Smith Gregory Harvey Sincovich Sechague Monroy Crickmar YHS TG EH AS NSM TC BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) BSocWk(Hons) BPsych(Hons), PhD BDS, MPH BECE Head, Early Years Systems ...

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        Mental health profiles and academic achievement in Australian school students

        This study explored mental health profiles in Australian school students using indicators of well-being (i.e., optimism, life satisfaction, and happiness) and psychological distress (i.e., sadness and worries). The sample included 75,757 students (ages 8-18 years) who completed the 2019 South Australian Wellbeing and Engagement Collection. ...

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        Playful Bytes

        Hayley Alana Christian Papageorgiou HC AP BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHSc Program Head, Healthy Behaviours and Environments; National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow Research Officer 08 6319 1040 08 6319 1460 hayley.christian@ ...

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        Feasibility and acceptability of the use of flash glucose monitoring encountered by Indigenous Australians with type 2 diabetes mellitus: initial experiences from a pilot study

        Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is highly prevalent within the Indigenous Australian community. Novel glucose monitoring technology offers an accurate approach to glycaemic management, providing real-time information on glucose levels and trends. The acceptability and feasibilility of this technology in Indigenous Australians with T2DM has not been investigated.  ...

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        Testing campaign slogans designed to motivate older people to be more physically active

        Being physically active is critical for healthy ageing, yet many older people do not meet physical activity guidelines. The aim of this study was to test the relative effectiveness of five previously identified campaign slogans designed to encourage older people to be more physically active: 'Be active 30-60 minutes a day to stay fit and well'; 'Move more, live longer'; 'Stay fit to stay functional'; 'This is your time - enjoy being strong and active'; and 'Use it or lose it'. ...

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        Perinatal Women’s Perspectives of, and Engagement in, Digital Emotional Well-Being Training: Mixed Methods Study

        Psychological distress in the early postpartum period can have long-lasting deleterious effects on a mother's well-being and negatively affect her infant's development. Intervention approaches based in contemplative practices such as mindfulness and loving-kindness and compassion are intended to alleviate distress and cultivate well-being and can be delivered effectively as digital mental health interventions. ...

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        Motives and Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions Predict Progress and Management of Goals in Parents

        Parents must rapidly adapt goals from various aspects of their lives to accommodate the demands of the early stages of parenthood. According to the self-concordance model, having autonomous goal motives (based on enjoyment or personal goal value) should foster effective self-regulation (e.g., coping strategies), better goal management, and increase the likelihood of goal attainment, compared to controlled motives (goals driven by demands/pressures). ...

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        Goal Motives, Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions, and the Self-Regulation of Saving Goals: A Longitudinal Investigation

        We investigated howautonomous and controlled motives for saving money contribute longitudinally to selfregulatory coping, goal progress, and psychological need satisfaction/frustration. We also investigated whether mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII) facilitates saving through interactions with controlled goal motives. ...

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        Advancing our understanding of psychological flow: A scoping review of conceptualizations, measurements, and applications

        Research on psychological flow is well established, although criticisms remain regarding conceptual and measurement issues associated with the construct. This scoping review maps flow-related research across scientific disciplines, examining the conceptualization, measurement instruments, and outcomes of flow between 2012 and 2019. Across 236 sources that met the review criteria, 108 different flow-related constructs were measured by 141 instruments, and 84 possible antecedents were identified. ...

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