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1. The geology and petrography of an Archaean inlier, south of Normanville. 2. The origin of the 'Houghton' granulite.
(1972) Davies, M. B.; School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geology & Geophysics
1. Detailed mapping established definite rock units within the Archaean inlier south of Normanville. The distribution of the rock types is suggestive of a major antiformal structure. Only metamorphic layering is recognised in the area. The first Archaean orogeny produced this layering and reached upper amphibolite grade of metamorphism as defined by the minerals sillimanite, garnet, diopside and scapolite. The temperature and pressure conditions were ~750C and 2-3 Kbars. This was established using mineral assemblages and the presence of considerable partial melting, pegmatitic masses and migmatites. This same orogeny was also responsible for the development of a strong schistosity, which was always parallel to the metamorphic layering. A Proterozoic orogeny produced a strong crenulation of the schists. This crenulation is parallel to the fold axis of a major antiform which plunges 35deg to 138deg. The deformation reached biotite grade of metamorphism as shown by the minerals biotite, sericite and epidote, which, commonly replace the higher grade minerals. An antiform overturned to the west was the major structure. Its under limb was sheared away, so that the inlier represents the eastern limb only. The western outcrops of the inlier represent the shear zone. 2. Geochemical analyses of the Houghton granulite suggest a sedimentary origin. This, coupled with its conformability with the surrounding rocks, and its association with a zircon rich meta-quartzite, support this conclusion.
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The 1300AD dacite pumice eruption, Rinjani Volcano, East Sunda Arc: petrology, petrogenesis and plumbing
(2009) Meegan, N. K.; School of Physical Sciences
Physical controls on fractional crystallisation in subduction settings around the globe are the focus of much discussion within academia. It is frequently observed that the typical magma to be erupted in arc settings is andesite from the differentiation of partially melted peridotite mantle wedge. It is less common in these settings to see more felsic end member magmas such as dacite or rhyolite being erupted in cataclysmic events. Discussion has arisen into what physical process or processes can drive a volcano, or set of volcanoes, within an arc to produce dacite or rhyolite magmas where fractional crystallisation is known to be the process of initial crystallisation. Research into these processes can be applied to Mount Rinjani (Lombok) within the Sunda Arc system, where the normally composite andesite volcano produced a cataclysmic eruption of dacite magma known as the Rinjani Pumice at 1300AD. Data is presented here in order to investigate processes within the sub-volcanic magma plumbing at Rinjani, primarily using volatiles from melt inclusions, coupled with petrology, pressure, temperature and water saturation estimates. It is theorised that ascent-driven crystallisation from a parent basalt drove fractional crystallisation to andesite composition beneath Rinjani volcano. Water undersaturated conditions induced ascent of the andesite magma to a shallow reservoir at ~3 kbar at temperatures ~1015 °C, with water saturation ~3.7 weight percent. Melt inclusion data from these same crystals reveals the interstitial liquid in the andesite magma to be of evolved dacite composition (~66 wt % SiO2) compared to the andesite (~50-54 wt % SiO2). Critical crystallinity is the physical process believed to have acted upon fractional crystallisation where the percentage of crystals forming exceeded the ability of the magma chamber to convect within this reservoir and therefore physical separation of the evolved dacite liquid from the andesite magma occurred. The buoyant dacitic liquid ascends to another shallow reservoir directly beneath Rinjani volcano and reaches its saturation pressure at 1.8 kbar at a temperature of ~900 °C, with water saturation increased to ~5 wt %. Sub-plinian cataclysmic eruption of the 1300AD Rinjani Pumice occurred due to pressure increase involved in saturation of the dacite, and syn-eruptive degassing aids in excavating the western flank of the Rinjani stratocone leaving a caldera. Subsequent volcanism occurs where the magma ascent path migrates west producing more cataclysmic eruptions increasing the volume of the edifice. Today, resurgent volcanism can be seen in the central eastern part of Segara Anak lake at Gunung Baru within the Rinjani caldera to produce basalt and andesite lavas. The application of physical mechanisms acting upon fractional crystallisation proposed here may be applied to other arc settings around the globe, where fractional crystallisation is found to be the primary driving force of felsic end member cataclysmic eruptions at what is typically an andesitic arc.
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2D lithospheric imaging of the Delamerian and Lachlan Orogens, southwestern Victoria, Australia from Broadband Magnetotellurics
(2016) Merrett, H. D.; School of Physical Sciences
A geophysical study utilising the method of magnetotellurics (MT) was carried out across southwestern Victoria, Australia, imaging the electrical resistivity structure of the lithosphere beneath the Delamerian and Lachlan Orogens. Broadband MT (0.001-1000 Hz) data were collected along a 160 km west-southwest to east-northeast transect adjacent to crustal seismic profiling. Phase tensor analyses from MT responses reveal a distinct change in electrical resistivity structure and continuation further southwards of the Glenelg and Grampians-Stavely geological zones defined by the Yarramyljup Fault, marking the western limit of exploration interest for the Stavely Copper Porphyries. The Stawell and Bendigo Zones also show change across the Moyston and Avoca faults, respectively. Results of 2D modelling reveal a more conductive lower crust (10-30 Ωm) and upper mantle beneath the Lachlan Orogen compared to the Delamerian Orogen. This significant resistivity gradient coincides with the Mortlake discontinuity and location of the Moyston fault. Broad-scale fluid alteration zones were observed through joint analysis with seismic profiling, leaving behind a signature of low-reflectivity, correlating to higher conductivities of the altered host rocks. Isotopic analysis of xenoliths from western Victoria reveal the lithospheric mantle has undergone discrete episodes of modal metasomatism. This may relate to near-surface Devonian granite intrusions constrained to the Lachlan Orogen where we attribute the mid to lower crustal conductivity anomaly (below the Stawell Zone) as fossil metasomatised ascent paths of these granitic melts. This conductivity enhancement may have served to overprint an already conductive lithosphere, enriched in hydrogen from subduction related processes during the Cambrian. A predominately reflective upper crust exhibits high resistivity owing to turbidite and metasedimentary rock sequences of the Lachlan Orogen, representative of low porosity and permeability. Conductive sediments of the Otway Basin have also been imaged down to 3 km depth southwest of Hamilton.
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A 3-D gravity and aeromagnetic interpretation of the Black Hill-Cambrai region
(1989) Kennedy, R. J.; School of Physical Sciences
The western edge of the Murray Basin overlies Kanmantoo sediments and contains anomalously high and low Bouger Gravity values. From available geological information, the anomalies are due to acidic intrusions, basic intrusions, and thickening of Tertiary sediments. A steeply flanked regional anomaly exists within the area. The anomaly is positive, 50 kilometres wide and has an amplitude of 25 mgals. This feature was modelled as a lopolith 5 kilometres thick with a feeder system extending to 30 km. Previous work in the Black Hill-Cambrai area had been mainly qualitative in nature. Considerable time was needed in order to tie three previous surveys together and form a reliable database. This database was incorporated in the thesis, and further work was done to increase the coverage of the anomaly. Gravity and magnetics results reveal the possibility of three basic intrusions that may be related at depth by a system of dykes. Two of the bodies, which are known as Cambrai and Black Hill, were studied in close detail. The regional gravity gradient needed to be removed and has been done so through the application of polynomial fitting with geological constraints. Attempts were made to define the shape and depth extent of the structures by means of 3-D modelling. It was revealed that the anomalies were possibly due to plumes of basic material with inward dipping walls and also a circular feeder system. Dykes occur around the basic bodies, possibly associated with the feeder system, indicating an extensional regime existed at the time of the intrusions.
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A 3-D seismic interpretation of the Palaeo-Fluvial geomorphology of the off-shore Gippsland Basin utilising seismic attibutes
(2015) Neden, Luke; Bunch, Mark; Australian School of Petroleum
The stratigraphy of the offshore Gippsland Basin exhibits extensive channelization features which developed during periods of lowstand that lowered base level causing incision and sediment bypass. These features are well documented at shallow depths but deeper in the stratigraphy the extent and geometry are less well defined. Traditional structural traps in the basin are becoming depleted and these features represent possible new targets. Equally their presence where down-cut into sealing lithologies represent a risk to the seal integrity/capacity overlying potential reservoirs concerned with CO2 storage. Seismic attributes, specifically coherence (variance) and sweetness, are co-rendered and mapped on stratal slices of the Gippsland Megasurvey 3D seismic dataset to enhance seismic images and establish the extent and geometry of channelisation in the offshore Gippsland Basin. These findings may help to identify new targets and determine potential for greenhouse gas storage, as well as helping to account for seismic anomalies that have been responsible for the misplacement of drilling targets in the past.
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The 3D electrical structure of the Australian lithosphere
(2013) May, A. J.; School of Physical Sciences
The broad-scale electrical resistivity structure of the Australian continent is poorly known due to the lack of continent-wide observations. These observations are used to constrain lithospheric conduction and petrophysical conditions. In this study, models of electrical resistivity are developed using various constraints, and these are tested against known observations. Three approaches have been employed. Firstly, using the AWAGS array of 58 magnetotelluric sites across Australia spaced approximately 500 km apart, I analyse geomagnetic depth sounding induction vector data, which are then compared with the broad-scale tectonic components of Australia. Secondly, I have developed an upper crustal and surrounding ocean model of electrical conductance using ocean depth information (ETOPO1) and depth to Proterozoic basement (SEEBASE) with a spatial resolution of approximately 17 km. Thirdly, estimates of seismic shear wave velocity of the lithosphere from 50 to 200 km depth from the AuSREM data, at a spatial resolution of approximately 50 km, were converted to electrical resistivity using an empirical relationship. The induction vectors were then compared with three dimensional modelling developed through two approaches. To good approximation I have been able to demonstrate, that the observed AWAGS induction vector data are explained to first order by the conduction of the oceans and sedimentary basins. Second-order effects of resistivity variations in the deeper lithosphere are significant, but induction vectors are less sensitive to these. Finally, I demonstrate from a 3D inversion of the observed AWAGS data that there are additional crustal conductors that cannot be explained from sediment thickness alone, but require additional conduction mechanisms in the crust over significant depths.
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4D fracture distribution in the Cooper Basin
(2014) Wei, Liu; Amrouch, Khalid; Australian School of Petroleum
The Cooper basin is located in central Australia and is made from non-marine sedimentary rocks which were formed in the Late Carboniferous to Middle Triassic period. The basin was formed due to thermal subsidence, and it can be attributed to prior granite emplacement and uplift due to high heat flow. 4D Fracture Distribution is used to identify the effect of stress orientations caused by different tectonic events in the study area by interpreting fractures and faults from image log data. This study focuses on the section of Cooper Basin in South Australia where an intra-cratonic basin is located and, specifically, where it is entirely overlain by the Eromanga Basin and partially underlain by the Warburton Basin. Stress influences tectonic orogeny in this study area from the Warburton Basin stratigraphy (Pando formation) to the Eromanga Basin (Bulldog Shale) section. The image log data provides information on fractures and faults which indicate that fractures and faults were created by different stress mechanisms through time. Firstly, these fractures are interpreted by stereonet and separated to different sets according to the different formations and stress regimes created. Secondly, these fracture and fault interpretations are related to tectonic events in the Cooper Basin. The tectonic events stress influences are shown in wells location map after data cooperation. In conclusion, tectonic events can be seen which include (listed in older of age) Ross-Delamerian Orogeny, Alice Springs Orogeny, Kanimblan Orogeny, Sakmarian uplift, Hunter-Bowen Orogeny, Late Eocene Oilgocene, Mid Miocene Orogeny and an unknown stress which indicate stress directions and time in the area studied. In some events, stress directions are not unitive because well location may lie near fault belts which could obstruct stress conduction.
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A geochronologic, thermobarometric and stable isotopic study into the Kanmantoo Cu-Au Deposit, South Australia
(2023) Schmaal, T. H.; School of Physical Sciences
The paragenesis of the Kanmantoo Cu-Au Deposit, South Australia, has been a topic of debate in the literature since research on the site was first published. Due to the deposit’s complicated geological history of metamorphism and deformation, determining the source of ore-forming fluid has been difficult. Two major models have been hypothesised; a post-peak metamorphic model suggesting granitic fluid to be the source of mineralising fluids; and a syn-sedimentary model, hypothesising that the mineralisation occurred in a Sed-ex style while the Kanmantoo Group was still being deposited. This study employs a range of techniques such as, stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopes; Cu, Zn, and Pb trace elements within silicate gangue minerals; xenotime, zircon and monazite geochronology; and mineral equilibria forward modelling in an attempt to constrain the conditions of the ore-forming fluid. From these data, the age of mineralisation has been constrained to 489Ma through the use of xenotime geochronology. Mineral equilibria forward modelling has indicated peak-mineralisation conditions of ~3.5 GPa and 570 °C.
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A sedimentological approach to the geology of the Corunna area, S.A.
(1972) Lemon, N. M.; School of Physical Sciences
The type area of the Corunna Group of sediments of Carpentarian age, outcropping in the northeast of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, was mapped, divided into members and the sedimentary history determined. It was decided that suitable subdivisions were; the lower conglomerate member, the lower green sandstone member, the red conglomerate member, the white conglomerate member and the upper green sandstone member. A major unconformity was found between the red and white conglomerate members. The sediments were deposited in a trough which opened to the sea to the north. Tectonic activity dictated the type of sediment, whether marine or terrestrial, deposited. Most of the sediment supply was from the east for the red conglomerate member, and from the southwest for the white conglomerate member. The sediments were then faulted, folded and intruded by dykes during the Wartakan phase of tectonic and igneous activity.
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ABERRANT INCREASE IN ACTIVE TGFβ1 IS ASSOCIATED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS PROGRESSSION IN HUMAN TIBIAL SUBCHONDRAL BONE
(2020) Adelaide Medical School
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Acceptability and Effectiveness of App-Based Interventions in Managing Symptoms of Depression, Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation in Youth
(2020) Leech, Teghan; School of Psychology
Depression during adolescence has been linked to an increased risk for non-suicidal self-harm and suicidal ideation both preceding risk factors for suicide. However, young people are unlikely to seek help for mental health problems. Given that this group routinely use online services to connect with others and seek information, smartphone applications (‘apps’) present a possible treatment modality. This review critically examines the development and application of apps in the self-guided treatment of depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation among youth. Findings in this area are promising, although inconsistent. Randomized controlled trials are needed to determine treatment safety and effectiveness.
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Achieving ‘partnership’: The relationship between horse and rider in the competition arena
(2016) Sandland, Jacqueline; School of Psychology
This study aims to explore the horse-rider relationship in elite-level eventing. Current literature suggests that the concept, ‘partnership’, is routinely used to describe a fundamental aspect of rider-horse compatibility, and that this concept is argued to need time to develop. Highly skilled riders who use multiple horses in competition may not have time to develop such ‘partnerships’, however, such combinations are often found to achieve significant competitive success. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore how elite-level eventing riders account for equestrian performance and how ‘partnership’ between horse and rider is routinely described in discussing achievement at this level. Discursive analysis was used to identify broad patterns in the data, as well as identifying routine linguistic practices and rhetorical organisation that recur in elite riders’ constructions of event horses. Event horses were routinely described in two ways: as autonomous, decision-making agent, and as social being, that displays specific dispositional attributes that contribute toward performance success. These constructions were applied to an ‘equine habitus’ framework (Gilbert & Gillett, 2011), to develop the notion of an ‘eventing habitus’. The study’s findings have practical application for riders and trainers in competitive environments as well as for other equestrian professionals (e.g. jockeys and stockmen) who are routinely required to ride unfamiliar horses in high-risk contexts.
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Adaptation, Arsonists, and Apocalypses: Exploring Social Representations of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Australian Social Media Before and During the "Black Summer Bushfires"
(2022) Osborne, Mitchell; School of Psychology
Australia's 2019-2020 "Black Summer Bushfires" were an unprecedented extreme weather event, which evidence suggests was made substantially worse by the effects of anthropogenic climate change. This event, and previous weather events, have been demonstrated to affect how people view climate change, with general research findings indicating that extreme weather events increase people's agreement and acceptance of the existence of climate change. However, there is still little research into how these extreme weather events affect the views of people who do not believe in the existence of climate change. This study aims to rectify this gap in the research. By using qualitative reflexive Thematic Analysis, 999 unique tweets were assessed within a Social Representations Theory framework to explore how individual's representations of climate change were affected due to the Black Summer Bushfires. The results of this thematic analysis indicated denialist representations fractured during January as they were unable to reconcile their representations of climate change not being real with evidence the bushfires were caused and exacerbated by climate change. Additionally, consensus, science-based representations were made more cohesive from the fires and made explicit use of the bushfires as physical evidence of climate change to both advance the consensus representation and depoliticise the argument surrounding climate change. These results suggest that more atypical extreme weather events, like the Black Summer Fires, have an increased impact on social representations of climate change, resulting in substantial changes for both consensus-based views and denialist-based views.
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Adapting an Integrated Model of Body Appreciation in Women: The Role of Interoceptive Awareness
(2019) Szulc, Jessica Stephanie; School of Psychology
Body image concerns have become normative within current society and, while much research has demonstrated links between body image and overall wellbeing, the causes of positive and negative body image remain unclear. Interoceptive awareness (IA) is one construct that has been shown to have positive relationships with body appreciation, however body image literature lacks an integrative theoretical model which incorporates its influence. A convenience sample of 197 female participants from Australia completed an online questionnaire comprising several standardised measures including measures of IA, body appreciation and other proposed factors underlying positive body image. Results indicated that greater IA, self-compassion and perceived body acceptance by others, and lower self-objectification, social comparison and internalisation of the thin-ideal were related to greater body appreciation. Structural equation modelling demonstrated that appearance processing mechanisms – self-objectification, social comparison, and thin-ideal internalisation – negatively predicted body appreciation, and self-objectification and social comparison mediated the relationship between IA and body appreciation. The adapted model of positive body image provided a good fit to the data. Findings contribute to the understanding of body appreciation, suggesting that IA is an influential factor within body appreciation, and can help inform future practices to increase overall wellbeing.
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Adding More Layers to Loss: LGBTQ+ People’s Experiences of Pregnancy Loss
(2020) Rose, Alice; School of Psychology
While reproductive technologies are facilitating the expansion of kinship possibilities for LGBTQ+ people, psychological supports are lagging for key aspects of reproduction such as pregnancy loss, which occurs in one-quarter of pregnancies in Australia. More knowledge about LGBTQ+ people’s pregnancy loss experiences must be gained before effective support can be provided. This qualitative study contributes to such knowledge by exploring experiences of pregnancy loss and support through semi-structured interviews with 14 LGBTQ+ people, including gestational and non-gestational parents. Using thematic analysis four themes were generated to describe the factors that shape experiences of pregnancy loss for LGBTQ+ people: (1) pregnancy loss can only be fully understood in context; (2) the role of compassionate healthcare; (3) lack of identity recognition and discrimination compounds distress; and (4) seeking psychological safety and understanding in times of distress. Across themes, participants described multilayered experiences reflective of existing research on common aspects of pregnancy loss and added layers that, for LGBTQ+ people, travel alongside the more widely reported aspects. The additional challenges experienced throughout the journey of conception, pregnancy, and loss, compounded the distress experienced and highlighted the need for tailored resources and supports for LGBTQ+ people. This research illustrates how pregnancy losses can be experienced differently by different cohorts, particularly when normative reproductive practices are challenged. These findings have implications for how pregnancy loss can be understood in theory and addressed in practice. There are many avenues for future research, including the development of professional education programs relating to LGBTQ+ pregnancy loss.
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Adherence in Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of Positive and Negative Metacognitive Worry Beliefs
(2016) Pinto, Ronette B.; School of Psychology
On a national and global scale, cardiovascular disease (CVD) poses deleterious consequences for individual mortality and morbidity, and for broader health economics. Enhancing patient adherence is crucial for secondary prevention and improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Health psychology research to date is characterised by limited and inconsistent findings regarding the role of worry. Specifically, research has failed to investigate the positive and negative beliefs held by individuals regarding their worry processes. The current study utilized the Metacognitive Model of Generalized Anxiety Disorder as a theoretical basis for quantitatively testing if adherence to CVD-specific recommendations, HRQoL, and engagement in health behaviours were differentially associated with positive and negative metacognitive worry beliefs. The study adopted a mixed-methods design to further qualitatively explore satisfaction with medical care, adherence barriers, facilitators, and self-reported levels of adherence. Self-report data (N = 33) were analysed using linear and logistic regressions; qualitative data from brief semi-structured telephone interviews (N = 30) were analysed through content analysis. Results indicated that metacognitive worry beliefs were only partially associated with outcomes, whereas interviews elicited other psychological variables that are potentially more salient than worry. Adherence barriers and facilitators ranged across factors pertaining to the individual, the illness, and the medical practitioner. These findings have practical implications for the development of interventions that can enhance adherence, reduce mortality and morbidity, and ultimately benefit Australia's health care system. Worry and worry beliefs are worthy of further investigation in larger, more inclusive CVD samples free from social desirability and external validity limitations.
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The Adolescent Distress-Eustress Scale Applied to an Adolescent University Sample
(2018) Schulz, Jade; School of Psychology
This study examines how distress and eustress interact in an adolescent university sample, while also aiming to validate a new measure, the Adolescent Distress-Eustress Scale. This is expanding on previous literature as most has focussed on stress as a debilitative factor, neglecting any positive aspects of stress. Furthermore, studies that have acknowledged both positive and negative stress, primarily focussed on adults in a working environment, as until recently, there were no scales developed to measure distress and eustress in an adolescent sample. The current study involved (N = 64) participants from the University of Adelaide, who were between 17-20 years old and enrolled in the course Psychology 1A. Participants completed a survey consisting of scales and questions used to collect and measure variables including: intellectual ability, personality traits, well-being, ill-being, stress mindsets, self-efficacy, distress-eustress, and academic satisfaction. Results indicated that, compared to the general population, the current sample had significantly higher levels of ill-being and significantly lower levels of well-being. Correlational analysis revealed some expected relationships, such as between distress and eustress with well-being, ill-being and some personality traits. However, contrary to the hypothesised relationship, distress and eustress had no significant association with academic outcomes. It was found that distress was positively associated with Openness and also multiple measures of academic satisfaction, which was unexpected. However, the study being underpowered could be to blame for unexpected findings. Nevertheless, the results provided insight into how distress and eustress can affect adolescent tertiary students and provided direction for future research.
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Adolescent Mental Health and the Relationships between Anxiety, Depression and Sleep Moses Banez
(2021) Banez, Moses; School of Psychology
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Adolescent Psychological Health as a Predictor of Academic Performance at University
(2019) Preston, Joanna; School of Psychology
The period of entering university after completing high school is a stressful transition for adolescents. There are many individual differences that contribute to a successful transition; however, this population of adolescent university students is understudied. This study looked to investigate the influence of psychological health on the academic performance of adolescents at a tertiary level. Sixty adolescent first-year students completed a survey containing measures of developmentally appropriate well-being, personality, intelligence, stress, and mental health measures, for the use of determining their predictive ability in relation to academic performance. The participants were aged 16-20, and predominantly female. Psychological health was found to have a significant influence on academic performance in this adolescent sample. The results indicated no significant gender differences present. Further, the role of personality, well-being, and ill-being on academic performance was examined. Potential personality predictors of positive psychological health were highlighted, and the role of personality and stress on psychological distress was examined. The implications of these results are in the development of programs and resources for high schools and universities, to help foster these positive psychological characteristics in students, to improve the performance and transition of first-year students.
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Adult Attachment Styles and Emotional Regulation: The Role of Interoceptive Awareness and Alexithymia
(2019) Ferraro, Isabella; School of Psychology
Exposure to adverse childhood experiences, such as disturbances in attachment with primary caregivers, influences how we experience and regulate our emotions in adulthood. Additionally, a conscious perception and understanding of our internal bodily signals – classified as interoceptive awareness – heightens our capacity to recognise changes in emotional arousal, as based upon physiological signalling. The current study explored whether this interoceptive capability functioned as a mediator in the relationship between adult attachment style and emotional regulation, and whether alexithymia – a personality construct characterised by affective impairments – further mediated this relationship. A convenience sample of 219 Australian adults completed an online survey comprised of a sociodemographic questionnaire and four standardised measures that assessed these aforementioned constructs. Results from bivariate correlations and parallel multiple mediation analyses found that anxious and avoidant attachment styles were negatively associated with the perception of bodily sensations and positively associated with difficulties identifying and describing feelings and regulating negative affect. Furthermore, IA and alexithymia were found to partially mediate the relationship between adult attachment insecurity and emotional regulation difficulties. The application of mind-body oriented therapies are suggested as appropriate interventions to enhance awareness of interoceptive states and reduce alexithymic symptomology, thereby improving emotional regulation.

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