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1 Honours in Psychology Thesis Topics and Supervisors Anita Mak Hon Sociocultural experiences of Muslim international students in Australia 2014 Anita Mak Hon Accultrative stressors, coping resources and life satisfaction of international students from non-english speaking countries 2014 Anita Mak Hon Host relations predictors of NESB international students' academic adaptation 2014 Brett Scholz Hon Hegemonic masculinity and male mental health 2014 Dimity Crisp Hon Stress, coping and subjective well-being in university students 2014 Dimity Crisp Hon Understanding common-sense beliefs of dementia 2014 Dominic Upton Hon Stigma and treatment support for mental illness and substance dependence 2014 Debra Rickwood Hon Predictors of help-seeking for depression among older adults in regional Australia 2014 Doug Boer Hon Risk assessment of juvenile sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities 2014 James Neill Hon What motivates voluntary blood donations? 2014 James Neill Hon The role of the five-factor model of personality in understanding the effects of viewing natural, semi-natural and artificial scenes on affect responses 2014 Janie Busby Grant Hon Individual differences in language ability impact emotion perception 2014 Peter Hassmen Hon Self-determined motivation, body satisfaction, social interaction and exercise behaviours 2014 Peter Hassmen Hon Burnout in coaches 2014 Stephen Moston Hon Social validation: A motivational theory of doping in an online bodybuilding community

2 2014 Stephen Moston Hon Reviewing the continuum of ego-depletion: From metaphorical resources towards cognitive-based theories 2014 Stuart Cathcart Hon Preliminary investigation for cortical reorganisation in chronic headache 2014 Stuart Cathcart Hon Brain mechanisms of insight problem solving 2014 Tricia Brown Hon The influence of essentialism, attribution theory and empathy on mental illness stigma 2014 Tricia Brown Hon The role of ideology and patriotism in explaining individual responses to climate change 2014 Tricia Brown Hon Addressing prejudice towards older people with dementia via perspective taking and empathy 2013 Brett Scholz Hon Men's sheds, social contact and social identity 2013 Brett Scholz Hon The effects of hegomonic masculinity on gay male health 2013 Diana Grace Hon Estimations of intelligence: A review of sex differences across populations 2013 Diana Grace Hon How intelligent are gender stereotypes? 2013 Diana Grace Hon Her name or sirname: The role of ambivalent sexism in marital name choices 2013 Diana Grace Hon Ambivalent sexism theory and its consequences for women 2013 Dimity Crisp Hon Barriers to help-seeking for mental health issues in Australian university students 2013 James Neill Hon The effects of exposure to nature on directed attention 2013 James Neill Hon Adolescent substance use treatment and adventure therapy 2013 James Neill Hon Antecedents of environmentally significant behaviour 2013 James Neill Hon Attention restoration theory and the restorative effect of natural environments

3 2013 Stephen Moston Hon The effects of victim race and mental health on perceptions of credibility 2013 Stephen Moston Hon Sinners or saints? Forgiving and blaming of criminal conduct by athletes 2013 Stuart Cathcart Hon Cortical mechanisms of affective pain processing 2013 Stuart Cathcart Hon The effects of prefronal stimulation on affective and cardiovascular stress responses 2013 Tricia Brown Hon Perceptions of 'boat people' arriving in Australia: The impact of national norms and social identity 2013 Tricia Brown Hon Perspective taking towards asylum seekers 2013 Tricia Brown Hon Young adults' perceptions of elderly people and people with dementia: The influence of perspective taking 2013 Vikki Knott Hon Importance of developing intercultural competence 2013 Vikki Knott Hon A review of literature on sun related behaviours 2012 Anita Mak Hon Coping and recovery via online social networks 2012 Anita Mak Hon Effects of cultural inclusiveness and intergroup contact on international students' intercultural attitudes 2012 Diana Grace Hon Men in charge of women's business: Social role theory in the obstetric context James Neill & Anita Mak Hon Coping and the development of mental toughness in outdoor education 2012 Stephen Moston Hon Detecting doping in sport: distinguishing between dopers and non dopers using forensic interviewing

4 2012 Stephen Moston Hon Linking personality traits and athletes' attitudes towards doping in sport: Determining why one athelete will cheat over another 2012 Stuart Cathcart Hon If Buddha was a Golfer; Mindfulness, Golf Putting and the Influence of Distraction 2012 Stuart Cathcart Hon The relationship between religiosity and happiness: The mediating role of purpose in life 2012 Tricia Brown Hon Attitudes to asylum seekers 2012 Tricia Brown Hon Intentions and barriers to work in dementia care 2012 Vikki Knott Hon Dementia and the provision of residential care 2012 Vikki Knott Hon Hope and dementia: Perspectives of health professionals 2011 Amanda George Hon Distinct relationships of impulsivity facets with alcohol use/problems: Mediating role of drinking motives Amanda George Hon Social anxiety and drinking game participation: Moderating role of drinking motives 2011 Anita Mak Hon The role of perspective taking on the relationship between contact and attitudes in perceptions of international students in Australia 2011 Anita Mak Hon Domestic students' contact with and attitudes towards international students: Intergroup anxiety and intercultural communication emotions as mediators 2011 Debra Rickwood Hon Factors influencing young people's choice of professional help for mental health concerns 2011 Diana Grace Hon Perceptions of motherhood status for workplace promotion 2011 Diana Grace Hon Children's perceptions of gender-consistent and -inconsistent occupations

5 2011 James Neill Hon Effects of digitally-presented nature scenes on positive affect, negative affect and stress 2011 James Neill Efficacy of outdoor therapy interventions: How do such programs meet life skills and well-being objectives for at risk young people? A mixed methods evaluation 2011 James Neill Hon Australian university students' use of online social network sites 2011 Navjot Bhullar Hon Psychometric evaluation of the Valuing Questionnaire 2011 Navjot Bhullar Hon Evaluating the effectiveness of an education program to change drink-driving intentions in young people: An application of the theory of planned behaviour 2011 Navjot Bhullar Hon The role of program engagement in the effectiveness of an education program to reduce drink driving intentions in young people 2011 Navjot Bhullar Hon Time perspective as a predictor of well-being: The mediating role of dispositional gratitude 2011 Stuart Cathcart Hon Mindfulness and anxiety in basketball free throw shooting 2011 Stuart Cathcart Hon Mindfulness and stress reactivity 2011 Stuart Cathcart Hon Pain sensitivity in episodic tension-type headache 2011 Stuart Cathcart Hon Mindfulness and coping in sub-elite hockey players 2011 Thea Vanags Hon You are only as old as you feel: age differences in the impact of ageing expectations on health outcomes 2011 Tricia Brown Hon Perceptions of 'boat people': Influence of labels and national identification 2011 Tricia Brown Hon The influence of theories of gender on stereotyping and self-stereotyping

6 2011 Vikki Knott Hon Mindfulness and academic performance 2011 Vikki Knott Hon Workplace bullying among apprentices 2011 Vikki Knott Hon Communication between health professionals and patients: Facilitating disclosure of complementary therapy use 2011 Vikki Knott Hon The impact of cancer on development in adolescent and young adults 2011 Vivienne Lewis Hon Body image and body shape behaviours in adolescent boys 2010 Amanda George Hon Selected impulsivity facets with alcohol use/problems: The mediating role of drinking motives 2010 Amanda George Hon The relationship of sensation seeking/impulsivity with alcohol use and alcohol-related problems:the mediating effect of drinking motive and protective behavioural strategies 2010 Amanda George Hon Dysfunctional attitudes and hazardous alcohol use among university students: The mediating role of drinking motives and protective behavioual strategies 2010 Anita Mak Hon Psychosocial predictors of life satisfaction in Asian-born Australian international students 2010 Anita Mak Hon Host language proficiency and anxiety, self-esteem, appraisals, and international students' mental health 2010 Anita Mak Hon Korean international Students' Coping Resources Predicting Psychological adjustment 2010 Debra Rickwood Hon Young people's attendance at a mental health service: The effects of appointment reminders and readiness for change 2010 Diana Grace Hon Enhancing prosocial behaviour in preschoolers: A social cognitive perspective 2010 Diana Grace Hon Children's understanding of social categories

7 2010 Diana Grace Hon The knowledge gap: Young children's understanding of the opposite sex 2010 Diana Grace Hon Work-life balance plans: The effect of gender, essentialism and sexism on work and family choices 2010 James Neill Hon The role of cognitive strategies and green exercise characteristics as predictors of mood effects in green exercise 2010 James Neill Hon Influence of self-aspects in stress-coping congruence and perceived coping effectiveness 2010 James Neill Hon Coping frequency and effectiveness in relation to academic stress: Strategies of effective and ineffective copers 2010 James Neill Hon The relationship between goal setting and academic performance 2010 James Neill Hon The Impact of outdoor education on physical activity, health and physical self concept of adolescents 2010 James Neill Hon Online social networking, coping and academic stress/study 2010 Janie Busby Grant Hon Ecological momentary assessment of mental time travel 2010 Janie Busby Grant Hon The influence of time perspective on social goal selection 2010 Janie Busby Grant Hon Theory of mind in adults: In the mood to mind read? 2010 Thea Vanags Hon Effect on verbal overshadowing including recognition performance and description accuracy 2010 Thea Vanags Hon The effect of verbal overshadowing and personality on identification accuracy and confidence 2010 Thea Vanags Hon The effect of verbal overshadowing and lineup type on identification accuracy

8 2010 Thea Vanags Hon The effects of mental exercise on older adults' prospective memory 2010 Tricia Brown Hon Influence of essentialist beliefs and perceived media exposure on mental illness stigma 2010 Tricia Brown Hon Ambivalent stereotypes on Asian immigrants: Impacts on perceived threat and prejudice 2010 Tricia Brown Hon Confronting mental illness stigma: Contact, dangerousness and enititativity as predictors of social distance 2010 Vivienne Lewis Hon Evaluating the quality of eating disorder treatments via patient's experiences and expectations 2009 Amanda George Hon The relationship of social anxiety with alcohol use and alcohol related problems: The mediating effects of drinking motives and protective behavioural strategies 2009 Amanda George Hon Testing a dual systems model of sensation-seeking and impulsivity in the prediction of alcohol use and problems: Investigating the mediating effects of alcohol expectancies 2009 James Neill Hon Frequency and effectiveness of coping strategies in managing development stress among female adolescents 2009 James Neill Hon Coping with stress at university: The effects of personality on coping choice and perceived coping effectiveness in Australian university students 2009 Thea Vanags Hon Verbal overshadowing: The influence of knowledge attenuating memory impairment 2009 Tim Carey Hon Victims of bullying: Who they seek help from and why 2009 Tricia Brown Hon Effects of imagined intergroup contact on explicit and implicit mental illness stigma 2009 Vivienne Lewis Hon Negative body image, and its impact on social physique anxiety and social anxiety, in preadolescent children aged 10 and Anita Mak Hon Australian students' intercultural contact with and attitudes towards international students

9 2008 Debra Rickwood Hon Factors affecting gatekeepers' referral of young people to mental health services 2008 James Neill Hon An Australian study on the wounded healer phenomenon: Students motivations to study psychology, their clinical psychology career aspirations, psychological well-being, and exposure to mental illness James Neill Hon The effect of green exercise on anxiety and stress 2008 Thea Vanags Hon Don t stop til you get enough: Attention deficit or stimulus deficient environments? 2008 Tricia Brown Hon Mental illness stigma and contact: An integrated threat theory approach 2008 Vivienne Lewis Hon Body image in middle school children. A longtiudinal study.

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