OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Australian Psychologist is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Psychosocial factors and quality of life in HIV	19
A national study of the psychological theories and therapies covered within clinical psychology training programs in Australia	19
Psychologists’ perceptions of assessing and treating trauma-exposed clients	16
A brief self-compassionate reflective writing task can manage negative reactions following an eating transgression	15
Mind the distance: experiences of non-face-to-face child and youth mental health services during COVID-19 social distancing restrictions in Western Australia	14
Ethical dilemmas working with older adults: in-depth interviews with Australian psychologists	12
Experience of and recommendations for creating new rural and remote psychology placements	11
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition, Greek Adaptation (WAIS-IV GR): confirmatory factor analysis and specific reference group normative data for Greek Australian older adults	9
Sun safety in young Queensland adults: behaviours, knowledge, and responses to health-based and appearance-based text messages	9
Urgent call for research into imagery rescripting to reduce suicidal mental imagery: clinical research considerations	8
Supporting LGBTQA+ peoples’ recovery from sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts	8
Evaluating emotion regulation ability across negative and positive emotions: psychometric properties of the Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory (PERCI) in American adults and Iranian adults	7
She is like me: a qualitative exploration of body image ideals and the young woman psychologist working with eating disorders	7
Feasibility and practicality of a simulated placement: an exploratory pilot of a novel training method for postgraduate psychology students in the wake of COVID-19	7
Does participation in structured group supervision impact experiences of transition to the workforce?: A survey of psychology registrars	7
The role of metacognitive beliefs versus meta-emotion beliefs in disordered eating	7
Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
What psychologists need to know about men and suicide	6
The professional identity of Australian counselling psychologists: a reflexive thematic analysis	6
Perceptions of mental health and illness amongst Australian Ismaili Muslim youth	5
The mediating role of behavioural automaticity and intention on past to future bootcamp attendance	5
Tracking trainee development: preliminary validation of a tool designed to evaluate clinical psychology competencies over time	5
BEST-Foundations: a mixed methods exploration of the feasibility of a novel intervention treating internalising symptoms in children	5
Lessons from COVID-19 and the practice of school psychology: opportunity for a changed landscape	5
People Needs Country: the symbiotic effects of landcare and wellbeing for Aboriginal peoples and their countries	5

Wellbeing programs for culturally and linguistically diverse population in Australia: barriers and improvements	5
Cognitive processing of HIV stigma and its association with posttraumatic growth: a reflexive thematic analysis	5
Trait empathy and the treatment of asylum seekers in Australia	5
Network psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians: a hierarchical exploratory graph analysis	4
Digital game addiction, classroom engagement, sleep deprivation and mind-wandering: tests of mediating relationships with Turkish adolescents	4
Psychometric properties of the DSM-5 Panic Disorder Dimensional Scale in an Australian community sample	4
Goal motives in depression and anxiety: the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties	4
Fluctuations in mental health in students accessing a university-wide online mental health promotion intervention before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Support through the screen: therapeutic alliance and group cohesion processes in group videoconferencing-based psychological programs for young cancer survivors	4
The role of emotion beliefs in depression, anxiety, and stress	4
Reflexivity: a model for teaching and learning cultural responsiveness in mental health	4
“That weird kid without parents”: a qualitative analysis of identity following bereavement due to parental intimate partner homicide in Australia	4
Understanding the provision of psychological interventions for psychosis in an Australian mental health service: a mixed methods study	3
Aversion to happiness mediates effects of meaning in life, perfectionism, and self-esteem on psychological distress in Turkish adults	3
Characteristics of adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder consecutively referred to an Australian private psychiatric clinic	3
Building resilience in transcultural adults: investigating the effect of a strength-based programme	3
Alexithymia in autism spectrum disorder	3
What counts? A Delphi consensus-based approach to interpreting accreditation standards for Direct Client Activities in clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology programs	3
Factor structure for the Food Cravings Inventory in an Australian sample	3
A systematic review of the thoughts and feelings that are associated with suicidal behaviours in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples	3
A longitudinal evaluation of a biopsychosocial model predicting BMI and disordered eating among young adults	3
A psychometric validation of the Dysmorphic Concerns Questionnaire (DCQ) in adolescents and young adults	3
Lose yourself: feared self, emotion regulation, and obsessive-compulsive and eating disorder symptomatology	3
A stress-coping analysis of ‘stranded’ Australians seeking repatriation during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Using physical activity guidelines to examine associations between self-reported physical activity and depression symptoms in adolescent girls	2
Finding help for OCD in Australia: development and evaluation of a clinician directory	2
First-year domestic and international university students’ knowledge and use of mental health services and self-care practices in Australia	2
Supervising post-graduate psychology trainees in residential aged care settings: common issues	2
Extended Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES): inclusion of the peer relationship problems subscale and updated psychometric properties	2
Project Yarn Circle: development and pilot evaluation of a cultural connection suicide prevention program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people	2
Performance and symptom validity testing in neuropsychological assessments in Australia: a survey of practises and beliefs	2
Climate change and mental health: postgraduate psychology student and program coordinator perspectives from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand	2
Undergraduate psychology and dental students’ perceptions of interprofessional learning when using motivational interviewing to encourage health behaviour change: a mixed methods study	2
Weaving Wayapa and cognitive behaviour therapy: applying research topic yarning to explore a cultural interface between Western and Indigenous psychology practice in Australia	2
Family violence education for post-graduate psychology trainees: a longitudinal mixed-method survey evaluating self-reported knowledge and confidence levels	2
Cultural responsiveness for mental health professionals working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients: a concept analysis	2
Contraception decision making by Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Australian youth: an exploratory study	2
Outcomes from a pilot study to evaluate Phase 1 of a two-phase approach to treat women with complex trauma histories	2
Self-reported prevalence of sleep and mental health disorders in current and former athletes: a preliminary cross-sectional investigation of help-seeking behaviours	2
Effects of anxiety and sleep on academic engagement among university students	2
Self-compassion and psychological mindedness in depressed Turkish adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury	2
Neuropsychological assessment of older Australian immigrant populations: considerations for clinical practice	2
Working with Arab women with PTSD: what do we know?	2
The role of psychologists in managing mental health comorbidities in adults with neurological disorders	2
Barriers to mental health help-seeking among older adults with chronic diseases	2
Personal recovery in psychological interventions for bipolar disorder: a systematic review	1
Assessing alexithymia in adolescents: psychometric properties of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire in high school students	1
Assessment of suicide risk in people with borderline personality disorder: a qualitative analysis of risk protocols	1
A theory-based examination of the predictors of mental health help-seeking in young men	1
Provider perspectives on services for people seeking asylum in Australia: best practices and challenges	1

Nurturing self-compassionate performers	1
Beyond desirable: preferences for thinness and muscularity are greater than what is rated as desirable by heterosexual Australian undergraduate students	1
Conceptualising Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara mental health beliefs	1
Eco-psychology: a critical paradigm in the climate emergency	1
Exploring experiences, barriers and treatment preferences for self-reported perinatal anxiety in Australian women: a qualitative study	1
Positive affect is indirectly related to symptoms of anxiety in tertiary education students via coping resources	1
Practitioners’ use of exposure therapy in older adults with anxiety disorders	1
Factorial and construct validity of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) in an Australian sample	1
The psychosocial experience of cancer: a meta-analysis of Australian rural versus urban populations	1
Group supervision is a distinct supervisor competency: empirical evidence and a brief scale for supervisory practice	1
Evaluation of a gallery-based Arts Engagement program for depression	1
Moderators of suicide ideation in Asian international students studying in Australia	1
The use of e-& mHealth technology-based interventions to improve modifiable lifestyle risk factors amongst individuals with severe mental illness (SMI): a scoping review	1
Cognitive behaviour therapy for pandemic-related anxiety and depression in adolescents: a pilot study of a novel intervention	1
Mental health literacy in Australian schools: evaluation of the Australian adapted youth education and support program	1
The relationship between health literacy and general well-being: mediating roles of importance of health and self-awareness and moderating role of health status in Turkish adults	1
Dysfunctional beliefs associated with hair pulling disorder: an examination in clinical versus non-clinical groups	1
Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic: the job demands and job resources associated with telework outcomes	1
Neuropsychological feedback: a survey of Australian clinical practice	1
An exploration of the efficacy of mental health and wellbeing education initiatives in secondary schools: triangulation of student and teacher perspectives	1
Enhancing fathers’ engagement in parenting programs: identifying preferred program attributes	1
Perspectives of recovery amongst provisional psychologists completing postgraduate training	1
A longitudinal study of trainee psychologists’ tolerance of uncertainty, state anxiety and confidence in case formulation	1
Does polyculturalism explain the relationship between personality, thinking style, and prejudice in Australia?	1
A qualitative investigation into perceptions of scientist-practitioner competence within supervision during psychology training programmes	1
Navigating the scientist-practitioner continuum: strategies to enhance Australian psychologists’ capacity to be research leaders	1
Social and non-social cognitive behavioural therapy strategies for depression: findings from the MoodMission smartphone application	1