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Ethnicity, workplace bullying, social support and psychological strain in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(New Zealand Psychological Society, 2013)
This research explored whether respondents who self-identified as New Zealand Europeans experienced less bullying and less severe outcomes than those who self-identified as Māori, Pacific Island or other ethnic groups. ...
The Relationship Between Driving Anxiety and Driving Skill: A Review of Human Factors and Anxiety-Performance Theories to Clarify Future Research Needs
(NEW ZEALAND PSYCHOL SOC, 2008-03-01)
What does attachment have to do with out-of-control sexual behaviour?
(New Zealand Psychological Society, 2012)
Out-of-control sexual behaviour (OCSB) involves a continuum of sexual behaviour that results in distress or functional impairment. Several factors have been considered relevant to the etiology of OCSB, including attachment ...
Wanna drive? driving anxiety and fear in a New Zealand community sample
(New Zealand Psychology Society, 2008)
Driving anxiety can impact everyday functioning and is common following motor vehicle crashes. However, no research has investigated its general community prevalence, despite the consistent finding that driving anxiety is ...
Let's talk about sexuality and relationships
(New Zealand Psychological Society, 2009)
Overseas research on sexual and relational disorders is varied and widespread. However, relatively little is known about such problems in New Zealand. The present study describes a cohort of clients seen by the Sex Therapy ...
Maintaining family life under shiftwork schedules: A case study of a New Zealand petrochemical plant
(The New Zealand Psychological Society, 2010)
This article discusses the impact of long-term shiftwork on the families of male shiftworkers at a New Zealand petrochemical company. The findings are based primarily on interviews with twenty-seven shiftworkers and seventeen ...
Polish adaptation of the driving and riding avoidance scale
(Versita, 2013)
Driving anxiety is a relatively undervalued topic of research, despite the fact that it can have a substantial detrimental impact on an individual’s life. The prevalence of driving anxiety in motor vehicle crash (MVC) ...
Using the common sense model of illness selfregulation to understand diabetes-related distress: The importance of being able to 'make sense' of diabetes
(New Zealand Psychological Society, 2010)
This study examines the relationships between illness perceptions and illness-related distress among adults with type 2 diabetes. Research participants (N = 615) were randomly selected from a primary care database in New ...
Global poverty, aid advertisements, and cognition: Do media images of the developing world lead to positive or negative responses in viewers
(New Zealand Psychological Society, 2010)
When viewing aid advertising portraying people living in poverty it is easy to automatically activate stereotypes. This can be uncomfortable and people may consciously attempt to avoid using those stereotypes. However, it ...
Providing clinical health psychology services in a primary health world
(New Zealand Psychological Society Inc., 2009)
Individuals with chronic health conditions are at greater risk of emotional and behavioural problems, including mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, risk taking behaviours, body image and eating disorders, as ...