Confidentiality Shapes Shared Identity in Groups Bingley, W. J. (University of Queensland), Greenaway, K. H. (University of Melbourne), Haslam, S. A. (University of Queensland) Confidentiality is important for protecting information, but it may have unintended social side effects. However, psychological research has not previously investigated how confidentiality affects groups and group members. The present research […]

The Role of Body Posture in Perceptions of Attractiveness and Self-Esteem Tzschaschel, E. (Macquarie University), Stephens, I. (Macquarie University) Attractiveness is hypothesised as a mechanism for identifying healthy mates. Little is known about the impact of body posture on attractiveness. Participants (N=108) were photographed twice in profile in natural and corrected posture, and completed self-esteem […]

Prospective Relationships Between Social Media Activities and Preadolescent Mental Health Fardouly, J. (Macquarie University), Magson, N. (Macquarie University), Oar, E., (Macquarie University), Johnco, C. (Macquarie University), Forbes, M., (Macquarie University), Richardson, C., (Macquarie University), Rapee, R., (Macquarie University) Social media use is common among preadolescents, despite them being under the minimum age limit to have […]

Social Media Use in Adolescent girls- A Cross-Cultural Study Kakar, V. (Macquarie University), Fardouly, J. (Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University), Rapee, R. (Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University) Arman, S. (Isfahan University of Medical Sciences), Guo, M. (School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University) Research suggests that internalization of the unattainable thin female beauty ideal […]