“The Very Heavy Burden”: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Media and Masculinity Effects on Male Body Dissatisfaction Buonaiuto, E. (Flinders University, Murdoch University), Monson, M. (Murdoch University) Body dissatisfaction often leads to eating disorders, anxiety, and depression in females. Whilst previous research has largely focussed on female populations, there are, however, growing rates of male body […]

The Interplay of Positive and Negative Intergroup Contact: A Minority Perspective on Mixed Experiences of Intergroup Interactions. Árnadóttir, K. (University of Leuven, Belgium), Phalet, K. (University of Leuven, Belgium), Kende, J. (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands), Tropp, L. R. (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA), O´Brien, T. (Yale University, USA) Discrimination experiences may lead devalued-minority-group-members to enter […]

The Relationship Between Facebook, Social Support, and Mental Health and Well-Being in Metropolitan and Regional Australian Communities. Gilmour, J. (University of Southern Queensland), Jeffries, C. (University of Southern Queensland), Machin, T., (University of Southern Queensland), Brownlow, C. (University of Southern Queensland) A predictor in positive mental and physical health outcomes is social support. Social support […]

Mass-Mediated Intergroup Contact in Post-Conflict Societies: Stories About Intergroup Help Enhance Reconciliation Through Morality Rupar, M. (Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic), Graf,  S. (Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic; University of Bern, Switzerland) Positive portrayals of intergroup interactions in mass-media (i.e., mass-mediated intergroup contact) improve intergroup […]