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Renee Carey, Curtin University and Jonine Jancey, Curtin University Social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Facebook overwhelmingly show vaping in a positive light. This messaging makes it seem that e-cigarette use is common and socially accepted. Traditional tobacco advertising has been banned in Australia for decades. However, e-cigarettes are widely promoted on social [...]
Andrew Miller, University of Newcastle; Jenny Gore, University of Newcastle, and Leanne Fray, University of Newcastle Students from schools in low-income communities did not suffer significant “learning loss” during the pandemic years of 2020-2021, but instead improved in certain areas of study. That’s one key finding from our research, published recently in the journal The [...]
The experiment began – pre-COVID-19 – as a way for Monash researchers to study the way kids and teachers move around open-plan classrooms. It was hoped the findings would add to the research on education in modern school rooms with no walls and large groups. But then the pandemic suddenly intervened, as it did [...]
Elisa M. Trucco, Florida International University and Julie Cristello, Florida International University Viral social media trends started innocently enough. In the early 2010s there was planking, the “Harlem Shake” dance and lip syncing to Carly Rae Jepsen’s summer anthem “Call Me Maybe.” Then came the ice bucket challenge, which raised an estimated US$115 million for [...]
Catherine Jane Archer, Edith Cowan University and Kate Delmo, University of Technology Sydney Parents share content of their children for myriad reasons, including to connect with friends and family, and to seek validation or support. However, some parents also do this for commercial gain. They manage their children as social media “kidfluencers” – allowing them [...]
Associate Professor Bridget Harris, Dr Cynthia Brown, Dr Dana McKay and Dr Renee Fiolet According to the World Health Organization, intimate partner violence (IPV) is an international crisis that significantly impacts on the health, wellbeing and safety of people (mostly women). While technology has become essential part of living a convenient, connected and empowered [...]
Elizabeth Stratton, University of Sydney and Nick Glozier, University of Sydney Whether you know about it or not, it’s likely someone you work with or manage has a mental illness. One in five Australians have experienced a mental illness in the last 12 months. Many people stay silent about their mental illness at work. [...]
After an AU$1.1 billion blowout to Victoria’s ‘broken’ WorkCover scheme, the State Government is considering narrowing coverage of mental health claims which are typically more expensive and take longer to resolve than physical health claims. However, rather than restrict mental health claims – which would be discriminatory and most likely just transfer those costs [...]
Associate Professor Vanessa Cropley, Dr Maria Di Biase and Rebecca Cooper For many kids, the period between childhood and early adolescence can be difficult. This transitional period is commonly known as ‘pre-adolescence’ and can be a vulnerable time for the development of mental health problems, like anxiety and depression. So many of our young adolescents [...]
Murooj Yousef, Griffith University; James Durl, Griffith University, and Timo Dietrich, Griffith University We work at Griffith University’s Blurred Minds initiative. The program uses games to educate Australian high school students about alcohol, drugs and vaping. As part of our research, schools frequently tell us they do not have the tools and strategies to deal [...]
