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Professor Joanne Dickson

Professor of Mental Health

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 2711
Email: j.dickson@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4626-8761

Joanne is a Professor of Psychology and Mental Health and a core member of ECU’s Centre for Precision Health (CPH).

Background

Professor Joanne Dickson joined Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) School of Arts & Humanities (SAH) in 2016. She was awarded her PhD in 2003 at the University of London, in the United Kingdom (UK). Joanne’s PhD was supported by two prestigious PhD scholarships from Royal Holloway College, University of London. For several years she held academic posts at two Russell Group Research Universities (UK) including the University of London, Birkbeck College (BBK), followed by the University of Liverpool before returning to Perth, WA.

Joanne’s main research interest focuses on promoting mental health and improving people’s quality of life. Over several years, Joanne’s research has studied the nature of mental wellbeing and mental health difficulties (e.g., depression, anxiety), from the perspective of personal motivation, future-directed thinking, and emotional regulation, as these psychological processes are fundamental to human experiences. Her research has identified favourable psychological processes that promote mental wellbeing as well as processes implicated in exacerbating mental health difficulties. Based on her research body of findings, more recent research has focused on developing interventions to promote personal wellbeing and to alleviate emotional distress.

Professional Associations

  • 2021 - present. The Scientific Research Honor Society (Sigma Xi) - member
  • 2021 - present. Society for the Science of Motivation (APA) - member
  • 2020 - present. Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) - member
  • 2020 - present. American Psychological Association (APA), USA - member
  • 2020 - present. International Society for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury - member
  • 2019 - present. International Society for the Study of Individual Differences - member
  • 2016 - present. Association of Psychological Sciences, USA - member
  • 2015 - 2023. International Human Affectome Project, Taskforce - member
  • 2020 - 2023. WA Mental Health Covid 19 Research Panel - Panel member
  • 2016 - 2020. WA Mental Health Research Alliance, Steering Committee - member
  • 2004 - present. Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) - member
  • 2004 - present. British Psychological Society (2004 CPsychol; 2010 AFBPsS) - member

Awards and Recognition

University and National Teaching awards

  • 2021. Joint Winner of the Engagement in Research Award. ECU, SAH
  • 2019. Outstanding Public Highly Commended for Outstanding Public Engagement, ECU

National and International Research awards

  • 2016 - 2019. Awarded Honorary Research Fellowship & Subject Expert, Mersey Care NHS Trust, UK
  • 2014. Sustained Academic Excellence & Service Award. University of Liverpool, UK
  • 1998 - 2002. Royal Holloway College, University of London, 2 Year PhD Overseas Scholarship
  • 1998 - 2002. Royal Holloway College, University of London, 3 Year PhD Scholarship
  • 1996. Swinburne University, Melbourne, Student Honour’s Research Prize in Psychology

Other

  • 2023. ECU representative on the West Australian (WA), State Department of Health, Parliamentary Round Table, Infant Child and Adolescent Mental Health (iCAMH) in WA.
  • 2020-2022. ECU representative on the West Australian (WA), State Department of Health, Mental Health Research Strategy & Advisory Group.
  • 2019. Invited Visiting Research Scholar, University of Exeter, Psychology Department, UK
  • 2019. Invited Visiting Research Scholar, University of Hertfordshire, Department of Psychology and Sports Science, UK
  • 2018. Invited Visiting Research Scholar – University of Exeter, UK
  • 2017. Invited Visiting Research Scholar, University of Liverpool, Department of Psychological Sciences, UK
  • 2017. Invited Visiting Research Scholar, University of Manchester, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, UK
  • 2017. Invited Visiting Research Scholar. Liverpool Hospital, Hope Clinic, Mersey Care NHS Trust, UK
  • 2016 Awarded Honorary Research Fellow, University of Liverpool, UK
  • 2014 - 2016. Elected Co-Chair of the British Psychological Society (BPS), Research Section, Group of Trainers in Clinical Psychology, UK.
  • 2012. Invited Visiting Research Scholar – University of Rochester, USA.
  • 2008 - 2011. Elected Co-Chair of the British Psychological Society (BPS), Research Section, Group of Trainers in Clinical Psychology, UK.

International Editorial Roles

  • 2020 - present. Editorial Board (Editor, Mental Health Section): International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health (Q1 journal)
  • 2011 - present. Scientific Committee, International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT)
  • Regular Ad Hoc expert peer reviewer for several high impact psychology journals.

Expert Reviewer, International Research Councils

  • 2022 - present. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Expert Review Panel
  • 2021 - present. Medical Research Council (MRC), UK.
  • 2020 - present. European Science Foundation (ESF; expert panel).
  • 2020 - present. British Academy/Leverhulme, UK.
  • 2014 - present. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR; expert panel)
  • 2014 - present. Fund for Scientific Research, FRS-FNRS, Belgium (expert panel)
  • 2013 - present. The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NOW; expert panel)
  • 2013. Royal Society, New Zealand (Marsden Fund)
  • 2009. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
  • 2006. Economic Social Research Council, ESRC (2006).

Research areas and interests

  • Leads a collaborative international research team in CPH’s Systematic Profiling in Neurological Conditions (SPIN) program. This research has developed a self-managed intervention called SAVOUR to assist people living with neurological conditions to maintain and improve positive mood.
  • Lead of an international research project focused on suicide prevention and improving mood.
  • Ongoing collaborations with ECU psychology and health researchers, as well as other national and international collaborations.
  • Joanne has supervised over 40 postgraduate students to successful completion.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, United Kingdom, 2003.
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Swinburne University of Technology, 1996.
  • Bachelor of Theology, Melbourne College of Divinity, 1987.
  • Bachelor of Education, Western Australian CAE, 1985.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, C., Ang, M., Heavey, A., Dickson, J., Ewens, B. (2025). Co-design of an online mindfulness program for informal carers of people living with dementia: A qualitative study of co-designers’ experience. Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, 2025(Article in press), 20. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012251364092.
  • Fox-Harding, C., Mavropalias, G., Harms, C., Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Dickson, J., Newton, R. (2025). Telehealth Exercise for Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study in Western Australia. Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 14(4), 1. https://doi.org/10.31189/CEPH-25-00006.
  • Hannah, S., Drake, D., Huntley, CD., Dickson, J. (2025). As Effective as You Perceive It: The Relationship Between ChatGPT's Perceived Effectiveness and Mental Health Stigma. Behavioral Sciences, 15(12), 1724. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.3390/bs15121724.
  • Scott, T., Dickson, J. (2025). Effects of acute stress on executive functions in depression, generalised anxiety and borderline personality disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 20(2025), article number 100917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100917.
  • Hasking, P., Aiyana, A., Burcham, J., Carey, S., Dickson, J., Fatovich, D., Hopkins, L., John, E., McGough, S., McLean, C., Ngune, I., Wheeler, A. (2025). Working with patients who self-injure: An open label study of an educational intervention to upskill emergency nurses on non-suicidal self-injury. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 34(3), e70064. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70064.
  • Dickson, J., Tan, V., Huntley, CD. (2025). Why Do We Pursue the Personal Goals We Do? The Relationships Between Distinct Goal Motives and Subjective Well-being. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2025(Article in press), 12 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221251323200.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Anokye, R., Dalla Via, J., Dimmock, J., Jackson, B., Schultz, C., Schæffer, M., Dickson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Stanley, M., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2024). Impact of Cardiovascular Imaging Results on Medication Use and Adherence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 67(4), 606-617. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2024.06.008.
  • Fang, L., Allan, A., Dickson, J. (2024). Purpose in Life and Associated Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25(6), Article number 63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00771-6.
  • Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, C., Ewens, B., Smyth, AP., Dickson, J., Ang, M. (2024). Enablers and Barriers of Online Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Informal Carers: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review. Mindfulness, 15(6), 1257-1274. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02365-y.
  • Schiller, D., Yu, AN., Alia-Klein, N., Becker, S., Cromwell, HC., Dolcos, F., Eslinger, PJ., Frewen, P., Kemp, AH., Pace-Schott, EF., Raber, J., Silton, RL., Stefanova, E., Williams, JH., Abe, N., Aghajani, M., Albrecht, F., Alexander, R., Anders, S., Aragón, OR., Arias, JA., Arzy, S., Aue, T., Baez, S., Balconi, M., Ballarini, T., Bannister, S., Banta, MC., Barrett, KC., Belzung, C., Bensafi, M., Booij, L., Bookwala, J., Boulanger-Bertolus, J., Boutros, SW., Bräscher, A., Bruno, A., Busatto, G., Bylsma, LM., Caldwell-Harris, C., Chan, RC., Cherbuin, N., Chiarella, J., Cipresso, P., Critchley, H., Croote, DE., Demaree, HA., Denson, TF., Depue, B., Derntl, B., Dickson, J., Dolcos, S., Drach-Zahavy, A., Dubljević, O., Eerola, T., Ellingsen, D., Fairfield, B., Ferdenzi, C., Friedman, BH., Fu, CH., Gatt, JM., De Gelder, B., Gendolla, GH., Gilam, G., Goldblatt, H., Gooding, AE., Gosseries, O., Hamm, AO., Hanson, JL., Hendler, T., Herbert, C., Hofmann, SG., Ibanez, A., Joffily, M., Jovanovic, T., Kahrilas, IJ., Kangas, M., Katsumi, Y., Kensinger, E., Kirby, LA., Koncz, R., Koster, EH., Kozlowska, K., Krach, S., Kret, ME., Krippl, M., Kusi-Mensah, K., Ladouceur, CD., Laureys, S., Lawrence, A., Li, CR., Liddell, BJ., Lidhar, NK., Lowry, CA., Magee, K., Marin, M., Mariotti, V., Martin, LJ., Marusak, HA., Mayer, AV., Merner, AR., Minnier, J., Moll, J., Morrison, RG., Moore, M., Mouly, A., Mueller, SC., Mühlberger, A., Murphy, NA., Muscatello, MR., Musser, ED., Newton, TL., Noll-Hussong, M., Norrholm, SD., Northoff, G., Nusslock, R., Okon-Singer, H., Olino, TM., Ortner, C., Owolabi, M., Padulo, C., Palermo, R., Palumbo, R., Palumbo, S., Papadelis, C., Pegna, AJ., Pellegrini, S., Peltonen, K., Penninx, BW., Pietrini, P., Pinna, G., Lobo, RP., Polnaszek, KL., Polyakova, M., Rabinak, C., Helene Richter, S., Richter, T., Riva, G., Rizzo, A., Robinson, JL., Rosa, P., Sachdev, PS., Sato, W., Schroeter, ML., Schweizer, S., Shiban, Y., Siddharthan, A., Siedlecka, E., Smith, RC., Soreq, H., Spangler, DP., Stern, ER., Styliadis, C., Sullivan, GB., Swain, JE., Urben, S., Van Den Stock, J., Vander Kooij, MA., Van Overveld, M., Van Rheenen, TE., Vanelzakker, MB., Ventura-Bort, C., Verona, E., Volk, T., Wang, Y., Weingast, LT., Weymar, M., Williams, C., Willis, ML., Yamashita, P., Zahn, R., Zupan, B., Lowe, L. (2024). The Human Affectome. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 158(2024), article number 105450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105450.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Anokye, R., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Dickson, J., Kennedy, M., Schultz, CJ., Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Stanley, M., Lewis, J. (2023). Impact Of Vascular Screening Interventions On Perceived Threat, Efficacy Beliefs And Behavioural Intentions: A Systematic Narrative Review. Health Promotion International, 38(3), article number daad040. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad040.
  • Ropaj, E., Keatley, D., Dickson, J., Milroyd, C., Taylor, P. (2023). A Behaviour Sequence Analysis of goal generation processes in a psychosis rehabilitation sample. Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches, 15(1), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2021.1988685.
  • Robson, B., Preece, D., Dickson, J. (2023). Goal motives in depression and anxiety: The mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties. Australian Psychologist, 58(4), 284-293. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2022.2162809.
  • Swindells, T., Iddon, J., Dickson, J. (2023). The Role of Adaptive Goal Processes in Mental Wellbeing in Chronic Pain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), Article number 1278. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021278.
  • Dickson, J., Hart, A., Fox-Harding, C., Huntley, C. (2023). Adaptive Goal Processes and Underlying Motives That Sustain Mental Wellbeing and New Year Exercise Resolutions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), Article number 901. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20020901.
  • Anokye, R., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Dickson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M. (2023). Psychological distress and quality of life in asymptomatic adults following provision of imaging results for prevention of cardiovascular disease events: a scoping review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(1), 13 - 22. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac047.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Dickson, J., Magliano, DJ., Shaw, JE., Daly, RM., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2022). Associations of specific types of fruit and vegetables with perceived stress in adults: The AusDiab study. European Journal of Nutrition, 61(9), 2929-2938. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-022-02848-5.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Dickson, J., Harms, C., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2022). Higher Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables Is Associated With Lower Worries, Tension and Lack of Joy Across the Lifespan. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9(2 May 2022), Article number 837066. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.837066.

Reports

  • Boylan, J., Goodman, H., Karthigesu, S., Holmes, L., Dickson, J., Cattani, M., Coall, D. (2022). TCS@HOME PILOT PROGRAM The psychological safety of volunteering from home as a Lifeline WA telephone crisis supporter. Joondalup. Edith Cowan Univeristy.
  • Boylan, J., Goodman, H., Karthigesu, S., Holmes, L., Dickson, J., Cattani, M., Coall, D. (2022). TCS@HOME PILOT PROGRAM: A qualitative exploration of the high attrition rate experienced in the pretest/post-test control study. Joondalup. Edith Cowan Univeristy.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, PJ., Fien, K., Mulholland, H., Duarte, R., Dickson, J., Kullu, C. (2021). Pilot service evaluation of a brief psychological therapy for self-harm in an emergency department: Hospital Outpatient Psychotherapy Engagement Service. Psychology and Psychotherapy: theory, research and practice, 94(S1), 64-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12277.
  • Ropaj, E., Jones, A., Dickson, J., Gill, Z., Taylor, PJ. (2021). Are negative beliefs about psychosis associated with emotional distress in adults and young people with such experiences? A meta‐analysis. Psychology and Psychotherapy: theory, research and practice, 94(S2), 242-267. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12271.
  • Rees, J., Radavelli Bagatini, S., Lo, J., Hodgson, J., Christophersen, C., Daly, R., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Blekkenhorst, L., Dickson, J., Lewis, J., Devine, A. (2021). Association between Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Mental Health in the Australian Diabetes Obesity and Lifestyle Cohort. Nutrients, 13(5), Article number 1447. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051447.
  • Anokye, R., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J., Dickson, J., Blekkenhorst, L., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Stanley, M. (2021). Psychological distress and quality of life following provision of vascular imaging results of the coronary and carotid arteries to asymptomatic adults: a scoping review protocol. F1000Research, 9(1376), 16 pages. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27432.3.
  • Sandel, DB., Khowla, J., Johnson, S., Dickson, J., Dandy, S., Forrester, R., Taylor, PJ. (2021). Beliefs About One’s Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: The Experiences of Self-Injury Questionnaire (ESIQ). Archives of Suicide Research, 25(3), 458-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2020.1712285.
  • Dickson, J., Moberly, N., Preece, D., Dodd, A., Huntley, C. (2021). Self-regulatory goal motivational processes in sustained New Year resolution pursuit and mental wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), Article number 3084. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063084.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Blekkenhorst, L., Sim, M., Prince, R., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Anokye, R., Dimmock, J., Jackson, B., Costello, L., Devine, A., Stanley, M., Dickson, J., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2021). Fruit and vegetable intake is inversely associated with perceived stress across the adult lifespan. Clinical Nutrition, 40(5), 2860-2867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.03.043.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Williams, JH., Huggins, CF., Zupan, B., Willis, M., Van Rheenen, TE., Sato, W., Palermo, R., Ortner, C., Krippl, M., Kret, M., Dickson, J., Li, CR., Lowe, L. (2020). A sensorimotor control framework for understanding emotional communication and regulation. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 112(May 2020), 503-518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.014.
  • Taylor, PJ., Dhingra, K., Dickson, J., McDermott, E. (2020). Psychological correlates of self-harm within gay, lesbian and bisexual UK university students. Archives of Suicide Research, 24(1), 41-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1515136.
  • Blythin, SP., Nicholson, HL., Macintyre, V., Dickson, J., Fox, JR., Taylor, PJ. (2020). Experiences of shame and guilt in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa: A systematic review. Psychology and Psychotherapy: theory, research and practice, 93(1), 134-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12198.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Iddon, JE., Taylor, PJ., Unwin, J., Dickson, J. (2019). The role of positive goal engagement in increased mental well-being among individuals with chronic non-cancer pain. British Journal of Pain, 13(4), 230-238. https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463718824857.
  • Dickson, J., Cruise, K., McCall, C., Taylor, PJ. (2019). A systematic review of the antecedents and prevalence of suicide, self-harm and suicide ideation in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(17), Article number 3154. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173154.
  • Reaves, D., Dickson, J., Halford, JC., Christiansen, P., Hardman, C. (2019). A Qualitative Analysis of Problematic and Non-problematic Alcohol Use After Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery, 29(7), 2200–2209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-03823-6.
  • Cherry, M., Ablett, JR., Dickson, J., Powell, D., Sikdar, S., Salmon, P. (2019). A qualitative study of the processes by which carers of people with dementia derive meaning from caring. Aging and Mental Health, 23(1), 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1393792.
  • Shallcross, R., Dickson, J., Nunns, D., Taylor, K., Kiemle, G. (2019). Women's Experiences of Vulvodynia: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Journey towards Diagnosis. Archives of Sexual Behavior: an interdisciplinary research journal, 48(3), 961-974. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1246-z.
  • Elmer, JR., O'Shaughnessy, R., Bramwell, R., Dickson, J. (2019). Exploring health visiting professionals’ evaluations of early parent-infant interactions. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 37(5), 554-565. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2019.1637831.
  • Dickson, J., Moberly, N., Huntley, CD. (2019). Rumination selectively mediates the association between actual-ideal (but not actual-ought) self-discrepancy and anxious and depressive symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 149(15 October 2019), 94-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.047.
  • Spinosa, J., Christiansen, P., Dickson, J., Lorenzetti, V., Hardman, C. (2019). From socio-economic disadvantage to obesity: The mediating role of psychological distress and emotional eating. Obesity, 27(4), 559-564. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22402.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, PJ., Jomar, K., Dhingra, K., Forrester, RL., Shahmalak, U., Dickson, J. (2018). A meta-analysis of the prevalence of different functions of non-suicidal self-injury. Journal of Affective Disorders, 227(1 February 2018), 759-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.11.073.
  • Shallcross, R., Dickson, J., Nunns, D., Mackenzie, C., Kiemle, G. (2018). Women’s subjective experiences of living with vulvodynia: A Systematic review and meta-ethnography. Archives of Sexual Behavior: an interdisciplinary research journal, 47(3), 577–595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-1026-1.
  • Moberly, NJ., Dickson, J. (2018). Goal conflict, ambivalence and psychological distress: Concurrent and longitudinal relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 129(2018), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.008.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Field, M., Di Lemma, L., Christiansen, P., Dickson, J. (2017). Automatic avoidance tendencies for alcohol cues predict drinking after detoxification treatment in alcohol dependence. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31(2), 171-179. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000232.
  • Manning, RC., Dickson, J., Palmier-Claus, J., Cuncliffe, A., Taylor, PJ. (2017). A systematic review of adult attachment and social anxiety. Journal of Affective Disorders, 211(15 March 2017), 44-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.12.020.
  • Dickson, J., Johnson, S., Huntley, C., Peckham, A., Taylor, PJ. (2017). An integrative study of motivation and goal regulation processes in subclinical anxiety, depression and hypomania. Psychiatry Research, 256(October 2017), 6-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.002.

Conference Publications

  • Dickson, J., Moberly, N. (2017). Goal dysregulation in depression. International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) (53-57). World Institute for Advanced Research and Science.

2016

Book Chapters

  • Di Lemma, LC., Dickson, J., Jedras, P., Roefs, A., Field, M. (2016). Priming of conflicting motivational orientations in heavy drinkers: Robust effects on self-report but not implicit measures. Reward Processing in Motivational and Affective Disorders (70-85). Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01465.

Journal Articles

  • Dickson, J., Barsky, J., Kinderman, P., King, D., Taylor, PJ. (2016). Early relationships and paranoia: Qualitative investigation of childhood experiences associated with the development of persecutory delusions. Psychiatry Research, 238(2016), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.02.006.
  • Iddon, J., Dickson, J., Unwin, J. (2016). Positive Psychological Interventions and Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review of the Literature. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 2016(1), 133–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-016-0003-6.
  • Dickson, J., Moberly, N., O'Dea, C., Field, M. (2016). Goal fluency, pessimism and disengagement in depression. PLoS One, 11(11), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166259.
  • Moberly, N., Dickson, J. (2016). Rumination on personal goals: Unique contributions of organismic and cybernetic factors. Personality and Individual Differences, 99(2016), 352–357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.041.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, PJ., Bourne, K., Eames, C., Dickson, J. (2015). Validating the Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale [PMS] for Those with Fibromyalgia. Journal of Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia, 23(3-4), 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1080/24708593.2017.1314401.
  • Fitzpatrick, E., McGuire, J., Dickson, J. (2015). Personal goals of adolescents in a Youth Offending Service in the United Kingdom. Youth Justice: an international journal, 15(2), 166-181. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225414543484.
  • Dickson, J., Gullo, M. (2015). The role of brief CBT in the treatment of anxiety and depression for young adults at a UK university: a pilot prospective audit study. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 8(e14), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X15000240.
  • Di Lemma, L., Dickson, J., Jedras, P., Roefs, A., Field, M. (2015). Priming of conflicting motivational orientations in heavy drinkers: robust effects on self-report but not implicit measures. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(OCT), Article no. 1465. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01465.
  • Winch, A., Moberly, N., Dickson, J. (2015). Unique associations between anxiety, depression and motives for approach and avoidance goal pursuit. Cognition and Emotion, 29(7), 1295-1305. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2014.976544.
  • Ruddock, H., Dickson, J., Field, M., Hardman, C. (2015). Eating to live or living to eat? Exploring causal attributions of self-perceived food addiction. Appetite, 95(December 01), 262-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.07.018.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Baker, S., Dickson, J., Field, M. (2014). Implicit priming of conflicting motivational orientations in heavy drinkers. BMC Psychology, 8(28), 1-13.
  • Harper, B., Dickson, J., Bramwell, R. (2014). Experiences of young people in a 16–18 Mental Health Service. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 19(2), 90-96. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12024.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Dickson, J., Moberly, N. (2013). Goal internalization and outcome expectancy in adolescent anxiety. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 41(3), 389-397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-012-9685-9.
  • Crowther, S., Goodson, C., McGuire, J., Dickson, J. (2013). Having to fight. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28(1), 62-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260512448846.
  • Cherry, G., Salmon, P., Dickson, J., Powell, D., Sikdar, S., Ablett, J. (2013). Factors influencing the resilience of carers of individuals with dementia. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 23(4), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959259813000130.
  • Dickson, J., Moberly, N. (2013). Reduced specificity of personal goals and explanations for goal attainment in major depression. PLoS One, 8(5), Article no. e64512. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064512.
  • Dickson, J., Gately, C., Field, M. (2013). Alcohol dependent patients have weak negative rather than strong positive implicit alcohol associations. Psychopharmacology, 228(4), 603-610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-013-3066-0.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Tang, T., Reilly, J., Dickson, J. (2012). Attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help among Chinese students at a UK university. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 12(4), 287-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2012.659747.
  • Barkby, H., Dickson, J., Roper, L., Field, M. (2012). To approach or to avoid alcohol? Automatic and self-reported motivational tendencies in alcohol dependence. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 36(2), 361-368. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01620.x.

2011

Journal Articles

  • Dickson, J., Moberly, N., Kinderman, P. (2011). Depressed people are not less motivated by personal goals but are more pessimistic about attaining them. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 120(4), 975-980. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023665.
  • Dickson, J., Moberly, N., Marshall, Y., Reilly, J. (2011). Attachment style and its relationship to working alliance in the supervision of British clinical psychology trainees. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy: an international journal of theory and practice, 18(4), 322-330. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.715.

2010

Book Chapters

  • Unwin, J., Dickson, J. (2010). Goal focused hope, spiritual hope and well-being. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion (161-174). Koninklijke Brill NV. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004216464.

Journal Articles

  • Roper, L., Dickson, J., Tinwell, C., Booth, P., McGuire, J. (2010). Maladaptive cognitive schemas in alcohol dependence: Changes associated with a brief residential abstinence program. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 34(3), 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-009-9252-z.
  • Cookson, A., Dickson, J. (2010). The subjective experiences of people with an intellectual disability and diagnosis of schizophrenia who are detained in a Medium Secure Unit. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 23(4), 379-389. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00554.x.
  • Dickson, J., Moberly, N. (2010). Depression, anxiety, and reduced facilitation in adolescents' personal goal systems. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36(6), 576-581. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10608-010-9307-1.

Research Projects

  • Non-suicidal self-injury: Reducing the impact on patients, health professionals and health services, East Metropolitan Health Service, EMHS Mental Health Research Fund, 2022 ‑ 2024, $255,000.
  • Telephone Crisis Supporter @ Home Evaluation with Lifeline WA, Lifeline WA, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2023, $75,885.
  • Physical health during isolation, including chronic disease progression in older West Australians, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Covid-19 Research Fund, 2020 ‑ 2023, $100,000.
  • Mental Health and Well-Being: A Motivational Perspective, Edith Cowan University, ECU Collaboration Enhancement Scheme – 2017 Round 2, 2018 ‑ 2019, $9,830.
  • Goal Regulation and prospective cognitions in momentary and fluctuating mood: A systematic review, Edith Cowan University, School of Arts and Humanities Research Grant Scheme 2017, 2017 ‑ 2018, $10,000.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Chronic pain: An approach-avoidance motivational and goal process perspective
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Purpose in life: Understanding its Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms and the Relationship with Anxiety and Depression

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the experience of informal carers of people with dementia undertaking an online mindfulness programme: An interpretive descriptive study
  • Doctor of Philosophy, A formative evaluation of inpatient mental health nurses psychotherateutic practice in Western Australia: A mixed methods study
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Investigating the Perinatal Mental Health Challenges in Western Australia: A Multi-Methods Approach

Completed Supervisions

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Lest We Forget - countering the myth of 'herioc' rape
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