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Biography
I am an organisational psychologist with over 20 years of research and practice expertise in the measurement and management of employee wellbeing and its correlates. I have received awards for my teaching as well as for my research. I have helped develop and validate workplace wellbeing assessment tools. I also deliver professional workshops, write expert reports, provide consulting services, and speak at public events.
Research interests
My research career has revolved around work design and the ways that job characteristics affect employees. My primary interest at the moment is in the mechanisms (such as stress appraisal) that link job characteristics to employee wellbeing, attitudes and behaviours. I am attempting to answer such questions as, "What determines whether an employee sees a workplace demand as a positive challenge?"
Community engagement
I am keen to raise awareness about the value of organisational psychology. To this end, I created the podcast series Mind On The Job, in which I talk to researchers and practitioners about the ways they use psychology to solve workplace problems. I also regularly talk to the media about my research and about the broader domain of organisational psychology, as shown in these examples:
Work Here, There, Or Everywhere
Think Multi-tasking Is Productive? Think Again
Education/Academic qualification
PhD (Psychology), The University of New South Wales
Award Date: 3 Oct 2001
Bachelor of Science (Psychology), The University of New South Wales
Award Date: 1 Apr 1997
External positions
Editorial Board member, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Exploring the role of systematic coping reflection in the strengthening of resilience from recent stressor events
Crane, M., Shmuel, E., Kangas, M., Karin, E., Webster, K. & Searle, B.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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The Role of Resources in Employees' Appraisal of, and Response To, Work Demands
1/07/17 → 25/06/21
Project: Research
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Do you see what I see? Understanding the role of stressor appraisal in daily well-being at work
Searle, B. & Tuckey, M.
1/09/16 → 25/06/21
Project: Research
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The critical role of stress appraisals in proactive work behaviour
8/08/13 → 7/02/14
Project: Research
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Career adaptability: the role of developmental leadership and career optimism
Delle, E. & Searle, B., 1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Career Development. 49, 2, p. 269-281 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
19 Citations (Scopus) -
Guest editorial: are challenges hindering us? The limitations of models that categorize work stressors
Searle, B., Tuckey, M. & Brough, P., 24 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Managerial Psychology. 37, 5, p. 397-403 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Diverse effects of team diversity: a review and framework of surface and deep-level diversity
Jansen, A. E. & Searle, B. J., 3 Dec 2021, In: Personnel Review. 50, 9, p. 1838-1853 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
29 Citations (Scopus) -
Proactivity, stress appraisals, and problem-solving: a cross-level moderated mediation model
Espedido, A. & Searle, B. J., 3 Apr 2021, In: Work and Stress. 35, 2, p. 132-152 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus) -
Daily proactive problem-solving and next day stress appraisals: the moderating role of behavioral activation
Espedido, A. & Searle, B. J., 3 Jul 2020, In: Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 33, 4, p. 416-428 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Honourable Mention: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 2015-16 Best Article
Searle, Ben (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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Macquarie University Vice Chancellor’s Award for Programs that Enhance Learning
Griffin, Barbara (Team leader), Searle, Ben (Recipient), Crane, Monique (Recipient), Yeomans, Linda (Recipient) & Wiggins, Mark (Recipient), 24 Oct 2016
Prize: Teaching award