Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
After studying Developmental and Clinical Psychology at the University of Queensland and the University of Oregon (USA) I received a PhD from the University of Queensland. I then undertook a Postdoctoral Fellowship under the supervision of Professor Bandura at Stanford University, USA. On returning to Australia, I accepted an academic appointment at Macquarie University. I have continued my collaboration with Professor Bandura as a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and on frequent informal visits.
Research interests
My research covers applied and clinically relevant topics involving children and adolescents. The empirical research draws on a range of methodologies including questionnaires, experimental methods, and vignettes and is theoretically guided by Bandura’s social cognitive theory which considers both social and personal factors involved in human agency.
A sample of specific research topics:
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Sociocognitive factors (e.g. self-efficacy, moral disengagement, outcome expectations) involved in traditional and cyberbullying episodes
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Mental health outcomes (e.g. anxiety, depression, eating disorders) and coping strategies (coping self-efficacy) associated with victimization from traditional and cyberbullying episodes
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Factors associated with perpetration, victimization, and defending in traditional and cyberbullying
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The role of moral disengagement (individual, contextual, and collective) in traditional and cyberbullying
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The development of moral disengagement
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Gender development and gender identity development (including developmental and contextual factors and its relationship with bullying)
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Children’s lie- and truth-telling – developmental antecedents and social consequences
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The role of physical punishment in parenting practices
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Children’s participation in the legal system
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Positive and negative influences of social media on children and adolescents’ social development
Teaching
PSY 105 Introduction to Psychology (Developmental lectures)
PSY 235 Developmental Psychology (Moral and Gender Development lectures)
PSY 339 Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology (Unit Convenor)
PSY 432/732 Advanced Issues in Developmental Psychology: Child Abuse and Neglect (Unit Convenor)
Research student supervision
Kimberley Allison (PhD): Social media and cyberbullying
Madeleine Clark (M. Clin Psych): Cyberbullying and mental health outcomes
Jennifer Gardner M. Co-Supervisor Deborah Mitchison) (M.Clin Psych): Risk factors associated with eating disorders
Yee Wah Li (MRes): Sociocognitive factors associated with peer cybervictimization and peer defenders
Alexandra Lonegran (Co-Supervisor Deborah Mitchison) (PhD): Social media and eating disorders
Alison O’Neil (PhD): An evaluation of expert reports in child custody cases
Veronica Sheanoda (PhD): Adolescents’ responses to cyberbullying
Community engagement
Macquarie University Seeding Grant Committee; Psychology Department Research Committee; Member of the Centre for Emotional Health; Member of the Centre for Children’s Learning in a Social World; Editorial Board of the British Journal of Developmental Psychology; Occasional Reviewer for the following journals among others: Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Aggressive Behavior, Journal of School Violence, Pediatrics, Computers in Human Behavior, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology; Occasional consultant to the Australian Law Reform Commission; member of the Roundtable Advisory Group for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
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Projects
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Prevalence of Eating and Body Image Disorders in Adolescent Australians: Toward Diagnostic Reform
1/05/17 → …
Project: Research
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Unveiling the 'Face' of Eating Disorders in Australia: A Symptom-Based Approach
Mitchison, D., Bussey, K. & Mond, J.
11/01/16 → …
Project: Research
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Reducing peer victimisation in Australian schools through targeted and universal approaches (DEEWR)
Rapee, R., Cross, D., Sharma, C., Bussey, K., Hudson, J., Mihalopoulos, C., Roberts, C. & Titov, N.
26/06/13 → …
Project: Research
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Reducing the Impact of Bullying Victimisation on Children's Mental Health Outcomes
Fitzpatrick, S., Hudson, J., Bussey, K. & Rapee, R.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Centre for Emotional Health (CEH)
Hudson, J., Norberg, M., Rapee, R., Bussey, K., Crome, E., Fitzpatrick, S., Doyle, F., Johnco, C., Jones, M., Kangas, M., Magson, N., McKinnon, A., McLellan, L., McMahon, C., Mitchison, D., Newall, C., Oar, E., Peters, L., Schniering, C., Wong, Q., Wuthrich, V. & Forbes, M.
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Prevalence of parental comments on weight/shape/eating amongst sons and daughters in an adolescent sample
Dahill, L., Mitchison, D., Morrison, N. M. V., Touyz, S., Bussey, K., Trompeter, N., Lonergan, A. & Hay, P., 6 Jan 2021, In : Nutrients. 13, 1, 12 p., 158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Combining whole-school and targeted programs for the reduction of bullying victimization: a randomized, effectiveness trial
Rapee, R. M., Shaw, T., Hunt, C., Bussey, K., Hudson, J. L., Mihalopoulos, C., Roberts, C., Fitzpatrick, S., Radom, N., Cordin, T., Epstein, M. & Cross, D., May 2020, In : Aggressive Behavior. 46, 3, p. 193-209 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Cyberbullying in adolescence
Allison, K. R., Luo, A. & Bussey, K., 2020, The encyclopedia of child and adolescent development. Hupp, S. & Jewell, J. D. (eds.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 7. 9 p. (Peer Relationships).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary/reference book
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Defending victims of cyberbullying: the role of self-efficacy and moral disengagement
Bussey, K., Luo, A., Fitzpatrick, S. & Allison, K., Feb 2020, In : Journal of School Psychology. 78, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Development of moral disengagement: learning to make wrong right
Bussey, K., 2020, The Oxford handbook of moral development: an interdisciplinary perspective. Jensen, L. A. (ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press, p. 306-326 21 p. (Oxford library of psychology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter