Lillian Smyth

The arts for disease prevention and health promotion: a systematic review - Nature Medicine The arts, according to a systematic synthesis of data from 95 studies (across 26 countries), may support non-communicable disease prevention by providing opportunities for increased physical activity,...

Don't underestimate the effect of the arts—music, dance, visual, gardening, crafts, theater—for promoting health, a systematic review
@naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A new look at capturing social identity compatibility in transition: extending and applying the social identity model of identity change to student transition to university We explore measuring the work required to integrate a new social identity into an existing self-concept during life transitions. We propose a method to quantify the degree to which attributes assoc...

Compatibility among parts of the self is predictive of more successful transition and better wellbeing. But is that because compatibility is subjectively good in some way, or is it just less work? Do we even have the tools to measure that? Out now and open access: doi.org/10.1080/1529... #socialpsyc

Screenshot of a journal article entitled "The role of student and customer social identification on university students' learning approaches and psychological wellbeing"

Third, open access in SPoE, a comparison of "student" identity and university "customer" identity, in predicting learning approaches, attitudes to cheating and self-report wellbeing. doi.org/10.1007/s112...
#socialpsyc

Screenshot of a journal article entitled "Discipline-based social identity and organisational identity as predictors of approaches to learning and evaluation of teaching"

Second, open access in EJPE, an analysis of *which* student identity is relevant to student behaviour and student outcomes- identification with the institution or with the academic discipline? doi.org/10.1007/s102...
#socialpsyc

Screenshot of journal article entitled "The Array of Outcomes Associated with Mindfulness Interventions in Schools: A systematic review and meta-analysis."

Another mini-thread of recent papers. First, led by Fauve D'Souza, out today and open access: a systematic review and meta analysis of school-based #mindfulness interventions. What are they good for? doi.org/10.1007/s126...

Discipline-based social identity and organizational identity as predictors of approaches to learning and evaluation of teaching - European Journal of Psychology of Education The present research aimed to tease apart the meaning of the “student” identity in higher education by distinguishing the concepts and affordances of discipline-based social identity and organizationa...

Delighted to announce the publication of our new paper. We examine the role of discipline identity and organizational identity on students' educational outcomes. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

‘Why can't people see or understand or make that effort to see who I am?’: documenting the experiences of low socioeconomic students at an elite tertiary institution through a social identity lens - T... For the first time, this study uses a social identity lens, to explore how one group of students reflect on their experience at an elite Australian higher educational institution (HEI). This qualitati...

Most recently, led by Sarah Walker, an interview-based study of the experiences of #lowSES students in high-status institutions in #highered. What helped them stay? doi.org/10.1007/s133...

Next, led by Katrina Rivera, a survey-based investigation of music #performanceanxiety and lay music avoidance. Is it partially an identity issue? (yes) doi.org/10.1177/0305...

Are we teaching the health impacts of climate change in a clinically relevant way? A systematic narrative review of biomechanism-focused climate change learning outcomes in medical curricula Introducing biomedical approaches to the health impacts of climate change can improve medical student engagement with relevant climate-related issues, improve the development of medical schemas, an...

Some recent student-led papers from my group that everyone should read/cite.
First, led by Atul Sharma, a systematic review of #meded learning outcomes relating to the health impacts of climate change, with a focus on how much of the biomechanical science we're teaching: doi.org/10.1080/0142...

A more detailed summary diagram of the overall model

We then wrapped up with a discussion (led by me) of the overall principles, followed by some speculation on how social identification and sense of belonging might be conceptually related.

Diagram depicting the decay of belonging over time across three cohorts

Our final empirical paper was from Sarah Walker, looking at trajectories of belonging over time, using a large institutional data set.

A summary of app features from the intervention

Our fifth speaker, Emma Dunstone, reported on a pilot of an app-based intervention for building social connection at university

Diagram of qualitative analysis of the ways students describe typical student appearance

Interaction diagram and summary of results predicting wellbeing from appearance congruence and sense of belonging in a marginalised subgroup of the sample

Our third and fourth speakers, Amy Fulton and Riom Pala, presented their shared honours research exploring the role of physical appearance congruence on the formation of student identity and sense of belonging, and the flow-on effects to wellbeing.

Model diagram with summary of key results- discipline identity "wins"

Ken Mavor then presented some work testing whether organisational identity (with the university) or discipline identity (with the field of study) was the better predictor of desirable outcomes

A diagram summarising preliminary findings from Mila's talk

Our first speaker was Mila Knezovic, summarising some qualitative work that sought to understand what the label "student" really means to students and how they are constructing that identity

Summary diagram of the key idea of the symposium that social connection at university leads to good outcomes.

A summary thread of our #sasp2024 symposium on belonging and social identification in higher education.

Australian landscape with woman and dog on walking trail

A brief intro as a 1st post:

+ Research in social psych (esp #selfconcept & #identity) & ed psych (esp #highered & #meded).

+ Teach research methods, design and data analysis

+ Side-project enthusiast, such that it can be difficult to identify my "main" projects.

+ Big fan of long walks.

Hi Mark, would love to be added if there's still room.