Check out our recently published paper in @socscimed with Catherine Haslam, Jolanda, & Tegan Cruwys. Here, we examined the role of group memberships on recovery from natural disaster #trauma: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great new paper led by Natalie Craig tests the Social Identity Model of Traumatic Identity Change (SIMTIC) in the context of recovery after natural disasters. Findings point to the importance of social identity revitalisation for post-traumatic growth sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

After briefly giving up caffeine for "health reasons", I now feel totally OK with consuming my caffeine-filled coffee again...in moderation, of course. Good ol' confirmation bias at its best 😂

New paper led by Tegan Cruwys demonstrates the mental health benefits of large scale community-led interventions that build neighbourhood identification. This paper is open access - check it out here: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… ANU Health and Identity Lab ANU Psychology ANU Media

Dogs are the best…even when they’re the most terrible guard dogs.

I’ve led on a recently published paper providing experimental evidence that gaining new group memberships contributes to post-traumatic growth. The paper is open-access; feel free to check it out: doi.org/10.1177/001391… UQ Health Social Identity & Groups Network Jolanda Catherine Haslam

Un grupo de senegaleses ha ido a un pueblo de Valencia y están quitando todos los escombros sin descanso Gente del propio pueblo dice que apenas descansan, que suben y bajan las calles quitando el barro mientras cantan y animan a al resto de la gente.

How people recover from trauma often relies on the support of their social networks and communities. UQPsych's Nat led research to understand how people harness social networks after a natural disaster, and how it impacts recovery: brnw.ch/21wQQA7 #Health