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Dianne Vella-Brodrick

Dianne Vella-Brodrick

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Psychology

D-Index
43
Citations
13097
World Ranking
7111
National Ranking
416

Overview

Dianne Vella-Brodrick is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has a research profile centered in psychology and social sciences with a substantial emphasis on social psychology and clinical psychology subfields. Their academic work spans education, sociology and political science, and safety research, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within the social sciences.

The researcher's output includes studies focused on psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and resilience and mental health. Additional thematic areas in their scholarship encompass motivation and self-concept in sports, youth development and social support, urban green space and health, as well as the impact of technology on adolescents and urban agriculture and sustainability.

Key recent publications by Dianne Vella-Brodrick demonstrate this thematic breadth and include:

  • "Effects of Nature (Greenspace) on Cognitive Functioning in School Children and Adolescents: a Systematic Review" (2022), Educational Psychology Review
  • "Examining predictors of school belonging using a socio-ecological perspective" (2022), Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • "Factors Associated with Teacher Wellbeing: A Meta-Analysis" (2024), Educational Psychology Review
  • "Systematic Review of Adolescent Conceptions of Success: Implications for Wellbeing and Positive Education" (2021), Educational Psychology Review
  • "Mid-Adolescents' Social Media Use: Supporting and Suppressing Autonomy" (2023), Journal of Adolescent Research

Publication venues where this researcher frequently publishes include:

  • Educational Psychology Review
  • Journal of Adolescent Research
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Oxford Review of Education
  • Applied Research in Quality of Life

Collaborations form an important element in the researcher's work, with frequent coauthors including Gavin R. Slemp, Tan-Chyuan Chin, Monique West, Simon Rice, and Sijing Zhou.

Best Publications

  • Adolescent resilience: a concept analysis

    Craig A Olsson;Lyndal Bond;Jane M Burns;Dianne A Vella-Brodrick

  • What Schools Need to Know About Fostering School Belonging: a Meta-analysis

    Kelly Allen;Margaret L. Kern;Dianne Vella-Brodrick;John Hattie

  • The eudaimonic and hedonic components of happiness: qualitative and quantitative findings

    Antonella Delle Fave;Ingrid Brdar;Teresa Freire;Dianne Vella-Brodrick

  • The 'What', 'Why' and 'How' of Employee Well-Being: A New Model

    Kathryn May Page;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • Handbook of positive psychology in schools

    Michael J. Furlong;Richard Gilman;E. Scott Huebner

  • Social support and emotional intelligence as predictors of subjective well-being

    Emma Gallagher;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • The job crafting questionnaire: A new scale to measure the extent to which employees engage in job crafting

    Gavin R. Slemp;Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick

  • Optimising Employee Mental Health: The Relationship Between Intrinsic Need Satisfaction, Job Crafting, and Employee Well-Being

    Gavin Slemp;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • Investigating links between transport disadvantage, social exclusion and well-being in Melbourne-Preliminary results

    Graham Victor Currie;Tony Richardson;Paul Smyth;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • Character Strengths Interventions: Building on What We Know for Improved Outcomes

    Denise Quinlan;Nicola R Swain;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • Mobility, social exclusion and well-being: Exploring the links

    John K. Stanley;David A. Hensher;Janet R. Stanley;Dianne Vella-Brodrick

  • A randomised controlled trial of a self-guided internet intervention promoting well-being

    Joanna Mitchell;Rosanna Stanimirovic;Britt Klein;Dianne Vella-Brodrick

  • Workplace Well-Being: The Role of Job Crafting and Autonomy Support

    Gavin R. Slemp;Margaret L. Kern;Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick

  • Three ways to be happy: Pleasure, engagement, and meaning - Findings from Australian and US samples

    Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick;Nansook Park;Christopher Peterson

  • Fostering School Belonging in Secondary Schools Using a Socio-Ecological Framework

    Kelly-Ann Allen;Dianne Vella-Brodrick;Lea Waters

  • Positive psychology and the internet: A mental health opportunity

    Joanna Mitchell;Dianne Vella-Brodrick;Britt Klein

  • The usefulness of social exclusion to inform social policy in transport

    Janet Robin Stanley;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • Positive psychology and adolescents: Where are we now? Where to from here?

    Jacolyn Maree Norrish;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • How ‘other people matter’ in a classroom-based strengths intervention: Exploring interpersonal strategies and classroom outcomes

    Denise M. Quinlan;Nicola Swain;Claire Cameron;Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick

  • Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Well-Being and Positive Education

    Lucy Morrish;Nikki Rickard;Nikki Rickard;Tan Chyuan Chin;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • Investigating links between transport disadvantage, social exclusion and well-being in Melbourne: preliminary results

    G Currie;T Richardson;P Smyth;D Vella-Brodrick

Frequent Co-Authors

Lea Waters
Lea Waters University of Melbourne
Nikki S Rickard
Nikki S Rickard University of Melbourne
Britt Klein
Britt Klein Federation University Australia
Margaret L. Kern
Margaret L. Kern University of Melbourne
John Hattie
John Hattie University of Melbourne
Jane Burns
Jane Burns University of Sydney
Richard M. Ryan
Richard M. Ryan Australian Catholic University
Erica Frydenberg
Erica Frydenberg University of Melbourne
Lindsay G. Oades
Lindsay G. Oades University of Melbourne
Andrew J. Martin
Andrew J. Martin University of New South Wales

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