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If you want to improve your mental health, start by believing you can. VectorMine/ Shutterstock

May 11, 2022

Mental health: new study finds simply believing you can do something to improve it is linked with higher wellbeing

Ziggi Ivan Santini, University of Southern Denmark; Charlotte Meilstrup, University of Copenhagen; Line Nielsen, University of Copenhagen; Rob Donovan, The University of Western Australia, and Vibeke Jenny Koushede, University of Copenhagen

Our study shows that people who believe they can do things to improve their mental health have higher wellbeing.

Trusting our instincts is vital for better mental health. Shutterstock

August 14, 2018

Here’s a mental health workout that’s as simple as ABC

Ziggi Ivan Santini, University of Southern Denmark; Rob Donovan, The University of Western Australia, and Vibeke Jenny Koushede, University of Southern Denmark

People intuitively know what is best for their mental health. A new approach suggests enforcing this belief like regular exercise.

Essendon champion Jobe Watson said this week he believes he was injected with a banned substance - but who is to blame for the saga surrounding him and his club? AAP/David Crosling

June 30, 2013

Doping in sport: who is to bless and who is to blame?

Rob Donovan, Curtin University

Essendon captain and reigning Brownlow medallist Jobe Watson has admitted that he believes he was injected with the banned substance AOD-9604. The anti-obesity drug is at the centre of the ASADA investigation…

Children are exposed to similar levels of alcohol advertising as young adults. Flickr/Prescott

June 20, 2013

Time to cut the ties between alcohol and sport

Rob Donovan, Curtin University

Momentum is growing for a ban on alcohol advertising during live sports broadcasts, after Western Australian Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan lambasted the alcohol industry at a national alcohol forum…

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