By the time an Australian student is 15, they will have already spent as many as 11,000 hours at school. What happens here matters for their wellbeing.
Articles on Mental wellbeing
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A new study finds gaming supports mothers’ stress relief, skill development, and wellbeing, but parental duties and domestic labour still limit their play.
You won’t regret taking up this intellectually and physically stimulating sport as a hobby.
To protect against the ups and downs of student life, focus on the things you can control and set clear goals.
Listening to birdsong while walking in nature reduced both psychological and physiological markers of stress.
New research reveals that when you post on social media may matter more for your mental health than how much you use it.
The food pyramid can help us think about mental health. We need big helpings of social connection in real life. But social media should be like a ‘sometimes food’.
‘Attention restoration theory’ posits that allowing the mind to wander is important for restoring focus and attention.
Breathwork is an ancient practice to calm the mind and improve physical health.
After years of training, focus and preparation, losing can be a devastating experience for athletes, so they need to develop a coping strategy – self-compassion is a good place to start.
The abuse heaped on players in high-profile matches is just the tip of the iceberg – a culture of online abuse permeates football at all levels.
Protect wildlife to promote better mental health.
New research shows that immigrants who arrive in a new country with better mental well-being are more likely to integrate and be successful.
We’ve had an early start to the bushfire season and there’s more to come. No wonder spring isn’t always a celebration.
Claims regarding on these apps’ effectiveness are often based on less than robust findings.
Deep psychological factors play a part in obesity, including childhood trauma.
Brain injury survivors report the sport can give constant opportunities for learning and a way to reevaulate emotions.
Access to swimming in the UK has been hit by COVID and the cost of living crisis and that has consequences for children and young people.
Mental health plays a significant role in productivity but is often overlooked. To maintain its promising economic growth, Indonesia must put its people’s well-being into the calculation.
Understanding and finding ways to reduce our financial stress – and its emotional impact on us – can help make this challenging time a bit easier.
Top contributors
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, Harvard University; University of Liverpool
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Associate professor in social psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Economist, University of Sydney
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Professor of Global Public Health, University of Liverpool
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Research Fellow, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology, University of East Anglia
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Psychologist and Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Michigan
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Research Fellow in Digital Childhoods, Deakin University
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Associate Professorial Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor, La Trobe Law School, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, School of Psychological Science, and Director, Emotional Wellbeing Lab, The University of Western Australia
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Research Fellow at University of Exeter and PhD Student of Psychology at Swansea University, Swansea University
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Associate Professor in Marketing, DCU, Dublin City University
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Lecturer in Applied Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University