The Abstracts of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society

We are pleased to present the abstracts from the 43nd Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society. The presentations cover all areas of Psychology, from the applied to the theoretical and the conference theme – Psychology Leading Change – is reflected in the abstracts. The membership of the Society is also well represented with submissions from postgraduate students, current lecturers and practitioners, and members of different cultures. All submissions were subject to peer review by at least two reviewers. As in previous years, the variety and scope of the offerings is one of the great strengths of our annual conference. In addition to helping you choose which sessions to attend during the conference, the abstracts will provide a valuable reference source in the future, providing a snapshot of the current research and practice in Australian psychology. Many of the abstracts also refer to papers that are printed in full in our Conference Proceedings, which are on sale here at the conference and – failing that - available to everyone to purchase through the APS National Office. I would like to thank the members of the Scientific Program Committee who were responsible for reviewing the abstracts in a timely and efficient manner. I would also like to thank Nicholas Voudouris, Elaine Grant and their team of helpers at the National Office of the APS for their tireless efforts in bringing together the conference and this volume of abstracts.