Abstract :
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.
