Papers by Katrina Andrews
European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling, 2021
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Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association
Mental health decline and psychological distress is rising among tertiary students’ worldwide and... more Mental health decline and psychological distress is rising among tertiary students’ worldwide andis now recognised internationally as an important public health issue.There is a growing demand for campus-based counselling services as evidence suggests that providing on-campus counselling support can significantly support student mental health and wellbeing. In addition, there is a symbiotic demand for counselling students to have the opportunity to integrate their skills through practice with clients. With the increasing demand for universities and tertiary institutes to provide counselling support, the use of graduate level trainees to deliver counselling services could provide an innovative and effective model to cope with high demand in a cost-efficient way. This qualitative research explores the perceptions of students who have sought counselling, delivered by trainee counsellors within a tertiary education setting. A thematic analysis was used to interpret the data from anonymo...
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Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 2021
Sexual assault leaves a lasting imprint on the life of a survivor. This impact is commonly report... more Sexual assault leaves a lasting imprint on the life of a survivor. This impact is commonly reported on in the medical literature as physical and mental health conditions associated with sexual assa...
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Complementary therapies in medicine, 2020
Gut Directed Hypnosis (GDH) is a specialised form of hypnotherapy originally developed to reduce ... more Gut Directed Hypnosis (GDH) is a specialised form of hypnotherapy originally developed to reduce gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in individuals with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS is a condition characterised by symptoms including bloating, abdominal pain and diarrhoea and/or constipation as well as psychosocial symptoms such as depression and anxiety. Although the specific mechanism of action remains unclear, it is suggested that GDH works on the brain-gut axis to improve GI symptoms, psychological functioning and overall wellbeing. The present study aimed to expand upon the knowledge surrounding GDH by exploring practitioners' experiences of using GDH for IBS and their perceptions of how it impacts upon client wellbeing. Six practitioners trained in GDH participated in one hour semi-structured interviews. Thematic Analyses (TA) was used to analyse data. Three major themes emerged from data including: predisposing personality traits and vulnerabilities associated with IBS; ...
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Qualitative Research Journal, 2020
PurposeThe aim of the study is to explore the experience of eating disorder support group partici... more PurposeThe aim of the study is to explore the experience of eating disorder support group participants. The research question is “What is the experience of adults recovering from an eating disorder in a professionally-led monthly support group?”Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative study explored the experience of adults recovering from an eating disorder in a professionally-led monthly support group. Participants were 18 adults recovering from an eating disorder who attended a monthly support group. The data were collected using an online anonymous survey and then analysed using a thematic analysis.FindingsThe main themes that emerged were: (1) sharing the pain and promise, (2) cautions and concerns and (3) facilitators have influence. The findings indicate that the support group provided a safe space to share their lived experience, that it reduced stigma and isolation, and improved participants' motivation and engagement. Moreover, the results revealed some challenges t...
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The Journal of Genetic Psychology
Abstract The current study had the aim to assess whether temperamental traits mediate the relatio... more Abstract The current study had the aim to assess whether temperamental traits mediate the relationship between time of puberty and eating disorder (ED) severity using a sample of 292 outpatients with EDs [68 with Anorexia Nervosa Restrictive Type (AN-R), 101 with Anorexia Nervosa Binge Purging Type (AN-BP), 72 with Bulimia Nervosa (BN) and 51 with Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder (OSFED)]. Age of puberty, the severity of EDs, and temperamental traits were assessed through Demographic and Medical History Form, Eating Disorder Examination 17.0d (EDE-17.0d) and Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R), with a focus on the temperament scales: novelty seeking (TCI-NS), harm avoidance (TCI-HA), reward dependence (TCI-RD) and persistence (TCI-P). One-way ANOVA, correlation, and mediating analyses through structural equation modeling were performed to test the relationship between variables under investigation and assess if the four temperamental traits act as mediators in the relationship between time of puberty and ED severity. The results show a full mediating effect of the temperamental sub-scales on the relationship between puberty and EDE-17. In particular, TCI-R HA showed a complementary mediation on the relationship between age of puberty and EDE-17.0d, meaning that age of puberty increases the level of TCI-R HA, which in turn increases the severity of ED, confirming that this temperamental trait plays an important role in the development of ED after puberty. To conclude, temperamental traits seem to play a full mediating role in the relationship between puberty and ED severity, but more research is needed.
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Personality and Individual Differences, 2015
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Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
The therapeutic working alliance by Bordin has been demonstrated as a ‘common ground’ variable at... more The therapeutic working alliance by Bordin has been demonstrated as a ‘common ground’ variable attributable to change in identified change enterprises, including education. In this context, working alliance (renamed learning alliance) has been empirically demonstrated to predict positive on-campus student outcomes. However, minimal research investigating whether learning alliance predicts blended student outcomes has been conducted. A measure of on-campus student teaching alliance (the learning alliance inventory, LAI; Rogers), which operationalises (measures) learning alliance using three subscales (collaborative bond, teacher competency and student investment) was administered to 199 Australian tertiary students, enrolled in a counselling program delivered in the blended learning modality (online learning coupled with synchronous tutorials and an on-campus intensive). The aim of the study was to investigate if this on-campus measure of learning alliance can validly measure learnin...
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Although Australian professional counselling services are well-established, a unified vision of w... more Although Australian professional counselling services are well-established, a unified vision of what
defines professional counselling identity in Australia remains elusively absent. Self-regulation
within the Australian counselling profession contributes greatly to the strong development of
professional training, ethics, and practice principles, yet a clear understanding of what constitutes
professional counselling identity remains undefined. This paper proposes that, in order to develop
awareness of what comprises professional counselling identity in Australia, the views of Australian
counselling professionals are necessary. This paper offers a preliminary investigation of Australian
professional counsellors’ views of what defines professional counselling identity.
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The reformulated learned helplessness (RLH) theory and its associated construct of explanatory st... more The reformulated learned helplessness (RLH) theory and its associated construct of explanatory style have been tested extensively using the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ: Peterson et al., 1982) against outcomes such as depression. However, support for the RLH theory is best described as inconclusive. This is because: (a) the causal-locus dimension is poorly defined and the causal-locus items have poor reliability and validity; (b) the ASQ has not been demonstrated to have structural validity; and (c) the definitions of explanatory style are inconsistent across studies. The current study was conducted with the goal of developing a valid and reliable measure of explanatory style. The new measure met simple structure when tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and each short subscale had acceptable internal reliability. Further, construct validity was partially demonstrated, but incremental validity was not supported. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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The Attributional Style Questionnaire [1] is a widely used scale that measures explanatory style ... more The Attributional Style Questionnaire [1] is a widely used scale that measures explanatory style when investigating the construct validity of the Reformulated Learned Helplessness Theory [2]. Despite its wide use, it has never been demonstrated to have satisfactory reliability or validity [3]. To address this, Travers, Creed, and Morrissey [4] successfully developed a more internally reliable and structurally valid measure of explanatory style, called the Explanatory Dimensions Scale (EDS), which achieved partial construct validity with the GHQ-12. It was recommended by Travers et al. that the construct validity of the EDS needs to be further investigated against established variables, including depression. Thus, we set out to investigate the construct validity of the EDS with depression in the community (termed depressive symptomatology), measured using the DASS and CES-D. Using two population samples, the structural validity of the EDS was again demonstrated, and the EDS retained improved alpha coefficients for all dimensions. Further, the EDS globality scale significantly but weakly predicted depressive symptomatology (5-6% of the variance) only when other known predictors of depressive symptomatology (non-productive coping, self-esteem, anxiety, and stress) were absent. Finally, we demonstrated that low self-esteem, anxiety and stress significantly mediated the relationship between globality and depressive symptomatology, and stress also moderated this relationship. Further recommendations and implications were discussed.
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Behavioural Brain Research, 1995
Muramyl peptides (MPs) are bacterially derived sleep factors which stimulate slow wave sleep. In ... more Muramyl peptides (MPs) are bacterially derived sleep factors which stimulate slow wave sleep. In the neonate, MPs are capable of inducing quiet sleep and suppressing active sleep. Given that active sleep is thought to be important for brain development during this period, the possibility that changes in the availability of MPs in the neonate may affect brain development was examined. Rat pups were given muramyl dipeptide (MDP) twice daily for the first 14 days post partum. It was hypothesised that MDP would stimulate quiet sleep at the expense of active sleep as has been shown in the young rabbit. There was no effect on neonatal levels of quiet sleep or active sleep. There was, however, a variety of effects, apparently unrelated to the sleep functions of MDP. These effects were changes in adult learning, serotonin metabolism and brain anatomy. The function of sleep in the mediation of the sleep-independent effects of MPs was examined, in particular the opposite effects of MDP on host immunity depending on the sleepiness of the host. In this light sleep does indeed serve to mediate the effects of MPs and it is speculated that many of the effects observed here may change in response to sleep levels in individuals. The notion that autonomic signalling between brain and spleen is more efficient during sleep is presented as an example of a function of sleep that may modulate the immunological effects of MPs.
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XXIX International Congress of …, Jan 1, 2008
Copyright in individual works within the repository belongs to their authors or publishers. You m... more Copyright in individual works within the repository belongs to their authors or publishers. You may make a print or digital copy of a work for your personal non-commercial use. All other rights are reserved, except for fair dealings or other user rights granted by the copyright laws of your country.
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Jan 1, 2003
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Innovations in a changing world, 2020
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defines professional counselling identity in Australia remains elusively absent. Self-regulation
within the Australian counselling profession contributes greatly to the strong development of
professional training, ethics, and practice principles, yet a clear understanding of what constitutes
professional counselling identity remains undefined. This paper proposes that, in order to develop
awareness of what comprises professional counselling identity in Australia, the views of Australian
counselling professionals are necessary. This paper offers a preliminary investigation of Australian
professional counsellors’ views of what defines professional counselling identity.
Books by Katrina Andrews
defines professional counselling identity in Australia remains elusively absent. Self-regulation
within the Australian counselling profession contributes greatly to the strong development of
professional training, ethics, and practice principles, yet a clear understanding of what constitutes
professional counselling identity remains undefined. This paper proposes that, in order to develop
awareness of what comprises professional counselling identity in Australia, the views of Australian
counselling professionals are necessary. This paper offers a preliminary investigation of Australian
professional counsellors’ views of what defines professional counselling identity.