Anna Mathiassen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1087539 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Mathiassen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Mathiassen |
| SIGNATURE | MATHIASSEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-6851-3002 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Presence Experiences After Loss
Presence experiences-the sense that a significant person who has died is nearby or perceptible-are common after bereavement but remain underexamined in grief research. This study investigated their prevalence, interpersonal predictors, and interpretation in a diverse urban sample of adults bereaved in the past 24 months ( N = 239), using structured interviews and thematic analysis of open-ended responses. Over two-thirds of participants reported …
The Role of Ritual in Children's Acquisition of Supernatural Beliefs
This study investigated how observing the ritualisation of objects can influence children's encoding and defence of supernatural beliefs. Specifically, we investigated if ritualising objects leads children to believe those objects might be magical, buffering against favouring contrary evidence. Seventy-nine children, aged between 3 and 6 years, were presented with two identical objects (e.g., two colour-changing stress balls) and tasked with iden…
The Role of Ritual in Children's Acquisition of Supernatural Beliefs
This study investigated how observing the ritualisation of objects can influence children's encoding and defence of supernatural beliefs. Specifically, we investigated if ritualising objects leads children to believe those objects might be magical, buffering against favouring contrary evidence. Seventy-nine children, aged between 3 and 6 years, were presented with two identical objects (e.g., two colour-changing stress balls) and tasked with iden…
The Role of Ritual in Children's Acquisition of Supernatural Beliefs
This study investigated how observing the ritualisation of objects can influence children's encoding and defence of supernatural beliefs. Specifically, we investigated if ritualising objects leads children to believe those objects might be magical, buffering against favouring contrary evidence. Seventy-nine children, aged between 3 and 6 years, were presented with two identical objects (e.g., two colour-changing stress balls) and tasked with iden…
Presence Experiences After Loss
Presence experiences-the sense that a significant person who has died is nearby or perceptible-are common after bereavement but remain underexamined in grief research. This study investigated their prevalence, interpersonal predictors, and interpretation in a diverse urban sample of adults bereaved in the past 24 months ( N = 239), using structured interviews and thematic analysis of open-ended responses. Over two-thirds of participants reported …
Child and Animal Learning Development (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (1 work) · Feeling (1 work) · Grief (1 work) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (1 work) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (1 work) · Infant Health and Development (1 work)