Lauren J Breen

Biographic Data

ID126156
NAMELauren J Breen
GIVEN NAMESLauren J
FAMILY NAMEBreen
SIGNATUREBREEN L J
AFFILIATIONSCurtin University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Vertical Transmission of Prosociality: Basic Human Values and the Context of Intergenerational Transmission in Indonesia

    Open AccessBerlian G Septarini, Takeshi Hamamura et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…2025

    Prosocial behavior is essential for human species such that it is expected in every culture. One way to sustain this positive behavior is through successful transfer where the later generation maintains prosociality as cultural information relevant to prosocial behavior. Informed by the cultural dynamics perspective, the current study focused on the microlevel phenomena and examined the mechanism of vertical transmission of prosociality from pare…

  • What sources of bereavement support are perceived helpful by bereaved people and why? Empirical evidence for the compassionate communities approach

    Open AccessSamar Aoun, Lauren J Breen et al.ARTICLEPalliative Medicine2018

    AIMS: To determine who provides bereavement support in the community, what sources are perceived to be the most or least helpful and for what reason, and to identify the empirical elements for optimal support in developing any future compassionate communities approach in palliative care. DESIGN: A population-based cross-sectional investigation of bereavement experiences. Sources of support (informal, community and professional) were categorised a…

  • In‐groups, Out‐groups, and Their Contrasting Perceptions of Values among Generational Cohorts of Australians

    Open AccessBarbara Heritage, Lauren J Breen et al.ARTICLEAustralian Psychologist2016References: 1

    ObjectivePersonal values guide, and are used to justify, behaviours both within and beyond organisational contexts. Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y are purported to vary in the values they espouse and hence their behaviours. The aim of this research was to examine and compare self‐ratings and out‐group perceptions of the importance of the four overarching clusters of values in Schwartz's circumplex model by generation.MethodA conveni…

  • Who Needs Bereavement Support? A Population Based Survey of Bereavement Risk and Support Need

    Open AccessSamar Aoun, Lauren J Breen et al.ARTICLEPLoS ONE2015

    This study identifies and describes the profiles of bereavement risk and support needs of a community sample in Australia and tests the fit of the data with the three-tiered public health model for bereavement support. Family members who were bereaved 6-24 months prior to the survey and who were clients of four funeral providers participated (May-July 2013). A postal survey was used to collect information about bereaved people's experience of car…

  • Renegotiating Identities: Experiences of Loss and Recovery for Women With Bipolar Disorder

    Open AccessMaria E Fernandez, Lauren J Breen et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2014Cited by: 3References: 29

    Along with major changes in mood, people living with bipolar disorder (BD) often experience recurrent hospital admissions, feelings of failure and hopelessness, social stigma, underemployment, and a loss of independence. In this study we explored the experiences of loss, coping, and recovery in a community sample of women living with BD. Ten women each participated in a semistructured interview. We used the constant comparative method to analyze …

  • Family and social networks after bereavement: experiences of support, change and isolation: Family and social networks after bereavement

    Open AccessLauren J Breen, Liz Breen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Therapy2011

    The role of family and social support networks on grief experiences following the death of a family member in a road traffic accident is explored. Twenty-one bereaved informants were interviewed and the data analysed using grounded theory methodology. We outline the ways in which a crash fatality impacts upon familial and social relationships. The data clearly demonstrate that although the death of a loved one precipitated closer familial and soc…

  • Moving beyond the enduring dominance of positivism in psychological research: Implications for psychology in Australia

    Open AccessLauren J Breen, Liz Breen et al.ARTICLEAustralian Psychologist2009Cited by: 10References: 15

    Almost since its inception, the dominant narrative of modern psychology has embraced positivism through its insistence that psychological science is objective, generalisable, and value free (or neutral). Consequently, quantitative research and, in particular, experimental designs, are privileged over other forms of enquiry, and other epistemologies, methodologies, and methods remain marginalised within the discipline. We argue that the enduring h…

  • The Fundamental Paradox in the Grief Literature: A Critical Reflection

    Open AccessLauren J Breen, Liz Breen et al.ARTICLEOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying2007

    A key theme in the bereavement literature is the recognition that every grief experience is unique and dependent on many variables, such as the circumstances of the death, characteristics of the bereaved individual, their relationship with the deceased, the provision and availability of support, and a myriad of sociocultural factors. Concurrently, there are corresponding efforts to define “normal” grief and delineate it from “complicated” grief e…