Alexander Saeri
Biographic Data
| ID | 1839111 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Saeri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Saeri |
| SIGNATURE | SAERI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9254-0300 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
SeCOM-B
The COM-B model, widely adopted in behaviour change research, systematically explores and categorises the behavioural barriers and facilitators to inform intervention design. The model highlights that where the right mix of barriers and facilitators, in the broad categories of capability, motivation, and opportunity exist, a given behaviour is more likely to be enacted. However, for wicked problems, applying the COM-B model becomes challenging du…
Systematic review and meta-analysis of educational approaches to reduce cognitive biases among students
Strategic insights from simulation gaming of AI race dynamics
Applying ChatGPT and AI‐Powered Tools to Accelerate Evidence Reviews
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been used to improve the productivity of evidence review and synthesis since at least 2016, with EPPI‐Reviewer and Abstrackr being two prominent examples. However, since the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in late 2022, the use of generative AI for research, especially for text‐based data analysis, has exploded. In this article, we used a critical reflection approach to document and evaluate the capacity of di…
Incorporating pragmatism in a behaviour change-led climate adaptation project
Purpose This article argues the value of integrating pragmatism in applying behavioural science to complex challenges. We describe a behaviour change-led knowledge co-production process in the specific context of climate change in Australia. This process was led by an interdisciplinary research team who struggled with the limitations of the prevailing deterministic behaviour change paradigms, such as the “test, learn, adapt” model, which often fo…
What Works to Increase Charitable Donations? A Meta-Review with Meta-Meta-Analysis
Many charities rely on donations to support their work addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems. We conducted a meta-review to determine what interventions work to increase charitable donations. We found 21 systematic reviews incorporating 1339 primary studies and over 2,139,938 participants. Our meta-meta-analysis estimated the average effect of an intervention on charitable donation size and incidence: r = 0.08 (95% CI [0.03, 0.12]…
Rethinking community empowerment in the energy transformation
Behaviour in sustainability transitions
From little things, big things grow
Age and education moderate the relationship between confidence in health and political authorities and intention to adopt Covid-19 health-protective behaviours
Purpose This study aimed to examine (1) whether confidence in political and health authorities predicted intention to adopt recommended health-protective behaviours and (2) whether age, gender and education level moderated the relationship between confidence in political and health authorities and health protective-behaviours (download the COVIDSafe app, wear a face mask and stay at home). Design/methodology/approach This study assessed 1,206 Aus…
When trust goes wrong
4,708) that use multiple methods including minimal group paradigms, correlational, longitudinal, and experimental designs to investigate the effect of shared social identity across diverse risk contexts. Studies 1 and 2 provided evidence for the basic premise of the model, showing that ingroup members were perceived as posing lower risk and inspired greater risk taking behavior than outgroup members. Study 3 found that social identification was a…
Research co-design in health
Social connectedness improves public mental health
BACKGROUND: The importance of social connectedness in supporting public mental health is well established. However, the reverse causal pathway (that psychological ill-health leads to reduced social connectedness) remains a dominant perspective among mental health practitioners. Our analysis aimed to provide a rigorous test of the directionality of this relationship. METHOD: A cross-lagged panel analysis of a large longitudinal national probabilit…
The dual-pathway model of collective action
In three experiments, we manipulated procedural fairness (Experiment 1) and group-based anger and group efficacy (Experiments 2 and 3) to investigate the independent pathways of anger and efficacy for collective action in China. In Experiment 3 we also examined pathways to “soft” (low-cost) and “hard” (high-cost) collective action. Our results supported the dual-pathway model of collective action: group-based anger and perceived group efficacy in…
When trust goes wrong
4,708) that use multiple methods including minimal group paradigms, correlational, longitudinal, and experimental designs to investigate the effect of shared social identity across diverse risk contexts. Studies 1 and 2 provided evidence for the basic premise of the model, showing that ingroup members were perceived as posing lower risk and inspired greater risk taking behavior than outgroup members. Study 3 found that social identification was a…
The dual-pathway model of collective action
In three experiments, we manipulated procedural fairness (Experiment 1) and group-based anger and group efficacy (Experiments 2 and 3) to investigate the independent pathways of anger and efficacy for collective action in China. In Experiment 3 we also examined pathways to “soft” (low-cost) and “hard” (high-cost) collective action. Our results supported the dual-pathway model of collective action: group-based anger and perceived group efficacy in…
What Works to Increase Charitable Donations? A Meta-Review with Meta-Meta-Analysis
Many charities rely on donations to support their work addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems. We conducted a meta-review to determine what interventions work to increase charitable donations. We found 21 systematic reviews incorporating 1339 primary studies and over 2,139,938 participants. Our meta-meta-analysis estimated the average effect of an intervention on charitable donation size and incidence: r = 0.08 (95% CI [0.03, 0.12]…
From little things, big things grow
Strategic insights from simulation gaming of AI race dynamics
The dual-pathway model of collective action
In three experiments, we manipulated procedural fairness (Experiment 1) and group-based anger and group efficacy (Experiments 2 and 3) to investigate the independent pathways of anger and efficacy for collective action in China. In Experiment 3 we also examined pathways to “soft” (low-cost) and “hard” (high-cost) collective action. Our results supported the dual-pathway model of collective action: group-based anger and perceived group efficacy in…
Social connectedness improves public mental health
BACKGROUND: The importance of social connectedness in supporting public mental health is well established. However, the reverse causal pathway (that psychological ill-health leads to reduced social connectedness) remains a dominant perspective among mental health practitioners. Our analysis aimed to provide a rigorous test of the directionality of this relationship. METHOD: A cross-lagged panel analysis of a large longitudinal national probabilit…
Research co-design in health
Rethinking community empowerment in the energy transformation
Behaviour in sustainability transitions
From little things, big things grow
Age and education moderate the relationship between confidence in health and political authorities and intention to adopt Covid-19 health-protective behaviours
Purpose This study aimed to examine (1) whether confidence in political and health authorities predicted intention to adopt recommended health-protective behaviours and (2) whether age, gender and education level moderated the relationship between confidence in political and health authorities and health protective-behaviours (download the COVIDSafe app, wear a face mask and stay at home). Design/methodology/approach This study assessed 1,206 Aus…
When trust goes wrong
4,708) that use multiple methods including minimal group paradigms, correlational, longitudinal, and experimental designs to investigate the effect of shared social identity across diverse risk contexts. Studies 1 and 2 provided evidence for the basic premise of the model, showing that ingroup members were perceived as posing lower risk and inspired greater risk taking behavior than outgroup members. Study 3 found that social identification was a…
What Works to Increase Charitable Donations? A Meta-Review with Meta-Meta-Analysis
Many charities rely on donations to support their work addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems. We conducted a meta-review to determine what interventions work to increase charitable donations. We found 21 systematic reviews incorporating 1339 primary studies and over 2,139,938 participants. Our meta-meta-analysis estimated the average effect of an intervention on charitable donation size and incidence: r = 0.08 (95% CI [0.03, 0.12]…
Applying ChatGPT and AI‐Powered Tools to Accelerate Evidence Reviews
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been used to improve the productivity of evidence review and synthesis since at least 2016, with EPPI‐Reviewer and Abstrackr being two prominent examples. However, since the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in late 2022, the use of generative AI for research, especially for text‐based data analysis, has exploded. In this article, we used a critical reflection approach to document and evaluate the capacity of di…
Incorporating pragmatism in a behaviour change-led climate adaptation project
Purpose This article argues the value of integrating pragmatism in applying behavioural science to complex challenges. We describe a behaviour change-led knowledge co-production process in the specific context of climate change in Australia. This process was led by an interdisciplinary research team who struggled with the limitations of the prevailing deterministic behaviour change paradigms, such as the “test, learn, adapt” model, which often fo…
SeCOM-B
The COM-B model, widely adopted in behaviour change research, systematically explores and categorises the behavioural barriers and facilitators to inform intervention design. The model highlights that where the right mix of barriers and facilitators, in the broad categories of capability, motivation, and opportunity exist, a given behaviour is more likely to be enacted. However, for wicked problems, applying the COM-B model becomes challenging du…
Systematic review and meta-analysis of educational approaches to reduce cognitive biases among students
Strategic insights from simulation gaming of AI race dynamics
Psychology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Nursing (3 works)