R Brunton
Biographic Data
| ID | 25793 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Brunton |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Brunton |
| SIGNATURE | BRUNTON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles Sturt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6684-6998 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Sky is Falling! Examining Disaster Preparedness in Supported Independent Living
With increased occurrence of disasters, disaster preparedness for those living with a disability is paramount. Support workers of people living with a disability are directly implicated in their disaster preparedness, playing a critical role in evacuation and emergency responses, yet little is understood about their preparedness. This mixed-methods study explored attitudes, experiences, and knowledge of 137 Australian support workers working with…
Risk and protective factors for pregnancy-related anxiety. An ecological perspective
Pregnancy-related anxiety is a distinct form of anxiety characterized by concerns specific to pregnancy, such as maternal and fetal well-being and healthcare experiences. This study examines the risk and protective factors for pregnancy-related anxiety using an ecological framework. The sample consisted of 219 pregnant women, with data collected by online survey. Hierarchical regression analysis assessed the impact of sociodemographic factors, en…
Personality traits as predictors of lurking and the relationship with academic achievement in higher education
Less conscientiousness and more academic hyper-competitiveness are linked to lurking. • Less experience with online forums and more comfort using computers predict lurking Greater lurking is related to lower academic achievement. • Lurking is strategic; thus students may need to develop more self-regulated learning. • Educators should opt for online platforms that promote greater visibility of users. Motivations for online lurking have received r…
Pregnancy-related anxiety and maternal-foetal bond
The maternal-foetal bond (MFB) is the affectionate relationship between a mother and unborn child, and pregnancy-related anxiety (PrA) is a specific and distinct anxiety. Both are associated with adverse maternal/infant outcomes, but few have examined their relationship. Addressing previous limitations and gaps in the literature, this study examined the relationship between PrA and MFB, and factors (i.e., partner support, pregnancy and foetal sex…
Alcohol consumption after pregnancy awareness and the additive effect of pregnancy-related anxiety and child abuse
This study examined whether pregnant women alter their alcohol consumption upon pregnancy awareness and any additive effect of a maternal history of child abuse and pregnancy-related anxiety in predicting antenatal alcohol consumption. Pregnant women ( N = 548, M = 31.44, SD = 4.58) completed an online survey consisting of the Pregnancy-related Anxiety Scale, Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire, questions on alcohol consumption and demogra…
Further psychometric examination of the Intimate Partner Violence Internalized Stigma Scale (Ipvis; Brunton & Harris, 2023)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is any physical, sexual, or psychological abuse or violence, including stalking and coercive behavior such as degradation, intimidation, and control. IPV self-stigma is the awareness of and agreeance with negative IPV stereotypes/attitudes that are internalized by individuals victimized by IPV. IPV stereotypes contribute to self-stigma (e.g., internalization of beliefs and stereotypes, and anticipation of adverse r…
Discussion forums
Discussion forums are often touted as maximising student participation and learning but concerns around engagement counter any perceived benefits. Often participation is the measure of engagement, and students who do not post are deemed unengaged. To further examine engagement and forums as learning communities, we used analytic data from 270 students enrolled in two online psychology subjects using social network analysis and interviewed 22 stud…
Sexual violence and Australian women
Childhood abuse, pregnancy-related anxiety and the mediating role of resilience and social support
Physical, sexual and psychological abuse were examined as risk factors for pregnancy-related anxiety with resilience and social support as mediators. Pregnant women ( n = 638) completed measures of pregnancy-related anxiety, resilience, perceived social support and childhood abuse. Women with an abuse history had higher pregnancy-related anxiety scores ( m = 64.40) than other women ( m = 55.36). All abuse types independently predicted pregnancy-r…
Evaluating student engagement and deep learning in interactive online psychology learning activities
There is growing demand for online learning activities that offer flexibility for students to study anywhere, anytime, as online students fit study around work and family commitments. We designed a series of online activities and evaluated how, where, and with what devices students used the activities, as well as their levels of engagement and deep learning with the activities. A mixed-methods design was used to explore students’ interactions wit…
Pregnancy-Related Anxiety, Perceived Parental Self-Efficacy and the Influence of Parity and Age
Pregnancy-related anxiety is contextualised by pregnancy and is a health concern for the mother and child. Perceived parental self-efficacy is associated with this anxiety and age and parity are identified as influential factors. This research, therefore, predicted that negative perceptions of parental self-efficacy would predict greater pregnancy-related anxiety, moderated by parity and age. Participants ( N = 771) were recruited online and asse…
Pregnancy‐related anxiety
ObjectivePregnancy‐related anxiety has been identified as a distinct anxiety associated with adverse outcomes. This partial replication of the seminal study which demonstrated pregnancy‐related anxiety and measures of state/trait anxiety and depression shared little variance, provides additional empirical support for this anxiety type. In addition, the Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS) was examined together with the contributing role of ne…
Sexual violence and Australian women
Pregnancy‐related anxiety
ObjectivePregnancy‐related anxiety has been identified as a distinct anxiety associated with adverse outcomes. This partial replication of the seminal study which demonstrated pregnancy‐related anxiety and measures of state/trait anxiety and depression shared little variance, provides additional empirical support for this anxiety type. In addition, the Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS) was examined together with the contributing role of ne…
Pregnancy‐related anxiety
ObjectivePregnancy‐related anxiety has been identified as a distinct anxiety associated with adverse outcomes. This partial replication of the seminal study which demonstrated pregnancy‐related anxiety and measures of state/trait anxiety and depression shared little variance, provides additional empirical support for this anxiety type. In addition, the Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS) was examined together with the contributing role of ne…
Pregnancy-Related Anxiety, Perceived Parental Self-Efficacy and the Influence of Parity and Age
Pregnancy-related anxiety is contextualised by pregnancy and is a health concern for the mother and child. Perceived parental self-efficacy is associated with this anxiety and age and parity are identified as influential factors. This research, therefore, predicted that negative perceptions of parental self-efficacy would predict greater pregnancy-related anxiety, moderated by parity and age. Participants ( N = 771) were recruited online and asse…
Evaluating student engagement and deep learning in interactive online psychology learning activities
There is growing demand for online learning activities that offer flexibility for students to study anywhere, anytime, as online students fit study around work and family commitments. We designed a series of online activities and evaluated how, where, and with what devices students used the activities, as well as their levels of engagement and deep learning with the activities. A mixed-methods design was used to explore students’ interactions wit…
Discussion forums
Discussion forums are often touted as maximising student participation and learning but concerns around engagement counter any perceived benefits. Often participation is the measure of engagement, and students who do not post are deemed unengaged. To further examine engagement and forums as learning communities, we used analytic data from 270 students enrolled in two online psychology subjects using social network analysis and interviewed 22 stud…
Sexual violence and Australian women
Childhood abuse, pregnancy-related anxiety and the mediating role of resilience and social support
Physical, sexual and psychological abuse were examined as risk factors for pregnancy-related anxiety with resilience and social support as mediators. Pregnant women ( n = 638) completed measures of pregnancy-related anxiety, resilience, perceived social support and childhood abuse. Women with an abuse history had higher pregnancy-related anxiety scores ( m = 64.40) than other women ( m = 55.36). All abuse types independently predicted pregnancy-r…
Alcohol consumption after pregnancy awareness and the additive effect of pregnancy-related anxiety and child abuse
This study examined whether pregnant women alter their alcohol consumption upon pregnancy awareness and any additive effect of a maternal history of child abuse and pregnancy-related anxiety in predicting antenatal alcohol consumption. Pregnant women ( N = 548, M = 31.44, SD = 4.58) completed an online survey consisting of the Pregnancy-related Anxiety Scale, Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire, questions on alcohol consumption and demogra…
Further psychometric examination of the Intimate Partner Violence Internalized Stigma Scale (Ipvis; Brunton & Harris, 2023)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is any physical, sexual, or psychological abuse or violence, including stalking and coercive behavior such as degradation, intimidation, and control. IPV self-stigma is the awareness of and agreeance with negative IPV stereotypes/attitudes that are internalized by individuals victimized by IPV. IPV stereotypes contribute to self-stigma (e.g., internalization of beliefs and stereotypes, and anticipation of adverse r…
Personality traits as predictors of lurking and the relationship with academic achievement in higher education
Less conscientiousness and more academic hyper-competitiveness are linked to lurking. • Less experience with online forums and more comfort using computers predict lurking Greater lurking is related to lower academic achievement. • Lurking is strategic; thus students may need to develop more self-regulated learning. • Educators should opt for online platforms that promote greater visibility of users. Motivations for online lurking have received r…
Pregnancy-related anxiety and maternal-foetal bond
The maternal-foetal bond (MFB) is the affectionate relationship between a mother and unborn child, and pregnancy-related anxiety (PrA) is a specific and distinct anxiety. Both are associated with adverse maternal/infant outcomes, but few have examined their relationship. Addressing previous limitations and gaps in the literature, this study examined the relationship between PrA and MFB, and factors (i.e., partner support, pregnancy and foetal sex…
The Sky is Falling! Examining Disaster Preparedness in Supported Independent Living
With increased occurrence of disasters, disaster preparedness for those living with a disability is paramount. Support workers of people living with a disability are directly implicated in their disaster preparedness, playing a critical role in evacuation and emergency responses, yet little is understood about their preparedness. This mixed-methods study explored attitudes, experiences, and knowledge of 137 Australian support workers working with…
Risk and protective factors for pregnancy-related anxiety. An ecological perspective
Pregnancy-related anxiety is a distinct form of anxiety characterized by concerns specific to pregnancy, such as maternal and fetal well-being and healthcare experiences. This study examines the risk and protective factors for pregnancy-related anxiety using an ecological framework. The sample consisted of 219 pregnant women, with data collected by online survey. Hierarchical regression analysis assessed the impact of sociodemographic factors, en…
Psychology (9 works) · Anxiety (6 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Pregnancy (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)