Alfred Allan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3784262 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alfred Allan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alfred |
| FAMILY NAME | Allan |
| SIGNATURE | ALLAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Edith Cowan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7039-797X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Theoretical Framework and The Development of a Multidimensional Scale of Purpose in Life
Purpose in life is a key resource in existential psychology. However, its conceptual variability has hindered its application in mainstream practice. This paper presents a holistic, theoretical framework of purpose in life, the purpose in life system, developed from an integration of existing motivational theories and models. Based on our framework, we constructed the 12-item Multidimensional Measure of Purpose in Life (MMOP) and tested its psych…
Stories of work, well-being and inclusive empowerment: A qualitative exploration of young women in India's textile industry
Purpose The well-being of employees has been recognised as significant to both the health and success of businesses. Whilst physical wellness has typically been given more focus, the importance of psychological well-being has gained recognition and has been incorporated in more recent approaches. The current study investigated the perceptions of young Indian women textile workers of their workplace as well as working conditions and the effects of…
Young people’s likelihood of intervention to nonconsensual touching in nightlife settings: Interactions of gender, relationship to the bystander, and the recipient’s reaction
Nonconsensual sexual behaviors that occur in nightlife settings pose unique policy challenges and encouraging bystander behavior (i.e., either to stop the actor or help the recipient; nonemotive words used to avoid priming participants) might be an effective way to prevent these behaviors. Few researchers, none Australian, have undertaken quantitative studies to identify factors that influence bystanders’ behavior in nightlife settings and the in…
Purpose in Life and Associated Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms
Purpose in life is a well-established contributor to positive well-being. However, for a more comprehensive understanding of purpose in life, further exploration is needed about the processes implicated in purpose from a cognitive and affective perspective. This scoping review aims to identify the cognitive and/or affective mechanisms (CAMs) correlating with purpose in life and to examine these relationships based on relevant existing literature.…
“I'm not batman” and other factors impacting bystander intervention against sexual violence in Australian nightlife settings
Unsolicited sexual behaviors that constitute sexual violence appear to be commonplace in nightlife settings in many countries and bystander intervention might be a way to eliminate them. However, few researchers have investigated the barriers and facilitators that affect Australian bystanders’ likelihood to help, and these should be considered in the planning of bystander intervention programs. Using a grounded theory approach, we interviewed fou…
Kissing, Grabbing and Grinding: Young Australians' Personal and Social Norms regarding Nightlife Sexual Behavior
Many patrons in nightlife settings around the world experience and engage in behavior that some find distressing and others find a useful method of interacting with potential sexual partners. Some of these behaviors nevertheless meet the World Health Organizations’ definition of sexual violence. Recent research suggests the social norms in Australian nightlife settings might be encouraging patrons to engage in or tolerate sexual violence when it …
Forensic Experts’ Perspectives on Australian Indigenous Sexual Offenders and Factors Important in Evaluating the Risk of Recidivism
Law and ethics require that risk assessment should be cross-culturally valid and fair, but Australian research in this regard is underdeveloped. A logical first step in progressing the work required to build a strong evidence base on culturally sensitive risk assessment in Australia is to determine the expert views of those in the field. We interviewed 13 Australian evaluators who assess Indigenous sexual offenders’ recidivism risk to determine t…
What is alexithymia? Using factor analysis to establish its latent structure and relationship with fantasizing and emotional reactivity
OBJECTIVE: There is ongoing uncertainty about the structure and definition of alexithymia. Conceptually, alexithymia has traditionally been defined as a multidimensional trait with four components: difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings, externally orientated thinking, and difficulty fantasizing. However, some authors suggest that difficulty fantasizing might not be a component, and others suggest low emotional reactivity…
The promises and perils of developing a national sex offender recidivism database in Australia
Much of what we know about sexual offenders and risk management is derived from empirical studies on sex offender populations in North America. In comparison to Canada and the United States, the evidence base in Australia on sexual offender risk management is under-developed. In this paper, we describe a current research project tasked with developing a national sex offender recidivism database to advance the evidence base in Australia. It is arg…
The profession's role in helping psychologists balance society's interests with their clients' interests
ObjectivePsychologists find it difficult to balance their clients' and society's interests when these interests differ from each other, such as when their clients pose a risk of harm to others. Society's increasing preoccupation with harm makes their task even more difficult. The first aim with this article is to determine the reactions of those who make, enforce, and use law to address society's concerns and how they impact on psychologists. The…
Establishing the theoretical components of alexithymia via factor analysis: Introduction and validation of the attention-appraisal model of alexithymia
Acknowledging Children’s Voice and Participation in Family Courts: Criteria that Guide Western Australian Court Consultants
The Australian family courts introduced Child Inclusive Conferencing after the country adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The legislation governing these conferences is minimalistic but the Family Court Consultants in the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court have well-developed and documented guidelines. The Family Court of Western Australia is, however, a separate entity and in the absence of reg…
Alexithymia among Perpetrators of Violent Offences in Australia: Implications for Rehabilitation
ObjectiveAlexithymia, which involves difficulties identifying, communicating, and thinking about emotions, could be an important factor in violent offending. Our aim with the current study was to explore the levels of alexithymia among perpetrators of different types of violence (i.e., general and intimate partner) in Australia to better understand their treatment needs.MethodSeventy‐nine male general violent offenders incarcerated in Western Aus…
Adolescent perceptions of bystanders’ responses to cyberbullying
Cyberbullying can be harmful to adolescents using online technology, and one way of combating it may be to use interventions that have been successfully utilised for traditional bullying, such as encouraging peer bystander intervention. The online environment, however, differs notably from the environment in which traditional bullying takes place raising questions about the suitability of transferring traditional bullying approaches to the cyber …
Respect for the Dignity of People: What Does This Principle Mean in Practice
Researchers have found that disrespectful behaviour can have a notable psychological impact on victims and observers thereof. It is not surprising, therefore, that law and all the major psychology codes of ethics acknowledge the principle of respect for the dignity of persons. The practical implications of this principle, however, are not clear. In this article we argue, with reference to the philosophical roots of the principle, that there are r…
Ethics in Correctional and Forensic Psychology: Getting the Balance Right
Compared to their peers, correctional and forensic psychologists are more likely to encounter legal‐ethical problems and have complaints lodged against them. The problems that confront them are often novel compared to those their peers deal with. They therefore often feel unsupported and disheartened. Further, they may drift away from the norms that govern the profession and behave in a manner that erodes the trust of the public in the profession…
Ethical practice in psychology: Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics
Close-up insights on how experts in the field are re-interpreting ethical principles to create workable policies for today and tomorrow, from the creators of the 2007 APS Code of Ethics First cooperative project between Wiley-Blackwell and the APSOffers a close-up view of how enduring ethical principles are reinvented to ensure lasting relevance in times of modernisation and professional changeWill be an accredited option for APS Professional Dev…
Prediction of the risk of male sexual reoffending in Australia
This paper reports the findings of a retrospective study designed, primarily, to investigate the predictive accuracy of the Rapid Risk Assessment for Sexual Offence Recidivism (RRASOR); the Static 99 and two models developed in Western Australia, namely the Violent Offender Treatment Program Risk Assessment Scale (VOTPRAS) and the 3-Predictor model on a Western Australian sample of violent and nonviolent sexual offenders. A secondary aim was to e…
Lawyers' Perception of Psychologists Who Do Forensic Work
In South Africa there is a lack of empirical data regarding the quality of the testimony of psychologists. In order to fill this gap, 252 South African lawyers were surveyed to determine their perception of the value of the testimony of psychologists, and of psychologists' knowledge, conduct, and adherence to the rules of expert testimony. For the purpose of comparison a group of 75 psychologists who do forensic work, were also surveyed. The find…
Truth and Reconciliation: A psycholegal perspective
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission ('TRC') represents one model of dealing with human rights abuses at a national level. Such abuses, and the subsequent attempts to come to terms with them, can cause mental disorders and psychological pain. Consequently, mental health and mental health practitioners ('practitioners') will play an important role in the process of bodies such as the TRC. The aim of this article is to examine the …
A Profile of Forensic Psychologists in South Africa
Forensic psychology is more exposed to the scrutiny of other professionals and the media than most other fields in psychology. Unfortunately the discipline often falls short of the expectations in this regard. In order to compile a profile of forensic psychologists in South Africa 153 questionnaires were distributed to psychologists who render psycholegal services in court. Aspects covered in the questionnaire were experience and the work setting…
Adolescent perceptions of bystanders’ responses to cyberbullying
Cyberbullying can be harmful to adolescents using online technology, and one way of combating it may be to use interventions that have been successfully utilised for traditional bullying, such as encouraging peer bystander intervention. The online environment, however, differs notably from the environment in which traditional bullying takes place raising questions about the suitability of transferring traditional bullying approaches to the cyber …
Kissing, Grabbing and Grinding: Young Australians' Personal and Social Norms regarding Nightlife Sexual Behavior
Many patrons in nightlife settings around the world experience and engage in behavior that some find distressing and others find a useful method of interacting with potential sexual partners. Some of these behaviors nevertheless meet the World Health Organizations’ definition of sexual violence. Recent research suggests the social norms in Australian nightlife settings might be encouraging patrons to engage in or tolerate sexual violence when it …
Respect for the Dignity of People: What Does This Principle Mean in Practice
Researchers have found that disrespectful behaviour can have a notable psychological impact on victims and observers thereof. It is not surprising, therefore, that law and all the major psychology codes of ethics acknowledge the principle of respect for the dignity of persons. The practical implications of this principle, however, are not clear. In this article we argue, with reference to the philosophical roots of the principle, that there are r…
A Profile of Forensic Psychologists in South Africa
Forensic psychology is more exposed to the scrutiny of other professionals and the media than most other fields in psychology. Unfortunately the discipline often falls short of the expectations in this regard. In order to compile a profile of forensic psychologists in South Africa 153 questionnaires were distributed to psychologists who render psycholegal services in court. Aspects covered in the questionnaire were experience and the work setting…
Acknowledging Children’s Voice and Participation in Family Courts: Criteria that Guide Western Australian Court Consultants
The Australian family courts introduced Child Inclusive Conferencing after the country adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The legislation governing these conferences is minimalistic but the Family Court Consultants in the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court have well-developed and documented guidelines. The Family Court of Western Australia is, however, a separate entity and in the absence of reg…
Alexithymia among Perpetrators of Violent Offences in Australia: Implications for Rehabilitation
ObjectiveAlexithymia, which involves difficulties identifying, communicating, and thinking about emotions, could be an important factor in violent offending. Our aim with the current study was to explore the levels of alexithymia among perpetrators of different types of violence (i.e., general and intimate partner) in Australia to better understand their treatment needs.MethodSeventy‐nine male general violent offenders incarcerated in Western Aus…
Prediction of the risk of male sexual reoffending in Australia
This paper reports the findings of a retrospective study designed, primarily, to investigate the predictive accuracy of the Rapid Risk Assessment for Sexual Offence Recidivism (RRASOR); the Static 99 and two models developed in Western Australia, namely the Violent Offender Treatment Program Risk Assessment Scale (VOTPRAS) and the 3-Predictor model on a Western Australian sample of violent and nonviolent sexual offenders. A secondary aim was to e…
Lawyers' Perception of Psychologists Who Do Forensic Work
In South Africa there is a lack of empirical data regarding the quality of the testimony of psychologists. In order to fill this gap, 252 South African lawyers were surveyed to determine their perception of the value of the testimony of psychologists, and of psychologists' knowledge, conduct, and adherence to the rules of expert testimony. For the purpose of comparison a group of 75 psychologists who do forensic work, were also surveyed. The find…
Truth and Reconciliation: A psycholegal perspective
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission ('TRC') represents one model of dealing with human rights abuses at a national level. Such abuses, and the subsequent attempts to come to terms with them, can cause mental disorders and psychological pain. Consequently, mental health and mental health practitioners ('practitioners') will play an important role in the process of bodies such as the TRC. The aim of this article is to examine the …
A Profile of Forensic Psychologists in South Africa
Forensic psychology is more exposed to the scrutiny of other professionals and the media than most other fields in psychology. Unfortunately the discipline often falls short of the expectations in this regard. In order to compile a profile of forensic psychologists in South Africa 153 questionnaires were distributed to psychologists who render psycholegal services in court. Aspects covered in the questionnaire were experience and the work setting…
Truth and Reconciliation: A psycholegal perspective
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission ('TRC') represents one model of dealing with human rights abuses at a national level. Such abuses, and the subsequent attempts to come to terms with them, can cause mental disorders and psychological pain. Consequently, mental health and mental health practitioners ('practitioners') will play an important role in the process of bodies such as the TRC. The aim of this article is to examine the …
Lawyers' Perception of Psychologists Who Do Forensic Work
In South Africa there is a lack of empirical data regarding the quality of the testimony of psychologists. In order to fill this gap, 252 South African lawyers were surveyed to determine their perception of the value of the testimony of psychologists, and of psychologists' knowledge, conduct, and adherence to the rules of expert testimony. For the purpose of comparison a group of 75 psychologists who do forensic work, were also surveyed. The find…
Prediction of the risk of male sexual reoffending in Australia
This paper reports the findings of a retrospective study designed, primarily, to investigate the predictive accuracy of the Rapid Risk Assessment for Sexual Offence Recidivism (RRASOR); the Static 99 and two models developed in Western Australia, namely the Violent Offender Treatment Program Risk Assessment Scale (VOTPRAS) and the 3-Predictor model on a Western Australian sample of violent and nonviolent sexual offenders. A secondary aim was to e…
Ethical practice in psychology: Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics
Close-up insights on how experts in the field are re-interpreting ethical principles to create workable policies for today and tomorrow, from the creators of the 2007 APS Code of Ethics First cooperative project between Wiley-Blackwell and the APSOffers a close-up view of how enduring ethical principles are reinvented to ensure lasting relevance in times of modernisation and professional changeWill be an accredited option for APS Professional Dev…
Ethics in Correctional and Forensic Psychology: Getting the Balance Right
Compared to their peers, correctional and forensic psychologists are more likely to encounter legal‐ethical problems and have complaints lodged against them. The problems that confront them are often novel compared to those their peers deal with. They therefore often feel unsupported and disheartened. Further, they may drift away from the norms that govern the profession and behave in a manner that erodes the trust of the public in the profession…
Respect for the Dignity of People: What Does This Principle Mean in Practice
Researchers have found that disrespectful behaviour can have a notable psychological impact on victims and observers thereof. It is not surprising, therefore, that law and all the major psychology codes of ethics acknowledge the principle of respect for the dignity of persons. The practical implications of this principle, however, are not clear. In this article we argue, with reference to the philosophical roots of the principle, that there are r…
Adolescent perceptions of bystanders’ responses to cyberbullying
Cyberbullying can be harmful to adolescents using online technology, and one way of combating it may be to use interventions that have been successfully utilised for traditional bullying, such as encouraging peer bystander intervention. The online environment, however, differs notably from the environment in which traditional bullying takes place raising questions about the suitability of transferring traditional bullying approaches to the cyber …
Alexithymia among Perpetrators of Violent Offences in Australia: Implications for Rehabilitation
ObjectiveAlexithymia, which involves difficulties identifying, communicating, and thinking about emotions, could be an important factor in violent offending. Our aim with the current study was to explore the levels of alexithymia among perpetrators of different types of violence (i.e., general and intimate partner) in Australia to better understand their treatment needs.MethodSeventy‐nine male general violent offenders incarcerated in Western Aus…
Establishing the theoretical components of alexithymia via factor analysis: Introduction and validation of the attention-appraisal model of alexithymia
Acknowledging Children’s Voice and Participation in Family Courts: Criteria that Guide Western Australian Court Consultants
The Australian family courts introduced Child Inclusive Conferencing after the country adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The legislation governing these conferences is minimalistic but the Family Court Consultants in the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court have well-developed and documented guidelines. The Family Court of Western Australia is, however, a separate entity and in the absence of reg…
The profession's role in helping psychologists balance society's interests with their clients' interests
ObjectivePsychologists find it difficult to balance their clients' and society's interests when these interests differ from each other, such as when their clients pose a risk of harm to others. Society's increasing preoccupation with harm makes their task even more difficult. The first aim with this article is to determine the reactions of those who make, enforce, and use law to address society's concerns and how they impact on psychologists. The…
What is alexithymia? Using factor analysis to establish its latent structure and relationship with fantasizing and emotional reactivity
OBJECTIVE: There is ongoing uncertainty about the structure and definition of alexithymia. Conceptually, alexithymia has traditionally been defined as a multidimensional trait with four components: difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings, externally orientated thinking, and difficulty fantasizing. However, some authors suggest that difficulty fantasizing might not be a component, and others suggest low emotional reactivity…
The promises and perils of developing a national sex offender recidivism database in Australia
Much of what we know about sexual offenders and risk management is derived from empirical studies on sex offender populations in North America. In comparison to Canada and the United States, the evidence base in Australia on sexual offender risk management is under-developed. In this paper, we describe a current research project tasked with developing a national sex offender recidivism database to advance the evidence base in Australia. It is arg…
Forensic Experts’ Perspectives on Australian Indigenous Sexual Offenders and Factors Important in Evaluating the Risk of Recidivism
Law and ethics require that risk assessment should be cross-culturally valid and fair, but Australian research in this regard is underdeveloped. A logical first step in progressing the work required to build a strong evidence base on culturally sensitive risk assessment in Australia is to determine the expert views of those in the field. We interviewed 13 Australian evaluators who assess Indigenous sexual offenders’ recidivism risk to determine t…
“I'm not batman” and other factors impacting bystander intervention against sexual violence in Australian nightlife settings
Unsolicited sexual behaviors that constitute sexual violence appear to be commonplace in nightlife settings in many countries and bystander intervention might be a way to eliminate them. However, few researchers have investigated the barriers and facilitators that affect Australian bystanders’ likelihood to help, and these should be considered in the planning of bystander intervention programs. Using a grounded theory approach, we interviewed fou…
Kissing, Grabbing and Grinding: Young Australians' Personal and Social Norms regarding Nightlife Sexual Behavior
Many patrons in nightlife settings around the world experience and engage in behavior that some find distressing and others find a useful method of interacting with potential sexual partners. Some of these behaviors nevertheless meet the World Health Organizations’ definition of sexual violence. Recent research suggests the social norms in Australian nightlife settings might be encouraging patrons to engage in or tolerate sexual violence when it …
Purpose in Life and Associated Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms
Purpose in life is a well-established contributor to positive well-being. However, for a more comprehensive understanding of purpose in life, further exploration is needed about the processes implicated in purpose from a cognitive and affective perspective. This scoping review aims to identify the cognitive and/or affective mechanisms (CAMs) correlating with purpose in life and to examine these relationships based on relevant existing literature.…
Young people’s likelihood of intervention to nonconsensual touching in nightlife settings: Interactions of gender, relationship to the bystander, and the recipient’s reaction
Nonconsensual sexual behaviors that occur in nightlife settings pose unique policy challenges and encouraging bystander behavior (i.e., either to stop the actor or help the recipient; nonemotive words used to avoid priming participants) might be an effective way to prevent these behaviors. Few researchers, none Australian, have undertaken quantitative studies to identify factors that influence bystanders’ behavior in nightlife settings and the in…
A Theoretical Framework and The Development of a Multidimensional Scale of Purpose in Life
Purpose in life is a key resource in existential psychology. However, its conceptual variability has hindered its application in mainstream practice. This paper presents a holistic, theoretical framework of purpose in life, the purpose in life system, developed from an integration of existing motivational theories and models. Based on our framework, we constructed the 12-item Multidimensional Measure of Purpose in Life (MMOP) and tested its psych…
Stories of work, well-being and inclusive empowerment: A qualitative exploration of young women in India's textile industry
Purpose The well-being of employees has been recognised as significant to both the health and success of businesses. Whilst physical wellness has typically been given more focus, the importance of psychological well-being has gained recognition and has been incorporated in more recent approaches. The current study investigated the perceptions of young Indian women textile workers of their workplace as well as working conditions and the effects of…
Psychology (18 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Law (9 works) · Criminology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (7 works) · Perception (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)