Beth Costa
Biographic Data
| ID | 6531305 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beth Costa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beth |
| FAMILY NAME | Costa |
| SIGNATURE | COSTA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8888-3888 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
I’d Work Weekends Because I Just Didn’t Want to Go Home”
Purpose In Australia, 1.5 million men have reported being victims of IPV since the age of 15, yet their experiences are sometimes dismissed or not reported due to social stigma. The outcomes for these men are not well understood. This study aimed to investigate men’s experiences of IPV and how these experiences impacted them in the workplace. Methods Using a qualitative design, we interviewed 12 Australian men and asked them to tell their story i…
Male victims of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence, help-seeking, and reporting behaviors
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global social health problem. Societal perceptions of IPV as a predominantly female issue have led to the development of research perspectives, frameworks, measures, and methodologies unable to capture the full scope of male victimization. Research has also been hampered by a reluctance from men to identify as victims, and many do not relate to commonly used terminology of IPV, such as domestic violence. The c…
Adolescent energy drink consumption
Volunteer Retention
Volunteer organizations face issues related to the retention of volunteers, not unlike those found in the paid workforce; however, management and authority structures and practices are different. In previous research, support factors and psychological contracts have been found to contribute to retention of employees. Few studies of volunteers have investigated the appropriateness of these variables. Survey data from 721 Australian volunteers from…
Young adolescents’ perceptions, patterns, and contexts of energy drink use. A focus group study
Qualitative Exploration of the Nature of Grief-Related Beliefs and Expectations
Societal expectations of grief impact the experience of bereavement. The congruence of societal expectations with current scientific understanding of grief is unknown. Therefore two qualitative studies explored community perceptions of grief. In study one, three small focus groups (N = 9) examined grief-related expectations associated with hypothetical scenarios of bereavement. In study two, the impact of grief-related perceptions on the lived ex…
Male victims of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence, help-seeking, and reporting behaviors
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global social health problem. Societal perceptions of IPV as a predominantly female issue have led to the development of research perspectives, frameworks, measures, and methodologies unable to capture the full scope of male victimization. Research has also been hampered by a reluctance from men to identify as victims, and many do not relate to commonly used terminology of IPV, such as domestic violence. The c…
Young adolescents’ perceptions, patterns, and contexts of energy drink use. A focus group study
Adolescent energy drink consumption
Volunteer Retention
Volunteer organizations face issues related to the retention of volunteers, not unlike those found in the paid workforce; however, management and authority structures and practices are different. In previous research, support factors and psychological contracts have been found to contribute to retention of employees. Few studies of volunteers have investigated the appropriateness of these variables. Survey data from 721 Australian volunteers from…
Qualitative Exploration of the Nature of Grief-Related Beliefs and Expectations
Societal expectations of grief impact the experience of bereavement. The congruence of societal expectations with current scientific understanding of grief is unknown. Therefore two qualitative studies explored community perceptions of grief. In study one, three small focus groups (N = 9) examined grief-related expectations associated with hypothetical scenarios of bereavement. In study two, the impact of grief-related perceptions on the lived ex…
Young adolescents’ perceptions, patterns, and contexts of energy drink use. A focus group study
Adolescent energy drink consumption
Volunteer Retention
Volunteer organizations face issues related to the retention of volunteers, not unlike those found in the paid workforce; however, management and authority structures and practices are different. In previous research, support factors and psychological contracts have been found to contribute to retention of employees. Few studies of volunteers have investigated the appropriateness of these variables. Survey data from 721 Australian volunteers from…
Male victims of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence, help-seeking, and reporting behaviors
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global social health problem. Societal perceptions of IPV as a predominantly female issue have led to the development of research perspectives, frameworks, measures, and methodologies unable to capture the full scope of male victimization. Research has also been hampered by a reluctance from men to identify as victims, and many do not relate to commonly used terminology of IPV, such as domestic violence. The c…
I’d Work Weekends Because I Just Didn’t Want to Go Home”
Purpose In Australia, 1.5 million men have reported being victims of IPV since the age of 15, yet their experiences are sometimes dismissed or not reported due to social stigma. The outcomes for these men are not well understood. This study aimed to investigate men’s experiences of IPV and how these experiences impacted them in the workplace. Methods Using a qualitative design, we interviewed 12 Australian men and asked them to tell their story i…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Coffee research and impacts (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works)