Léan V O’brien

Biographic Data

ID	98653
NAME	Léan V O’brien
GIVEN NAMES	Léan V
FAMILY NAME	O’brien
SIGNATURE	O’BRIEN L V
AFFILIATIONS	University of Canberra
ORCID	0000-0002-8919-3077
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	13
TOTAL CITATIONS	41
AUTHOR COUNT	13
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	3

Part of or apart from nature? Characteristics, environmental attitudes, and priorities of the nature (dis)connected
Open AccessSonia L Curll, Sandra Kumamoto Stanley et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2025Cited by: 1References: 57
Mental health during ecological crisis: Translating and validating the Hogg Eco-anxiety Scale for Argentinian and Spanish populations
Open AccessAndrea Rodríguez Quiroga, Juan Segundo Peña Loray et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2024
These findings enhance the global initiative to investigate, explore and therefore comprehend eco-anxiety by introducing the first valid and reliable Spanish-language version of this psychometric instrument for its use within Spanish and Argentinian populations. This study augments the body of evidence supporting the robust psychometric properties of the HEAS, as demonstrated in prior validations for Australian, Turkish, Portuguese, German, Frenc…
Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study
Open AccessAlessandro Sparacio, Hans I Jzerman et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2024References: 40
Mindfulness witnessed a substantial popularity surge in the past decade, especially as digitally self-administered interventions became available at relatively low costs. Yet, it is uncertain whether they effectively help reduce stress. In a preregistered (OSF https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UF4JZ; retrospective registration at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06308744) multi-site study (nsites = 37, nparticipants = 2,239, 70.4% women, Mage = 22.4, s.d.age …
Author Correction: Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study
Open AccessAlessandro Sparacio, Hans I Jzerman et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2024
Validating a measure for eco-anxiety in Portuguese young adults and exploring its associations with environmental action
Open AccessFrancisco Sampaio, Tiago Costa et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
Background Worsening environmental conditions may amplify people’s emotional responses to an environmental crisis (eco-anxiety). In Portugal, young people seem to be especially concerned about climate change. However, this phenomenon needs to be interpreted using accurate instruments. Thus, this study aimed to validate the Portuguese version of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) in young adults and examine the associations among eco-anxiety, socio…
Profiles of an Ideal Society: The Utopian Visions of Ordinary People
Open AccessJulian W Fernando, Nicholas Burden et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…2022
Throughout history, people have expressed the desire for an ideal society—a utopia. These imagined societies have motivated action for social change. Recent research has demonstrated this motivational effect among ordinary people in English-speaking countries, but we know little about the specific content of ordinary people’s utopian visions in different cultures. Here we report that a majority of samples from four countries—Australia, China, the…
Low carbon readiness in social context: Introducing the social context of environmental identity model
Open AccessY Kashima, Léan V O’brien et al.ARTICLEAsian Journal Of Social Psychology2021
Low carbon readiness (LCR) is an aspect of environmental identity, an individual citizen’s willingness to reduce carbon emissions and transition to low carbon lifestyle as a personal striving . Nevertheless, individuals’ personal strivings are strongly influenced by the social context in which they are situated. We propose the social context of environmental identity model, which postulates that social contexts for LCR have a nested structure. Th…
The Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale: Development and validation of a multidimensional scale
Open AccessTeaghan L Hogg, Sandra Kumamoto Stanley et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2021Cited by: 16References: 9
Greens or space invaders: Prominent utopian themes and effects on social change motivation
Open AccessJulian W Fernando, Léan V O’brien et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Social…2020Cited by: 4References: 58
One way in which individuals can participate in action to change the society they live in is through the pursuit of an ideal society or “utopia”; however, the content of that utopia is a likely determinant of its motivational impact. Here we examined two predominant prototypes of utopia derived from previous research and theory—the Green and Sci‐Fi utopias. When participants were primed with either of these utopias, the Green utopia was perceived…
Farm exit, wellbeing and autonomy: A quantitative analysis of exited farmers in Australia
Open AccessDominic Peel, Jacki Schirmer et al.ARTICLERural Society2019References: 17
In many developed countries, the number of farmers working in commercial agriculture continues to decline with more likely to leave in the future. The act of farming and autonomy of farming work are central to farmers’ identity. Although loss of autonomy when exiting farming may pose a threat to identity and reduce farmer wellbeing, these are notable gaps in existing social research. This article retrospectively examines farmer autonomy and wellb…
One-year reciprocal relationship between community participation and mental wellbeing in Australia: A panel analysis
Open AccessNing Ding, Helen L Berry et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Cited by: 17References: 29
The impact of drought on the association between food security and mental health in a nationally representative Australian sample
Open AccessSharon Friel, Helen Berry et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014
Exposure to drought moderates the association between measures of food insecurity and psychological distress, generally increasing the distress level. Climate adaptation strategies that consider social, nutrition and health impacts are needed
Healthier land, healthier farmers: Considering the potential of natural resource management as a place-focused farmer health intervention
Open AccessJacki Schirmer, Helen L Berry et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2013Cited by: 3References: 27
Farmers have particular wellbeing-related vulnerabilities that conventional health interventions struggle to address. We consider the potential of natural resource management (NRM) programs, which reach large numbers of farmers, as non-conventional place-focused wellbeing interventions. Although designed to address environmental degradation, NRM can influence the wellbeing of farmers. We used qualitative meta-synthesis to reanalyse studies examin…

Healthier land, healthier farmers: Considering the potential of natural resource management as a place-focused farmer health intervention
Open AccessJacki Schirmer, Helen L Berry et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2013Cited by: 3References: 27
Farmers have particular wellbeing-related vulnerabilities that conventional health interventions struggle to address. We consider the potential of natural resource management (NRM) programs, which reach large numbers of farmers, as non-conventional place-focused wellbeing interventions. Although designed to address environmental degradation, NRM can influence the wellbeing of farmers. We used qualitative meta-synthesis to reanalyse studies examin…
The impact of drought on the association between food security and mental health in a nationally representative Australian sample
Open AccessSharon Friel, Helen Berry et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014
Exposure to drought moderates the association between measures of food insecurity and psychological distress, generally increasing the distress level. Climate adaptation strategies that consider social, nutrition and health impacts are needed
One-year reciprocal relationship between community participation and mental wellbeing in Australia: A panel analysis
Open AccessNing Ding, Helen L Berry et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Cited by: 17References: 29
Farm exit, wellbeing and autonomy: A quantitative analysis of exited farmers in Australia
Open AccessDominic Peel, Jacki Schirmer et al.ARTICLERural Society2019References: 17
In many developed countries, the number of farmers working in commercial agriculture continues to decline with more likely to leave in the future. The act of farming and autonomy of farming work are central to farmers’ identity. Although loss of autonomy when exiting farming may pose a threat to identity and reduce farmer wellbeing, these are notable gaps in existing social research. This article retrospectively examines farmer autonomy and wellb…
Greens or space invaders: Prominent utopian themes and effects on social change motivation
Open AccessJulian W Fernando, Léan V O’brien et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Social…2020Cited by: 4References: 58
One way in which individuals can participate in action to change the society they live in is through the pursuit of an ideal society or “utopia”; however, the content of that utopia is a likely determinant of its motivational impact. Here we examined two predominant prototypes of utopia derived from previous research and theory—the Green and Sci‐Fi utopias. When participants were primed with either of these utopias, the Green utopia was perceived…
Low carbon readiness in social context: Introducing the social context of environmental identity model
Open AccessY Kashima, Léan V O’brien et al.ARTICLEAsian Journal Of Social Psychology2021
Low carbon readiness (LCR) is an aspect of environmental identity, an individual citizen’s willingness to reduce carbon emissions and transition to low carbon lifestyle as a personal striving . Nevertheless, individuals’ personal strivings are strongly influenced by the social context in which they are situated. We propose the social context of environmental identity model, which postulates that social contexts for LCR have a nested structure. Th…
The Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale: Development and validation of a multidimensional scale
Open AccessTeaghan L Hogg, Sandra Kumamoto Stanley et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2021Cited by: 16References: 9
Profiles of an Ideal Society: The Utopian Visions of Ordinary People
Open AccessJulian W Fernando, Nicholas Burden et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…2022
Throughout history, people have expressed the desire for an ideal society—a utopia. These imagined societies have motivated action for social change. Recent research has demonstrated this motivational effect among ordinary people in English-speaking countries, but we know little about the specific content of ordinary people’s utopian visions in different cultures. Here we report that a majority of samples from four countries—Australia, China, the…
Validating a measure for eco-anxiety in Portuguese young adults and exploring its associations with environmental action
Open AccessFrancisco Sampaio, Tiago Costa et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
Background Worsening environmental conditions may amplify people’s emotional responses to an environmental crisis (eco-anxiety). In Portugal, young people seem to be especially concerned about climate change. However, this phenomenon needs to be interpreted using accurate instruments. Thus, this study aimed to validate the Portuguese version of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) in young adults and examine the associations among eco-anxiety, socio…
Mental health during ecological crisis: Translating and validating the Hogg Eco-anxiety Scale for Argentinian and Spanish populations
Open AccessAndrea Rodríguez Quiroga, Juan Segundo Peña Loray et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2024
These findings enhance the global initiative to investigate, explore and therefore comprehend eco-anxiety by introducing the first valid and reliable Spanish-language version of this psychometric instrument for its use within Spanish and Argentinian populations. This study augments the body of evidence supporting the robust psychometric properties of the HEAS, as demonstrated in prior validations for Australian, Turkish, Portuguese, German, Frenc…
Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study
Open AccessAlessandro Sparacio, Hans I Jzerman et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2024References: 40
Mindfulness witnessed a substantial popularity surge in the past decade, especially as digitally self-administered interventions became available at relatively low costs. Yet, it is uncertain whether they effectively help reduce stress. In a preregistered (OSF https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UF4JZ; retrospective registration at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06308744) multi-site study (nsites = 37, nparticipants = 2,239, 70.4% women, Mage = 22.4, s.d.age …
Author Correction: Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study
Open AccessAlessandro Sparacio, Hans I Jzerman et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2024
Part of or apart from nature? Characteristics, environmental attitudes, and priorities of the nature (dis)connected
Open AccessSonia L Curll, Sandra Kumamoto Stanley et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2025Cited by: 1References: 57