Alexander J Mussap
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1255415 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alexander J Mussap |
| PRENOMES | Alexander J |
| SOBRENOME | Mussap |
| ASSINATURA | MUSSAP A J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1290-3680 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
A benefits-finding expressive writing intervention for sexual victimisation
Evaluating a Diagnostic Overshadowing Scale for body weight (the CDOS-w)
Borderline personality disorder and non-consensual sexting by gender and sexuality
There is evidence that psychosocial difficulties associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD) extend into online interactions. However, it is unknown whether this includes online interactions in the form of non-consensual sexting perpetration and victimization, and if so, which BPD symptoms are responsible, how these symptoms influence sexting, and the extent to which this influence differs by gender and sexuality. Therefore, a convenien…
Development and preliminary investigation of the Concerns With Diagnostic Overshadowing Scale (CDOS)
Development and Preliminary Investigation of the Concerns With Diagnostic Overshadowing Scale (CDOS)
Posttraumatic stress, visual working memory, and visual imagery in military personnel
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by disruptions to cognitive functioning. Two studies were conducted to examine the relevance of military-related PTSD to two cognitive functions – visual working memory and visual imagery. Participants were military personnel who reported their PTSD diagnosis history and completed a self-administered screening tool for PTSD, the PTSD Checklist – Military Version. In Study 1, 138 personnel also…
A self-compassion expressive writing intervention for sexual victimization stigma
A Self-Compassion Expressive Writing Intervention for Sexual Victimization Stigma
A stress-coping analysis of ‘stranded’ Australians seeking repatriation during the Covid-19 pandemic
Coming Out to Family and Friends in the Trans and Gender Diverse Context
Despite the risks of rejection and discrimination, "coming out" can be an important psychological milestone for transgender (trans) and gender diverse people (TGD). We evaluated the dimensions of identity that predict coming out to family and friends, and the role of social support in explaining the psychosocial benefits associated with coming out. An online survey was completed by 951 TGD adults, 516 (54.3%) who identify as gender binary (164 tr…
Cognitive distortions mediate relationships between early maladaptive schemas and aggression in women and men
Difficult childhood experiences can lead to the development of early maladaptive schemas (EMS) that cause emotional and behavioral problems later in life. The present study examined the role of cognitive distortions in mediating relationships between EMS and aggression in adults as a function of sex. Participants were 59 women ( M age = 34.7 years, standard deviation [ SD ] = 8.0) and 86 men ( M age = 39.3 years, SD = 13.2) who completed the Youn…
Exposure to thin-ideal, fitspirational, and plus-size Instagram images influences body image and body-change cognitions in women and men
We conducted an experiment with 185 women and 118 men 18–40 years old into the effects of viewing thin-idealized, fitspirational, and plus-size bodies sourced from Instagram on their body image and body-change cognitions. Analyses revealed post-exposure changes in body image, outcome evaluations (the desirability of the ideal body), and normative beliefs (beliefs about the use of diet/exercise by role models). In each case, thin and fitspirationa…
Attitudes and Beliefs Associated with Cyberbullying and Non-Consensual Sexting in Cisgender and Transgender Adults
Cyberbullying and non-consensual sexting are prevalent and potentially harmful online behaviours. However, little is known about the attitudes and beliefs that underpin these behaviours in ciswomen and cismen and the extent to which they explain the online experiences of trans and gender diverse (TGD) people. A sample of 638 ciswomen, 722 cismen, and 146 TGD adults 18 to 66 years of age (M = 23.27, SD = 3.66), completed a survey of online perpetr…
Evaluating the transgender positive identity measure (T-PIM) across intersecting identities
Introduction We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Transgender Positive Identity Measure (T-PIM).Method A total of 901 transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults completed the T-PIM and measures of self-appraisal.Result Confirmatory factor analyses supported a five-factor T-PIM structure and confirmed its measurement invariance across race (white/people of color) and gender (binary/nonbinary). Multiple regressions supported the T-PIM’s…
The Gender Identity Scale
The Gender Unicorn is a popular infographic used to educate people about gender diversity. We adapt the Gender Unicorn for use as a measure of gender identity-the Gender Identity Scale (GIS)-in which participants report level of identification with each of three genders: female/woman/girl, male/man/boy, and other gender(s). We administer the GIS to a sample of 269 self-identified trans and gender diverse adults and use a latent class analysis of …
Character strengths in transgender and gender diverse people
The psychometric properties of the Values in Action (VIA) Classification of Strengths were evaluated in relation to its use with transgender (trans) and gender diverse (TGD) people. 150 transmen, 150 transwomen, and 150 gender nonbinary people matched by age (18 to 63 years of age; M = 29.7, SD = 9.9) and of similar ethnicity and nationality completed the 192-item VIA-IS-R. Confirmatory factor analysis of responses supported a modified three-fact…
Transgender Mental Health in Australia
ObjectiveThere is evidence that some transgender people find aspects of the Standards of Care (SOC) for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People, and/or their implementation by health professionals, problematic and counterproductive to transitioning. This study evaluated the significance of this dissatisfaction to the transitioning and mental health of transgender people.Method161 self‐identified transgender people …
Factors influencing women's choice of weight-loss diet
We developed a typology of eight minimally overlapping weight-loss diet methods and used it to survey 151 women dieters on their choice of diet in the previous 12 months, their motivations to diet, and their eating disorder symptomatology. Canonical correlations revealed a potentially problematic "thin, quick, and easy" association of methods and motives, as well as a more healthful "thin, natural, life-style" association. Both featured the pursu…
A test of the resource security and the body mass index reference point hypotheses of body dissatisfaction amongst adolescents in eight countries
Cultural-level variables may account for the development of adolescent BD
Brief report
Objective: We examined the relationship between maltreatment in childhood and body concerns in adulthood. Method: A community sample of 156 women and 143 men completed measures of maltreatment - frequency of sexual abuse, physical abuse, physical neglect, emotional abuse and emotional neglect - in childhood. They also reported current dissatisfaction with body weight and shape and drive for thinness and drive for muscle. Results and conclusions: …
Promoting fit bodies, healthy eating and physical activity among Indigenous Australian men
This study will explore both risk and protective factors that affect the health of Indigenous Australian men. This knowledge will be disseminated to the wider Indigenous community and can be used to inform future health promotion strategies. The expected outcome of this study is therefore an increased understanding of health and health change in Indigenous Australian men, the development of strategies that promote healthy eating and positive patt…
Research note
The Personal Wellbeing Index (International Wellbeing Group, 2006), along with an item evaluating leisure satisfaction, was administered to 487 adults from the general population (274 women; 207 men; 6 unidentified). Multiple regression analyses confirmed that leisure satisfaction predicts unique variance in life satisfaction, thus supporting its inclusion as a distinct life domain contributing to subjective wellbeing. Additionally, participants’…
Strength of faith and body image in Muslim and non-Muslim women
A questionnaire was completed by 98 Muslim and 91 non-Muslim Australian women to examine the relationship between Islam and body image. Path analyses revealed that for Muslim women (but not non-Muslim women) strength of religious faith was inversely related to body dissatisfaction, body self-objectification, and dietary restraint. These relationships were mediated by increased use of modest clothing and by reduced media consumption. These results…
Acculturation, body image, and eating behaviours in Muslim-Australian women
Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Unhealthy Body Change in Women
A 'Rubber-hand' Illusion Reveals a Relationship between Perceptual Body Image and Unhealthy Body Change
The 'rubber-hand' illusion, in which individuals misattribute tactile sensations felt by their hand to a rubber prosthetic hand that they see being stimulated, was employed to examine the relationship between perceptual body image and unhealthy body change in 128 volunteers. Variance in unhealthy body development in males (22%) and in bulimic symptomatology in both females and males (10%), was explained by susceptibility to the illusion. The illu…
Brief report
Objective: We examined the relationship between maltreatment in childhood and body concerns in adulthood. Method: A community sample of 156 women and 143 men completed measures of maltreatment - frequency of sexual abuse, physical abuse, physical neglect, emotional abuse and emotional neglect - in childhood. They also reported current dissatisfaction with body weight and shape and drive for thinness and drive for muscle. Results and conclusions: …
Research note
The Personal Wellbeing Index (International Wellbeing Group, 2006), along with an item evaluating leisure satisfaction, was administered to 487 adults from the general population (274 women; 207 men; 6 unidentified). Multiple regression analyses confirmed that leisure satisfaction predicts unique variance in life satisfaction, thus supporting its inclusion as a distinct life domain contributing to subjective wellbeing. Additionally, participants’…
Transgender Mental Health in Australia
ObjectiveThere is evidence that some transgender people find aspects of the Standards of Care (SOC) for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People, and/or their implementation by health professionals, problematic and counterproductive to transitioning. This study evaluated the significance of this dissatisfaction to the transitioning and mental health of transgender people.Method161 self‐identified transgender people …
Factors influencing women's choice of weight-loss diet
We developed a typology of eight minimally overlapping weight-loss diet methods and used it to survey 151 women dieters on their choice of diet in the previous 12 months, their motivations to diet, and their eating disorder symptomatology. Canonical correlations revealed a potentially problematic "thin, quick, and easy" association of methods and motives, as well as a more healthful "thin, natural, life-style" association. Both featured the pursu…
Coming Out to Family and Friends in the Trans and Gender Diverse Context
Despite the risks of rejection and discrimination, "coming out" can be an important psychological milestone for transgender (trans) and gender diverse people (TGD). We evaluated the dimensions of identity that predict coming out to family and friends, and the role of social support in explaining the psychosocial benefits associated with coming out. An online survey was completed by 951 TGD adults, 516 (54.3%) who identify as gender binary (164 tr…
Acculturation, body image, and eating behaviours in Muslim-Australian women
The Gender Identity Scale
The Gender Unicorn is a popular infographic used to educate people about gender diversity. We adapt the Gender Unicorn for use as a measure of gender identity-the Gender Identity Scale (GIS)-in which participants report level of identification with each of three genders: female/woman/girl, male/man/boy, and other gender(s). We administer the GIS to a sample of 269 self-identified trans and gender diverse adults and use a latent class analysis of …
Attitudes and Beliefs Associated with Cyberbullying and Non-Consensual Sexting in Cisgender and Transgender Adults
Cyberbullying and non-consensual sexting are prevalent and potentially harmful online behaviours. However, little is known about the attitudes and beliefs that underpin these behaviours in ciswomen and cismen and the extent to which they explain the online experiences of trans and gender diverse (TGD) people. A sample of 638 ciswomen, 722 cismen, and 146 TGD adults 18 to 66 years of age (M = 23.27, SD = 3.66), completed a survey of online perpetr…
Character strengths in transgender and gender diverse people
The psychometric properties of the Values in Action (VIA) Classification of Strengths were evaluated in relation to its use with transgender (trans) and gender diverse (TGD) people. 150 transmen, 150 transwomen, and 150 gender nonbinary people matched by age (18 to 63 years of age; M = 29.7, SD = 9.9) and of similar ethnicity and nationality completed the 192-item VIA-IS-R. Confirmatory factor analysis of responses supported a modified three-fact…
Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Unhealthy Body Change in Women
A 'Rubber-hand' Illusion Reveals a Relationship between Perceptual Body Image and Unhealthy Body Change
The 'rubber-hand' illusion, in which individuals misattribute tactile sensations felt by their hand to a rubber prosthetic hand that they see being stimulated, was employed to examine the relationship between perceptual body image and unhealthy body change in 128 volunteers. Variance in unhealthy body development in males (22%) and in bulimic symptomatology in both females and males (10%), was explained by susceptibility to the illusion. The illu…
Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Unhealthy Body Change in Women
Acculturation, body image, and eating behaviours in Muslim-Australian women
Strength of faith and body image in Muslim and non-Muslim women
A questionnaire was completed by 98 Muslim and 91 non-Muslim Australian women to examine the relationship between Islam and body image. Path analyses revealed that for Muslim women (but not non-Muslim women) strength of religious faith was inversely related to body dissatisfaction, body self-objectification, and dietary restraint. These relationships were mediated by increased use of modest clothing and by reduced media consumption. These results…
Research note
The Personal Wellbeing Index (International Wellbeing Group, 2006), along with an item evaluating leisure satisfaction, was administered to 487 adults from the general population (274 women; 207 men; 6 unidentified). Multiple regression analyses confirmed that leisure satisfaction predicts unique variance in life satisfaction, thus supporting its inclusion as a distinct life domain contributing to subjective wellbeing. Additionally, participants’…
Promoting fit bodies, healthy eating and physical activity among Indigenous Australian men
This study will explore both risk and protective factors that affect the health of Indigenous Australian men. This knowledge will be disseminated to the wider Indigenous community and can be used to inform future health promotion strategies. The expected outcome of this study is therefore an increased understanding of health and health change in Indigenous Australian men, the development of strategies that promote healthy eating and positive patt…
A test of the resource security and the body mass index reference point hypotheses of body dissatisfaction amongst adolescents in eight countries
Cultural-level variables may account for the development of adolescent BD
Brief report
Objective: We examined the relationship between maltreatment in childhood and body concerns in adulthood. Method: A community sample of 156 women and 143 men completed measures of maltreatment - frequency of sexual abuse, physical abuse, physical neglect, emotional abuse and emotional neglect - in childhood. They also reported current dissatisfaction with body weight and shape and drive for thinness and drive for muscle. Results and conclusions: …
Factors influencing women's choice of weight-loss diet
We developed a typology of eight minimally overlapping weight-loss diet methods and used it to survey 151 women dieters on their choice of diet in the previous 12 months, their motivations to diet, and their eating disorder symptomatology. Canonical correlations revealed a potentially problematic "thin, quick, and easy" association of methods and motives, as well as a more healthful "thin, natural, life-style" association. Both featured the pursu…
Transgender Mental Health in Australia
ObjectiveThere is evidence that some transgender people find aspects of the Standards of Care (SOC) for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People, and/or their implementation by health professionals, problematic and counterproductive to transitioning. This study evaluated the significance of this dissatisfaction to the transitioning and mental health of transgender people.Method161 self‐identified transgender people …
The Gender Identity Scale
The Gender Unicorn is a popular infographic used to educate people about gender diversity. We adapt the Gender Unicorn for use as a measure of gender identity-the Gender Identity Scale (GIS)-in which participants report level of identification with each of three genders: female/woman/girl, male/man/boy, and other gender(s). We administer the GIS to a sample of 269 self-identified trans and gender diverse adults and use a latent class analysis of …
Character strengths in transgender and gender diverse people
The psychometric properties of the Values in Action (VIA) Classification of Strengths were evaluated in relation to its use with transgender (trans) and gender diverse (TGD) people. 150 transmen, 150 transwomen, and 150 gender nonbinary people matched by age (18 to 63 years of age; M = 29.7, SD = 9.9) and of similar ethnicity and nationality completed the 192-item VIA-IS-R. Confirmatory factor analysis of responses supported a modified three-fact…
Evaluating the transgender positive identity measure (T-PIM) across intersecting identities
Introduction We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Transgender Positive Identity Measure (T-PIM).Method A total of 901 transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults completed the T-PIM and measures of self-appraisal.Result Confirmatory factor analyses supported a five-factor T-PIM structure and confirmed its measurement invariance across race (white/people of color) and gender (binary/nonbinary). Multiple regressions supported the T-PIM’s…
Exposure to thin-ideal, fitspirational, and plus-size Instagram images influences body image and body-change cognitions in women and men
We conducted an experiment with 185 women and 118 men 18–40 years old into the effects of viewing thin-idealized, fitspirational, and plus-size bodies sourced from Instagram on their body image and body-change cognitions. Analyses revealed post-exposure changes in body image, outcome evaluations (the desirability of the ideal body), and normative beliefs (beliefs about the use of diet/exercise by role models). In each case, thin and fitspirationa…
Attitudes and Beliefs Associated with Cyberbullying and Non-Consensual Sexting in Cisgender and Transgender Adults
Cyberbullying and non-consensual sexting are prevalent and potentially harmful online behaviours. However, little is known about the attitudes and beliefs that underpin these behaviours in ciswomen and cismen and the extent to which they explain the online experiences of trans and gender diverse (TGD) people. A sample of 638 ciswomen, 722 cismen, and 146 TGD adults 18 to 66 years of age (M = 23.27, SD = 3.66), completed a survey of online perpetr…
Cognitive distortions mediate relationships between early maladaptive schemas and aggression in women and men
Difficult childhood experiences can lead to the development of early maladaptive schemas (EMS) that cause emotional and behavioral problems later in life. The present study examined the role of cognitive distortions in mediating relationships between EMS and aggression in adults as a function of sex. Participants were 59 women ( M age = 34.7 years, standard deviation [ SD ] = 8.0) and 86 men ( M age = 39.3 years, SD = 13.2) who completed the Youn…
Posttraumatic stress, visual working memory, and visual imagery in military personnel
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by disruptions to cognitive functioning. Two studies were conducted to examine the relevance of military-related PTSD to two cognitive functions – visual working memory and visual imagery. Participants were military personnel who reported their PTSD diagnosis history and completed a self-administered screening tool for PTSD, the PTSD Checklist – Military Version. In Study 1, 138 personnel also…
A self-compassion expressive writing intervention for sexual victimization stigma
A Self-Compassion Expressive Writing Intervention for Sexual Victimization Stigma
A stress-coping analysis of ‘stranded’ Australians seeking repatriation during the Covid-19 pandemic
Coming Out to Family and Friends in the Trans and Gender Diverse Context
Despite the risks of rejection and discrimination, "coming out" can be an important psychological milestone for transgender (trans) and gender diverse people (TGD). We evaluated the dimensions of identity that predict coming out to family and friends, and the role of social support in explaining the psychosocial benefits associated with coming out. An online survey was completed by 951 TGD adults, 516 (54.3%) who identify as gender binary (164 tr…
Borderline personality disorder and non-consensual sexting by gender and sexuality
There is evidence that psychosocial difficulties associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD) extend into online interactions. However, it is unknown whether this includes online interactions in the form of non-consensual sexting perpetration and victimization, and if so, which BPD symptoms are responsible, how these symptoms influence sexting, and the extent to which this influence differs by gender and sexuality. Therefore, a convenien…
Development and preliminary investigation of the Concerns With Diagnostic Overshadowing Scale (CDOS)
Development and Preliminary Investigation of the Concerns With Diagnostic Overshadowing Scale (CDOS)
A benefits-finding expressive writing intervention for sexual victimisation
Evaluating a Diagnostic Overshadowing Scale for body weight (the CDOS-w)
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