This page describes the research that I have been involved with. To make a busy page a little more readable, each table only shows the most recent five papers/presentations/supervisions, but can be expanded if desired. I am very passionate about making the results of research freely available, and have decided that as much as possible, my research will be open access. To this end, I will endeavour to make preprint manuscripts available for journal articles that are only available by subscription. I will also endeavour to write a blog post about each paper.
Published papers
| Published papers | Blog post | Preprint | Abstract/Full text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marinucci, A., Kraska, J., & Costello, S. (2018). Recreating the Relationship between Subjective Wellbeing and Personality Using Machine Learning: An Investigation into Facebook Online Behaviours. Big Data and Cognitive Computing, , 2(3). | - | - | Full text |
| Brenchley, C., & Costello, S. (2018). A model of assessment and intervention for Non-Verbal Learning Disability (NVLD) in the Australian education system: an educational and developmental psychologist perspective. Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 23(1). | - | - | Abstract |
| Price, J.A., Morris, Z.A., & Costello, S. (2018). The Application of Adaptive Behaviour Models: A Systematic Review. Behavioral Sciences, 8(1). | - | - | Full text |
| Riebschleger, J., Grove, C., Costello, S., & Cavanaugh, D. (2018). Mental Health Literacy for Children with a Parent with a Mental Illness. Journal of Parent and Family Mental Health, 3(1). | - | - | Full text |
| McCabe, M., Costello, S., & Roodenburg, J. (2017). The Child’s Voice in Determining Program Acceptability for a School-Based Mindfulness Intervention. Social Sciences, 6(4). | - | - | Full text |
| Bannirchelvam, B, Bell, K.B., & Costello, S. (2017). A Qualitative Exploration of Primary School Students’ Experience and Utilisation of Mindfulness. Contemporary School Psychology, 21(4). | Abstract | ||
| Riebschleger, J., Grove, C., Cavanaugh, D., & Costello, S. (2017). Mental Health Literacy Content for Children of Parents with a Mental Illness: Thematic Analysis of a Literature Review. Brain Sciences, 7(11),141. | - | - | Full text |
| Costello, S. (Ed.). (2017). Proceedings of the 15th annual Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences. Melbourne, Australia: ACPID. | - | - | Full text |
| Dove, C., & Costello, S. (2017). Supporting emotional well-being in schools: a pilot study into the efficacy of a mindfulness-based group intervention on anxious and depressive symptoms in children. Advances in mental health: Promotion, prevention, and early intervention, 1-11. | - | Preprint | Abstract |
| Spasenoska, M., Costello, S., & Williams, B. (2016). A psychometric appraisal of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy in Malaysian nursing students. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, (7), 331-339. | - | - | Full text |
| Watt, D., Hopkinson, L., Costello, S., & Roodenburg, R. (2016). Initial validation and refinement of the Hierarchical Inventory of Personality for Children in the Australian context. Australian Psychologist. | - | - | Abstract |
| Hogan, N., Costello, S., & Williams, B. (2015). Measuring workplace trauma response in Australian paramedics: An investigation into the psychometric properties of the Impact of Events Scale. Journal of Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 8, pp. 287-294. | - | - | Full text |
| Williams, B., Brown, T., and Costello, S. (2015). A cross-cultural investigation into the psychometric properties of the Barriers to Research and Utilization Scale (BARRIERS Scale). BMC Research Notes, 8 (601). | - | - | Full text |
| Costello, S., & Roodenburg, J. (2015). Acquiescence response bias - yeasaying and higher education. The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 32 (2), pp. 105-119. | - | - | Abstract |
| Jacobs, K. E., and Costello, S. (2013). An initial investigation of an Australian adaptation of the Multidimensional Aptitude Battery – II. The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 30 (Special Issue 01). | - | - | Abstract |
| Costello, S., and Boyle, C. (2013). Pre-service secondary teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38(4). | - | - | Full text |
Conference presentations
| Conference presentations | Blog post | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Costello, S. (2017). Ways of Thinking: The development and application of an instrument to measure dispositional thinking traits. Poster accepted for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s annual convention, San Antonio, Texas. | - | Poster |
| Costello, S., & Bell, K. (2017). Peer-assisted learning - what do students want from their peers? Paper accepted for the Society for Teaching Psychology’s Preconference, San Antonio, Texas. | - | Slides |
| Costello, S, Morris, Z., & Gamble, N. (2017). Working smarter, not harder: Integrating teaching, research and clinical experience in a vocational assessment service. Poster accepted for the Society for Teaching Psychology’s Preconference, San Antonio, Texas. | - | Poster |
| Vondeling, K., Saleem, F., & Costello, S. (2016). Dark and negative thoughts: Exploring the relationship between cognitive style, the Dark Triad and mental health. Paper presented at the 15th annual Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, Melbourne, Australia. | - | Proceedings |
| Klar, A., Roberts, A., Chew, N., Kraska, J., & Costello, S. (2016). Cultural and personality predictors of extreme responding, acqueiscent responding, and socially desirable responding. Paper presented at the 15th annual Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, Melbourne, Australia. | - | Proceedings |
| Costello, S., & Etherington, V. (2016). Exploring mindfulness in the classroom: Universal or targeted approach? Paper presented at the New Zealand Psychological Society annual conference, Wellington, NZ | - | Slides |
| Costello, S., & Roodenburg, J. (2015). The role of education in acquiescence response bias. Paper presented at the 2015 Australian Psychological Society College of Educational and Developmental Psychology's national conference, Melbourne, Australia. | - | - |
| Costello, S., Roodenburg, E., & Roodenburg, J. (2014). A mixed method approach to Ways of Thinking. Paper presented at the 13th annual Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, Newcastle, Australia. | - | - |
| Costello, S., & Roodenburg, J. (2014). Quantitative multi-method analysis of Ways of Thinking. Paper presented at the 13th annual Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, Newcastle, Australia. | - | - |
Unpublished papers
| Other documents | Blog post | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Costello, S. (2016). The Big Five: How short is too short? figshare. | - | Preprint |
| Bell, K. L., and Costello, S. (2017). PeerWise - Instructions for Students. figshare. | - | Instructions |
| Costello, S. (2017). Online teaching resource: Creating and using PowerPoint videos. figshare. | - | Instructions |
Current student research projects
| Current student projects | Year | Student name | Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| The mediating effect of cognitive style on the relationship between stress and wellbeing | 2017 | L. Nguyen | GDPP |
| The mediating effect of personality on the relationship between stress and wellbeing | 2017 | A. Stillman-Foster | GDPP |
Acronyms:
PhD – Doctor of Philosophy
MEDP – Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology
MPsych (Ed & Dev) – Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)
MPsych (Couns) – Master of Psychology (Counselling)
GDPP – Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology
PGDip Psych – Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology
Completed student research projects
| Thesis title | Year | Student name | Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development of a measure of post-traumatic stress symptoms for use with emergency services workers | 2016 | N. Hogan | MEDP |
| Development of a measure of post-traumatic stress symptoms for use with emergency services workers | 2016 | T. Watson | MEDP |
| Development of a measure of post-traumatic stress symptoms for use with emergency services workers | 2016 | H. Alington Maquire | MEDP |
| Exploring the relationship between cognitive style, personality, and the Dark Triad | 2016 | K. Vondelling | MEDP |
| Exploring the relationship between cognitive style, personality, and mental health | 2016 | F. Saleem | MEDP |
| Exploring the relationship between cognitive style, personality, and resilience | 2016 | N. Alangor | MEDP |
| An individual differences approach to skill acquisition in adult disability services | 2016 | S. Wilson | MEDP |
| Exploring the role of culture and personality on acquiescence response style | 2016 | A. Roberts | GDPP |
| Exploring the role of culture and personality on social desirability response style | 2016 | N. Chew | GDPP |
| Exploring the role of cognitive style in open-minded children | 2016 | J. Miller | GDPP |
| Exploring the role of cognitive style in agreeable and conscientious children | 2016 | S. Lam | GDPP |
| Exploring the role of cognitive style in extraverted and neurotic children personality | 2016 | N. Ho | GDPP |
| Exploring the psychometric properties of the Brief RIASEC Markers Scale (BRM) with congruence and job satisfaction | 2016 | A. Penrose | MPsych (Ed & Dev) |
| Targeted and whole class approaches to social and emotional learning in the classroom | 2015 | V. Etherington | MPsych (Ed & Dev) |
| The efficacy of a brief mindfulness intervention in schools | 2015 | C. Dove | MPsych (Couns) |
| The efficacy of a brief mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention in schools | 2015 | E. Snyder | MPsych (Couns) |
| A qualitative exploration of student experiences of mindfulness in schools | 2015 | B. Bannirchelvam | MPsych (Ed & Dev) |
| Investigating the role of child personality on the efficacy of a school-based mindfulness intervention | 2015 | J. Harwood | MPsych (Couns) |
| Person-centred CHC cognitive profiles and writing achievement | 2015 | E. Carey | MPsych (Ed & Dev) |
| Person-centred CHC cognitive profiles and mathematics achievement | 2015 | J. Lemondine | MPsych (Ed & Dev) |
| Person-centred CHC cognitive profiles and oral language achievement | 2015 | D. Lim | MPsych (Ed & Dev) |
| Pressure to move, stress and transition to aged nursing care services | 2015 | H. Caulfield | MPsych (Couns) |
| The child’s voice in determining program acceptability for a school-based mindfulness program | 2015 | M. McCabe | MPsych (Couns) |
| An investigation into the psychometric validity of the Impact of Events Scale in Australian paramedics | 2014 | N. Hogan | PGDip Psych |
| An investigation into the psychometric validity of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy in nurses | 2014 | M. Spasenoska | PGDip Psych |
Acronyms:
PhD – Doctor of Philosophy
MEDP – Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology
MPsych (Ed & Dev) – Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)
MPsych (Couns) – Master of Psychology (Counselling)
GDPP – Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology
PGDip Psych – Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology
Grants and awards
| Project title | Year | Funding body | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluating the Krongold Outreach Program Career Assessment Service (KOP-CAS) and the Time To Shine (TTS) resilience program | 2017 | Research Stimulus Scheme, Psychology & Inclusive Education Academic Community, Monash University | $2000 |
| Developing a scale to measure youth knowledge of mental illness and recovery | 2017 | Research Internationalisation Scheme, Psychology & Inclusive Education Academic Community, Monash University | $3000 |
| Trauma in student paramedics: Using computer adaptive testing to measure trauma and support wellbeing | 2017 | Small Grants Scheme, Monash Education Academy | $5000 |
| Adapting and validating a tool to measure the supervisory relationship of GP supervisors | 2016 | Department of Health, Australian Government | $150000 |
| Person-centred psychometrics and cognitive style: Moving from variables to a person-centred approach | 2013 | Australian Postgraduate Award | $75000 |