Nikki Rickard

Mental Health Consequences of Adversity in Australia: National Bushfires Associated With Increased Depressive Symptoms, While COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Increased Symptoms of Anxiety

Hussain-Abdulah Arjmand, Elizabeth Seabrook, David Bakker, Nikki Rickard

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

High quality monitoring of mental health and well-being over an extended period is essential to understand how communities respond..

Examining the processes and effects of an exemplar school-based well-being approach on student competency, autonomy and relatedness

Dianne A Vella-Brodrick, Tan-Chyuan Chin, Nikki S Rickard

Journal article  |  2020  |  HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL

As the application of positive education becomes more prevalent in schools, the importance of gathering information on optimal pro..

Exploring self-concept, wellbeing and distress in therapeutic songwriting participants following acquired brain injury: A case series analysis

C Roddy, N Rickard, J Tamplin, YEC Lee, FA Baker

Journal article  |  2020  |  Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Acquired brain injury (ABI) presents a significant threat to sense of self and necessitates a complex process of psychosocial adju..

Engagement with a cognitive behavioural therapy mobile phone app predicts changes in mental health and wellbeing: MoodMission

David Bakker, Nikki Rickard

Journal article  |  2019  |  AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST

Objective: There is an abundance of evidence supporting the efficacy of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), but few ..

A therapeutic songwriting intervention to promote reconstruction of self-concept and enhance well-being following brain or spinal cord injury: pilot randomized controlled trial

Felicity A Baker, Jeanette Tamplin, Nikki Rickard, Jennie Ponsford, Peter W New, Young-Eun C Lee

Journal article  |  2019  |  CLINICAL REHABILITATION

OBJECTIVE: To determine the size of the effects and feasibility (recruitment and retention rates) of a therapeutic songwriting pro..

Development and Pilot Evaluation of Smartphone-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy Strategies for Mood- and Anxiety-Related Problems: MoodMission

David Bakker, Nikolaos Kazantzis, Debra Rickwood, Nikki Rickard

Journal article  |  2018  |  COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE

Given the ubiquity and interactive power of smartphones, there are opportunities to develop smartphone applications (apps) that pr..

A randomized controlled trial of three smartphone apps for enhancing public mental health

David Bakker, Nikolaos Kazantzis, Debra Rickwood, Nikki Rickard

Journal article  |  2018  |  BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY

Many smartphone applications (apps) for mental health (MHapps) are available to the public. However, few have been the subject of ..

Meaning Making Process and Recovery Journeys Explored Through Songwriting in Early Neurorehabilitation: Exploring the Perspectives of Participants of Their Self-Composed Songs Through the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Felicity A Baker, Jeanette Tamplin, Nikki Rickard, Peter New, Jennie Ponsford, Chantal Roddy, Young-Eun C Lee

Journal article  |  2018  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Objectives: This pilot study examined how 15 participants in early rehabilitation described their self-composed Songs 6- to 12-mon..

Emotion Regulation in Adolescent Well-Being and Positive Education

Lucy Morrish, Nikki Rickard, Tan Chyuan Chin, Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES

Emotion regulation (ER) becomes increasingly important across adolescent development, and promotes psychological flexibility, resi..

Predicting Depression From Language-Based Emotion Dynamics: Longitudinal Analysis of Facebook and Twitter Status Updates

Elizabeth M Seabrook, Margaret L Kern, Ben D Fulcher, Nikki S Rickard

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: Frequent expression of negative emotion words on social media has been linked to depression. However, metrics have rel..