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Professor Kyra Hamilton

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Director HaPI Lab, https://hapiresearchlab.com/ | Professor, Griffith University, Australia | Affiliate Member, Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI), UC Merced, USA | Docent (Behaviour Change), University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.

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Professor Kyra Hamilton @kyrahamilton.bsky.social · Nov 25

Health and Psychology Innovations (HaPI) lab hapiresearchlab.com do research in fields of #heath #psychology & #behavioral #medicine. We explore social psychological processes & mechanisms that underpin health #behavior & change. See The Handbook of Behavior Change www.cambridge.org/core/books/h...

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Joe Phillips @polpsychjoe.bsky.social · Sep 4

Out now and open access at Social Science & Medicine! How do traits/institutional trust influence initial levels/changes in COVID prevention behaviours? (with Robin Wollast, @martinhagger.bsky.social, @kyrahamilton.bsky.social, Ann Desmet, and Oliver Luminet)
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Theory of Planned Behavior Constructs as Mediators of Relations Between Personality Traits, Trust, and COVID-19 Preventive Behavior Adherence

Dispositional constructs (personality traits, generalized beliefs) are associated with health behaviors, but few studies test potential mechanisms. Th…

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Richard Tunney @richardtunney.bsky.social · Sep 2

This just published. Great work by Michelle Oxtoby. Full article: Lower caution, not inhibitory control, predicts gambling severity – a Registered Report www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Lower caution, not inhibitory control, predicts gambling severity – a Registered Report

Models of gambling disorder, along with other addiction-related conditions, identify impulsive traits as a key component to developing challenging behaviors. This is supported by empirical findings...

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Professor Kyra Hamilton @kyrahamilton.bsky.social · Aug 30

Sorry for photobombing 😜 Looking forward to working with you as Scientific Chair of ICBM 2027.

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Daryl O’Connor @daryloconnor.bsky.social · Aug 9

What a wonderful International Congress of Behavioral Medicine in Vienna. Thanks to the ISBM team!

I’m delighted to be nominated as President-Elect of the International Society of Behavioral Medicine & looking fwd to working w the Board. See you in Singapore in 2027! #ISBM2025

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · Aug 30

Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement

Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.

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Sabryna Sas @sabrynasas.bsky.social · Jun 25

🚨 New publication in British Journal of Health Psychology!

We explored why young Australian men drink 🍻 around water, a major drowning risk. Thanks to my co-authors: @jacobkeech.bsky.social Dr Amy Peden, @martinhagger.bsky.social & @kyrahamilton.bsky.social

📖 Read: doi.org/10.1111/bjhp...

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Objectives Alcohol is a significant risk factor for drowning, with young males disproportionately impacted. We explored salient social cognition beliefs that influence young Australian males' consum...

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Javier Granados Samayoa @jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social · May 13

Additional thanks to @ulliecker.bsky.social, @emilyspearing.bsky.social , @lewan.bsky.social, @kyrahamilton.bsky.social, and @martinhagger.bsky.social for their commentaries on our target article.

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Igor Grossmann, PhD @igi.bsky.social · May 13

Nine commentaries weigh in:
• Ecker et al. on misinformation @profsanderlinden.bsky.social
• Hamilton & Hagger on integrated approaches
• Imhoff & Oeberst on clarity @rolandimhoff.bsky.social
• Macnamara & Burgoyne on mechanisms @brookemacnamara.bsky.social

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Igor Grossmann, PhD @igi.bsky.social · May 13

🚨 New @psychinquiry Issue 36:1 just dropped!
Target article: Understanding Belief-Behavior Correspondence by @jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social & @dalbarra.bsky.social.
Why don’t beliefs always drive actions? 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/hpli20/3...

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Apr 14

Huge belated congratulations to Professor Kyra Hamilton @kyrahamilton.bsky.social on her election to Fellowship in the Society of Behavioral Medicine! 🎉 A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions to health psychology and behavioural science. So proud to see her work recognised! 👏

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Mar 27

INTRODUCING Alena Gadoury! Alena is a PhD candidate and veterinarian, as well as director of VetHerd. Her research focuses on suicide prevention in veterinarian populations through exploring prevalence and evaluation of applied skills training! #HealthPsychology #SuicidePrevention

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Griffith Centre for Mental Health @griffithcmh.bsky.social · Apr 7

🎉Congratulations Prof @kyrahamilton.bsky.social!🎉Attended Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Congress in San Francisco last week & elected to Fellowship in the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)!🌟Great recognition of your outstanding contributions to behavioral medicine!👏#SBM
@griffith.edu.au

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Tim Piatkowski @piatkowskitim.bsky.social · Mar 22

New collab w. @hapiresearch.bsky.social very own @kyrahamilton.bsky.social & @martinhagger.bsky.social.

CheQpoint is closing, but NSW & Vic are launching drug checking services—so who will use them? Our study breaks it down.

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Psychological and socio-structural determinants of intentions to use drug checking services - Timothy Piatkowski, Kyra Hamilton, Martin S Hagger, 2025

This study explored the determinants of intentions to use drug checking services among Australian undergraduate students (N = 324, M age = 22.32 years, SD = 7.2...

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Mar 13

INTRODUCING Sabryna Sas! @sabrynasas.bsky.social Sabryna is a PhD candidate in Psychology and postdoctoral fellow for the Griffith Criminology Institute, as well as a longstanding member of the HaPI lab! Her research focuses on self-control in prisoner populations 🚔👮‍♀️ #Criminology #HealthPsychology

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Mar 7

INTRODUCING Natasha Nott! @natashanott.bsky.social 👋 Tash is the Social Communications and Events Manager of both the HaPI Lab and the Stress, Health, & Behaviour Lab, and her research explores the psychological processes underpinning self-harm behaviour! 🧠 #HealthPsychology #BehaviourChange #NSSI

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 26

INTRODUCING Tenelle Maroney! @tenellemaroney.bsky.social 👋 Tenelle is the lab manager of both the HaPI Lab and the Stress, Health, & Behaviour Lab, and her research explores the psychological processes behind coping strategy switching! 🧠✨ #HealthPsychology #BehaviourChange #Coping #Stress

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 20

INTRODUCING Prof. Kyra Hamilton (@kyrahamilton.bsky.social), Director of the Health and Psychology Innovations (HaPI) lab! 🌟 Leading cutting-edge research in health psychology, she is dedicated to driving innovation and improving wellbeing! 🏃‍♀️ #HealthPsychology #ResearchSpotlight #BehaviouralMedicine

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · Feb 13

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Tutorial on exploring ecological momentary assessment data is online at AMPPS, with:
- Accessible ways to visualize data for better understanding
- Models to get some first insights
- Further reading boxes for more advanced topics
- Reproducible pipeline you can run over your own data

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Habit Special Interest Group from EHPS @ehpshabit.bsky.social · Feb 17

We want to hear from you: How should the EHPS and its initiatives communicate with its members? Help the EHPS Communications Task and Finish group identify suitable platforms to improve our internal communications by completing the following survey: tinyurl.com/y3s4y6mw

EHPS member communication survey (1)

In late 2024, the EHPS EC has initiated a Task and Finish group to develop improved guidelines for how the EHPS communicates with its members (internal communication) and with other academics, practit...

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 9

That’s a wrap on #ASBHM2025! What a fabulous conference, with terrific presentations from members of the HaPI lab and a variety of other amazing researchers. Already excited for #ASBHM2026! 🇳🇿

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Tenelle Maroney @tenellemaroney.bsky.social · Feb 9

Last week, I attended and presented at #ASBHM2025. There were some fantastic keynote speakers, workshops and presentations that have all left me feeling very inspired!

It was also great to have so many HaPI lab members in one place. Very grateful for our supportive lab group! 😊

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Professor Kyra Hamilton @kyrahamilton.bsky.social · Feb 8

Editor's Choice paper in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology: 'Testing theory predictions and intervention mechanisms of action in #sport and #exercise #psychology using #meta-analysis' by @martinhagger.bsky.social and me.

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 6

A terrific presentation yesterday from @danielbrown919.bsky.social at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025 on concerns about ageing and accessing care in LGBTQI+ sistergirl and brotherboy Queenslanders 🏳️‍🌈 Super interesting and important work!

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 6

A courageous presentation on her honours research from Sam O’Brien on self-determined solitude in attachment orientations predicting loneliness. 👫 Amazing work! 👏 @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 7

A great rapid presentation this morning from HaPI lab member Mac Thi Nhung at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025. Her research examines messages promoting compliance behaviour for COVID-19 QR code check ins. 🤧🦠 Amazing work Mac! 👏

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