Using network analysis to understand interconnections between behaviour, emotion regulation, personality, and mental health
The methodological potential of network analysis in fields like psychology and psychiatry is evident in its ability to provide nuanced insights into complex interconnections among diverse constructs.
Based on our recent research, topics discussed include the relationship between Big Five personality traits and problematic smartphone use (PSU), and the interplay of emotion regulation strategies with symptoms of depression and anxiety experienced by medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We will also touch upon the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and PSU, the influence of Dark Triad traits on depression during the pandemic, and highlight the implications for early detection and cost-effective interventions in behavioural addiction and mental health.
We will also share our latest findings on patterns of pornography use and impaired control from two large samples. I will close by discussing avenues offered by network analysis in designing personalised interventions using ecological momentary assessment and idiographic networks, with reference to our ongoing study with Australian medical staff in aged-care facilities.
Speaker Profile
Associate Professor Kristian Rotaru, Department of Accounting, Monash Business School
Kristian Rotaru, an Associate Professor in Monash Business School's Department of Accounting, also holds an adjunct appointment at the School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University.
He is the Chair of the Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory's Steering Committee and Associate Director of Opportunity Tech Lab.
His latest research focuses on risk analysis and visualisation, emotion regulation, affective decision-making in everyday economic behaviours, neurocognitive and functional correlates of addiction and well-being, and on designing and testing interventions for behavioural change.
Weekly seminar series
As part of our centre's vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions where discussion and debate is encouraged.
For further information on our seminar series, please contact shannon.stanwell@monash.edu
Event Details
- Date:
- 25 October 2023 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Venue:
- Caulfield campus, Building H, Level 9, Room H9.21
- Categories:
- CHE Seminar; Health Economics
Description
The methodological potential of network analysis in fields like psychology and psychiatry is evident in its ability to provide nuanced insights into complex interconnections among diverse constructs.
Based on our recent research, topics discussed include the relationship between Big Five personality traits and problematic smartphone use (PSU), and the interplay of emotion regulation strategies with symptoms of depression and anxiety experienced by medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We will also touch upon the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and PSU, the influence of Dark Triad traits on depression during the pandemic, and highlight the implications for early detection and cost-effective interventions in behavioural addiction and mental health.
We will also share our latest findings on patterns of pornography use and impaired control from two large samples. I will close by discussing avenues offered by network analysis in designing personalised interventions using ecological momentary assessment and idiographic networks, with reference to our ongoing study with Australian medical staff in aged-care facilities.
Speaker Profile
Associate Professor Kristian Rotaru, Department of Accounting, Monash Business School
Kristian Rotaru, an Associate Professor in Monash Business School's Department of Accounting, also holds an adjunct appointment at the School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University.
He is the Chair of the Monash Business Behavioural Laboratory's Steering Committee and Associate Director of Opportunity Tech Lab.
His latest research focuses on risk analysis and visualisation, emotion regulation, affective decision-making in everyday economic behaviours, neurocognitive and functional correlates of addiction and well-being, and on designing and testing interventions for behavioural change.
Weekly seminar series
As part of our centre's vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions where discussion and debate is encouraged.
For further information on our seminar series, please contact shannon.stanwell@monash.edu