Australian Psychological Society

Who you are or what you have: Historical trends in identity-first and person-first language in books and news media

Whether people experiencing mental ill health or disability should be referred to using person-first (e.g., “person with autism”) or identity-first (e.g., “autistic person”) terminology is an ongoing subject of debate. The present study conducted the most comprehensive investigat...

Do weather-related extreme events influence climate-related opinions? The case of the 2019–2020 Australian Black Summer bushfires

Abstract We report three studies examining the impact of the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires, known as the Black Summer, on Australians’ climate-related opinions. Study 1 was conducted before the peak of the bushfires, whereas studies 2 and 3 were conducted afterwards. In all stud...