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Deanna Varley

@deannavarley.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use | University of Sydney Mental Health | Psychiatric Epidemiology | Quant Methods | Data Science | Clinical Psychology | Attachment Theory Views are my own.

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Deanna Varley @deannavarley.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
This review also demonstrates how researchers can systematically identify and summarise data in a way that improves data accessibility for other researchers. We encourage others to complete similar "data reviews" to summarise data available on other important topics! doi.org/10.1007/s001...
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Identifying psychological distress data available in nationally representative surveys: A scoping review and case study of Australian surveys - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Purpose Mental health data are crucial for understanding trends in psychological distress. This scoping review aimed to identify and describe surveys of representative samples of the Australian househ...
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Deanna Varley @deannavarley.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
This review highlights gaps in data coverage for youth, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, and people with disabilities. We hope highlighting these gaps will lead to further coverage in future to advance our understanding of psychological distress in these groups. doi.org/10.1007/s001...
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Identifying psychological distress data available in nationally representative surveys: A scoping review and case study of Australian surveys - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Purpose Mental health data are crucial for understanding trends in psychological distress. This scoping review aimed to identify and describe surveys of representative samples of the Australian househ...
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Deanna Varley @deannavarley.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Just published! 🚨 Our review maps 283 datasets from 41 surveys measuring psychological distress in the Australian population (1989–2023). We provide a searchable database to help researchers quickly find and use available datasets: doi.org/10.1007/s001... #MentalHealth #PublicHealth #DataSharing
A screenshot of our metadata search tool/searchable metadata database.
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Deanna Varley @deannavarley.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Just published! 🚨 Our review maps 283 datasets from 41 surveys measuring psychological distress in the Australian population (1989–2023). We provide a searchable database to help researchers quickly find and use available datasets: doi.org/10.1007/s001... #MentalHealth #PublicHealth #DataSharing
A screenshot of our metadata search tool/searchable metadata database.
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Deanna Varley @deannavarley.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Meanwhile, attachment avoidance was associated with less likelihood of noticing distress in others. This could point to a potential for attachment to impact not just how we respond to distress in ourselves and others, but also how likely we are notice or be aware of distress in ourselves and others.
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Deanna Varley @deannavarley.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
To start off, this study identified relations between attachment and noticing/responding compassionately to distress in the self and others doi.org/10.3389/fpsy... Attachment anxiety was linked with being more likely to notice distress in the self and others, but less likelihood of self-compassion.
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Frontiers | Attachment and propensity for reporting compassionate opportunities and behavior in everyday life
Researchers have identified links between anxious and avoidant attachments and difficulties with self-compassion, giving others compassion, and receiving com...
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Deanna Varley @deannavarley.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
👋 Hi Bluesky! I’m Deanna - a researcher interested in how early life experiences shape mental health. I’m keen to share research, reflections, and connect with like-minded people. If anything I post resonates, I’d love to connect! #psychology #mentalhealth #attachment #psychiatry #research
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Frontiers | Attachment and propensity for reporting compassionate opportunities and behavior in everyday life
Researchers have identified links between anxious and avoidant attachments and difficulties with self-compassion, giving others compassion, and receiving com...
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