Dr Tegan Cruwys
Dr

Tegan Cruwys

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Background

Tegan is an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow and Clinical Psychologist at the Australian National University, with an Honorary Senior Research Fellowship at the University of Queensland. Her research investigates how social relationships shape mental and physical health; work that is at the intersection of social, clinical and health psychology.

Up-to-date information about Dr Tegan Cruwys, including her recent work and best contact information, is available at her ANU webpage: https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/cruwys-tl

Availability

Dr Tegan Cruwys is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Health Sciences Psychology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor, Australian National University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University

Research interests

  • Social Identity and Health

    Tegan uses a social identity framework to address questions such as why are strong social relationships important for preventing and treating depression? How does stress influence changes in identity, and vice versa? Can we develop treatments for mental illness that are more affordable and less stigmatising, especially for vulnerable members of the community? Which social groups are more likely to influence health behaviours? How do our social relationships affect the spread of contagious disease?

Search Professor Tegan Cruwys’s works on UQ eSpace

197 works between 2008 and 2025
All (197) Journal Article (174) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (4) Book (1) Other Outputs (7)

21 - 40 of 197 works

2024

Journal Article

Solastalgia following the Australian summer of bushfires: qualitative and quantitative insights about environmental distress and recovery

Stanley, Samantha K., Heffernan, Timothy, Macleod, Emily, Lane, Jo, Walker, Iain, Evans, Olivia, Greenwood, Lisa-Marie, Kurz, Tim, Calear, Alison L., Reynolds, Julia, Cruwys, Tegan, Christensen, Bruce K., Sutherland, Stewart and Rodney, Rachael M. (2024). Solastalgia following the Australian summer of bushfires: qualitative and quantitative insights about environmental distress and recovery. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 95 102273. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102273

Solastalgia following the Australian summer of bushfires: qualitative and quantitative insights about environmental distress and recovery

2024

Journal Article

Tackling loneliness together: a three-tier social identity framework for social prescribing

Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Sharman, Leah S., Hayes, Shaun, Walter, Zoe, Jetten, Jolanda, Steffens, Niklas K., Cardona, Magnolia, La Rue, Crystal J., McNamara, Niamh, Këllezi, Blerina, Wakefield, Juliet R. H., Stevenson, Clifford, Bowe, Mhairi, McEvoy, Peter, Robertson, Alysia M., Tarrant, Mark, Dingle, Genevieve and Young, Tarli (2024). Tackling loneliness together: a three-tier social identity framework for social prescribing. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 27 (5), 1128-1150. doi: 10.1177/13684302241242434

Tackling loneliness together: a three-tier social identity framework for social prescribing

2024

Journal Article

A controlled evaluation of social prescribing on loneliness for adults in Queensland: 8-week outcomes

Dingle, Genevieve A., Sharman, Leah S., Hayes, Shaun, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, S. Alexander, McNamara, Niamh, Chua, David, Baker, James R. and Johnson, Tracey (2024). A controlled evaluation of social prescribing on loneliness for adults in Queensland: 8-week outcomes. Frontiers in Psychology, 15 1359855, 1359855. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1359855

A controlled evaluation of social prescribing on loneliness for adults in Queensland: 8-week outcomes

2024

Journal Article

Understanding and improving athlete mental health: a social identity approach

Stevens, Mark, Cruwys, Tegan, Olive, Lisa and Rice, Simon (2024). Understanding and improving athlete mental health: a social identity approach. Sports Medicine, 54 (4), 837-853. doi: 10.1007/s40279-024-01996-4

Understanding and improving athlete mental health: a social identity approach

2024

Journal Article

Reduced identification as a mother mediates the effect of prenatal risk factors on mother and infant socio-emotional functioning

Cruwys, Tegan, Corkin, Natalie and Pasalich, Dave S. (2024). Reduced identification as a mother mediates the effect of prenatal risk factors on mother and infant socio-emotional functioning. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 33 (4), 1198-1210. doi: 10.1007/s10826-024-02808-z

Reduced identification as a mother mediates the effect of prenatal risk factors on mother and infant socio-emotional functioning

2024

Journal Article

Discrimination and social identity processes predict impairment and dysfunction among heavy drinkers

Cruwys, Tegan, Selwyn, Joseph, Rathbone, Joanne A. and Frings, Daniel (2024). Discrimination and social identity processes predict impairment and dysfunction among heavy drinkers. Social Science and Medicine, 343 116549, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116549

Discrimination and social identity processes predict impairment and dysfunction among heavy drinkers

2024

Journal Article

Addressing unmet needs following minor stroke (SUN study): a randomised controlled trial

Finch, Emma, Cruwys, Tegan, Fleming, Jennifer, Williams, Ian, Cameron, Ashley, Coleman, Adele, Aitken, Philip, Jaques, Katherine and Shah, Darshan (2024). Addressing unmet needs following minor stroke (SUN study): a randomised controlled trial. Brain Impairment, 25 (1) IB23074, 1-15. doi: 10.1071/ib23074

Addressing unmet needs following minor stroke (SUN study): a randomised controlled trial

2023

Journal Article

The development and validation of the hopelessness inventory-5 in a community-based sample

Wang, Yushi, Batterham, Philip, Cruwys, Tegan and Calear, Alison L. (2023). The development and validation of the hopelessness inventory-5 in a community-based sample. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 14 100623, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100623

The development and validation of the hopelessness inventory-5 in a community-based sample

2023

Journal Article

Are parents the key? How parental suicide stigma and suicide literacy affect help-seeking attitudes and intentions for their child

Burke, Colette T., Calear, Alison L., Cruwys, Tegan and Batterham, Philip J. (2023). Are parents the key? How parental suicide stigma and suicide literacy affect help-seeking attitudes and intentions for their child. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 52 (11), 2417-2429. doi: 10.1007/s10964-023-01841-3

Are parents the key? How parental suicide stigma and suicide literacy affect help-seeking attitudes and intentions for their child

2023

Journal Article

A social identity approach to facilitating therapy groups

Robertson, Alysia, Cruwys, Tegan, Stevens, Mark and Platow, Michael (2023). A social identity approach to facilitating therapy groups. Clinical Psychology-Science and Practice, 31 (3), 375-389. doi: 10.1037/cps0000178

A social identity approach to facilitating therapy groups

2023

Other Outputs

Report on the 18-month evaluation of social prescribing in Queensland

Sharman, Leah S., Hayes, Shaun, Chua, David, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, Alex, McNamara, Niamh, Baker, J. R., Johnson, Tracey and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2023). Report on the 18-month evaluation of social prescribing in Queensland. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

Report on the 18-month evaluation of social prescribing in Queensland

2023

Journal Article

Street soccer and homelessness: Exploring social identities, health, and well-being

O’Rourke, Joseph J., Bundon, Andrea, Faulkner, Guy, Cruwys, Tegan and Beauchamp, Mark R. (2023). Street soccer and homelessness: Exploring social identities, health, and well-being. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 70 102529, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102529

Street soccer and homelessness: Exploring social identities, health, and well-being

2023

Journal Article

Future directions in addressing loneliness among older adults

Cruwys, Tegan (2023). Future directions in addressing loneliness among older adults. Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, 3 (1), 187-195. doi: 10.1016/j.ypsc.2023.03.008

Future directions in addressing loneliness among older adults

2023

Conference Publication

Keynote 2: How our social world shapes physical activity and exercise

Cruwys, Tegan (2023). Keynote 2: How our social world shapes physical activity and exercise. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.

Keynote 2: How our social world shapes physical activity and exercise

2023

Journal Article

The effect of descriptive norms on exercise output and exertion during a video-guided workout

Stevens, Mark, Davies, Olivia and Cruwys, Tegan (2023). The effect of descriptive norms on exercise output and exertion during a video-guided workout. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 12 (4), 241-255. doi: 10.1037/spy0000329

The effect of descriptive norms on exercise output and exertion during a video-guided workout

2023

Book Chapter

A picture is worth a thousand words: social identity mapping as a way of visualizing and assessing social group connections

Bentley, Sarah V., Haslam, S. Alexander, Greenaway, Katherine H., Cruwys, Tegan and Steffens, Nik (2023). A picture is worth a thousand words: social identity mapping as a way of visualizing and assessing social group connections. Handbook of research methods for studying identity in and around organizations. (pp. 87-102) edited by Ingo Winkler, Stefanie Reissner and Rosalía Cascón-Pereira. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781802207972.00018

A picture is worth a thousand words: social identity mapping as a way of visualizing and assessing social group connections

2023

Journal Article

GROUPS 4 RETIREMENT: A new intervention that supports well‐being in the lead‐up to retirement by targeting social identity management

La Rue, Crystal J., Haslam, Catherine, Bentley, Sarah V., Lam, Ben C. P., Steffens, Niklas K., Branscombe, Nyla R., Haslam, S. Alexander and Cruwys, Tegan (2023). GROUPS 4 RETIREMENT: A new intervention that supports well‐being in the lead‐up to retirement by targeting social identity management. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 97 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1111/joop.12458

GROUPS 4 RETIREMENT: A new intervention that supports well‐being in the lead‐up to retirement by targeting social identity management

2023

Journal Article

Psychosocial interventions and strategies to support young people at mass gathering events: a scoping review

Beckwith, D., Ferris, L.J., Cruwys, T., Hutton, A., Hertelendy, A. and Ranse, J. (2023). Psychosocial interventions and strategies to support young people at mass gathering events: a scoping review. Public Health, 220, 187-195. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.05.006

Psychosocial interventions and strategies to support young people at mass gathering events: a scoping review

2023

Journal Article

The reciprocal relationship between social identity and adherence to group norms

Rathbone, Joanne A., Cruwys, Tegan, Stevens, Mark, Ferris, Laura J. and Reynolds, Katherine J. (2023). The reciprocal relationship between social identity and adherence to group norms. British Journal of Social Psychology, 62 (3), 1346-1362. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12635

The reciprocal relationship between social identity and adherence to group norms

2023

Journal Article

Therapists who foster social identification build stronger therapeutic working alliance and have better client outcomes

Cruwys, Tegan, Lee, Georgina C., Robertson, Alysia M., Haslam, Catherine, Sterling, Nikola, Platow, Michael J., Williams, Elyse, Haslam, S. Alexander and Walter, Zoe C. (2023). Therapists who foster social identification build stronger therapeutic working alliance and have better client outcomes. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 124 152394, 152394. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152394

Therapists who foster social identification build stronger therapeutic working alliance and have better client outcomes

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2022
    Making Schoolies Safer: Reducing risk taking and improving wellbeing at a youth mass gathering
    Queensland Department of Communities Child Safety and Disability Services
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Groups 4 Health: Can a social identity intervention reduce social isolation in young adults more effectively than traditional cognitive behaviour therapy?
    Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Reducing isolation in young people (RIYP): a randomised controlled trial to assess whether social identity intervention reduces social isolation more effectively than cognitive behaviour therapy
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Does shared group membership increase social risk-taking?
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Cured or condemned? Mapping mild stoke outcomes and untreated deficits
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - FirstLink
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Adjustment to retirement through social identity change
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Social Identity Research Project
    Church Urban Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Tegan Cruwys is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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