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)

81 - 100 of 197 works

2021

Journal Article

Perceived COVID-19 risk is attenuated by ingroup trust: evidence from three empirical studies

Cruwys, Tegan, Stevens, Mark, Donaldson, Jessica L., Cárdenas, Diana, Platow, Michael J., Reynolds, Katherine J. and Fong, Polly (2021). Perceived COVID-19 risk is attenuated by ingroup trust: evidence from three empirical studies. BMC Public Health, 21 (1) 869. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10925-3

Perceived COVID-19 risk is attenuated by ingroup trust: evidence from three empirical studies

2021

Journal Article

When the final whistle blows: Social identity pathways support mental health and life satisfaction after retirement from competitive sport

Haslam, Catherine, Lam, Ben C.P., Yang, Jie, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Boen, Filip, Mertens, Niels, De Brandt, Koen, Wang, Xinyan, Mallett, Clifford J. and Fransen, Katrien (2021). When the final whistle blows: Social identity pathways support mental health and life satisfaction after retirement from competitive sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 57 102049, 102049. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.102049

When the final whistle blows: Social identity pathways support mental health and life satisfaction after retirement from competitive sport

2021

Journal Article

The effect of descriptive norms and social identification on performance and exertion during a physical fitness task

Stevens, Mark, Fitzpatrick, Áine and Cruwys, Tegan (2021). The effect of descriptive norms and social identification on performance and exertion during a physical fitness task. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32 (2), 313-323. doi: 10.1111/sms.14072

The effect of descriptive norms and social identification on performance and exertion during a physical fitness task

2021

Journal Article

Better together: how group-based physical activity protects against depression

Stevens, Mark, Lieschke, Jacqueline, Cruwys, Tegan, Cárdenas, Diana, Platow, Michael J. and Reynolds, Katherine J. (2021). Better together: how group-based physical activity protects against depression. Social Science and Medicine, 286 114337, 114337. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114337

Better together: how group-based physical activity protects against depression

2021

Journal Article

Groups 4 Health versus cognitive–behavioural therapy for depression and loneliness in young people: randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial with 12-month follow-up

Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine, Rathbone, Joanne A., Williams, Elyse, Haslam, S. Alexander and Walter, Zoe C. (2021). Groups 4 Health versus cognitive–behavioural therapy for depression and loneliness in young people: randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial with 12-month follow-up. British Journal of Psychiatry, 220 (3) PII S0007125021001288, 1-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.128

Groups 4 Health versus cognitive–behavioural therapy for depression and loneliness in young people: randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial with 12-month follow-up

2021

Journal Article

Social identity leadership in sport and exercise: current status and future directions

Stevens, Mark, Rees, Tim and Cruwys, Tegan (2021). Social identity leadership in sport and exercise: current status and future directions. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 55 101931, 101931. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101931

Social identity leadership in sport and exercise: current status and future directions

2021

Journal Article

A multifaceted study of interpersonal functioning and cognitive biases towards social stimuli in adolescents with eating disorders and healthy controls

Rowlands, Katie, Grafton, Ben, Cerea, Silvia, Simic, Mima, Hirsch, Colette, Cruwys, Tegan, Yellowlees, Robyn, Treasure, Janet and Cardi, Valentina (2021). A multifaceted study of interpersonal functioning and cognitive biases towards social stimuli in adolescents with eating disorders and healthy controls. Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 397-404. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.013

A multifaceted study of interpersonal functioning and cognitive biases towards social stimuli in adolescents with eating disorders and healthy controls

2021

Journal Article

An examination of social group memberships in patients with eating disorders, carers, and healthy controls

Rowlands, Katie, Willmott, Daniel, Cardi, Valentina, Clark Bryan, Danielle, Cruwys, Tegan and Treasure, Janet (2021). An examination of social group memberships in patients with eating disorders, carers, and healthy controls. European Eating Disorders Review, 29 (5) erv.2840, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/erv.2840

An examination of social group memberships in patients with eating disorders, carers, and healthy controls

2021

Journal Article

Social group memberships, physical activity, and physical health following retirement: a six‐year follow‐up from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Stevens, Mark, Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine and Wang, Valerie (2021). Social group memberships, physical activity, and physical health following retirement: a six‐year follow‐up from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. British Journal of Health Psychology, 26 (2), 505-524. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12506

Social group memberships, physical activity, and physical health following retirement: a six‐year follow‐up from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

2021

Journal Article

Predicting substance use at a youth mass gathering event: The role of norms and the importance of their source

Stevens, Mark, Cruwys, Tegan, Rathbone, Joanne A., Ferris, Laura and Graupensperger, Scott (2021). Predicting substance use at a youth mass gathering event: The role of norms and the importance of their source. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82 (3), 320-329. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2021.82.320

Predicting substance use at a youth mass gathering event: The role of norms and the importance of their source

2021

Journal Article

Evidence that loneliness can be reduced by a whole-of-community intervention to increase neighbourhood identification

Fong, Polly, Cruwys, Tegan, Robinson, Sam L., Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Mance, Paula L. and Fisher, Claire L. (2021). Evidence that loneliness can be reduced by a whole-of-community intervention to increase neighbourhood identification. Social Science and Medicine, 277 113909, 113909. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113909

Evidence that loneliness can be reduced by a whole-of-community intervention to increase neighbourhood identification

2021

Journal Article

Non-stigmatising alternatives to anti-obesity public health messages: consequences for health behaviour and well-being

Rathbone, Joanne A., Cruwys, Tegan and Jetten, Jolanda (2021). Non-stigmatising alternatives to anti-obesity public health messages: consequences for health behaviour and well-being. Journal of Health Psychology, 27 (7), 1-14. doi: 10.1177/1359105321999705

Non-stigmatising alternatives to anti-obesity public health messages: consequences for health behaviour and well-being

2021

Journal Article

Life change, social identity, and health

Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan and Steffens, Niklas K. (2021). Life change, social identity, and health. Annual Review of Psychology, 72 (1), 635-661. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-060120-111721

Life change, social identity, and health

2021

Journal Article

United we stand, divided we fall: sociopolitical predictors of physical distancing and hand hygiene during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cárdenas, Diana, Orazani, Nima, Stevens, Mark, Cruwys, Tegan, Platow, Michael, Zekulin, Michael and Reynolds, Katherine J. (2021). United we stand, divided we fall: sociopolitical predictors of physical distancing and hand hygiene during the COVID-19 pandemic. Political Psychology, 42 (5) pops.12772, 845-861. doi: 10.1111/pops.12772

United we stand, divided we fall: sociopolitical predictors of physical distancing and hand hygiene during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021

Journal Article

More to lose? Longitudinal evidence that women whose social support declines following childbirth are at increased risk of depression

Seymour-Smith, Magen, Cruwys, Tegan and Haslam, S. Alexander (2021). More to lose? Longitudinal evidence that women whose social support declines following childbirth are at increased risk of depression. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45 (4), 338-343. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13099

More to lose? Longitudinal evidence that women whose social support declines following childbirth are at increased risk of depression

2020

Journal Article

Personal and political: post-traumatic stress through the lens of social identity, power, and politics

Muldoon, Orla T., Lowe, Robert D., Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan and Haslam, S. Alexander (2020). Personal and political: post-traumatic stress through the lens of social identity, power, and politics. Political Psychology, 42 (3) pops.12709, 501-533. doi: 10.1111/pops.12709

Personal and political: post-traumatic stress through the lens of social identity, power, and politics

2020

Journal Article

More than just another bib: group dynamics in an elite Nordic ski team

Cascagnette, Jordan C. W., Benson, Alex J., Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, S. Alexander and Bruner, Mark W. (2020). More than just another bib: group dynamics in an elite Nordic ski team. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39 (6), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1840040

More than just another bib: group dynamics in an elite Nordic ski team

2020

Book Chapter

Social Identity

Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2020). Social Identity. Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology. (pp. 679-688) edited by K. Sweeny and M. Robbins . Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781119057840.ch119

Social Identity

2020

Journal Article

The recovery model in chronic mental health: a community-based investigation of social identity processes

Cruwys, Tegan, Stewart, Bridie, Buckley, Lisa, Gumley, James and Scholz, Brett (2020). The recovery model in chronic mental health: a community-based investigation of social identity processes. Psychiatry Research, 291 113241, 113241. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113241

The recovery model in chronic mental health: a community-based investigation of social identity processes

2020

Journal Article

What do we mean by “social” in mental health research?

Brossard, Baptiste, Cruwys, Tegan, Zhou, Haochen and Helleren-Simpson, Gabriel (2020). What do we mean by “social” in mental health research?. Social Science and Medicine, 261 113233, 113233. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113233

What do we mean by “social” in mental health research?

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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