Overview
Availability
- Dr Michael Thai is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2023
Journal Article
“The Stigma is what you do”: Examining the relationship between occupational stigma and worker outcomes in the aged care context
Manchha, Asmita V., Way, Kïrsten A., Thai, Michael and Tann, Ken (2023). “The Stigma is what you do”: Examining the relationship between occupational stigma and worker outcomes in the aged care context. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42 (2), 221-230. doi: 10.1177/07334648221129849
2022
Journal Article
Transgression-related co-rumination: Scale validation and prediction of relational outcomes
Thai, Michael, Wenzel, Michael and Okimoto, Tyler G. (2022). Transgression-related co-rumination: Scale validation and prediction of relational outcomes. Journal of Family Psychology, 37 (3), 335-346. doi: 10.1037/fam0001046
2022
Conference Publication
Understanding stigma in the context of working in aged care.
Manchha, Asmita, Way, Kirsten, Tann, Ken and Thai, Michael (2022). Understanding stigma in the context of working in aged care.. National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing, Online, 10 November 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Understanding internalised stigma in aged care workers: negative psychological and job outcomes
Manchha, Asmita, Way, Kirsten, Tann, Ken and Thai, Michael (2022). Understanding internalised stigma in aged care workers: negative psychological and job outcomes. Australian Association of Gerontology conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, November 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Stigmatising discourses in the context of the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care
Manchha, Asmita, Tann, Ken, Way, Kirsten and Thai, Michael (2022). Stigmatising discourses in the context of the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care. Australian Association of Gerontology conference, Online, November 2022.
2022
Journal Article
The social construction of stigma in aged-care work: implications for health professionals’ work intentions
Manchha, Asmita V., Way, Kïrsten A., Tann, Ken and Thai, Michael (2022). The social construction of stigma in aged-care work: implications for health professionals’ work intentions. The Gerontologist, 62 (7), 994-1005. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnac002
2022
Journal Article
Interpersonal transgressions and psychological loss: understanding moral repair as dyadic, reciprocal, and interactionist
Woodyatt, Lydia, Wenzel, Michael, Okimoto, Tyler and Thai, Michael (2022). Interpersonal transgressions and psychological loss: understanding moral repair as dyadic, reciprocal, and interactionist. Current Opinion in Psychology, 44, 7-11. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.018
2021
Journal Article
Turning tables: offenders feel like “Victims” when victims withhold forgiveness
Thai, Michael, Wenzel, Michael and Okimoto, Tyler G. (2021). Turning tables: offenders feel like “Victims” when victims withhold forgiveness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 49 (2) 01461672211062401, 014616722110624-250. doi: 10.1177/01461672211062401
2021
Journal Article
Public perceptions of prejudice research: the double-edged sword faced by marginalized group researchers
Thai, Michael, Lizzio-Wilson, Morgana and Selvanathan, Hema Preya (2021). Public perceptions of prejudice research: the double-edged sword faced by marginalized group researchers. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 96 104181, 104181. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104181
2021
Conference Publication
Understanding stigmatising discourses in aged care: applying linguistics to the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care
Manchha, Asmita, Tann, Ken, Way, Kirsten and Thai, Michael (2021). Understanding stigmatising discourses in aged care: applying linguistics to the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care. Australian Systematic Functional Linguistics Association, Brisbane, QLD Australia, September 2021.
2021
Conference Publication
Social construction of the stigma of working in aged care in the context of COVID-19: implications for health professionals’ work intentions
Manchha, Asmita, Way, Kirsten, Tann, Ken and Thai, Michael (2021). Social construction of the stigma of working in aged care in the context of COVID-19: implications for health professionals’ work intentions. European Group for Organizational Studies, Online, July 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Intimate intergroup contact across the lifespan
Marinucci, Marco, Maunder, Rachel, Sanchez, Kiara, Thai, Michael, McKeown Jones, Shelley, Turner, Rhiannon N. and Stevenson, Clifford (2021). Intimate intergroup contact across the lifespan. Journal of Social Issues, 77 (1), 64-85. doi: 10.1111/josi.12399
2021
Journal Article
An investigation of the relationship between cross-race friendships and attraction
Thai, Michael, O’Donnell, Alexander W., Turner, Rhiannon N. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2021). An investigation of the relationship between cross-race friendships and attraction. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 48 (6) 1461672211026130, 901-922. doi: 10.1177/01461672211026130
2020
Journal Article
Deeply discrediting: a systematic review examining the conceptualizations and consequences of the stigma of working in aged care
Manchha, Asmita V., Walker, Nicole, Way, Kïrsten A., Dawson, Danielle, Tann, Ken and Thai, Michael (2020). Deeply discrediting: a systematic review examining the conceptualizations and consequences of the stigma of working in aged care. The Gerontologist, 61 (4), e129-e146. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa166
2020
Conference Publication
So you work in aged care…‘oh’ An exploratory study of social evaluations and the stigmatization of aged care workers
Manchha, Asmita, Walker, Nicole, Way, Kirsten, Tann, Ken, Thai, Michael and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka (2020). So you work in aged care…‘oh’ An exploratory study of social evaluations and the stigmatization of aged care workers. European Group for Organizational Studies, Online, 2-4 July 2020.
2020
Journal Article
Rejecting equality: psychological differences between Australian sexual minority men voting "Yes," voting "No," or abstaining from voting on the legalization of same-sex marriage
Thai, Michael and Dellers, Leander Y. E. (2020). Rejecting equality: psychological differences between Australian sexual minority men voting "Yes," voting "No," or abstaining from voting on the legalization of same-sex marriage. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 7 (2), 186-196. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000368
2020
Journal Article
Discrepancies in East Asians’ perceived actual and ideal phenotypic facial features
Thai, Michael, Lee, Anthony J., Axt, Jordan R., Hornsey, Matthew J. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2020). Discrepancies in East Asians’ perceived actual and ideal phenotypic facial features. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 11 (3), 117-125. doi: 10.1037/aap0000181
2020
Journal Article
Forever foreign? Asian Australians assimilating to Australian culture are still perceived as less Australian than White Australians
Thai, Michael, Szeszeran, Nicholas A., Hornsey, Matthew J. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2020). Forever foreign? Asian Australians assimilating to Australian culture are still perceived as less Australian than White Australians. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11 (6), 1-9. doi: 10.1177/1948550619879907
2020
Journal Article
Sexual racism is associated with lower self-esteem and life satisfaction in men who have sex with men
Thai, Michael (2020). Sexual racism is associated with lower self-esteem and life satisfaction in men who have sex with men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49 (1), 347-353. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-1456-z
2019
Journal Article
It's only funny if we say it: Disparagement humor is better received if it originates from a member of the group being disparaged
Thai, Michael, Borgella, Alex M. and Sanchez, Melanie S. (2019). It's only funny if we say it: Disparagement humor is better received if it originates from a member of the group being disparaged. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 85 103838, 103838. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103838
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Sexual Health Misinformation: Psychological Predictors, Health Impacts, and Effective Debunking Strategies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Barlow
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Doctor Philosophy
Public Perceptions of Climate Change Protests
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Hornsey
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Doctor Philosophy
When minorities are expected to experience and cure prejudice: Improving techniques for targeting racism by understanding the hidden costs of interracial contact
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Barlow
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Doctor Philosophy
My Early Life is an Open Digital Book - Sharenting, Attachment, Identity, and Mental Health Outcomes in Adult Life
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kana Imuta
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Doctor Philosophy
An Examination of the Impact of Minority Status Stress, Perceived University Curriculum and Impostor Feelings on the Mental Health of Diverse Ethnic Minority College Students
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Barlow
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Talk, Toys, and Gender: Investigating the influence of child gender in socialisation contexts
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Aisling Mulvihill, Professor Virginia Slaughter
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Deeply discrediting: The stigma of working in aged care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ken Tann, Associate Professor Kirsten Way
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