Alan Patching

Bond University · Society and Design

Background Pregnancy and the postpartum period are times of significant transition for women, with changes in maternal physical and mental health. The formation of a relationship between a mother and her baby is vital and has been recognised as laying the foundation for later child development. There is considerable evidence that this early relatio...

The concept of interoception has existed since the beginning of the 1900s. It is suggested that humans can observe feelings arising from the body that allows them to develop a sense of their emotional status and physical condition. The term interoceptive awareness appears to originate with clinicians working with individuals who had experienced tra...

This feasibility study sought to investigate the impact of an online 9-session Prenatal Mindfulness Relationship-Based (PMRB) group treatment program upon maternal mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress), interoception, and mother-infant relationship during pregnancy and post-partum. The study was designed in two parts 1) a quantitative exa...

Point cloud models are prevalently utilized in the architectural and civil engineering sectors. The registration of point clouds can invariably introduce registration errors, adversely impacting the accuracy of point cloud models. While the domain of computer vision has delved profoundly into point cloud registration, limited research in the constr...

This chapter, based on a survey of the literature, investigates the nature of stress from both physiological and psychological perspectives. It addresses various concepts including Hans Selye’s general adaption syndrome and the function of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis) in reaction to stress. The chapter reviews several definiti...

This chapter begins with a contextualisation of the importance of the study presented in the book before proceeding to a discussion of study hypotheses. In regard to each of the major hypotheses, the chapter presents salient study findings, general comments, and important conclusions. The chapter then presents a summary table of the conclusions fro...

This chapter overviews the Australian construction industry and introduces the concept of psychological stress and its drivers, particularising it to construction project managers. It summarises findings from a pilot study regarding attitudes to stress among construction project managers and explains how curiosity regarding the extent to which find...

This chapter provides an understanding of the findings from quantitative data analysis and presents a description of the research participant sample together with the approach adopted to determine minimum number of participants required for the study. It also provides age range, education level and salary range demographics.This chapter also descri...

This chapter presents the process and findings from qualitative data analysis, the purpose of which was to identify key reasons for the industry stress identified by the quantitative analysis presented in Chapter 3, especially for construction project managers. The chapter describes two different approaches to collecting qualitative data used durin...

An area of interest for projectProject participants is career managementManagement. Some active network to find their next consulting engagement, upskill or prepare for major life changesChange (e.g. marriage or promotion). We find in the literature improved results for those who pursue a sustainable careerSustainable careers path. We examine susta...

More educators use serious games (e.g., games where the primary objective is learning rather than enjoyment) to enhance learning due to benefits such as improved understanding and engagement. However, using serious games within project management education is not well understood. The aim of this research is to investigate project management serious...

The literature is rich with studies addressing stress effects on In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) outcomes. Debate continues regarding whether there is a cause-and-effect relationship, or merely a correlation, between stress and IVF failure. While several studies have addressed coping mechanisms used by couples undergoing IVF, and the effects of coping...

While psychologists remain divided whether ‘workplace stress’ is caused by workplace experiences or other factors, it's commonly accepted that, regardless of cause, people experiencing stress can demonstrate decreased workplace performance. From a human performance and productivity perspective, from whence stress arises is somewhat irrelevant-the r...