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Dr Nicola Schutte

Nicola Schutte

Senior Lecturer, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences

Qualifications

Ph.D. Arizona State University; M.A. Arizona State University

Contact

Email: nschutte@une.edu.au
Room: Psychology - North Wing (S7) Room G.02
Phone: 02 6773 3779 (or +61 2 6773 3779 overseas)
Fax: 02 6773 3820

Areas of Teaching

PSYC 204 Learning, Motivation and Emotion (Co-ordinator & Presenter)
PSYC 401H Reading course: Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Competency (Co-ordinator & Presenter)

Research interests

My research focuses on positive psychology constructs such as emotional intelligence, self-efficacy and beneficial effects resulting from expressive writing. With regard to emotional intelligence, I am interested in exploring the ways in which high emotional intelligence may lead to positive outcomes and approaches to increasing emotional intelligence. The study of self-efficacy provides a promising avenue for facilitating beneficial outcomes in a variety of behavioural realms. The expressive writing paradigm has been shown to be a vehicle for facilitating a number of positive outcomes, and I am interested in research examining the mechanisms that account for the effectiveness of expressive writing and exploring new applications of the writing paradigm.

Representative Publications

Schutte, N.S. & Malouff, J.M. (2006). Why we read and how reading transforms us: The psychology of engagement with text. Lewiston NY: Mellen Press.

Schutte, N.S. (2006). Techniques for developing emotional intelligence. In Stough, C., Saklofske, D. & Hansen, K (Eds.). Research on Emotional Intelligence: International Symposium 2005 (pp 77-88), Melbourne Australia, Tertiary Press.

Wing, J.F., Schutte, N.S., & Byrne, B. (2006). The effect of positive writing on emotional intelligence and life satisfaction. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 1291-1302.

Brown, R. F. & Schutte, N.S. (2006). Direct and indirect relationships between emotional intelligence and subjective fatigue in university students. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 60, 585-93.

Sillick, T. J. & Schutte, N.S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E-Journal of Applied Psychology,2, 38-48.

Malouff, J., Thorsteinsson, E., & Schutte, N.S. (2006) Smoking and the five-factor model of personality: A meta-analysis. Journal of Drug Education, 36, 47-58.

Kaur, I., Schutte, N.S., & Thorsteinsson, E.B. (2006). Gambling control self-efficacy as a mediator of the effects of low emotional intelligence on problem gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 22, 405-411.

Malouff, J.M., Thorsteinsson, E., & Schutte, N.S. (2007). The efficacy of problem solving therapy: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 27, 46-57.

Schutte, N.S., Malouff, J.M., Thorsteinsson, E.B., Bhullar, N. & Rooke, S.E., (2007). A meta-analytic investigation of the relationship between emotional intelligence and health. Personality and Individual Differences, 42, 921-933.

Malouff, J.M. & Schutte, N.S. (2007). Activities to teach social, emotional and problem solving skills, 2nd edition. Springfield, Ill: Charles C Thomas Press.

Schutte, N.S. & Malouff, J.M. (2007). Dimensions of reading motivation: Development of an adult reading motivation scale. Reading Psychology: An International Quarterly, 28, 469 - 489.

Malouff, J., Thorsteinsson, E., Rooke, S., & Schutte, N. (2007). Alcohol involvement and the five factor model of personality: A meta-analysis. Journal of Drug Education, 37, 277 - 294.

Malouff, J., Thorsteinsson, E., Rooke, S., Bhullar, N., & Schutte, N. (2008). Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis. Clinical Psychology Review. Available for viewing on-line in advance of print publication at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VB8-4R1KVVV-2-1&_cdi=5920&_user=1047984&_orig=browse&_coverDate=11%2F01%2F2007&_sk=999999999&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtb-zSkzk&md5=43c47f157cefc80f7bf84964c9613603&ie=/sdarticle.pdf

Nichols, J., Schutte, N.S., Brown, R.F., Dennis, C.L., & Price, I. (2008). The impact of a self-efficacy intervention on short-term breastfeeding outcomes. Health Education and Behavior. Available for viewing on-line in advance of print publication at http://heb.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1090198107303362v1.

Schutte, N.S., Malouff, J.M., & Brown, R.F. (2008). Efficacy of an emotion-focused treatment for prolonged fatigue. Behavior Modification. Available for viewing on-line in advance of print publication at http://bmo.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/0145445508317133v1.

Schutte, N.S, Malouff, J.M., Price, I., Walter, S., Burke, G., Wilkinson, C. (2008). Person-situation interaction in adaptive emotional functioning. Current Psychology. Available for viewing on-line in advance of print publication at http://www.springerlink.com/content/xt09217371xm2731/fulltext.pdf.