Dr Leah Sharman is a Research Fellow in the School of Psychology. Her research interests are broadly in the fields of Emotion, Health, Music, and Social Psychology, often focusing on disadvantaged and marginalised groups. Much of her research involves interdisciplinary or cross-cultural collaborations, with links to the UQ School of Law and Medicine, as well as NGOs focused on women's health. Her PhD was completed in 2019 with her thesis furthering understanding of our interpretations of crying and its functions. Dr Sharman's postdoctoral research is aimed at understanding and evaluating community interventions to loneliness in Australia, with a focus on social prescribing in community centres and GP practices.
Journal Article: How do music activities affect health and well-being? A scoping review of studies examining psychosocial mechanisms
Dingle, Genevieve A., Sharman, Leah S., Bauer, Zoe, Beckman, Emma, Broughton, Mary, Bunzli, Emma, Davidson, Robert, Draper, Grace, Fairley, Sheranne, Farrell, Callyn, Flynn, Libby Maree, Gomersall, Sjaan, Hong, Mengxun, Larwood, Joel, Lee, Chiying, Lee, Jennifer, Nitschinsk, Lewis, Peluso, Natalie, Reedman, Sarah Elizabeth, Vidas, Dianna, Walter, Zoe C. and Wright, Olivia Renee Louise (2021). How do music activities affect health and well-being? A scoping review of studies examining psychosocial mechanisms. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 713818, 713818. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.713818
Journal Article: Tears evoke the intention to offer social support: a systematic investigation of the interpersonal effects of emotional crying across 41 countries
Zickfeld, Janis H., van de Ven, Niels, Pich, Olivia, Schubert, Thomas W., Berkessel, Jana B., Pizarro, José J., Bhushan, Braj, Mateo, Nino Jose, Barbosa, Sergio, Sharman, Leah, Kökönyei, Gyöngyi, Schrover, Elke, Kardum, Igor, Aruta, John Jamir Benzon, Lazarevic, Ljiljana B., Escobar, María Josefina, Stadel, Marie, Arriaga, Patrícia, Dodaj, Arta, Shankland, Rebecca, Majeed, Nadyanna M., Li, Yansong, Lekkou, Eleimonitria, Hartanto, Andree, Özdoğru, Asil A., Vaughn, Leigh Ann, del Carmen Espinoza, Maria, Caballero, Amparo, Kolen, Anouk ... Vingerhoets, Ad (2021). Tears evoke the intention to offer social support: a systematic investigation of the interpersonal effects of emotional crying across 41 countries. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 95 104137, 104137. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104137
Journal Article: Long-term antidepressant use in general practice: a qualitative study of GPs' views on discontinuation
Donald, Maria, Partanen, Riitta, Sharman, Leah, Lynch, Johanna, Dingle, Genevieve A., Haslam, Catherine and van Driel, Mieke (2021). Long-term antidepressant use in general practice: a qualitative study of GPs' views on discontinuation. British Journal of General Practice, 71 (708), BJGP.2020.0913-e516. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2020.0913
The relationship between childhood trauma, attachment style, impulsivity and substance use disorders in adolescents
Doctor Philosophy
Dingle, Genevieve A., Sharman, Leah S., Bauer, Zoe, Beckman, Emma, Broughton, Mary, Bunzli, Emma, Davidson, Robert, Draper, Grace, Fairley, Sheranne, Farrell, Callyn, Flynn, Libby Maree, Gomersall, Sjaan, Hong, Mengxun, Larwood, Joel, Lee, Chiying, Lee, Jennifer, Nitschinsk, Lewis, Peluso, Natalie, Reedman, Sarah Elizabeth, Vidas, Dianna, Walter, Zoe C. and Wright, Olivia Renee Louise (2021). How do music activities affect health and well-being? A scoping review of studies examining psychosocial mechanisms. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 713818, 713818. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.713818
Zickfeld, Janis H., van de Ven, Niels, Pich, Olivia, Schubert, Thomas W., Berkessel, Jana B., Pizarro, José J., Bhushan, Braj, Mateo, Nino Jose, Barbosa, Sergio, Sharman, Leah, Kökönyei, Gyöngyi, Schrover, Elke, Kardum, Igor, Aruta, John Jamir Benzon, Lazarevic, Ljiljana B., Escobar, María Josefina, Stadel, Marie, Arriaga, Patrícia, Dodaj, Arta, Shankland, Rebecca, Majeed, Nadyanna M., Li, Yansong, Lekkou, Eleimonitria, Hartanto, Andree, Özdoğru, Asil A., Vaughn, Leigh Ann, del Carmen Espinoza, Maria, Caballero, Amparo, Kolen, Anouk ... Vingerhoets, Ad (2021). Tears evoke the intention to offer social support: a systematic investigation of the interpersonal effects of emotional crying across 41 countries. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 95 104137, 104137. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2021.104137
Donald, Maria, Partanen, Riitta, Sharman, Leah, Lynch, Johanna, Dingle, Genevieve A., Haslam, Catherine and van Driel, Mieke (2021). Long-term antidepressant use in general practice: a qualitative study of GPs' views on discontinuation. British Journal of General Practice, 71 (708), BJGP.2020.0913-e516. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2020.0913
The effects of social group interventions for depression: systematic review
Dingle, Genevieve A., Sharman, Leah S., Haslam, Catherine, Donald, Maria, Turner, Cynthia, Partanen, Riitta, Lynch, Johanna, Draper, Grace and van Driel, Mieke L. (2021). The effects of social group interventions for depression: systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 281, 67-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.125
The relationship of gender roles and beliefs to crying in an international sample
Sharman, Leah S., Dingle, Genevieve A., Baker, Marc, Fischer, Agneta, Gračanin, Asmir, Kardum, Igor, Manley, Harry, Manokara, Kunalan, Pattara-Angkoon, Sirirada, Vingerhoets, Ad J. J. M. and Vanman, Eric J. (2019). The relationship of gender roles and beliefs to crying in an international sample. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 2288, 2288. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02288
Using crying to cope: physiological responses to stress following tears of sadness
Sharman, Leah S., Dingle, Genevieve A., Vingerhoets, Ad J. J. M. and Vanman, Eric J. (2019). Using crying to cope: physiological responses to stress following tears of sadness. Emotion, 20 (7), 1279-1291. doi: 10.1037/emo0000633
Enhancing mental health recovery by joining arts-based groups: a role for the social cure approach
Williams, Elyse, Dingle, Genevieve A., Calligeros, Renee, Sharman, Leah and Jetten, Jolanda (2019). Enhancing mental health recovery by joining arts-based groups: a role for the social cure approach. Arts and Health, 12 (2), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/17533015.2019.1624584
Experiences of reproductive coercion in Queensland women
Price, Elizabeth, Sharman, Leah, Douglas, Heather, Sheeran, Nicola and Dingle, Genevieve (2019). Experiences of reproductive coercion in Queensland women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37 (5-6) online first, 886260519846851-NP2843. doi: 10.1177/0886260519846851
Sharman, Leah S., Douglas, Heather, Price, Elizabeth, Sheeran, Nicola and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2019). Associations between unintended pregnancy, domestic violence, and sexual assault in a population of Queensland women. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 26 (4), 541-552. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2018.1510347
Does crying help? Development of the beliefs about crying scale (BACS)
Sharman, Leah S., Dingle, Genevieve A. and Vanman, Eric J. (2018). Does crying help? Development of the beliefs about crying scale (BACS). Cognition and Emotion, 33 (4), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2018.1488243
How to tame your BAS: reward sensitivity and music involvement
Loxton, Natalie J., Mitchell, Rohani, Dingle, Genevieve A. and Sharman, Leah S. (2016). How to tame your BAS: reward sensitivity and music involvement. Personality and Individual Differences, 97, 35-39. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.018
Extreme metal music and anger processing
Sharman, Leah and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2015). Extreme metal music and anger processing. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9 (May) 272, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00272
The social function of tears in crying
Leah, Sharman, Eric, Vanman and Jenna, Scambler (2015). The social function of tears in crying. ASP 2015 - 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology, Sydney, Australia, 2 - 4 December 2015. Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2015.219.00056
The social function of tears in crying: a facial electromyographic investigation
Vanman, Eric J., Horiguchi, Mari and Sharman, Leah (2013). The social function of tears in crying: a facial electromyographic investigation. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Florence Italy, 02 - 06 October 2013. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12120
Sharman, Leah (2019). Individual and Social Factors in Crying Appraisal and Recovery: An Exploration into the Functions of Crying. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.792
School of hard knocks QLD: final evaluation report
Dingle, Genevieve, Williams, Elyse, Sharman, Leah and Jetten, Jolanda (2016). School of hard knocks QLD: final evaluation report. School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
Frustration Sublimation: An Investigation Into Anger Processing Among Extreme Music Listeners
Sharman, Leah (2013). Frustration Sublimation: An Investigation Into Anger Processing Among Extreme Music Listeners. Honours Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
The relationship between childhood trauma, attachment style, impulsivity and substance use disorders in adolescents
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