Dr Joep van Agteren
School of Public Health
College of Health
I am an Affiliate Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Health. I have a PhD in psychology investigating ways to improve the way people with low mental wellbeing feel, i.e. looking at interventions to help people who 'languish'. My applied work has largely focused on translating scientific research on behaviour change and mental health into practical applications that people can use to improve the way they feel on a day-to-day basis. A lot of this work is translated and applied via a social enterprise called 'Be Well Co'. The other side to my scientific work revolves around evidence synthesis, largely to do with mental health and wellbeing, and the creation of a taxonomy of positive mental health together with colleagues.
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| 2024 | Iasiello, M., Ali, K., van Agteren, J., Kolovos, E., Kyrios, M., Kashdan, T. B., & Fassnacht, D. B. (2024). What’s the difference between measures of wellbeing, quality of life, resilience, and coping? An umbrella review and concept map of 155 measures of positive mental health. International Journal of Wellbeing, 14(2), 1-25. Scopus13 |
| 2024 | Iasiello, M., van Agteren, J., Ali, K., & Fassnacht, D. B. (2024). Positive psychology is better served by a bivariate rather than bipolar conceptualization of mental health and mental illness: a commentary on Zhao & Tay (2022). Journal of Positive Psychology, 19(2), 337-341. Scopus11 WoS8 |
| 2024 | Nixon, R. D. V., Elizabeth, M., Fassnacht, D. B., van Agteren, J., Edney, L. C., & Wild, J. (2024). Protecting Emergency Responders with Evidence-Based Interventions (PEREI): protocol for a randomized controlled trial for early career emergency responders, significant others, and supervisors. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1), 12 pages. |
| 2023 | Mason Stephens, J., Iasiello, M., Ali, K., van Agteren, J., & Fassnacht, D. B. (2023). The Importance of Measuring Mental Wellbeing in the Context of Psychological Distress: Using a Theoretical Framework to Test the Dual-Continua Model of Mental Health. Behavioral Sciences, 13(5), 15 pages. Scopus20 WoS17 Europe PMC12 |
| 2022 | Iasiello, M., Muir-Cochrane, E., van Agteren, J., & Fassnacht, D. B. (2022). The Effect of Psychological Distress on Measurement Invariance in Measures of Mental Wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 12 pages. Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC5 |
| 2022 | Iasiello, M., van Agteren, J., Schotanus-Dijkstra, M., Lo, L., Fassnacht, D. B., & Westerhof, G. J. (2022). Assessing Mental Wellbeing Using the Mental Health Continuum—Short Form: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modelling. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 29(4), 442-456. Scopus40 WoS38 |
| 2022 | Fassnacht, D. B., Ali, K., van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Mavrangelos, T., Furber, G., & Kyrios, M. (2022). A Group-Facilitated, Internet-Based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Well-Being in a Vulnerable Population of University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial of the Be Well Plan Program. JMIR Mental Health, 9(5), 20 pages. Scopus18 WoS16 Europe PMC11 |
| 2022 | Ali, K., Iasiello, M., van Agteren, J., Mavrangelos, T., Kyrios, M., & Fassnacht, D. B. (2022). A cross-sectional investigation of the mental health and wellbeing among individuals who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 international border closure in Australia. Globalization and Health, 18(1), 10 pages. Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC10 |
| 2022 | Post, D., van Agteren, J., Kasai, D., Barrett, A., Doyle, M., Kernot, J., . . . Parfitt, G. (2022). Caring for carers: Understanding the physical and psychological well-being of carers of veterans in Australia. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(3), 793-803. Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC3 |
| 2021 | van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Ali, K., Fassnacht, D. B., Furber, G., Woodyatt, L., . . . Kyrios, M. (2021). Using the Intervention Mapping Approach to Develop a Mental Health Intervention: A Case Study on Improving the Reporting Standards for Developing Psychological Interventions. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 30 pages. Scopus22 WoS20 |
| 2021 | van Agteren, J., Ali, K., Fassnacht, D. B., Iasiello, M., Furber, G., Howard, A., . . . Kyrios, M. (2021). Testing the Differential Impact of an Internet-Based Mental Health Intervention on Outcomes of Well-being and Psychological Distress During COVID-19: Uncontrolled Intervention Study (Preprint). |
| 2021 | van Agteren, J., Bartholomaeus, J., Steains, E., Lo, L., & Gerace, A. (2021). Using a Technology-Based Meaning and Purpose Intervention to Improve Well-being: A Randomised Controlled Study. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22(8), 3571-3591. Scopus23 WoS20 |
| 2021 | van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Lo, L., Bartholomaeus, J., Kopsaftis, Z., Carey, M., & Kyrios, M. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing.. Nature human behaviour, 5(5), 631-652. Scopus376 WoS327 Europe PMC192 |
| 2021 | van Agteren, J., Ali, K., Fassnacht, D., Iasiello, M., Furber, G., Howard, A., . . . Kyrios, M. (2021). Testing the differential impact of an internet-based mental health intervention on outcomes of wellbeing and psychological distress during COVID-19: an uncontrolled intervention study (Preprint). JMIR Mental Health, 8(9), 1-15. Scopus19 WoS14 Europe PMC16 |
| 2020 | Lo, L., Iasiello, M., Carey, M., & van Agteren, J. (2020). Improving the Wellbeing of Female Prisoners via Psychological Skills Training: A Feasibility Study. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 64(15), 1571-1586. Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC6 |
| 2020 | van Agteren, J., & Iasiello, M. (2020). Advancing our understanding of mental wellbeing and mental health: The call to embrace complexity over simplification. Australian Psychologist, 55(4), 307-316. Scopus33 WoS26 |
| 2020 | van Agteren, J., Bartholomaeus, J., Fassnacht, D. B., Iasiello, M., Ali, K., Lo, L., & Kyrios, M. (2020). Using Internet-Based Psychological Measurement to Capture the Deteriorating Community Mental Health Profile During COVID-19: Observational Study.. JMIR Ment Health, 7(6), 1-8. Scopus52 WoS43 Europe PMC38 |
| 2019 | Bartholomaeus, J. D., Van Agteren, J. E. M., Iasiello, M. P., Jarden, A., & Kelly, D. (2019). Positive Aging: The Impact of a Community Wellbeing and Resilience Program. Clinical Gerontologist, 42(4), 377-386. Scopus54 WoS43 Europe PMC28 |
| 2019 | Pollok, J., Van Agteren, J. E. M., Esterman, A. J., & Carson-Chahhoud, K. V. (2019). Psychological therapies for the treatment of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019(3), 95 pages. Scopus30 WoS59 Europe PMC50 |
| 2019 | Holmes, N., Agteren, J. V., & Dorstyn, D. (2019). A systematic review of technology-assisted interventions for co-morbid depression and substance use. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25(3), 131-141. Scopus17 WoS13 Europe PMC13 |
| 2019 | Iasiello, M., van Agteren, J., Keyes, C. L. M., & Cochrane, E. M. (2019). Positive mental health as a predictor of recovery from mental illness. Journal of Affective Disorders, 251, 227-230. Scopus93 WoS82 Europe PMC54 |
| 2019 | van Agteren, J., Woodyatt, L., Iasiello, M., Rayner, J., & Kyrios, M. (2019). Make it measurable: Assessing psychological distress, wellbeing and resilience at scale in higher education. Student Success, 10(3), 1-13. Scopus25 |
| 2019 | Klein, P., Lawn, S., Tsourtos, G., & van Agteren, J. (2019). Tailoring of a smartphone smoking cessation app (Kick.it) for serious mental illness populations: Qualitative study. Jmir Human Factors, 6(3), e14023. Scopus32 Europe PMC18 |
| 2018 | Van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., & Lo, L. (2018). Improving the wellbeing and resilience of health services staff via psychological skills training. BMC Research Notes, 11(1), 924. Scopus26 Europe PMC14 |
| 2018 | Black, L., van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., & Carey, M. (2018). Mental health interventions to build resilience. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 33(4), 18-19. Scopus5 |
| 2018 | Pollok, J., van Agteren, J., & Carson-Chahhoud, K. (2018). Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(12), 61 pages. Scopus4 WoS39 Europe PMC29 |
| 2018 | Pollok, J., van Agteren, J., Chong, A., Carson, K., & Smith, B. (2018). Evaluation of existing experimental evidence for treatment of depression in Indigenous populations: a systematic review. Australian Journal of Psychology, 70(4), 305-317. Scopus4 WoS4 |
| 2018 | Lawn, S., van Agteren, J., Zabeen, S., Bertossa, S., Barton, C., & Stewart, J. (2018). Adapting, pilot testing and evaluating the Kick.it app to support smoking cessation for smokers with severe mental illness: A study protocol. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(2), 14 pages. Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC10 |
| 2018 | Van Agteren, J. E. M., Lawn, S., Bonevski, B., & Smith, B. J. (2018). Kick.it: The development of an evidence-based smoking cessation smartphone app. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 8(2), 243-267. Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC20 |
| 2017 | van Agteren, J. E. M., Hnin, K., Grosser, D., Carson, K. V., & Smith, B. J. (2017). Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction procedures for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2017(2, article no. CD012158), 1-126. Scopus3 WoS15 Europe PMC20 |
| 2017 | Carson Chahhoud, K. V., Wakai, A., van Agteren, J. E. M., Smith, B. J., McCabe, G., Brinn, M. P., & O'Sullivan, R. (2017). Simple aspiration versus intercostal tube drainage for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2017(9, article no. CD004479), 1-52. Scopus70 WoS38 Europe PMC28 |
| 2017 | Carson, K., Ameer, F., Sayehmiri, K., Hnin, K., van Agteren, J., Sayehmiri, F., . . . Smith, B. (2017). Mass media interventions for preventing smoking in young people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(6), CD001006-1-001006-70. Scopus47 WoS49 Europe PMC43 |
| 2016 | van Agteren, J., Hnin, K., Carson, K., Grosser, D., & Smith, B. (2016). Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction procedures for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(4). Scopus38 |
| 2016 | Naqvi, S., Pollok, J., van Agteren, J., Usmani, Z., Carson, K., Smith, B., & Licinio, J. (2016). Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(9), 1-14. Scopus42 |
| 2016 | Pollok, J., van Agteren, J., Carson, K., Esterman, A., Smith, B., & Licinio, J. (2016). Psychological therapies for the treatment of depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(9), 1-15. Scopus47 |
| 2016 | van Agteren, J., Carson, K., Tiong, L., & Smith, B. (2016). Lung volume reduction surgery for diffuse emphysema. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(10), 88 pages. Scopus14 WoS63 Europe PMC41 |
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| 2018 | Iasiello, M., Bartholomaeus, J., Jarden, A., & Van Agteren, J. (2018). Maximising the opportunity for healthy ageing: Online mental health measurement and targeted interventions. In Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Vol. 246 (pp. 111-123). Netherlands: IOS Press. DOI Scopus4 |
| 2017 | Kopsaftis, Z., van Agteren, J., Carson, K., O'Loughlin, T., & Smith, B. (2017). Smoking cessation in the hospital setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis. In EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL Vol. 50 (pp. 1 page). Milan, ITALY: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD. DOI |
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| 2017 | King, C. M., Carson, K. V., Van Agteren, J., Kopsaftis, Z. A., & Smith, B. J. (2017). A QUALITATIVE STUDY USING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY VIA A SMARTPHONE APPLICATION TO PROVIDE DEMONSTRATIVE INHALER TECHNIQUE EDUCATION FOR ASTHMA PATIENTS. Poster session presented at the meeting of RESPIROLOGY. WILEY. |
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| 2023 | Iasiello, M., van Agteren, J., Ali, K., Fassnacht, D., Kyrios, M., Kashdan, T. B., & Kolovos, E. (2023). What’s the difference between measures of wellbeing, quality of life, resilience, and coping? An umbrella review and concept map of 155 measures of positive mental health.. DOI |
| 2022 | Fassnacht, D. B., Ali, K., van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Mavrangelos, T., Furber, G., & Kyrios, M. (2022). A Group-Facilitated, Internet-Based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Well-Being in a Vulnerable Population of University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial of the Be Well Plan Program (Preprint). DOI |
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