Joep van Agteren

Joep van Agteren

School of Public Health

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

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.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    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.
    DOI Scopus5
    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.
    DOI Scopus6
    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), 2420459.
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    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.
    DOI Scopus13 Europe PMC5
    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), 10072.
    DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC3
    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.
    DOI Scopus31
    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.
    DOI Scopus13 Europe PMC9
    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), 12.
    DOI Scopus17 Europe PMC9
    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), e793-e803.
    DOI Scopus7 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.
    DOI Scopus19
    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).
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    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.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS9
    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.
    DOI Scopus322 WoS102 Europe PMC154
    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), 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS7 Europe PMC14
    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.
    DOI Scopus12 Europe PMC3
    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.
    DOI Scopus28
    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.
    DOI Scopus51 WoS38 Europe PMC37
    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.
    DOI Scopus48 WoS31 Europe PMC22
    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.
    DOI Scopus26 WoS35 Europe PMC46
    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.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS9 Europe PMC12
    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.
    DOI Scopus87 Europe PMC45
    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.
    DOI Scopus24
    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.
    DOI Scopus32 Europe PMC15
    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.
    DOI Scopus24 Europe PMC11
    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.
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    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.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS25 Europe PMC28
    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.
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    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.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS6 Europe PMC9
    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.
    DOI Scopus24 Europe PMC18
    2017 van Agteren, J. E., 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), 128 pages.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS10 Europe PMC19
    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), 54 pages.
    DOI Scopus66 WoS25 Europe PMC26
    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.
    DOI Scopus44 WoS36 Europe PMC35
    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).
    DOI Scopus33
    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).
    DOI Scopus40
    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).
    DOI Scopus44
    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.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS43 Europe PMC39

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    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.
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    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.
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  • Conference Items
    Year Citation
    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.

  • Preprint
    Year Citation
    2023 Iasiello, M., van Agteren, J., Ali, K., Fassnacht, D. B., 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..
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    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).
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