Dr James Donald
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Dr James Donald

Senior Lecturer
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Dr James Donald

James is a Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research) in the in Work and Organisational Studies discipline, where he teaches management and leadership.

James’ research interests centre on mindfulness and positive psychology in the workplace, including among leaders and emerging leaders. He is also interested in the influence of contextual factors such as technology, on well-being and performance in the workplace. James’ research has been published in leading international psychology outlets, including the Journal of Personality and the Journal of Research in Personality. James received his PhD from the School of Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University, where he explored the effects of mindfulness skills on resilience in a range of settings.

James in passionate about bridging the gap between research and practice, and engages regularly with organisations seeking to develop the resilience and self-awareness of their leaders and emerging leaders, using mindfulness-based approaches. Prior to his academic career, James worked for seven years in public policy with the Commonwealth Departments of Treasury and Foreign Affairs and Trade.

  • WORK1004 Foundations of Management
  • WORK3202 Leadership

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Donald, J., Johnson, A., Nguyen, H. (2020). Workplace well-being: A critical review and the case of mindfulness-based programs. In R.D. Lansbury, A. Johnson & D. van den Broek (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Work and Organisations: Actors and Institutions, (pp. 224-236). London: Routledge. [More Information]
  • Donald, J., Johnson, A. (2019). Workplace well-being: A critical review and the case of mindfulnessbased programs. In R.D. Lansbury, A. Johnson & D. van den Broek (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Work and Organisations: Actors and Institutions, (pp. 224-236). London: Routledge.

Journals

  • Donald, J., Ciarrochi, J., Guo, J. (2024). Connected or Cutoff? A 4-Year Longitudinal Study of the Links Between Adolescents' Compulsive Internet Use and Social Support. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50(2), 299-313. [More Information]
  • Chang, D., Donald, J., Whitney, J., Miao, I., Sahdra, B. (2024). Does Mindfulness Improve Intergroup Bias, Internalized Bias, and Anti-Bias Outcomes?: A Meta-Analysis of the Evidence and Agenda for Future Research. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50(10), 1487-1516. [More Information]
  • Guo, J., Basarkod, G., Perales, F., Parker, P., Marsh, H., Donald, J., Dicke, T., Sahdra, B., Ciarrochi, J., Hu, X., et al (2024). The Equality Paradox: Gender Equality Intensifies Male Advantages in Adolescent Subjective Well-Being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50(1), 147-164. [More Information]

Conferences

  • Donald, J. (2018). Mindfulness and the quality of human motivation: A meta-analysis using self-determination theory. International Conference on Mindfulness (ICM) 2018, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: University of Amsterdam.

2024

  • Donald, J., Ciarrochi, J., Guo, J. (2024). Connected or Cutoff? A 4-Year Longitudinal Study of the Links Between Adolescents' Compulsive Internet Use and Social Support. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50(2), 299-313. [More Information]
  • Chang, D., Donald, J., Whitney, J., Miao, I., Sahdra, B. (2024). Does Mindfulness Improve Intergroup Bias, Internalized Bias, and Anti-Bias Outcomes?: A Meta-Analysis of the Evidence and Agenda for Future Research. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50(10), 1487-1516. [More Information]
  • Guo, J., Basarkod, G., Perales, F., Parker, P., Marsh, H., Donald, J., Dicke, T., Sahdra, B., Ciarrochi, J., Hu, X., et al (2024). The Equality Paradox: Gender Equality Intensifies Male Advantages in Adolescent Subjective Well-Being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50(1), 147-164. [More Information]

2023

  • Marsh, H., Lüdtke, O., Pekrun, R., Parker, P., Murayama, K., Guo, J., Basarkod, G., Dicke, T., Donald, J., Morin, A. (2023). School leaders’ self-efficacy and job satisfaction over nine annual waves: A substantive-methodological synergy juxtaposing competing models of directional ordering. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 73, 102170. [More Information]

2022

  • Donald, J., Ciarrochi, J., Sahdra, B. (2022). The consequences of compulsion: A 4-year longitudinal study of compulsive internet use and emotion regulation difficulties. Emotion, 22(4), 678-689. [More Information]

2021

  • Ryan, R., Donald, J., Bradshaw, E. (2021). Mindfulness and Motivation: A Process View Using Self-Determination Theory. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(4), 300-306. [More Information]
  • Donald, J., Bradshaw, E., Conigrave, J., Byatt, L., Noetel, M., Parker, P., Ryan, R. (2021). Paths to the light and dark sides of human nature: A meta-analytic review of the prosocial benefits of autonomy and the antisocial costs of control. Psychological Bulletin, 147(9), 921-946. [More Information]

2020

  • Donald, J., Bradshaw, E., Ryan, R., Basarkod, G., Ciarrochi, J., Duineveld, J., Guo, J., Sahdra, B. (2020). Mindfulness and Its Association With Varied Types of Motivation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using Self-Determination Theory. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(7), 1121-1138. [More Information]
  • Dawson, A., Brown, W., Anderson, J., Datta, B., Donald, J., Hong, K., Allan, S., Mole, T., Jones, P., Galante, J. (2020). Mindfulness-Based Interventions for University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Applied Psychology-an International Review, 12(2), 384-410. [More Information]
  • Marsh, H., Huppert, F., Donald, J., Horwood, M., Sahdra, B. (2020). The well-being profile (WB-Pro): Creating a theoretically based multidimensional measure of well-being to advance theory, research, policy, and practice. Psychological Assessment, 32(3), 294-313. [More Information]

2019

  • Donald, J., Ciarrochi, J., Parker, P., Sahdra, B. (2019). Compulsive internet use and the development of self-esteem and hope: A four-year longitudinal study. Journal of Personality, 87(5), 981-995. [More Information]
  • Donald, J., Sahdra, B., Van Zanden, B., Duineveld, J., Atkins, P., Marshall, S., Ciarrochi, J. (2019). Does your mindfulness benefit others? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the link between mindfulness and prosocial behaviour. British Journal of Psychology, 110(1), 101-125. [More Information]
  • Donald, J., Johnson, A. (2019). Workplace well-being: A critical review and the case of mindfulnessbased programs. In R.D. Lansbury, A. Johnson & D. van den Broek (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Work and Organisations: Actors and Institutions, (pp. 224-236). London: Routledge.

2018

  • Donald, J., Ciarrochi, J., Parker, P., Sahdra, B., Marshall, S., Guo, J. (2018). A worthy self is a caring self: Examining the developmental relations between self-esteem and self-compassion in adolescents. Journal of Personality, 86(4), 619-630. [More Information]
  • Donald, J. (2018). Mindfulness and the quality of human motivation: A meta-analysis using self-determination theory. International Conference on Mindfulness (ICM) 2018, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: University of Amsterdam.

2017

  • Donald, J., Atkins, P., Parker, P., Christie, A., Guo, J. (2017). Cognitive Defusion Predicts More Approach and Less Avoidance Coping With Stress, Independent of Threat and Self-Efficacy Appraisals. Journal of Personality, 85(5), 716-729. [More Information]
  • Atkins, P., Ciarrochi, J., Gaudiano, B., Bricker, J., Donald, J., Rovner, G., Smout, M., Livheim, F., Lundgren, T., Hayes, S. (2017). Departing from the essential features of a high quality systematic review of psychotherapy: A response to Ost (2014) and recommendations for improvement. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 97, 259-272. [More Information]
  • Christie, A., Atkins, P., Donald, J. (2017). The Meaning and Doing of Mindfulness: The Role of Values in the Link Between Mindfulness and Well-Being. Mindfulness, 8(2), 368-378. [More Information]

2016

  • Donald, J., Atkins, P., Parker, P., Christie, A., Ryan, R. (2016). Daily stress and the benefits of mindfulness: Examining the daily and longitudinal relations between present-moment awareness and stress responses. Journal of Research in Personality, 65, 30-37. [More Information]
  • Donald, J., Atkins, P. (2016). Mindfulness and Coping with Stress: Do Levels of Perceived Stress Matter? Mindfulness, 7(6), 1423-1436. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2020

  • Driven to Distraction: A Pilot Study of the Mental Health Effects of Compulsive Smartphone Use Among Managers at Work, Donald J, Sydney Business School/Pilot Research Scheme