Expertise
Social Sciences
# Cancer
# Self-Criticism
# Well-Being
Medicine & Life Sciences
# Emotions
# Health
# Mental Health
# Mindfulness
# Technology
Organisations
Research
Judith Austin is a researcher working at the intersection of health psychology, positive psychology and eHealth & design. She is in the final stage of pursuing her PhD at the department of Psychology, Health & Technology. In her doctoral research, Austin co-designs and evaluates a mobile self-compassion intervention for people with newly diagnosed cancer. This Compassionate Mind Training application is fully tailored to people with cancer and mobile technology. Using mixed methods, Austin is evaluating the acceptability, psychosocial impact and implementation strategies of the application. Her overall research interests include: 1) the conceptualization, application and measurement of (self-)compassion and self-criticism: 2) resilience processes in the adaptation to cancer and chronic illness: 3) the roles of technology and co-design methods in designing and distributing interventions that are rooted in both theory and practice, as well as evolving compassionate technology. Methodwise, she employs mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) and in-the-moment assessments such as experience sampling. She is involved in thesis supervision and guest lectures, and is published in various international peer-reviewed journals.
Publications
Recent
Kloos, N.
, Austin, J.
, van 't Klooster, J. W. J. R.
, Drossaert, C.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. (2022).
Appreciating the Good Things in Life During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Evaluation of a Gratitude App.
Journal of happiness studies,
23(8), 4001-4025.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00586-3
Austin, J.
, Drossaert, C. H. C.
, Dijk, J. V.
, Sanderman, R., Børøsund, E., Mirkovic, J.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M.
, Peeters, N. J.
, Klooster, J-W. J. R. V. ., Schroevers, M. J.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2022).
Integrating top-down and bottom-up requirements in eHealth development: The case of a mobile self-compassion intervention for people with newly diagnosed cancer.
JMIR cancer,
8(3), [e37502].
https://doi.org/10.2196/37502
Austin, J.
, Drossaert, C. H. C.
, Sanderman, R., Schroevers, M. J.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2021).
Experiences of Self-Criticism and Self-Compassion in People Diagnosed With Cancer: A Multimethod Qualitative Study.
Frontiers in psychology,
12, [737725].
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.737725
Kloos, N.
, Austin, J.
, Drossaert, S.
, Kraiss, J., Watkins, P.
, Schotanus-Dijkstra, M.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. (2021).
Development of a gratitude app to support people struggling with the COVID-19 crisis (+ Demonstration). Abstract from 10th Annual Conference of the Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health (ARPH) 2021.
Austin, J.
, Drossaert, C. H. C., Schroevers, M. J.
, Sanderman, R., Kirby, J. N.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2021).
Compassion-based interventions for people with long-term physical conditions: a mixed methods systematic review.
Psychology & health,
36(1), 16-42.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2019.1699090
Austin, J.
, Drossaert, S. C. H. C., Schroevers, M. J.
, Sanderman, R., Kirby, J. N.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2020).
Compassion-Based Interventions for People with Long-Term Physical Conditions: a Mixed Methods Systematic Review. Abstract from 9th Annual Conference of the Association for Researchers in Psychology and health (ARPH) 2020, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.
Austin, J.
, Drossaert, S.
, van Dijk, J., Mirkovic, J., Børøsund, E.
, Sanderman, R., Schroevers, M. J.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2020).
The co-creative development process of an integrated mHealth self-compassion intervention for people with newly diagnosed cancer. Abstract from 9th Annual Conference of the Association for Researchers in Psychology and health (ARPH) 2020, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.
Austin, J.
, van Dijk, J.
, & Drossaert, C. (2020).
When theory meets users in co-design: four strategies towards synergy between bottom-up and top-down input. Paper presented at Design Research Society, DRS 2020, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.152
Austin, J.
, Drossaert, S. C. H. C.
, van Dijk, J.
, Sanderman, R., Schroevers, M. J.
, & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2020).
Self-compassion by Tech: A Demonstration of a Supportive Self-compassion App for People with Newly Diagnosed Cancer. 101-101. Abstract from Supporting Health by Technology 2020, Enschede, Netherlands.
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Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
(building no. 41), room B108
De Zul 10
7522NJ Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Cubicus
B108
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands