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    Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Exploring Ways to Optimise Wellbeing for People Who Work Fly-in, Fly-out in the Australian Mining Industry

    Gilbert J 2019.pdf (5.575Mb)
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    Open access
    Authors
    Gilbert, Jessica M.
    Date
    2019
    Supervisor
    Lynne Roberts
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    Faculty
    Health Sciences
    School
    School of Psychology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77509
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    • Curtin Theses
    Abstract

    Concerns regarding poor mental health for people who FIFO in the Australian mining industry has reached crisis point. This study takes a strengths-based approach, employing a mixed methods design to investigate how sense of community, social support, and onsite lifestyle factors can optimise wellbeing for people who FIFO. Findings from quantitative online surveys and qualitative interviews are integrated using community psychology change principles in order to understand how to make FIFO work, work.

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