Assoc. Prof. Helen Aucote

Dr Aucote is the Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Psychological Science.

Rice, S.M., Aucote, H.M., Eleftheriadis, D., & Möller-leimkühler, A.M. (2018). Prevelance and co-occurance of internalizing and externalizing depression symptoms in a community sample of Australian truck drivers. American Journal of Men's Health,12, 74-77. doi: 10.1177/1557988315626262

Rice, S.M., Aucote, H.M., Möller-leimkühler, A.M., & Amminger, P. (2017) Confirmatory factor analysis of the Gotland male depression scale in an Australian community sample. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 33, 190-195. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000287

Rice, S.M., Aucote, H.M., Parker, A.G., Alvarez-Jimenez, M., Filia, K.M., & Amminger, G.P. (2017). Men's perceived barriers to help seeking for depression: Longitudinal fi8ndings relative to symptom onset and duration. Journal of Health Psychology, 22, 529-536. doi: 10.1177/1359105315605655

Rice, S.M., Aucote, H.M., Möller-leimkühler, A.M., Parker, A.G., Kaplan, R.A., Seidler, Z., Dhillon, H.M., & Amminger, G.P. (2016). Conformity to masculine norms and the mediating role of internalising shame in men's depression: Findings from an Australian community sample. International Journal of Men's Health, 15, 157-164.

Rice, S., Fallon, B.J., Aucote, H., Möller-leimkühler, A.M., Treeby, M.S., & Amminge, G.P. (2015). Longitudinal sex differences of externalising and internalising depression symptom trajectories: Implications for assessment of depression in men from an online study. International Journal of Social Psychiartry, 61(3), 236-240. doi: 10.1177/0020764014540149

Di Benedetto, M., Lindner H., Aucote, H., Churcher, J., McKenzie, S., Croning, N., & Jenkins.E. (2014). Co-morbid depression and chronic illness related to coping and physical and mental health status, Psychology, Health & Medicine, 19, 253-262. doi:10.1080/13548506.2013.803135

Rice, S., Fallon, B.J., Aucote, H., & Möller-leimkühler, A.M., (2013). Development and validation of the male depression risk scale: furthering the assessment of depression in men. Journal of Affective Disorders, 151, 950-958.

Aucote, H.M., Miner, A., & Dalhaus, P. (2012). Interpretation and misinterpretation of warning signage: Perceptions of rockfalls in a naturalistic setting. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-8, iFirst Article. DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.644247

Aucote, H.M., Miner, A., & Dalhaus, P. (2010). Rockfalls: Predicting high risk behaviours from beliefs. Disaster Prevention and Management, 19(1), 20-31.    

Aucote, H.M., & Cooper, A. (2009). The relationship between obesity, sedentary activity, and regionality among school children in Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 17, 141-146.

Cooper, A., & Aucote, H.M. (2009). Measuring the psychological consequences of breast screening: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Psychological Consequences Questionnaire. Quality of Life Research, 18, 597-604.

Aucote, H.M., & Gold, R.S. (2008). Changing perception of average person&rsquos risk does not suffice to change perception of comparative risk. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 13(4), 461-470.

Cooper, A., Gomez, R., & Aucote, H.M. (2007). The behavioural inhibition system and behavioural approach system (BIS/BAS) scales: Measurement and structural invariance across adults and adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 43, 295-305.

Aucote, H. M., & Gold, R. S. (2005). Non-equivalence of direct and indirect measures of unrealistic optimism. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 10(2), 194-20.

Gold, R. S., & Aucote, H. M. (2003). I'm less at risk than most guys: Gay men's unrealistic optimism about becoming infected with HIV. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 14, 18-23.

Broadly, Dr Aucote's interests are in the areas of Social Cognition and Evolutionary Psychology.