Researcher biography
Dr Tarli Young is a Research Fellow in the Social Identity and Groups Network (SIGN) at the University of Queensland, specialising in wellbeing science and social identity interventions. Her work focuses on promoting thriving and flourishing in individuals and groups through innovative, evidence-based approaches.
With expertise in social connection, mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and positive psychology, Tarli develops and tests interventions to enhance mental health across diverse populations, including aid workers, veterans, and elite athletes transitioning into retirement. Her research explores expansive identities and ethics, and their impact on wellbeing and morailty.
Key areas of expertise include:
- Social identity and health
- Mindfulness and ACT-based interventions
- Aid worker and veteran mental health
- Positive psychology and wellbeing science
- Thriving, flourishing, and social connection
- Expansive identities
- The connection between ethics and wellbeing
Tarli is a recipient of multiple research awards and grants and serves as Deputy Director of SIGN and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Wellbeing. Her work bridges academia and real-world impact, fostering connection, wellbeing, and resilience in high-meaning, high-stress careers.
Book Chapters
Jetten, Jolanda, Bentley, Sarah and Young, Tarli (2024). Social networks and health: revisiting Berkman and Syme (1979). Health psychology: revisiting the classic studies. (pp. 145-162) edited by Mark Tarrant and Martin S. Hagger. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications Limited.
Young, Tarli and Ivtzan, Itai (2020). Mindfulness based flourishing program (positive mindfulness program). Handbook of mindfulness-based programmes: mindfulness interventions from education to health and therapy. (pp. 420-441) edited by Itai Ivtzan. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Young, Tarli (2016). Additional mechanisms of mindfulness: how does mindfulness increase wellbeing?. Mindfulness in positive psychology: the science of meditation and wellbeing. (pp. 156-172) edited by Itai Ivtzan and Tim Lomas. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315747217
Journal Articles
Knight, Emma B., O’Quinn, Richard, Young, Tarli, Brienza, Justin P. and Ferris, Laura J. (2024). Scoping review of veterans’ disclosure of mental health concerns or medical conditions in the workplace and other settings: study protocol. BMJ Open, 14 (12) e083574, e083574. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083574
Young, Tarli, Haslam, Catherine, Coffee, Pete, Cooper, Dean, McAulay, Chloe, Hartley, Chris, Mertens, Niels, Luong, Mischel, La Rue, Crystal, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Cruwys, Tegan, Bentley, Sarah, Mallett, Clifford J., McGregor, Matthew, Williams, David and Fransen, Katrien (2024). More than sport: a social-identity intervention to support transitions out of elite sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 75 102697. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102697
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Sharman, Leah S., Hayes, Shaun, Walter, Zoe, Jetten, Jolanda, Steffens, Niklas K., Cardona, Magnolia, La Rue, Crystal J., McNamara, Niamh, Kellezi, Blerina, Wakefield, Juliet R. H., Stevenson, Clifford, Bowe, Mhairi, McEvoy, Peter, Robertson, Alysia M., Tarrant, Mark, Dingle, Genevieve and Young, Tarli (2024). Corrigendum to "Tackling loneliness together: A three-tier social identity framework for social prescribing". Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 27 (5), 1207-1207. doi: 10.1177/13684302241284453
Haslam, Catherine, McAulay, Chloe, Cooper, Dean, Mertens, Niels, Coffee, Pete, Hartley, Chris, Young, Tarli, La Rue, Crystal J., Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Cruwys, Tegan, Bentley, Sarah V., Mallett, Clifford J., McGregor, Matthew, Williams, David and Fransen, Katrien (2024). “I’m more than my sport”: Exploring the dynamic processes of identity change in athletic retirement. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 73 102640, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102640
Demichelis, Olivia P., Fowler, James A. and Young, Tarli (2024). Better emotion regulation mediates gratitude and increased stress in undergraduate students across a university semester. Stress and Health, 40 (5) e3417, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/smi.3417
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Sharman, Leah S., Hayes, Shaun, Walter, Zoe, Jetten, Jolanda, Steffens, Niklas K., Cardona, Magnolia, La Rue, Crystal J., McNamara, Niamh, Këllezi, Blerina, Wakefield, Juliet R. H., Stevenson, Clifford, Bowe, Mhairi, McEvoy, Peter, Robertson, Alysia M., Tarrant, Mark, Dingle, Genevieve and Young, Tarli (2024). Tackling loneliness together: a three-tier social identity framework for social prescribing. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 27 (5), 1128-1150. doi: 10.1177/13684302241242434
Chapman, Cassandra M., Dixon, Lucas, Wallin, Ann, Young, Tarli, Masser, Barbara M. and Louis, Winnifred R. (2023). We usually give like this: social norms describe typical charitable causes supported by group members. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 53 (1), 089976402311604-53. doi: 10.1177/08997640231160467
Bentley, Sarah V., Young, Tarli, Álvarez, Belén, Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Casara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador, Crimston, Charlie R., Dare, Michael, Ionescu, Octavia, Krug, Henning, Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida, Steffens, Niklas K., Wang, Zhechen and Wibisono, Susilo (2022). Double jeopardy: How lower levels of support during COVID-19 exacerbated the relationship between loneliness and distress. Frontiers in Public Health, 10 976443, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.976443
Neuhaus, Maike, Young, Tarli, Ferris, Laura J., Grimmel, Charlotte L. M. and Reid, Natasha (2022). A narrative review of peer-led positive psychology interventions: current evidence, potential, and future directions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (13) 8065, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19138065
Kay, Adam A. and Young, Tarli (2022). Distanced from others, connected to self: online mindfulness training fosters psychological well-being by cultivating authenticity. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 21 (2), 261-281. doi: 10.5465/amle.2020.0316
Young, Tarli, Pakenham, Kenneth I., Chapman, Cassandra M. and Edwards, Martin R (2021). Predictors of mental health in aid workers: meaning, resilience, and psychological flexibility as personal resources for increased wellbeing and reduced distress. Disasters, 46 (4), 974-1006. doi: 10.1111/disa.12517
Young, Tarli and Pakenham, Kenneth I. (2021). The mental health of aid workers: risk and protective factors in relation to job context, working conditions, and demographics. Disasters, 45 (3), 501-526. doi: 10.1111/disa.12440
Young, Tarli, Macinnes, Sarah, Jarden, Aaron and Colla, Rachel (2020). The impact of a wellbeing program imbedded in university classes: the importance of valuing happiness, baseline wellbeing and practice frequency. Studies in Higher Education, 47 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2020.1793932
Kirwin, Meghan, Harper, Nevin Jason, Young, Tarli and Itzvan, Itai (2019). Mindful adventures: a pilot study of the outward bound mindfulness program. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 22 (1), 75-90. doi: 10.1007/s42322-019-00031-9
Young, Tarli K. H., Pakenham, Kenneth I. and Norwood, Michael F. (2018). Thematic analysis of aid workers’ stressors and coping strategies: work, psychological, lifestyle and social dimensions. Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 3 (19) 19. doi: 10.1186/s41018-018-0046-3
Ivtzan, Itai, Young, Tarli, Lee, Hoi Ching, Lomas, Tim, Daukantaitė, Daiva and Kjell, Oscar N. E. (2018). Mindfulness based flourishing program: a cross-cultural study of Hong Kong Chinese and British participants. Journal of Happiness Studies, 19 (8), 2205-2223. doi: 10.1007/s10902-017-9919-1
Ivtzan, Itai, Young, Tarli, Martman, Janis, Jeffrey, Allison, Lomas, Tim, Hart, Rona and Eiroa-Orosa, Francisco Jose (2016). Integrating mindfulness into positive psychology: a randomised controlled trial of an online positive mindfulness program. Mindfulness, 7 (6), 1396-1407. doi: 10.1007/s12671-016-0581-1
Newspaper Article
Thesis
Young, Tarli Kate Harris (2023). Mental health in meaningful work: investigation of aid worker distress and wellbeing, and an online acceptance and commitment therapy intervention. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ee85f06