Associate Professor Richard Bell

BA(Hons) PhD

Associate Professor

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I have broad interests in modelling data. This ranges from item response theory through to optimal scaling of qualitative data. In particular I have worked with data collected through the repertory grid technique. More information on the repertory grid technique can be found on my website.

Research Interests:

• Quantitative Psychology
  • Repertory grid technique
• Social & Organisational Psychology

Professional Associations, Memberships & Awards:

• Fellow of the Australian Psychology Society

Selected Publications:

Books:

Fransella, F., Bell, R., & Bannister, D. (2004) A manual for the repertory grid technique - 2nd edition. Chichester: Wiley.

Book Chapters:

Bell, R.C. (2003) The repertory grid technique. In F. Fransella (Ed.) The International Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology ( 95-103) Chichester, UK: Wiley.

Refereed Journal Articles:

Bell, R.C. (2006) A note on the correlation of elements in repertory grids: How to and why. Journal of Constructivist Psychology 19,  273-279.

Parker, A.G., Boldero, J.M., & Bell, R.C. (2006) Borderline personality disorder features: The role of self-discrepancies and self-complexity. Psychology and Psychotherapy, 79, 309-321.

Reddy, P. & Bell, R.C. (2006) The joint spatial representation of elements and constructs. In P. Caputi, H. Foster, & L.L. Viney (Eds.)  Personal construct psychology: New ideas. (pp.47-60) Chichester: Wiley

Boldero J. M., Moretti, M. M., Bell, R. C., & Francis, J. J. (2005). Self-discrepancies and negative affect: A primer on when to look for specificity, and how to find it. Australian Journal of Psychology, 57, 9-147.

Bell, R. C. and Lumsden, J. (1980) "Test length and Validity", Applied Psychological Measurement, 4, 165-170.

Bell, R. C. and Weaver, J. R. (1987) "The Dimensionality and Scaling of Job Satisfaction: An Internal Validation of the Worker Opinion Survey", Journal of Occupational Psychology, 60, 147—155. [reprint in K.M. McConkey & N. W. Bond (eds) Readings in Australian Psychology. Sydney: HBJ, 1991]

Bell, R. C. (1988) The Analysis of Repertory Grid data, International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology, 1, 101-118.

Bell, R. C., and Jackson, H. J. (1992) The structure of DSM-III personality disorders. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavia. 85, 279-287.

Bell, R. C., Low, L. H., Jackson, H. J., Dudgeon, P. L., Copolov, D. L., & Singh, B. S. (1994) "Latent Trait Modelling of Symptoms of Schizophrenia", Psychological Medicine, 24, 335-345

Bell, R.C., Dudgeon,P, McGorry, P.D., & Jackson, H.J. (1998) "The Dimensionality of Schizophrenia Concepts in First-Episode Psychosis", Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavia, 97, 334-342.

McGorry, P. D., Bell, R.C., Dudgeon, P.L., & Jackson, H.J. (1998) "The Dimensional Structure of First Eepisode Psychosis: an Exploratory Factor Analysis", Psychological Medicine, 28, 935-947.

PhD Students under Supervision:

Simonetta Pica