Qualifications Masters of Psychology (Forensic) - Edith Cowan University Bacher of Arts (Honours) Psychology - Edith Cowan University Doctor of Philosophy - Psychology - University of New South Wales Bruce Watt completed his MPsych in 1996 and BA (hons) Psych in 1994, both from Edith Cowan University. Bruce has worked in adult and juvenile correctional settings and child and youth forensic mental health.
Articles
You have to hit some people! Measurement and criminogenic nature of violent sentiments in Australia (with Sally F. Kelty and Guy Hall), Psychiatry, psychology and law (2011)
Criminal sentiments are the highest risk factor for recidivism. Although criminal sentiments have been reliably...
Treatment participation among children with conduct problems and the role of telephone reminders (with Margaret Hoyland, Denisse Best, and Mark R. Dadds), Journal of child and family studies (2007)
Children with antisocial, aggressive and disruptive behaviour problems are among the most frequent referrals to...
Facilitating treatment attendance in child and adolescent mental health services: A community study (with Mark R. Dadds), Clinical child psychology and psychiatry (2007)
Failure of parents to attend and engage in treatment is a significant barrier to implementing...
Juvenile recidivism: Criminal propensity, social control and social learning theories (with Kevin Howells and Paul Delfabbro), Psychiatry, psychology and law (2004)
Juvenile delinquency is a common precursor to persistent and serious criminal behavior in adulthood. However,...
Factor structure of the Spielberger anger expression scales when used with Australian prisoners (with Greg E. Dear and John Dockerill), Psychological reports (2003)
The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory administered to prison inmates has supported the factor structure of...
Book Chapters
Axis I mental health disorders and sexual offending (with Tania Withington), International perspectives on the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders: Theory, practice and research (2012)
Assessment of firesetters (with Rebekah M. Doley), Firesetting and mental health: Theory, research and practice (2012)
The validation of a screening tool for the assessment of violence risk among juvenile offenders (with Michelle A. Perrin and Tasneem Hasan), Personality and individual differences (2010)
Screening tools in forensic mental health settings are utilised to assess individual differences in risk...
The virus of violence: The relationship between victimisation and aggression (with Mattias J. Allard), Personality and individual differences: Current directions (2010)
Experiments for the relationship between victimisation and violence often do not include any mediation variables...
Conference Papers
Explaining individual differences in physical aggression among a community sample (with Erica Begelhole and Nicole Guse), Paper presented at the seventh Australian Conference on Personality & Individual Differences, 2008 (ACPID-08) (2008)
Violence poses an ongoing concern for society. Numerous risk factors have been implicated as contributors...
Predicting individual differences in future violence among juvenile offenders (with Michelle Perrin), Paper presented at the seventh Australian Conference on Personality & Individual Differences, 2008 (ACPID-08) (2008)
Screening tools in forensic and mental health settings are utilised to assess individual differences in...
The virus of violence (with Mattias Allard), Paper presented at the seventh Australian Conference on Personality & Individual Differences, 2008 (ACPID-08) (2008)
Models explaining the relationship between victimisation and violence typically fail to include any mediation variables...