Neil James

Project title

Psychological Capital – The Last Line of Defence in Psychosocial Safety in the Mining Industry

Host university

Edith Cowan University

Supervisor: Prof. Tim Bentley, Dr. Geremy Farr-Wharton and Prof. Yvonne Brunetto

Benefit to Western Australia

This research focusses on the interaction between the psychosocial safety climate and psychological capital in the experience of mental health and wellbeing. Specifically, the research aims to understand the way that psychological capital elements can be leveraged to improve psychosocial safety in the Western Australian Mining Industry context.