Dr Sarah Bentley
BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), PhD
Research Scientist
CSIRO
+61 7 334 69563
Sarah previously worked as a research fellow in both the SIGN group as well as the SIGNify team, pursuing both theoretical and experimental advancements in the social identity space, as well as translating and deploying that knowledge within real world contexts
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.
Bentley, Sarah V., Haslam, S. Alexander, Greenaway, Katherine H., Cruwys, Tegan and Steffens, Nik (2023). A picture is worth a thousand words: social identity mapping as a way of visualizing and assessing social group connections. Handbook of research methods for studying identity in and around organizations. (pp. 87-102) edited by Ingo Winkler, Stefanie Reissner and Rosalía Cascón-Pereira. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781802207972.00018
Bentley, Sarah, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Cao, Yuan and Milic, Jelena (2022). Groups 4 health in later life. Comprehensive clinical psychology. Second Edition. (pp. 402-414) edited by Gordon J. G. Asmundson and Nancy A. Pachana. San Diego: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818697-8.00037-6
Bentley, Sarah V. (2020). Social isolation. Together apart: the psychology of COVID-19. (pp. 73-78) edited by Jolanda Jetten, Stephen Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam and Tegan Cruwys. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Greenaway, Katharine, Amiot, Catherine E., Louis, Winnifred R. and Bentley, Sarah V. (2017). The role of psychological need satisfaction in promoting student identification. Self and social identity in educational contexts. (pp. 176-192) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315746913-ch10
Journal Articles
Bentley, Sarah V. (2025). Knowing you know nothing in the age of generative AI. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12 (1) 409. doi: 10.1057/s41599-025-04731-0
Bentley, Sarah Vivienne, Stitzlein, Cara and Fielke, Simon (2025). Sowing the seeds of sustainability change within organisations: The importance of working the ‘social’ soil. Sustainable Futures, 9 100530, 100530-9. doi: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100530
Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong, Huang, Kevin, Alhadad, Sakinah S.J., Beckman, Emma, Bentley, Sarah V., Edmed, Shannon, Gomersall, Sjaan R., Hides, Leanne, Lorimer, Nadine, Maccallum, Fiona, McKimmie, Blake M., Ng, Norman, Rossa, Kalina, Smith, Simon S., Walter, Zoe C., Williams, Elyse, Wright, Olivia R.L. and Tanksale, Radhika (2025). Sharper minds: feasibility and effectiveness of a mental health promotion package for university students targeting multiple health and self-care behaviours. Journal of Affective Disorders, 378, 271-280. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.011
Bentley, Sarah V., Schleiger, Emma, McCrea, Rod, Coates, Rebecca and Hobman, Elizabeth (2025). Public perceptions of responsible innovation: Validation of a scale measuring societal perceptions of responsible innovation in science and technology. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 210 123849, 123849-210. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123849
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
McCrea, Rod, Coates, Rebecca, Hobman, Elizabeth V., Bentley, Sarah and Lacey, Justine (2024). Responsible innovation for disruptive science and technology: The role of public trust and social expectations. Technology in Society, 79 102709, 102709. doi: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102709
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
Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong, Alhadad, Sakinah S. J., Beckman, Emma, Bentley, Sarah V., Gomersall, Sjaan R., Hides, Leanne, Maccallum, Fiona, McKimmie, Blake M., Rossa, Kalina, Smith, Simon S., Walter, Zoe C., Williams, Elyse and Wright, Olivia (2024). Data from four consecutive cohorts of students in Australia (2019-2022) show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international university students' mental health. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (6), 528-536. doi: 10.1177/00048674241233111
Bentley, Sarah V., Naughtin, Claire K., McGrath, Melanie J., Irons, Jessica L. and Cooper, Patrick S. (2024). The digital divide in action: how experiences of digital technology shape future relationships with artificial intelligence. AI and Ethics, 4 (4), 901-915. doi: 10.1007/s43681-024-00452-3
Wakefield, Juliet R. H., Bowe, Mhairi, Këllezi, Blerina, Haslam, Catherine, Bentley, Sarah V., Milani, Zara, Gair, Helen and McIntosh, James S. A. (2024). Brothers and sisters in arms: a mixed‐methods investigation of the roles played by military support and social identity processes in the mental health of veterans during the transition to veterancy. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 34 (1) e2756, 1-17. doi: 10.1002/casp.2756
La Rue, Crystal J., Steffens, Niklas K., Werth, Belén Álvarez, Bentley, Sarah V. and Haslam, Catherine (2023). A latent profile analysis of the nature of social group memberships and their contribution to retirement outcomes. British Journal of Social Psychology, 63 (2), 591-613. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12694
La Rue, Crystal J., Haslam, Catherine, Bentley, Sarah V., Lam, Ben C. P., Steffens, Niklas K., Branscombe, Nyla R., Haslam, S. Alexander and Cruwys, Tegan (2023). GROUPS 4 RETIREMENT: A new intervention that supports well‐being in the lead‐up to retirement by targeting social identity management. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 97 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1111/joop.12458
Haslam, Catherine, Lam, Ben C. P., Ghafoori, Eraj, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Bentley, Sarah V., Cruwys, Tegan and La Rue, Crystal J. (2023). A longitudinal examination of the role of social identity in supporting health and well-being in retirement. Psychology and Aging, 38 (7), 615-626. doi: 10.1037/pag0000757
Haslam, S. Alexander, Reutas, Jordan, Bentley, Sarah V., McMillan, Blake, Lindfield, Madison, Luong, Mischel, Peters, Kim and Steffens, Niklas K. (2023). Developing engaged and ‘teamful’ leaders: A randomized controlled trial of the 5R identity leadership program. PLoS One, 18 (5) e0286263, 1-21. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286263
Haslam, S. Alexander, Jetten, Jolanda, Maskor, Mazlan, McMillan, Blake, Bentley, Sarah V., Steffens, Niklas K. and Johnston, Susan (2022). Developing high-reliability organisations: a social identity model. Safety Science, 153 105814, 105814. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105814
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
Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, Catherine, von Hippel, Courtney, Bentley, Sarah V., Cruwys, Tegan, Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2022). “Let's get physical” — or social: The role of physical activity versus social group memberships in predicting depression and anxiety over time. Journal of Affective Disorders, 306, 55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.027
Crimston, Charlie R., Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Álvarez, Belén, Jetten, Jolanda, Bentley, Sarah, Casara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador, Ionescu, Octavia, Krug, Henning, Steffens, Niklas K., Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida and Wibisono, Susilo (2022). Cracks before the crisis: polarization prior to COVID‐19 predicts increased collective angst and economic pessimism. European Journal of Social Psychology, 52 (4), 669-678. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2845
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Jetten, Jolanda, Bentley, Sarah V., Fong, Polly and Steffens, Niklas K. (2022). Social identity makes group-based social connection possible: implications for loneliness and mental health. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 161-165. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.07.013
Jetten, Jolanda, Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Crimston, Charlie R., Bentley, Sarah V. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2022). Experiments make a good breakfast, but a poor supper. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45 e79. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x21000662
Bentley, Sarah V., Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander, Jetten, Jolanda, Larwood, Joel and La Rue, Crystal J. (2021). GROUPS 2 CONNECT: An online activity to maintain social connection and well‐being during COVID‐19. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 14 (4), 1189-1210. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12330
Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida, Álvarez, Belén, Jetten, Jolanda, Bentley, Sarah V., Casara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador, Crimston, Charlie R., Ionescu, Octavia, Jarukasemthawee, Somboon, Krug, Henning, Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Steffens, Niklas K., Wang, Zhechen and Wibisono, Susilo (2021). Unlocking collective cooperation in the midst of COVID‐19: the role of social support in predicting the social class disparity in cooperation. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61 (3), 940-951. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12514
Jetten, Jolanda, Bentley, Sarah V., Crimston, Charlie R., Selvanathan, Hema Preya and Haslam, S. Alexander (2021). COVID‐19 and social psychological research: A silver lining. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 24 (1) ajsp.12465, 34-36. doi: 10.1111/ajsp.12465
Hornsey, Matthew J., Chapman, Cassandra M., Alvarez, Belen, Bentley, Sarah, Casara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador, Crimston, Charlie R., Ionescu, Octavia, Krug, Henning, Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Steffens, Niklas K. and Jetten, Jolanda (2021). To what extent are conspiracy theorists concerned for self versus others? A COVID‐19 test case. European Journal of Social Psychology, 51 (2) ejsp.2737, 285-293. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2737
Wang, Zhechen, Jetten, Jolanda, Steffens, Niklas K., Álvarez, Belén, Bentley, Sarah V., Salvador Casara, Bruno Gabriel, Crimston, Charlie R., Ionescu, Octavia, Krug, Henning, Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida, Wibisono, Susilo, Chen, Shuting, Wang, Jiajun, Zhang, Xin and Sun, Shijin (2021). A world together: global citizen identification as a basis for prosociality in the face of COVID-19. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 26 (1) 13684302211051619, 71-95. doi: 10.1177/13684302211051619
Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Reicher, Stephen D. and Bentley, Sarah V. (2021). Identity leadership in a crisis: a 5R framework for learning from responses to COVID-19. Social Issues and Policy Review, 15 (1), 35-83. doi: 10.1111/sipr.12075
Bentley, Sarah, Greenaway, Katharine H., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, Catherine and Cull, Ben (2020). Social identity mapping online. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118 (2), 213-241. doi: 10.1037/pspa0000174
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan and Bentley, Sarah V. (2020). Rethinking the nature of the person at the heart of the biopsychosocial model: exploring social changeways not just personal pathways. Social Science and Medicine, 272 113566, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113566
Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Chang, Melissa X. -L., Bentley, Sarah V., Haslam, S. Alexander, Dingle, Genevieve A. and Jetten, Jolanda (2019). GROUPS 4 HEALTH reduces loneliness and social anxiety in adults with psychological distress: findings from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87 (9), 787-801. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000427
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan and Bentley, Sarah (2019). Group life shapes the psychology and biology of health: the case for a sociopsychobio model. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13 (8) e12490. doi: 10.1111/spc3.12490
Bentley, Sarah V., Peters, Kim, Haslam, S. Alexander and Greenaway, Katharine H. (2019). Construction at work: multiple identities scaffold professional identity development in academia. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 (MAR) 628, 628. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00628
Bentley, Sarah V., Greenaway, Katharine H. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2017). Cognition in context: Social inclusion attenuates the psychological boundary between self and other. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 73, 42-49. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2017.06.008
Bentley, Sarah V., Greenaway, Katharine H. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2017). An online paradigm for exploring the selfreference effect. PLoS One, 12 (5) e0176611, e0176611. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176611
Thesis
Bentley, Sarah Vivienne (2019). Learning from a social identity perspective. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.560