All Outputs (3)

Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses (2023)
Journal Article
Close, J., Spicer, S. G., Nicklin, L. L., Uther, M., Whalley, B., Fullwood, C., …Lloyd, H. (2023). Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses. Royal Society Open Science, 10(12), 231045. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231045

Loot boxes are purchasable randomized rewards in video games that share structural and psychological similarities with gambling. Systematic review evidence has established reproducible associations between loot box purchasing and both problem gamblin... Read More about Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses.

Careful When You Click? How the Dark Triad of Personality Can Influence the Likelihood of Online Crime Victimization (2023)
Journal Article
Stiff, C., & Reeves, M. (in press). Careful When You Click? How the Dark Triad of Personality Can Influence the Likelihood of Online Crime Victimization. Journal of Psychology, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2023.2286451

The effectiveness of an instagram intervention targeted at men to reduce body dissatisfaction (2023)
Journal Article
Stiff, C., & Cutts, M. (2024). The effectiveness of an instagram intervention targeted at men to reduce body dissatisfaction. Current Psychology, 43(11), 9838-9853. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05060-8

Instagram is a hugely popular social media website; however, research has suggested that continued use of the site may lead to increased body dissatisfaction and lower body esteem. Materials intended to reduce these effects are available, but these o... Read More about The effectiveness of an instagram intervention targeted at men to reduce body dissatisfaction.