A5012871219- Mind wandering and attention
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Free Will and Agency
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Media Influence and Health
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Psychology of Social Influence
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health disparities and outcomes
University of Limerick
2015-2024
University College Dublin
2020
Research indicates that being bored affectively marks an appraised lack of meaning in the present situation and life. We propose state boredom increases eating attempt to distract from this experience, especially among people high objective self-awareness. Three studies were conducted investigate boredom's effects on eating, both naturally occurring a diary study manipulated two experiments. In Study 1, week-long showed positively predicted calorie, fat, sugar, protein consumption. 2, (vs....
Abstract. High (vs. low) levels of boredom are associated with greater lesser) impulsiveness. It is important to examine the psychological processes that link and impulsiveness understand this relationship. We propose heightened in response partly stems from people’s attempts deal meaninglessness when bored. In Studies 1–2, we found perceived meaninglessness, characteristic boredom, mediated relationship between Study 3, additionally hypothesized self-awareness serves as a catalyst...
Abstract Men sometimes withdraw support for gender equality movements when their higher status is threatened. Here, we expand the focus of this phenomenon by examining it cross‐culturally, to test if both individual‐ and country‐level variables predict men's collective action intentions equality. We tested a model in which zero‐sum beliefs about reduced via an increase hostile sexism. Because may threaten status, also examined whether path from was stronger countries Multilevel modeling on...
Social role theory posits that binary gender gaps in agency and communion should be larger less egalitarian countries, reflecting these countries’ more pronounced sex-based power divisions. Conversely, evolutionary self-construal theorists suggest the greater autonomy support flexible self-construction processes present countries. Using data from 62 countries ( N = 28,640), we examine agentic communal self-views as a function of country-level objective equality (the Global Gender Gap Index)...
Boredom involves a lack meaning. Conversely, religiosity offers people sense of Accordingly, we proposed that by imbuing meaningfulness, leads to experience less boredom. Furthermore, hypothesized and tested reducing boredom, indirectly inhibits the search for meaningful engagement. In Study 1, following boring tasks, religious experienced lower levels boredom were motivated meaning than nonreligious people. We found in 2 (vs. non- or religious) reported higher perceived life, which was...
Leprosy is endemic in Nepal and disproportionately affects the most marginalized. related stigma can be characterized as a social curse, because those affected are excluded from group life participation which has severe implications for psychological health. The Trust run community-based self-help intervention that aims to develop new empowered identity re-establish access multiple memberships' through participation. In this applied cross-sectional study, informed by Social Identity Model of...
There is increasing appreciation that group memberships can have both beneficial and damaging impacts on health. In collaboration with Nepal Leprosy Trust (NLT), this longitudinal study explores a group-based approach to stigma reduction among people affected by leprosy in rural (N = 71)—a hard reach underrepresented non-WEIRD population. Informed the 'social cure' literature, progressive model of self-stigma, we use design. We found sense belonging self-help facilitate education terms...
Social relations arguably contribute to meaning in life. Here, we investigated the role of a disposition that fosters social connections and desire influence others - dominance. We hypothesised dominance is associated with increased life through mechanisms: perceptions belongingness support. Two cross-sectional studies one cross-lagged panel study tested these hypotheses. In Study 1, boosted greater belongingness. 2 found support for causal effect at Wave 1 on 2, driven by elevated 3 further...
Abstract: Collective action is a powerful tool for social change and fundamental to women girls’ empowerment on societal level. towards gender equality could be understood as intentional conscious civic behaviors focused transformation, questioning power relations, promoting through collective efforts. Various instruments measure intentions have been developed, but our knowledge none of the published measures were subject invariance testing. We introduce intention (GECAI) scale examine its...
We tested if boredom is associated with pornography use and what role low perceived meaning in life plays their association. Following work on the existential escape hypothesis, we hypothesised that consumption may be used to from meaninglessness signals. whether predicted increased via using for emotional avoidance. Subsequently, this indirect serial relationship scales measured excitement seeking sexual pleasure. found significant relationships each case. Our research contributes...
We investigated the relationships between boredom susceptibility, perceived meaninglessness, and attitudes to sex among heterosexual bisexual men. propose that meaninglessness is associated with men's increased endorsement of sensational uncommitted via susceptibility. In Study 1, we found a significant indirect relationship consistent our hypothesis. 2, replicated this finding in larger sample. Further, showed using as coping mechanism deal unpleasant affective states explained...
Abstract Belief in free will is founded on the idea that people are responsible for their behavior. People who believe derive meaning life from these beliefs. Conformity refers to succumbing external pressures and imitating others’ behaviors. Sometimes, conformity involves a loss of self‐awareness, which reduces perceived meaninglessness. We tested if disbelief increases meaninglessness subsequently become more conformist address this negative existential perception. conducted three studies...
Values are important antecedents of how people view themselves, known as self-identities. Self-identities differ in their content and the importance that attach to them. In turn, self-identities promote attitudes compatible with a sense who one is. This paper builds on existing work highlights explained relationship between values environmental judgments. study incorporates broader range (i.e., conservatism, openness change, self-transcendence, self-enhancement) environmental, economic,...
Social relations arguably contribute to meaning in life. Here, we investigated the role of a disposition that fosters social connections and desire influence others - dominance. We hypothesised dominance increases life through mechanisms: perceptions belongingness support. Two cross-sectional studies one cross-lagged panel study tested these hypotheses. In Study 1, boosted greater belongingness. 2 found support for causal effect at Wave 1 on 2, driven by elevated 1. 3 further demonstrated...