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Adult consequences of late adolescent alcohol consumption: a systematic review of cohort studies by McCambridge, Jim, McAlaney, John, Rowe, Richard

“…Although important to public policy, there have been no rigorous evidence syntheses of the long-term consequences of late adolescent drinking. This systematic…”
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Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor by Curry, Oliver Scott, Rowland, Lee A., Van Lissa, Caspar J., Zlotowitz, Sally, McAlaney, John, Whitehouse, Harvey

“…Do acts of kindness improve the well-being of the actor? Recent advances in the behavioural sciences have provided a number of explanations of human social,…”
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A Critical Appraisal of the Social Norms Approach as an Interventional Strategy for Health-Related Behavior and Attitude Change by Dempsey, Robert C, McAlaney, John, Bewick, Bridgette M

“…The Social Norms Approach is a widely used intervention strategy for promoting positive health-related behaviors. The Approach operates on the premise that…”
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Understanding Phishing Email Processing and Perceived Trustworthiness Through Eye Tracking by McAlaney, John, Hills, Peter J.

“…Social engineering attacks in the form of phishing emails represent one of the biggest risks to cybersecurity. There is a lack of research on how the common…”
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Utilising online eye-tracking to discern the impacts of cultural backgrounds on fake and real news decision-making by Brockinton, Amanda, Hirst, Sam, Wang, Ruijie, McAlaney, John, Thompson, Shelley

“…Online eye-tracking has been used in this study to assess the impacts of different cultural backgrounds on information discernment. An online platform called…”
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Corrigendum: Utilising online eye-tracking to discern the impacts of cultural backgrounds on fake and real news decision-making by Brockinton, Amanda, Hirst, Sam, Wang, Ruijie, McAlaney, John, Thompson, Shelley

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.999780.]…”
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What's in the box? Exploring UK players' experiences of loot boxes in games; the conceptualisation and parallels with gambling by Hodge, Sarah E, Vykoukal, Max, McAlaney, John, Bush-Evans, Reece D, Wang, Ruijie, Ali, Raian

“…Loot boxes are a popular mechanic within many video games, but it remains unclear if some forms of loot boxes can be seen of as gambling. However, the…”
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Defining Digital Addiction: Key Features from the Literature by Almourad, Mohamed Basel, McAlaney, John, Skinner, Tiffany, Pleva, Megan, Ali, Raian

“…Within recent years there has been increasing societal concern around the compulsive and excessive use of digital and Internet-enabled devices, such as the use…”
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Is It Still Double Edged? Not for University Students’ Development of Moral Reasoning and Video Game Play by Hodge, Sarah E., Taylor, Jacqui, McAlaney, John

“…Previous research with video game play and moral development with adolescents, found both positive and negative relationships. This study aimed to extend this…”
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Interdisciplinary Lessons Learned While Researching Fake News by Sample, Char, Jensen, Michael J, Scott, Keith, McAlaney, John, Fitchpatrick, Steve, Brockinton, Amanda, Ormrod, David, Ormrod, Amy

“…The misleading and propagandistic tendencies in American news reporting have been a part of public discussion from its earliest days as a republic (Innis,…”
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Did Usage of Mental Health Apps Change during COVID-19? A Comparative Study Based on an Objective Recording of Usage Data and Demographics by Aziz, Maryam, Erbad, Aiman, Almourad, Mohamed Basel, Altuwairiqi, Majid, McAlaney, John, Ali, Raian

“…This paper aims to objectively compare the use of mental health apps between the pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19 periods and to study differences amongst the…”
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Social norms and goal-setting interventions to promote responsible gambling in low-to-moderate online gamblers: protocol for a four-arm randomised controlled feasibility study by Arden-Close, Emily, Thomas, Sarah, Bush-Evans, Reece, Wang, Ruijie, Bolat, Elvira, Hodge, Sarah, Phalp, Keith, McAlaney, John

“…IntroductionGambling is increasingly recognised as an important public health issue. Problem gambling is associated with highly negative impacts on physical,…”
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Problematic internet usage: the impact of objectively Recorded and categorized usage time, emotional intelligence components and subjective happiness about usage by Alshakhsi, Sameha, Chemnad, Khansa, Almourad, Mohamed Basel, Altuwairiqi, Majid, McAlaney, John, Ali, Raian

“…Most research on Problematic Internet Usage (PIU) relied on self-report data when measuring the time spent on the internet. Self-reporting of use, typically…”
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Perceptions and Misperceptions of Smartphone Use: Applying the Social Norms Approach by McAlaney, John, Almourad, Mohamed Basel, Powell, Georgina, Ali, Raian

“…The social norms approach is an established technique to bring about behaviour change through challenging misperceptions of peer behaviour. This approach is…”
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It's Double Edged: The Positive and Negative Relationships Between the Development of Moral Reasoning and Video Game Play Among Adolescents by Hodge, Sarah E, Taylor, Jacqui, McAlaney, John

“…Due to the concerns over the effects of video game play, this study investigated adolescents' moral development and their video game play. 166 adolescents aged…”
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Managing Procrastination on Social Networking Sites: The D-Crastinate Method by Alblwi, Abdulaziz, Al-Thani, Dena, McAlaney, John, Ali, Raian

“…Procrastination refers to the voluntary avoidance or postponement of action that needs to be taken, that results in negative consequences such as low academic…”
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(A)morally Demanding Game? An Exploration of Moral Decision-Making in a Purpose-Made Video Game by Hodge, Sarah E, Taylor, Jacqui, McAlaney, John

“…A purpose-made video game was used to measure response time and moral alignment of in-game moral decisions, which were made by 115 undergraduate students…”
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Procrastination on Social Networks: Triggers and Countermeasures by Albwi, Abdulaziz, McAlaney, John, Altuwairiqi, Majid, Stefanidis, Angelos, Ali, Raian

“…Procrastination on social networking sites (SNS) can impact academic performance and user’s well-being. SNSs embed features that encourage users to be always…”
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A feasibility trial to examine the social norms approach for the prevention and reduction of licit and illicit drug use in European University and college students by Pischke, Claudia R, Zeeb, Hajo, van Hal, Guido, Vriesacker, Bart, McAlaney, John, Bewick, Bridgette M, Akvardar, Yildiz, Guillén-Grima, Francisco, Orosova, Olga, Salonna, Ferdinand, Kalina, Ondrej, Stock, Christiane, Helmer, Stefanie M, Mikolajczyk, Rafael T

“…Incorrect perceptions of high rates of peer alcohol and tobacco use are predictive of increased personal use in student populations. Correcting misperceptions…”
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Enabling Responsible Online Gambling by Real-time Persuasive Technologies by Drosatos, George, Nalbadis, Fotis, Arden-Close, Emily, Baines, Victoria, Bolat, Elvira, Vuillier, Laura, Kostoulas, Theodoros, Budka, Marcin, Wasowska, Sonia, Bonello, Maris, Brown, Jamie, Corner, Tessa, McAlaney, John, Phalp, Keith, Ali, Raian

“…Online gambling, unlike other offline addiction forms, provides unprecedented opportunities for monitoring users’ behaviour in real-time, along with the…”
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