Vincent Egan
Biographic Data
| ID | 125422 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vincent Egan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vincent |
| FAMILY NAME | Egan |
| SIGNATURE | EGAN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0878-2556 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Prevalence of Victimisation in Autistic Individuals
Autistic individuals are at an increased risk of experiencing victimisation. Previous reviews have focussed specific types of victimisation. Thus, a clearer picture considering the range of victimisation experiences autistic people face is required. This systematic review aims to identify the prevalence of victimisation in autistic individuals considering a variety of victimisation types (e.g., bulling, sexual victimisation, and crime) in both ad…
Perceptions of Restrictiveness in Forensic Mental Health
Where safe, forensic mental health systems should provide care in the least restrictive environment possible. Doing so can maximize patient autonomy and empowerment while minimizing unnecessary social disconnection and stigmatization. This study investigated whether patients’ perceptions of restrictiveness were associated with demographic, clinical, and legal characteristics. The Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire (FRQ) was used to measure pe…
The Hexaco-60, the Dark Triad and Scholastic Cheating
Previous studies have found inconsistent results regarding the personality predictors of scholastic cheating. This study investigated whether personality was a predictor of scholastic cheating using the HEXACO-60 personality inventory and the Dark Triad (DT). A sample of 252 students completed the online questionnaire. Results from a one-way ANOVA showed that scholastic cheating was more common in associate degree/diploma/foundation students and …
Attitudes to Animals in Cyprus and the UK
The study aim was to investigate the associations between personality factors, attitudes to animals, moral values, and delinquent behaviors, and to examine the moderating effects of gender, age, and country of origin on these associations. This was a cross-cultural comparison of residents of Cyprus and the UK. A total of 526 people completed an online questionnaire and a path analysis was carried out. Persons who reported more positive attitudes …
Empathy at the Heart of Darkness
The dark triad (DT) traits-psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism-have collectively been linked to reduced empathy and increased aggression; however, their association with distinct empathic subtypes remains unclear; and unique links to indirect relational aggression (IRA) have not been delineated. Moreover, whether dark traits should be conceptualized individually, as a dyad or as a triad with a dark core centered around the absence of emp…
The Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire
Introduction: Forensic psychiatric care is often practiced in closed institutions. These highly regulated, secure, and prescriptive environments arguably reduce patient autonomy, self-expression, and personhood. Taken together these settings are restrictive as patients' active participation in clinical, organizational, community, and personal life-worlds are curtailed. The consequences of patients' experiences of restrictiveness have not been exp…
I’m 13. I’m online. U believe me?”
We examined the extent to which 262 adults, recruited from both a U.S. university sample and Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, believed the identity of a 13-year-old boy or girl persona in an online chat room. Sixteen undergraduate confederates (aged 19-38) followed two basic biographical sketches (Amber or James) and were instructed to “chat like a teenager” in one-to-one private chats. Confederates cycled through conditions where they provided no age o…
Cyprus versus UK
The aim of the present study was to see if positive attitudes toward animals can be predicted by the personality traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness, and whether higher levels of militaristic interests may lead to less positive attitudes. Militarism was expected to be predicted by lower agreeableness and conscientiousness, higher extraversion, and lower age. Known relationships between gender, age, and personality were also expected. Th…
Encyclopedia of Adolescence
Paranoid thinking, cognitive bias and dangerous neighbourhoods
BACKGROUND: Paranoid thinking is prevalent in the non-clinical population and cognitive mechanisms of heuristic reasoning and jumping to conclusions bias contributes to its formation and maintenance. AIMS: This study investigated the degree to which paranoia, perceived environmental risk, heuristic reasoning and jumping to conclusions bias (measured with the beads task) contribute to misinterpretation of neutral stimuli, and whether this informed…
Does Personality, Delinquency, or Mating Effort Necessarily Dictate a Preference for an Aggressive Dog
The current study investigated the relationship between dimensions of personality, self-reports of delinquency, mating effort, and the desire to own a dog perceived as aggressive. Seven common breeds of dog were rated by 235 participants living within the UK and North America, using an online survey application. Participants also completed scales measuring personality, earlier delinquency, and mating effort. A clear dimension in perceived aggress…
Are social networking profiles reliable indicators of sensational interests
Personality Disorder
Barely legal
One 'reasonable ground' for unlawful sex with a minor is mistaken age. Alcohol consumption and make-up are often deemed further influences on impaired perception. Two hundred and forty persons in bars and cafes rated the attractiveness of composite faces of immature and mature females with and without additional make-up, alcohol users having their concurrent blood-alcohol level measured using a breathalyser. A non-sex-specific preference for imma…
Personality, mating effort and alcohol-related violence expectancies
The current study investigated whether scores on the Alcohol Related Aggression Questionnaire (ARAQ) were predictable from the independent influences of personality and intra-sexual competition as measured by the mating effort scale (MES) and whether education had a protective factor in any relationship that arose. Ninety-five participants completed personality, MES and ARAQ scales. Hierachical linear regression independently entering MES followe…
Paradoxical effects of alcohol intake in a convivial social setting on attitudes to violence
The mechanisms by which acute alcohol intoxication results in increased violent behaviours are not fully understood. Pro-violent attitudes can act as a predictor of aggressive behaviour. It was hypothesised that alcohol intake would lead to shifts in attitudes to violence such that participants would express more pro-violent attitudes when drunk. This hypothesis was tested in two separate experiments with undergraduate students who were drinking …
The dark triad and normal personality traits
The Alcohol-related Aggression Questionnaire
Although alcohol-related violence is a common problem, there is wide variability amongst individuals in the extent to which they engage in alcohol-related violence. To assist with identification of individual differences, we developed a comprehensive measure of alcohol-related aggression. Items for the Alcohol-related Aggression Questionnaire (ARAQ) were generated from a priori literature searches and administered to 226 males. Factor analysis re…
Personality, well-being and health correlates of trait emotional intelligence
An investigation of the correlations between aggression, impulsiveness, social problem‐solving, and alcohol use
Impulsivity has been shown to predict aggression and heavy drinking in males, and poor social problem‐solving has been identified as a potential mediating variable in this relationship. We set out to investigate the inter‐relationships among impulsiveness, social problem‐solving, aggression, and alcohol use in a non‐offender sample of British males (N=70). Of our proposed relationships, only two were significant: higher impulsivity was related to…
Intelligence, inspection time and cognitive strategies
The use of apparent motion cues to guide discriminations on the inspection time (IT) task has been taken to imply the vulnerability of IT to strategic processes by higher IQ subjects, and the questionable generality of the IT/IQ correlation. The current study examined verbal and non‐verbal intelligence, personality and IT in 74 young adults, using light‐emitting diodes to present IT, obtaining perceptual self‐reports during IT itself. Forty‐three…
Does Perceptual Intake Speed Reflect Intelligent Use of Feedback in an Inspection-Time Task? The Effect of Restricted Feedback
To examine whether the development of effective strategies during inspection time (IT) required active learning processes, we gave subjects an IT task involving false feedback. This IT task (ADIT) started at an exposure duration of 20 ms and gradually increased until subjects could reliably discriminate IT stimuli. False feedback about correctness of discrimination was introduced to make the ADIT task particularly difficult for individuals who we…
The Edinburgh cohort of HIV positive drug users
Between 1983 and 1984, it is estimated that over 1,000 injection drug users in Edinburgh were infected with HIV. The social and demographic characteristics of 300 HIV positive drug users attending a medical clinical between 1987 and 1991 have been recorded. Nearly all were unemployed, poorly educated and living in council-owned accommodation; one third were female, 17% of whom were caring for a child. Half the cohort lived with a partner, and one…
HIV-1 associated cognitive/motor complex in an injecting drug user
The clinical and social consequences of AIDS dementia complex/HIV-1 associated cognitive/motor complex (ADC/HACC) in drug users have not been well documented. The value of prospective serial neuropsychological, neuroradiological and neurophysiological measurements to assist diagnosis of ADC/HACC in patients with premorbid personality disorder and intercurrent drug use is demonstrated. The psychosocial problems resulting from ADC/HACC with respect…
An investigation of the correlations between aggression, impulsiveness, social problem‐solving, and alcohol use
Impulsivity has been shown to predict aggression and heavy drinking in males, and poor social problem‐solving has been identified as a potential mediating variable in this relationship. We set out to investigate the inter‐relationships among impulsiveness, social problem‐solving, aggression, and alcohol use in a non‐offender sample of British males (N=70). Of our proposed relationships, only two were significant: higher impulsivity was related to…
Does Personality, Delinquency, or Mating Effort Necessarily Dictate a Preference for an Aggressive Dog
The current study investigated the relationship between dimensions of personality, self-reports of delinquency, mating effort, and the desire to own a dog perceived as aggressive. Seven common breeds of dog were rated by 235 participants living within the UK and North America, using an online survey application. Participants also completed scales measuring personality, earlier delinquency, and mating effort. A clear dimension in perceived aggress…
Cyprus versus UK
The aim of the present study was to see if positive attitudes toward animals can be predicted by the personality traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness, and whether higher levels of militaristic interests may lead to less positive attitudes. Militarism was expected to be predicted by lower agreeableness and conscientiousness, higher extraversion, and lower age. Known relationships between gender, age, and personality were also expected. Th…
Barely legal
One 'reasonable ground' for unlawful sex with a minor is mistaken age. Alcohol consumption and make-up are often deemed further influences on impaired perception. Two hundred and forty persons in bars and cafes rated the attractiveness of composite faces of immature and mature females with and without additional make-up, alcohol users having their concurrent blood-alcohol level measured using a breathalyser. A non-sex-specific preference for imma…
Attitudes to Animals in Cyprus and the UK
The study aim was to investigate the associations between personality factors, attitudes to animals, moral values, and delinquent behaviors, and to examine the moderating effects of gender, age, and country of origin on these associations. This was a cross-cultural comparison of residents of Cyprus and the UK. A total of 526 people completed an online questionnaire and a path analysis was carried out. Persons who reported more positive attitudes …
Are social networking profiles reliable indicators of sensational interests
HIV-1 associated cognitive/motor complex in an injecting drug user
The clinical and social consequences of AIDS dementia complex/HIV-1 associated cognitive/motor complex (ADC/HACC) in drug users have not been well documented. The value of prospective serial neuropsychological, neuroradiological and neurophysiological measurements to assist diagnosis of ADC/HACC in patients with premorbid personality disorder and intercurrent drug use is demonstrated. The psychosocial problems resulting from ADC/HACC with respect…
The Edinburgh cohort of HIV positive drug users
Between 1983 and 1984, it is estimated that over 1,000 injection drug users in Edinburgh were infected with HIV. The social and demographic characteristics of 300 HIV positive drug users attending a medical clinical between 1987 and 1991 have been recorded. Nearly all were unemployed, poorly educated and living in council-owned accommodation; one third were female, 17% of whom were caring for a child. Half the cohort lived with a partner, and one…
Does Perceptual Intake Speed Reflect Intelligent Use of Feedback in an Inspection-Time Task? The Effect of Restricted Feedback
To examine whether the development of effective strategies during inspection time (IT) required active learning processes, we gave subjects an IT task involving false feedback. This IT task (ADIT) started at an exposure duration of 20 ms and gradually increased until subjects could reliably discriminate IT stimuli. False feedback about correctness of discrimination was introduced to make the ADIT task particularly difficult for individuals who we…
Intelligence, inspection time and cognitive strategies
The use of apparent motion cues to guide discriminations on the inspection time (IT) task has been taken to imply the vulnerability of IT to strategic processes by higher IQ subjects, and the questionable generality of the IT/IQ correlation. The current study examined verbal and non‐verbal intelligence, personality and IT in 74 young adults, using light‐emitting diodes to present IT, obtaining perceptual self‐reports during IT itself. Forty‐three…
An investigation of the correlations between aggression, impulsiveness, social problem‐solving, and alcohol use
Impulsivity has been shown to predict aggression and heavy drinking in males, and poor social problem‐solving has been identified as a potential mediating variable in this relationship. We set out to investigate the inter‐relationships among impulsiveness, social problem‐solving, aggression, and alcohol use in a non‐offender sample of British males (N=70). Of our proposed relationships, only two were significant: higher impulsivity was related to…
Personality, well-being and health correlates of trait emotional intelligence
The dark triad and normal personality traits
The Alcohol-related Aggression Questionnaire
Although alcohol-related violence is a common problem, there is wide variability amongst individuals in the extent to which they engage in alcohol-related violence. To assist with identification of individual differences, we developed a comprehensive measure of alcohol-related aggression. Items for the Alcohol-related Aggression Questionnaire (ARAQ) were generated from a priori literature searches and administered to 226 males. Factor analysis re…
Personality, mating effort and alcohol-related violence expectancies
The current study investigated whether scores on the Alcohol Related Aggression Questionnaire (ARAQ) were predictable from the independent influences of personality and intra-sexual competition as measured by the mating effort scale (MES) and whether education had a protective factor in any relationship that arose. Ninety-five participants completed personality, MES and ARAQ scales. Hierachical linear regression independently entering MES followe…
Paradoxical effects of alcohol intake in a convivial social setting on attitudes to violence
The mechanisms by which acute alcohol intoxication results in increased violent behaviours are not fully understood. Pro-violent attitudes can act as a predictor of aggressive behaviour. It was hypothesised that alcohol intake would lead to shifts in attitudes to violence such that participants would express more pro-violent attitudes when drunk. This hypothesis was tested in two separate experiments with undergraduate students who were drinking …
Personality Disorder
Barely legal
One 'reasonable ground' for unlawful sex with a minor is mistaken age. Alcohol consumption and make-up are often deemed further influences on impaired perception. Two hundred and forty persons in bars and cafes rated the attractiveness of composite faces of immature and mature females with and without additional make-up, alcohol users having their concurrent blood-alcohol level measured using a breathalyser. A non-sex-specific preference for imma…
Are social networking profiles reliable indicators of sensational interests
Does Personality, Delinquency, or Mating Effort Necessarily Dictate a Preference for an Aggressive Dog
The current study investigated the relationship between dimensions of personality, self-reports of delinquency, mating effort, and the desire to own a dog perceived as aggressive. Seven common breeds of dog were rated by 235 participants living within the UK and North America, using an online survey application. Participants also completed scales measuring personality, earlier delinquency, and mating effort. A clear dimension in perceived aggress…
Encyclopedia of Adolescence
Paranoid thinking, cognitive bias and dangerous neighbourhoods
BACKGROUND: Paranoid thinking is prevalent in the non-clinical population and cognitive mechanisms of heuristic reasoning and jumping to conclusions bias contributes to its formation and maintenance. AIMS: This study investigated the degree to which paranoia, perceived environmental risk, heuristic reasoning and jumping to conclusions bias (measured with the beads task) contribute to misinterpretation of neutral stimuli, and whether this informed…
I’m 13. I’m online. U believe me?”
We examined the extent to which 262 adults, recruited from both a U.S. university sample and Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, believed the identity of a 13-year-old boy or girl persona in an online chat room. Sixteen undergraduate confederates (aged 19-38) followed two basic biographical sketches (Amber or James) and were instructed to “chat like a teenager” in one-to-one private chats. Confederates cycled through conditions where they provided no age o…
Cyprus versus UK
The aim of the present study was to see if positive attitudes toward animals can be predicted by the personality traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness, and whether higher levels of militaristic interests may lead to less positive attitudes. Militarism was expected to be predicted by lower agreeableness and conscientiousness, higher extraversion, and lower age. Known relationships between gender, age, and personality were also expected. Th…
Empathy at the Heart of Darkness
The dark triad (DT) traits-psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism-have collectively been linked to reduced empathy and increased aggression; however, their association with distinct empathic subtypes remains unclear; and unique links to indirect relational aggression (IRA) have not been delineated. Moreover, whether dark traits should be conceptualized individually, as a dyad or as a triad with a dark core centered around the absence of emp…
The Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire
Introduction: Forensic psychiatric care is often practiced in closed institutions. These highly regulated, secure, and prescriptive environments arguably reduce patient autonomy, self-expression, and personhood. Taken together these settings are restrictive as patients' active participation in clinical, organizational, community, and personal life-worlds are curtailed. The consequences of patients' experiences of restrictiveness have not been exp…
Perceptions of Restrictiveness in Forensic Mental Health
Where safe, forensic mental health systems should provide care in the least restrictive environment possible. Doing so can maximize patient autonomy and empowerment while minimizing unnecessary social disconnection and stigmatization. This study investigated whether patients’ perceptions of restrictiveness were associated with demographic, clinical, and legal characteristics. The Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire (FRQ) was used to measure pe…
The Hexaco-60, the Dark Triad and Scholastic Cheating
Previous studies have found inconsistent results regarding the personality predictors of scholastic cheating. This study investigated whether personality was a predictor of scholastic cheating using the HEXACO-60 personality inventory and the Dark Triad (DT). A sample of 252 students completed the online questionnaire. Results from a one-way ANOVA showed that scholastic cheating was more common in associate degree/diploma/foundation students and …
Attitudes to Animals in Cyprus and the UK
The study aim was to investigate the associations between personality factors, attitudes to animals, moral values, and delinquent behaviors, and to examine the moderating effects of gender, age, and country of origin on these associations. This was a cross-cultural comparison of residents of Cyprus and the UK. A total of 526 people completed an online questionnaire and a path analysis was carried out. Persons who reported more positive attitudes …
Prevalence of Victimisation in Autistic Individuals
Autistic individuals are at an increased risk of experiencing victimisation. Previous reviews have focussed specific types of victimisation. Thus, a clearer picture considering the range of victimisation experiences autistic people face is required. This systematic review aims to identify the prevalence of victimisation in autistic individuals considering a variety of victimisation types (e.g., bulling, sexual victimisation, and crime) in both ad…
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