Roy Spina
Biographic Data
| ID | 240532 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roy Spina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roy |
| FAMILY NAME | Spina |
| SIGNATURE | SPINA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chichester |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4353-411X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fear of missing out and compulsive social media use as mediators between OCD symptoms and social media fatigue
Alongside positive outcomes associated with social network sites, individuals can experience negative consequences from excessive use. The present research explores the tendency for individuals with nonclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCD) to experience greater social media fatigue via fear of missing out and compulsive social media use. In Study 1, 339 participants (Mage = 22.29, SD = 5.64) completed the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory–Rev…
Cultural Differences in the Tendency to Seek Practical versus Theoretical Information
Western thought stems from the ancient Greeks, who were intensely interested in pondering abstract information and generating theories to explain natural phenomena. East Asian thought stems from the ancient Chinese, who focused on concrete information directly perceived by the senses and on generating practical information relevant to their daily lives. Would contemporary Western and East Asian people differ in their tendency to seek practical ve…
Cross-Cultural Variations in Extreme Rejecting and Extreme Affirming Response Styles
Previous research has discussed cultural differences in moderacy vs extremity response styles. The present research found that cultural differences in response styles were more complex than previously speculated. We investigated cross-cultural variations in extreme rejecting versus affirming response biases. Although research has indicated that overall Chinese have less extreme responses than Westerners, the difference may be mainly driven by ext…
Gain +1 or Avoid −1: Validation of the German Regulatory Focus Questionnaire (RFQ)
Overall, the RFQ can be recommended for application in fields dealing with motivation and goal attainment in a broad sense
In Praise of the Carceral Tour: Learning from the Grendon Experience
This article is a response to Piché and Walby's (2010) criticism of ‘carceral tours’. It uses 40 reflective accounts, completed by final year students at Birmingham City University, of their visit to HMP Grendon – an annual visit which has been ongoing for ten years – to argue that this ‘carceral tour’ has pedagogical value to the students and is also important to the prisoners and prison staff
Cross-Cultural Variations in Extreme Rejecting and Extreme Affirming Response Styles
Previous research has discussed cultural differences in moderacy vs extremity response styles. The present research found that cultural differences in response styles were more complex than previously speculated. We investigated cross-cultural variations in extreme rejecting versus affirming response biases. Although research has indicated that overall Chinese have less extreme responses than Westerners, the difference may be mainly driven by ext…
In Praise of the Carceral Tour: Learning from the Grendon Experience
This article is a response to Piché and Walby's (2010) criticism of ‘carceral tours’. It uses 40 reflective accounts, completed by final year students at Birmingham City University, of their visit to HMP Grendon – an annual visit which has been ongoing for ten years – to argue that this ‘carceral tour’ has pedagogical value to the students and is also important to the prisoners and prison staff
Gain +1 or Avoid −1: Validation of the German Regulatory Focus Questionnaire (RFQ)
Overall, the RFQ can be recommended for application in fields dealing with motivation and goal attainment in a broad sense
Cross-Cultural Variations in Extreme Rejecting and Extreme Affirming Response Styles
Previous research has discussed cultural differences in moderacy vs extremity response styles. The present research found that cultural differences in response styles were more complex than previously speculated. We investigated cross-cultural variations in extreme rejecting versus affirming response biases. Although research has indicated that overall Chinese have less extreme responses than Westerners, the difference may be mainly driven by ext…
Cultural Differences in the Tendency to Seek Practical versus Theoretical Information
Western thought stems from the ancient Greeks, who were intensely interested in pondering abstract information and generating theories to explain natural phenomena. East Asian thought stems from the ancient Chinese, who focused on concrete information directly perceived by the senses and on generating practical information relevant to their daily lives. Would contemporary Western and East Asian people differ in their tendency to seek practical ve…
Fear of missing out and compulsive social media use as mediators between OCD symptoms and social media fatigue
Alongside positive outcomes associated with social network sites, individuals can experience negative consequences from excessive use. The present research explores the tendency for individuals with nonclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCD) to experience greater social media fatigue via fear of missing out and compulsive social media use. In Study 1, 339 participants (Mage = 22.29, SD = 5.64) completed the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory–Rev…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works)