Benjamin C Riordan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5144519 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin C Riordan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin C |
| FAMILY NAME | Riordan |
| SIGNATURE | RIORDAN B C |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7805-0652 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 28 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Bidirectional Longitudinal Correlations Between Alcohol Use Frequency and Quantity, and Anxiety in Adults
OBJECTIVE: Alcohol use and anxiety both contribute significantly to the global burden of disease, and understanding their longitudinal relationships may clarify whether they exacerbate each another. However, previous research on the topic has yielded mixed results, potentially due to a lack of differentiation between alcohol use patterns. This study aimed to explore the bidirectional longitudinal correlations between alcohol use frequency and qua…
A Scalable Sampling Approach for Artificial Intelligence‐Based Alcohol Content Estimation in Movies
How often we see alcohol in movies
CRD42024525561
Survey Questions on Quantity and Frequency Are Differentially Effective by Age in Predicting Future Alcohol Consumption
Gender Differences in Alcohol Research
Gender is a social and cultural construct that shapes human experience, and is one of the most significant social determinants of health [1]. Gendered drinking practices are an example of this. Research across different historical periods and cultural contexts has consistently shown that women are more likely to abstain from alcohol consumption [2, 3], while men generally consume more alcohol [3] and are more likely to engage in heavy episodic dr…
Examining gender in alcohol research
Alcohol and legitimate victimhood
This study highlights how gendered expectations and societal attitudes toward alcohol consumption reinforce victim-blaming and undermine the credibility of drink spiking victims. Addressing these structural inequities requires shifting the focus from victims' behaviour to perpetrators and systemic failures. We recommend re-imagining alcohol's role in drink spiking, facilitating sexual violence and denying victims' legitimacy, and interventions th…
I Don’t Know for Certain”
This study analyzed drink spiking posts on Reddit, examining 91 threads and 14,284 comments to understand victim-survivor and bystander experiences. Our analysis produced four themes: contexts of drink spiking, harms experienced, immediate bystander actions, and long-term help-seeking. Drink spiking was often reported by women with male perpetrators, typically occurring in bars, private residences, or parties where alcohol was consumed and other …
How is substance use portrayed in digital media and what impacts can it have
In 2021, Facebook Inc. changed its name to Meta. At first glance, the updated name simply reflected that the company had grown to own not just the Facebook platform, but also Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp and a desire to branch out and include virtual reality [1]. The term “meta,” however, has a deeper meaning. Meta is short for metaverse, a word coined by Neal Stephenson in his dystopian novel Snow Crash. The metaverse is a hypothetical future st…
Support for policies restricting alcohol exposure in films
Effects of vaping on uptake and cessation of smoking
Sydney's inner‐west is brimming with micro‐breweries, should we be worried and what does it mean for research and policy
Alcohol consumption is responsible for 4.5% of Australia's overall burden of disease [1]. A range of strategies are available to reduce alcohol consumption, and therefore harm, including reducing outlet density. Outlet density refers to the number of both on- and off-premises venues selling alcohol in a given area often ‘measured per-capita’ [2] or ‘per roadway kilometre’ [3-5]. Higher density is associated with increased harms [6]. Areas of Sydn…
Nearly Five Times Higher than We Think
Reducing alcohol use is challenging due to the volume of alcohol shown in media and the relationship between exposure and use. It is unclear to what degree people are aware of and able to estimate alcohol exposure in the media, such as in movies. In this study, 609 Australian adults estimated the amount of alcohol exposure in up to 10 of 102 popular movies they remembered best. They reported when they last saw each movie, their alcohol use, age, …
Zero-shot learning has the potential to revolutionise research on exposure to alcohol and other drugs in digital media
Comparing strengths and weaknesses of contemporary quantitative methods to collect data on alcohol consumption
Longitudinal Change in Authoritarian Factors as Explained by Political Beliefs and a Distrust of Science
During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been marked changes in individuals' belief systems (e.g., support for lockdowns) as a result of the threat of COVID-19. In the current study, we investigated whether these belief systems change as a function of changes in the threat of COVID-19. Specifically, we conducted a longitudinal study, with authoritarianism measured at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand and when the threat of COVID-1…
Taking a Break from Social Media Improves Wellbeing Through Sleep Quality
As social media use has increased in prevalence, so have concerns that social media may be detrimental to mental health and wellbeing. The primary aim of the current study was to investigate whether limiting social media use leads to increases in wellbeing. A secondary aim was to assess whether sleep quality contributed to the hypothesized relationship between social media use and wellbeing. One hundred and thirty-two individuals participated in …
A Content Analysis of Reddit Users' Perspectives on Reasons for Not Following Through with a Suicide Attempt
Despite a growing understanding of the triggers for suicidal thoughts and behavior, little is known about the mechanisms that prevent people from killing themselves. The goal of the present study was to use publicly available Reddit data to better understand the reasons that people give for not following through with a potentially lethal suicide attempt. Threads containing key terms (e.g., "kill yourself") within the subreddit /r/AskReddit were c…
“I Still Don’t Know What Happened, Complete Blackout”
Twitter provides a real-time venue for monitoring alcohol consumption and negative alcohol-related consequences. “Blackouts,” defined as events involving alcohol-induced amnesia, are commonly endorsed among social drinkers. However, the term “blackout” has been used in popular culture to describe being intoxicated.Objective We qualitatively examined the content of alcohol-related blackouts posts (“Tweets”) on Twitter, focusing on reflections post…
Describing the impact of the Covid ‐19 pandemic on alcohol‐induced blackout tweets
How intoxicated are you? Investigating self and observer intoxication ratings in relation to blood alcohol concentration
Monitoring the sentiment of cannabis‐related tweets in the lead up to New Zealand's cannabis referendum
Building on existing tools to improve chronic disease prevention and screening in public health
NCT03052959 , registered February 10, 2017
Hey Google! will New Zealand vote to legalise cannabis? Using Google Trends data to predict the outcome of the 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum
Does the Fear of Missing Out Moderate the Relationship Between Social Networking Use and Affect? A Daily Diary Study
Social networking site (SNS) use is common and speculation about the negative impact of SNS use on mental health and psychological well-being is a recurring theme in scientific debates. The evidence for this link, however, is inconclusive. The Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) may assist in understanding the mixed evidence, as individuals who experience FoMO are more driven to keep up with what is happening to avoid missing out. We used a 2-week daily d…
Association between experience of racial discrimination and hazardous alcohol use among Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand
The association between Māori ethnicity and hazardous drinking in New Zealand may be partially mediated by experience of discrimination
I Don’t Know for Certain”
This study analyzed drink spiking posts on Reddit, examining 91 threads and 14,284 comments to understand victim-survivor and bystander experiences. Our analysis produced four themes: contexts of drink spiking, harms experienced, immediate bystander actions, and long-term help-seeking. Drink spiking was often reported by women with male perpetrators, typically occurring in bars, private residences, or parties where alcohol was consumed and other …
Association between experience of racial discrimination and hazardous alcohol use among Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand
The association between Māori ethnicity and hazardous drinking in New Zealand may be partially mediated by experience of discrimination
App-based mindfulness meditation for psychological distress and adjustment to college in incoming university students
Objective and Design: In a pragmatic, randomised, waitlist-controlled trial we tracked 250 first-year university students who were randomly assigned to 3 months of a mindfulness meditation app (Headspace) to use at their discretion in either semester 1 (intervention, n = 124) or semester 2 (waitlist, n = 126). Main Outcome Measures: Students reported their distress, college adjustment, resilience, self-efficacy, and mindfulness, at 3 timepoints: …
Evaluation of the English Version of the Fear of Covid-19 Scale and Its Relationship with Behavior Change and Political Beliefs
The COVID-19 pandemic has many individuals around the world fearing for their lives. The constant news coverage, rapid transmission, and relatively high mortality rate, make fearfulness a natural response. To assess the fear of COVID-19, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) was developed. The primary aim of the present study was to conduct the first psychometric assessment and validation of the English version of the FCV-19S. Two samples were col…
Taking a Break from Social Media Improves Wellbeing Through Sleep Quality
As social media use has increased in prevalence, so have concerns that social media may be detrimental to mental health and wellbeing. The primary aim of the current study was to investigate whether limiting social media use leads to increases in wellbeing. A secondary aim was to assess whether sleep quality contributed to the hypothesized relationship between social media use and wellbeing. One hundred and thirty-two individuals participated in …
A Content Analysis of Reddit Users' Perspectives on Reasons for Not Following Through with a Suicide Attempt
Despite a growing understanding of the triggers for suicidal thoughts and behavior, little is known about the mechanisms that prevent people from killing themselves. The goal of the present study was to use publicly available Reddit data to better understand the reasons that people give for not following through with a potentially lethal suicide attempt. Threads containing key terms (e.g., "kill yourself") within the subreddit /r/AskReddit were c…
“I Still Don’t Know What Happened, Complete Blackout”
Twitter provides a real-time venue for monitoring alcohol consumption and negative alcohol-related consequences. “Blackouts,” defined as events involving alcohol-induced amnesia, are commonly endorsed among social drinkers. However, the term “blackout” has been used in popular culture to describe being intoxicated.Objective We qualitatively examined the content of alcohol-related blackouts posts (“Tweets”) on Twitter, focusing on reflections post…
Describing the impact of the Covid ‐19 pandemic on alcohol‐induced blackout tweets
How intoxicated are you? Investigating self and observer intoxication ratings in relation to blood alcohol concentration
Monitoring the sentiment of cannabis‐related tweets in the lead up to New Zealand's cannabis referendum
Building on existing tools to improve chronic disease prevention and screening in public health
NCT03052959 , registered February 10, 2017
Hey Google! will New Zealand vote to legalise cannabis? Using Google Trends data to predict the outcome of the 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum
Does the Fear of Missing Out Moderate the Relationship Between Social Networking Use and Affect? A Daily Diary Study
Social networking site (SNS) use is common and speculation about the negative impact of SNS use on mental health and psychological well-being is a recurring theme in scientific debates. The evidence for this link, however, is inconclusive. The Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) may assist in understanding the mixed evidence, as individuals who experience FoMO are more driven to keep up with what is happening to avoid missing out. We used a 2-week daily d…
Comparing strengths and weaknesses of contemporary quantitative methods to collect data on alcohol consumption
Longitudinal Change in Authoritarian Factors as Explained by Political Beliefs and a Distrust of Science
During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been marked changes in individuals' belief systems (e.g., support for lockdowns) as a result of the threat of COVID-19. In the current study, we investigated whether these belief systems change as a function of changes in the threat of COVID-19. Specifically, we conducted a longitudinal study, with authoritarianism measured at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand and when the threat of COVID-1…
Effects of vaping on uptake and cessation of smoking
Sydney's inner‐west is brimming with micro‐breweries, should we be worried and what does it mean for research and policy
Alcohol consumption is responsible for 4.5% of Australia's overall burden of disease [1]. A range of strategies are available to reduce alcohol consumption, and therefore harm, including reducing outlet density. Outlet density refers to the number of both on- and off-premises venues selling alcohol in a given area often ‘measured per-capita’ [2] or ‘per roadway kilometre’ [3-5]. Higher density is associated with increased harms [6]. Areas of Sydn…
Nearly Five Times Higher than We Think
Reducing alcohol use is challenging due to the volume of alcohol shown in media and the relationship between exposure and use. It is unclear to what degree people are aware of and able to estimate alcohol exposure in the media, such as in movies. In this study, 609 Australian adults estimated the amount of alcohol exposure in up to 10 of 102 popular movies they remembered best. They reported when they last saw each movie, their alcohol use, age, …
Zero-shot learning has the potential to revolutionise research on exposure to alcohol and other drugs in digital media
How is substance use portrayed in digital media and what impacts can it have
In 2021, Facebook Inc. changed its name to Meta. At first glance, the updated name simply reflected that the company had grown to own not just the Facebook platform, but also Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp and a desire to branch out and include virtual reality [1]. The term “meta,” however, has a deeper meaning. Meta is short for metaverse, a word coined by Neal Stephenson in his dystopian novel Snow Crash. The metaverse is a hypothetical future st…
Support for policies restricting alcohol exposure in films
Survey Questions on Quantity and Frequency Are Differentially Effective by Age in Predicting Future Alcohol Consumption
Gender Differences in Alcohol Research
Gender is a social and cultural construct that shapes human experience, and is one of the most significant social determinants of health [1]. Gendered drinking practices are an example of this. Research across different historical periods and cultural contexts has consistently shown that women are more likely to abstain from alcohol consumption [2, 3], while men generally consume more alcohol [3] and are more likely to engage in heavy episodic dr…
Examining gender in alcohol research
Alcohol and legitimate victimhood
This study highlights how gendered expectations and societal attitudes toward alcohol consumption reinforce victim-blaming and undermine the credibility of drink spiking victims. Addressing these structural inequities requires shifting the focus from victims' behaviour to perpetrators and systemic failures. We recommend re-imagining alcohol's role in drink spiking, facilitating sexual violence and denying victims' legitimacy, and interventions th…
I Don’t Know for Certain”
This study analyzed drink spiking posts on Reddit, examining 91 threads and 14,284 comments to understand victim-survivor and bystander experiences. Our analysis produced four themes: contexts of drink spiking, harms experienced, immediate bystander actions, and long-term help-seeking. Drink spiking was often reported by women with male perpetrators, typically occurring in bars, private residences, or parties where alcohol was consumed and other …
Psychology (21 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 works) · Alcohol (11 works) · Computer Science (11 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Chemistry (6 works)