Christopher G McCusker
Biographic Data
| ID | 5862826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher G McCusker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher G |
| FAMILY NAME | McCusker |
| SIGNATURE | MCCUSKER C G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1958-0415 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Towards understanding “loss of control”
Gain-loss frames and cooperation in two-person social dilemmas
Cooperation in 2-person social dilemmas was examined when people frame outcomes as gains or as losses.It was argued that losses loom larger than gains and that depending on people's social motive, behavioral options in social dilemmas are valued differently.Results of 3 experiments supported the predictions based on prospect theory and interdependence theory: Pro-socials (cooperators) cooperated more in a loss than in a gain frame, whereas indivi…
Teenagers and illicit drug use—expanding the ‘user vs non‐user’ dichotomy
The present study examines proximal and distal factors associated with the use and non‐use of illegal substances within a sample of 860 teenagers in North Wales. Arguing that there is predictive utility in expanding the traditional ‘users vs non‐users’ design dichotomy, four groups are identified — resistant and vulnerable non‐users and experimental and repeated users. ‘Person’ variables (life satisfaction, deviance, hopelessness and drug‐related…
Alcohol‐related knowledge and attitudes in people with a mild learning disability – the effects of a ‘sensible drinking’ group
Alcohol‐related knowledge and attitudes in people with a mild learning disability, who were either living, or being prepared to live, in relatively independent conditions in the community, were assessed through a structured interview format. Compared with non‐learning‐disabled teenagers, adults and a hospitalized patient sample, alcohol‐related knowledge in the people with a learning disability was found to be significantly poorer, alcohol was re…
Teenagers and illicit drug use—expanding the ‘user vs non‐user’ dichotomy
The present study examines proximal and distal factors associated with the use and non‐use of illegal substances within a sample of 860 teenagers in North Wales. Arguing that there is predictive utility in expanding the traditional ‘users vs non‐users’ design dichotomy, four groups are identified — resistant and vulnerable non‐users and experimental and repeated users. ‘Person’ variables (life satisfaction, deviance, hopelessness and drug‐related…
Alcohol‐related knowledge and attitudes in people with a mild learning disability – the effects of a ‘sensible drinking’ group
Alcohol‐related knowledge and attitudes in people with a mild learning disability, who were either living, or being prepared to live, in relatively independent conditions in the community, were assessed through a structured interview format. Compared with non‐learning‐disabled teenagers, adults and a hospitalized patient sample, alcohol‐related knowledge in the people with a learning disability was found to be significantly poorer, alcohol was re…
Teenagers and illicit drug use—expanding the ‘user vs non‐user’ dichotomy
The present study examines proximal and distal factors associated with the use and non‐use of illegal substances within a sample of 860 teenagers in North Wales. Arguing that there is predictive utility in expanding the traditional ‘users vs non‐users’ design dichotomy, four groups are identified — resistant and vulnerable non‐users and experimental and repeated users. ‘Person’ variables (life satisfaction, deviance, hopelessness and drug‐related…
Gain-loss frames and cooperation in two-person social dilemmas
Cooperation in 2-person social dilemmas was examined when people frame outcomes as gains or as losses.It was argued that losses loom larger than gains and that depending on people's social motive, behavioral options in social dilemmas are valued differently.Results of 3 experiments supported the predictions based on prospect theory and interdependence theory: Pro-socials (cooperators) cooperated more in a loss than in a gain frame, whereas indivi…
Towards understanding “loss of control”
Psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Addiction (1 work) · Alcohol (1 work) · Alcohol abuse (1 work)