Alexander McKay
Biographic Data
| ID | 5873927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander McKay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | McKay |
| SIGNATURE | MCKAY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7410-2366 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Common errors in bibliometric reviews and a novel method for correcting them
Daily mood profiles and creativity
Condensing the Muses
Creative self-perceptions reflect a unique blend of motivational, metacognitive, and personal characteristics, both shaping and being shaped by people’s creative experiences. The Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K-DOCS) is a domain-specific measure that captures people’s self-oriented views across five creativity domains: Everyday, Scholarly, Performance, Scientific, and Artistic. The scale’s complex, multidimensional structure comes with con…
Too Anecdotal to Be True? Mechanical Turk Is Not All Bots and Bad Data
In response to Webb and Tangney (2022) we call into question the conclusion that data collected on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) was “at best—only 2.6% valid” (p. 1). We suggest that Webb and Tangney made certain choices during the study-design and data-collection process that adversely affected the quality of the data collected. As a result, the anecdotal experience of these authors provides weak evidence that MTurk provides low-quality data …
Temporal individual differences and creativity
Do Associations Between Pleasure Ratings and Condom Use During Penile–Vaginal Intercourse Vary by Relationship Type
Research suggests the relationship between pleasure and condom use during penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) is associated with relationship status. This online study examined pleasure ratings and condom use at last PVI, stratifying by partner type, among a national sample of Canadian university students. Participants were 715 undergraduates (60.7% women, 39.3% men) who reported on their most recent sexual experience. Condom use decreased with leve…
Gender, Family, and Income Maintenance
This article considers proposals for a citizens basic income in the light of feminist arguments about welfare and inequality. The authors conceptualize welfare provision as a partnership between state, labor market, and family. It is the family that is examined in this article. Drawing on feminist critiques of the male breadwinner family, lesbian and gay demands for sexual citizenship, and the need to develop welfare policy suitable for a “postfa…
Do Associations Between Pleasure Ratings and Condom Use During Penile–Vaginal Intercourse Vary by Relationship Type
Research suggests the relationship between pleasure and condom use during penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) is associated with relationship status. This online study examined pleasure ratings and condom use at last PVI, stratifying by partner type, among a national sample of Canadian university students. Participants were 715 undergraduates (60.7% women, 39.3% men) who reported on their most recent sexual experience. Condom use decreased with leve…
Gender, Family, and Income Maintenance
This article considers proposals for a citizens basic income in the light of feminist arguments about welfare and inequality. The authors conceptualize welfare provision as a partnership between state, labor market, and family. It is the family that is examined in this article. Drawing on feminist critiques of the male breadwinner family, lesbian and gay demands for sexual citizenship, and the need to develop welfare policy suitable for a “postfa…
Gender, Family, and Income Maintenance
This article considers proposals for a citizens basic income in the light of feminist arguments about welfare and inequality. The authors conceptualize welfare provision as a partnership between state, labor market, and family. It is the family that is examined in this article. Drawing on feminist critiques of the male breadwinner family, lesbian and gay demands for sexual citizenship, and the need to develop welfare policy suitable for a “postfa…
Do Associations Between Pleasure Ratings and Condom Use During Penile–Vaginal Intercourse Vary by Relationship Type
Research suggests the relationship between pleasure and condom use during penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) is associated with relationship status. This online study examined pleasure ratings and condom use at last PVI, stratifying by partner type, among a national sample of Canadian university students. Participants were 715 undergraduates (60.7% women, 39.3% men) who reported on their most recent sexual experience. Condom use decreased with leve…
Temporal individual differences and creativity
Too Anecdotal to Be True? Mechanical Turk Is Not All Bots and Bad Data
In response to Webb and Tangney (2022) we call into question the conclusion that data collected on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) was “at best—only 2.6% valid” (p. 1). We suggest that Webb and Tangney made certain choices during the study-design and data-collection process that adversely affected the quality of the data collected. As a result, the anecdotal experience of these authors provides weak evidence that MTurk provides low-quality data …
Condensing the Muses
Creative self-perceptions reflect a unique blend of motivational, metacognitive, and personal characteristics, both shaping and being shaped by people’s creative experiences. The Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K-DOCS) is a domain-specific measure that captures people’s self-oriented views across five creativity domains: Everyday, Scholarly, Performance, Scientific, and Artistic. The scale’s complex, multidimensional structure comes with con…
Common errors in bibliometric reviews and a novel method for correcting them
Daily mood profiles and creativity
Psychology (4 works) · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Creativity (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Academic Writing and Publishing (1 work) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Amazon rainforest (1 work) · Art Education and Development (1 work)