Benedict Williams
Swinburne University of Technology
11 Papers
43 Citations
Benedict Williams is an academic researcher from Swinburne University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Higher education & Spatial cognition. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 11 publications.
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Papers
Facebook in higher education promotes social but not academic engagement.
Lisa Wise,Jason Skues,Benedict Williams +2 more
- 01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined Facebook usage among a first year psychology student cohort and reported that although the majority of students (94%) had Facebook accounts and spent an average of one hour per day on Facebook, usage was found to be predominantly social.
A Stress-Coping Model of Problem Online Video Game Use
TL;DR: In this paper, a stress-coping model was applied to predict problem video game use (PVGU) with similarities with behavioral addictions such as problem gambling, and self-report measures of depression, loneliness, social anxiety, and escapism and social interaction motives for gaming.
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Aggression Replacement Training (ART) in Australia: A Longitudinal Youth Justice Evaluation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the findings from a two-year longitudinal evaluation of Aggression Replacement Training (ART) in an Australian youth justice custodial setting, where participants reported significant reductions in aggressive behaviours and thoughts, cognitive distortions, and impulsivity and some improvement in social problem-solving skills.
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Relational discrepancies and emotion: The moderating roles of relationship type and relational discrepancy valence
Jennifer Boldero,Garry Robins,Benedict Williams,Jillian Joy Francis,Anne Hampton,Annabelle J. Fourie +5 more
TL;DR: This paper found that ideal relational discrepancies were associated with dejection and ought relational discrepancies with agitation in a range of relationships, associations moderated by relationship type and discrepancy valence also moderated ideal discrepancy associations.
Enablers and barriers to academic's acceptance of technology: can 'individual differences' make a difference?
Maimuna Musarrat,Birgit Loch,Benedict Williams +2 more
- 01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the first stage of a project aimed at identifying the enablers and barriers for adopting new technology among Australian Higher Education (AHE) academics.