Jason Skues
Swinburne University of Technology
58 Papers
102 Citations
Jason Skues is an academic researcher from Swinburne University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Learning disability & Coping (psychology). The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 50 publications.
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Papers
The effects of personality traits, self-esteem, loneliness, and narcissism on Facebook use among university students
TL;DR: It was concluded that students who are high in openness use Facebook to connect with others in order to discuss a wide range of interests, whereas students who is high in loneliness use the site to compensate for their lack of offline relationships.
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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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An Exploratory Study of the Relationships between Narcissism, Self-Esteem and Instagram Use
Olga Paramboukis,Jason Skues,Lisa Wise +2 more
- 15 Apr 2016
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between narcissism, self-esteem and Instagram usage and found that there was only weak evidence for any relationship between narcissistic traits and Instagram use.
A Content Analysis of Personal Safety Apps: Are They Keeping Us Safe or Making Us More Vulnerable?:
TL;DR: A content analysis of personal safety apps available in the iTunes store and Google Play identified location-based services, personal alarms, crowd-sourced hot spot data, and geofencing as the most common features, suggesting that they may reduce a user’s fear of crime but have limited usefulness in reducing vulnerability to victimization.
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