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Professor Davies, Mark

Contact details

Position: Dean of School

Location: AE.3.05

Telephone: +44 (0)20 8223 4500

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School of Psychology
The University of East London
Stratford Campus
Water Lane
London
E15 4LZ

Current research and publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
  1. Griffiths, M.D., Hussain, Z., Grüsser, S.M., Thalemann, R., Cole, H., Davies, M.N.O., & Chappell, D. (2011). Social Interactions in online gaming. International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 1(4), 20–36. doi:10.4018/ijgbl.2011100103
  2. Hefferon, K., Gocken, N., Painter, J., Davies, M.N.O., & Boniwell, I. (2011). The influence of community occasions on satisfaction with life and wellbeing. British Journal of Wellbeing, 2, 36–39.
  3. Wells, T.J., Dunn, A.K., Sergeant, M.J.T., & Davies, M.N.O. (2009). Multiple signals in human mate selection: a review and framework for integrating facial and vocal signals. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 7(2), 111–139. doi:10.1556/JEP.7.2009.2.2
Edited Books
  1. Banyard, P.E., Davies, M.N.O., Norman, C., & Winder, B. (Eds.). (2010). Essential psychology: a concise introduction. London: Sage.
Book Chapters
  1. Davies, M.N.O., & Banyard, P. (2010). Sex, lies and digital horizons. In P.E. Banyard, M.N.O. Davies, C. Norman & B. Winder (Eds.), Essential psychology: a concise introduction (pp. 1–20). London: Sage.

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Research archive

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
  1. Sergeant, M.J.T., Dickins, T.E., Davies, M.N.O., & Griffiths, M.D. (2007). Women’s hedonic ratings of body odor of heterosexual and homosexual men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36(3), 395–401. doi:10.1007/s10508-006-9126-3
  2. Underwood, J.D.M., Banyard, P.E., & Davies, M.N.O. (2007). Students in digital worlds: lost in Sin City or reaching Treasure Island? BJEP Monograph Series II, Number 5 — Learning through Digital Technologies, 1(1), 83–99.
  3. Brunsden, V., Davies, M.N.O., & Shevlin, M. (2006). Anxiety and stress in educational professionals in relation to Ofsted. Education Today, 54, 24–31.
  4. Chappell, D., Eatough, V., Davies, M.N.O., & Griffiths, M.D. (2006). EverQuest — it’s just a computer game right? An interpretative phenomenological analysis of online gaming addiction. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 4(3), 205–216. doi:10.1007/s11469-006-9028-6
  5. Sergeant, M.J.T., Dickins, T.E., Davies, M.N.O., & Griffiths, M.D. (2006). Aggression, empathy and sexual orientation in males. Personality and Individual Differences, 40(3), 475–486. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2005.07.002
  6. Sergeant, M.J.T., Davies, M.N.O., Dickens, T.E., & Griffiths, M.D. (2005). The self-reported importance of olfaction during human mate choice. Sexualities, Evolution, & Gender, 7, 199–213. doi:10.1080/14616660500173685
  7. Griffiths, M.D., Davies, M.N.O., & Chappell, D. (2004). Demographic factors and playing variables in online computer gaming. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 7(4), 479–487. doi:10.1089/cpb.2004.7.479
  8. Griffiths, M.D., Davies, M.N.O., & Chappell, D. (2004). Online computer gaming: a comparison of adolescent and adult gamers. Journal of Adolescence, 27(1), 87–96. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.10.007
  9. Wood, R.T.A., Griffiths, M.D., Chappell, D., & Davies, M.N.O. (2004). The structural characteristics of video games: a psycho-structural analysis. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 7(1), 1–10. doi:10.1089/109493104322820057
  10. Griffiths, M.D., Davies, M.N.O., & Chappell, D. (2003). Breaking the stereotype: the case of online gaming. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 6(1), 81–91. doi:10.1089/109493103321167992
  11. Shevlin, M., Walker, S., Davies, M.N.O., Banyard, P., & Lewis, C. (2003). Can you judge a book by its cover? Evidence of self–stranger agreement on personality at zero acquaintance. Personality and Individual Differences, 35(6), 1373–1383. doi:10.1016/S0191–8869(02)00356–2
  12. Forrest, S., Shevlin, M., Eatough, V., Gregson, M., & Davies, M.N.O. (2002). Factor structure of the Expagg and Revised Expagg: failure to replicate using confirmatory factor analysis. Aggressive Behaviour, 28(1), 11–20. doi:10.1002/ab.90002
  13. Griffiths, M.D., & Davies, M.N.O. (2002). Excessive online computer gaming: implications for education. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 18(3), 379–380. doi:10.1046/j.0266-4909.2002.00248.x
  14. Brunsden, V., Shevlin, M., & Davies, M.N.O. (2000). Why do HE students drop out? A test of Tinto’s model. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 24(3), 301–310. doi:10.1080/030987700750022244
  15. Shevlin, M., Miles, J.N., Davies, M.N.O., & Walker, S. (2000). Coefficient alpha: a useful indicator of reliability? Personality and Individual Differences, 28(2), 229–237. doi:10.1016/S0191-8869(99)00093-8
  16. Shevlin, M., Banyard, P.E., Davies, M.N.O., & Griffiths, M.D. (2000). The validity of student evaluation of teaching in higher education: love me, love my lectures? Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 25(4), 397–405. doi:10.1080/713611436
  17. Shevlin, M., Brunsden, V., Walker, S., Davies, M.N.O., & Ramkalawan, T.R. (1997). Death of Diana Princess of Wales: her death and funeral rate as traumatic stressors. British Medical Journal, 315, 1467. doi:10.1136/bmj.315.7120.1467
  18. Shevlin, M., & Davies, M.N.O. (1997). Alphabetical listing and citation rates. Nature, 388, 14. doi:10.1038/40253
  19. Shevlin, M., & Davies, M.N.O. (1997). Of error and experimental method. The Psychologist, 10, 61–62.
Book Chapters
  1. Griffiths, M.D., & Davies, M.N.O. (2005). Does video game addiction exist? In J.C. Raessens & J.H. Goldstein (Eds.), Handbook of computer game studies (pp. 359–372). Cambridge MA: MIT Press.
  2. Sergeant, M.J.T., Dickins, T.E., & Davies, M.N.O. (2004). The de-scent of man: the case for and against human pheromones. In P. Hills (Ed.), As others see us: selected essays in human communication: Peter Francis Publishers.
  3. Davies, M.N.O., & Underwood, G. (2000). Cognition and stress. In C. Gladden (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of stress (Vol. 2, pp. 478–483): Academic Press.
  4. Shevlin, M., Davies, M.N.O., Walker, S., & Ramkalawan, T.R. (1999). A nation under stress: the psychological impact of Diana’s death. In T. Walter (Ed.), The mourning of Diana (pp. 89–96).

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