Zaheer Hussain


NameZaheer Hussain
Job titleLecturer in Psychology
Research instituteDepartment of Life Sciences

Research outputs

The impact of pop-up warning messages of losses on expenditure in a simulated game of roulette: A pilot Study

McGivern, Paul, Hussain, Zaheer, Lipka, Sigrid and Stupple, Edward 2019. The impact of pop-up warning messages of losses on expenditure in a simulated game of roulette: A pilot Study. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7191-5

Using eye tracking to explore Facebook use and associations with Facebook addiction, mental well-being, and personality

Hussain, Zaheer, Simonovic, B., Stupple, Edward and Austin, Maggie 2019. Using eye tracking to explore Facebook use and associations with Facebook addiction, mental well-being, and personality. Behavioral Sciences. 9 (2), p. 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs9020019

Problematic social networking site use and comorbid psychiatric disorders: a systematic review of recent large-scale studies.

Hussain, Zaheer and Griffiths, Mark D 2018. Problematic social networking site use and comorbid psychiatric disorders: a systematic review of recent large-scale studies. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00686

Exploring the interplay between passive following on Facebook, fear of missing out, self-esteem, social comparison, age, and life satisfaction in a community-based sample.

Giagkou, Stella, Hussain, Zaheer and Pontes, Halley M. 2018. Exploring the interplay between passive following on Facebook, fear of missing out, self-esteem, social comparison, age, and life satisfaction in a community-based sample. International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis. https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2018/149

Predictors of problematic smartphone use: an examination of the integrative pathways model and the role of age, gender, impulsiveness, excessive reassurance seeking, extraversion, and depression.

Mitchell, Lewis and Hussain, Zaheer 2018. Predictors of problematic smartphone use: an examination of the integrative pathways model and the role of age, gender, impulsiveness, excessive reassurance seeking, extraversion, and depression. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs8080074

Problematic smartphone use, nature connectedness, and anxiety.

Richardson, Miles, Hussain, Zaheer and Griffiths, Mark D. 2018. Problematic smartphone use, nature connectedness, and anxiety. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.10

Personality, internet addiction, and other technological addictions: A psychological examination of personality traits and technological addictions.

Hussain, Zaheer and Pontes, Halley M. 2018. Personality, internet addiction, and other technological addictions: A psychological examination of personality traits and technological addictions. in: IGI Global.

An investigation into problematic smartphone use: The role of narcissism, anxiety, and personality factors

Hussain, Zaheer, Griffiths, Mark D. and Sheffield, David 2017. An investigation into problematic smartphone use: The role of narcissism, anxiety, and personality factors. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.052

An exploratory study of Facebook intensity and its links to narcissism, stress, and self-esteem

O'Sullivan, Adam and Hussain, Zaheer 2017. An exploratory study of Facebook intensity and its links to narcissism, stress, and self-esteem. Journal of Addictive Behaviors, Therapy & Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-9005.1000161

Scholars’ open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal

Aarseth, Espen, Bean, Anthony M., Boonen, Huub, Colder Carras, Michelle, Coulson, Mark, Das, Dimitri, Deleuze, Jory, Dunkels, Elza, Edman, Johan, Ferguson, Christopher J., Haagsma, Maria C., Helmersson Bergmark, Karin, Hussain, Zaheer, Jansz, Jeroen, Kardefelt-Winther, Daniel, Kutner, Lawrence, Markey, Patrick, Nielsen, Rune Kristian Lundedal, Prause, Nicole, Przybylski, Andrew, Quandt, Thorsten, Schimmenti, Adriano, Starcevic, Vladan, Stutman, Gabrielle, Van Looy, Jan and van Rooij, Antonius J. 2016. Scholars’ open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.5.2016.088

Smartphone addiction and associated psychological factors

Pearson, Claire and Hussain, Zaheer 2016. Smartphone addiction and associated psychological factors. Addicta: The Turkish Journal of Addictions. https://doi.org/10.15805/addicta.2016.3.0103

Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al . (2014)

Griffiths, Mark D., van Rooij, Antonius J., Kardefelt-Winther, Daniel, Starcevic, Vladan, Király, Orsolya, Pallesen, Ståle, Müller, Kai, Dreier, Michael, Carras, Michelle, Prause, Nicole, King, Daniel L., Aboujaoude, Elias, Kuss, Daria J., Pontes, Halley M., Lopez Fernandez, Olatz, Nagygyorgy, Katalin, Achab, Sophia, Billieux, Joël, Quandt, Thorsten, Carbonell, Xavier, Ferguson, Christopher J., Hoff, Rani A., Derevensky, Jeffrey, Haagsma, Maria C., Delfabbro, Paul, Coulson, Mark, Hussain, Zaheer and Demetrovics, Zsolt 2016. Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al . (2014). Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13057

An exploratory study of the association between online gaming addiction and enjoyment motivations for playing massively multiplayer online role-playing games

Hussain, Zaheer, Williams, Glenn A. and Griffiths, Mark D. 2015. An exploratory study of the association between online gaming addiction and enjoyment motivations for playing massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Computers in Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.03.075

Smartphone use, addiction, narcissism, and personality: A mixed methods investigation

Pearson, Claire and Hussain, Zaheer 2015. Smartphone use, addiction, narcissism, and personality: A mixed methods investigation. International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijcbpl.2015010102
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