A/Pr Jessica Marrington

A/Pr Jessica Marrington
NameA/Pr Jessica Marrington
Email Addressjessica.marrington@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleAssociate Professor (Psychology)
QualificationsBA ACU, GDipPsych ACU, PGDipPsych ACU, PhD ACU
DepartmentSchool of Psychology and Wellbeing
AffiliationsCentre for Health Research
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5024-3332
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Biography

Dr Jessica Marrington is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology and Wellbeing, and a member of the Centre for Health Research. Dr Marrington’s research interests include online behaviour, personality, fundamental cognitive processes, and self-regulation. She is particularly interested in internet trolling, and factors associated with drivers of the behaviour. At present, she is exploring a range of online behaviours in Australian adolescents and young adults.

Expertise

Cognitive processes, self-regulation, online behaviour, internet trolling, and personality.

Fields of Research

  • 520101. Child and adolescent development
  • 520404. Memory and attention
  • 520406. Sensory processes, perception and performance
  • 520503. Personality and individual differences
  • 520505. Social psychology

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Member of the Australian Cyberpsychology Online Research Network (ACORN)
Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Member of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia (HERDSA)
Member of the International Council of Psychology Educators Incorporated (ICOPE)
Member of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the APA)
Member of the Australasian Congress on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID)
BA
ACU
2007
GDipPsych
ACU
2008
PGDipPsych
ACU
2009
PhD
ACU
2014

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
The Effect of Lighting Condition on Emotional-Cognitive Processing among Sleep-Deprived PopulationPrincipal SupervisorMasters2024
The influence of Social Exclusion on The Purchasing Intention for Inconspicuous Luxury Products in Luxury ConsumptionAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024
Moral decision making, emotional regulation and the Dark Tetrad: the effect of sleepiness in young adultsPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2022

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Searching for e(xecutive control) in the strength model of self-regulation: An examination into the letter-crossing taskAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2018
Project titleDetailsYear
The Latrobe Healthy Relationships Online (HeRO) Project Latrobe Health Assembly, Non-financial partner, Total funding amount: $24,860 2022
Adolescent Behaviours Online UniSQ Capacity Building Grant, Chief Investigator, Total funding amount: $7,712 2020
DateNameAwarding organisationUnderpinning research
2022Highly Commended Rapid Research PresentationCentre for Health Research, UniSQ An exploration of trolling behaviours in Australian adolescents: An online survey
Item reviewedYear
Computers in Human Behaviour 2023
Journal of Family Violence 2023
Computers in Human Behaviour 2022

An exploration of trolling behaviours in Australian adolescents: An online survey

Marrington, Jessica Z., March, Evita, Murray, Sarah, Jeffries, Carla, Machin, Tanya and March, Sonja. 2023. "An exploration of trolling behaviours in Australian adolescents: An online survey." PLoS One. 18 (4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284378

Antisocial and Prosocial online behaviour: Exploring the roles of the Dark and Light Triads

March, Evita and Marrington, Jessica Z.. 2023. "Antisocial and Prosocial online behaviour: Exploring the roles of the Dark and Light Triads." Current Psychology: developmental - learning - personality - social. 42, pp. 1390-1393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01552-7

Talkin' Bout My Generation: The Utility of Different Age Cohorts to Predict Antisocial Behaviour on Social Media

Branson, Molly, March, Evita and Marrington, Jessica Z.. 2022. "Talkin' Bout My Generation: The Utility of Different Age Cohorts to Predict Antisocial Behaviour on Social Media." Machin, Tanya, Brownlow, Charlotte, Abel, Susan and Gilmour, John (ed.) Social Media and Technology Across the Lifespan. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 27-42

A Qualitative Analysis of Internet Trolling

March, Evita and Marrington, Jessica. 2019. "A Qualitative Analysis of Internet Trolling ." CyberPsychology, Behavior and Social Networking. 22 (3), pp. 192-197. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2018.0210

The work-integrated learning program: developing employability skills in psychology undergraduates

Marrington, Jessica Z., O'Shea, Annissa and Burton, Lorelle J.. 2019. "The work-integrated learning program: developing employability skills in psychology undergraduates." Trimmer, Karen, Newman, Tara and Padro, Fernando F. (ed.) Ensuring quality in professional education volume I: human client fields pedagogy and knowledge structures. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 241-258

Strategies for Ph.D. completion: a critical reflection by completed Ph.D. candidates

Marrington, Jessica Z. and March, Evita. 2019. "Strategies for Ph.D. completion: a critical reflection by completed Ph.D. candidates." Machin, Tanya M., Clara, Marc and Danaher, Patrick Alan (ed.) Traversing the doctorate: reflections and strategies from students, supervisors and administrators. Cham, Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 355-370

Understanding performance decrements in a letter-canceling task: overcoming habits or inhibition of reading

Myers, Larry, Downie, Steven, Taylor, Grant, Marrington, Jessica, Tehan, Gerald and Ireland, Michael J.. 2018. "Understanding performance decrements in a letter-canceling task: overcoming habits or inhibition of reading." Frontiers in Psychology. 9, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00711

Ego depletion in real-time: an examination of the sequential-task paradigm

Arber, Madeleine M., Ireland, Michael J., Feger, Roy, Marrington, Jessica, Tehan, Joshua and Tehan, Gerald. 2017. "Ego depletion in real-time: an examination of the sequential-task paradigm." Frontiers in Psychology. 8, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01672

Trolling on Tinder® (and other dating apps): examining the role of the Dark Tetrad and impulsivity

March, Evita, Grieve, Rachel, Marrington, Jessica and Jonason, Peter K.. 2017. "Trolling on Tinder® (and other dating apps): examining the role of the Dark Tetrad and impulsivity." Personality and Individual Differences. 110, pp. 139-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.025

Face-to-face or Facebook: can social connectedness be derived online?

Grieve, Rachel, Indian, Michaelle, Witteveen, Kate, Tolan, G. Anne and Marrington, Jessica. 2013. "Face-to-face or Facebook: can social connectedness be derived online? " Computers in Human Behavior. 29 (3), pp. 604-609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.11.017