Dr Riley Scott

Dr Riley Scott
NameDr Riley Scott
Email Addressriley.scott@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Psychology)
QualificationsBPsychSc Griffith, BPsychSc(Hons) Griffith, PhD Griffith
DepartmentSchool of Psychology and Wellbeing
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8578-4144
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Biography

Dr Riley Scott is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology and Wellbeing, based at Ipswich campus. She conducts research in the areas of social, cyber, and developmental psychology, with a particular focus on the psychosocial and developmental implications of online engagement and interactions. Riley's primary research interests span adolescent and young adult development and the online/offline contexts in which development occurs, contemporary social relationships and well-being, social media literacy development in youth, and implications of online engagement for socially vulnerable youth. Together, her research is unified by a common theme of exploring the interplay between person and context in understanding risks and protective factors for youth well-being and development in the digital age.

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
LecturerUniversity of Southern Queensland, School of Psychology and Wellbeing2023
Lecturer and Postdoctoral Research FellowGriffith University, School of Applied Psychology20222023

Expertise

Youth Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Social Media, Social Anxiety, Loneliness, Online Disinhibition

Teaching

PSY1030 Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Psychology

PSY2030 Developmental Psychology

Fields of Research

  • 420606. Social determinants of health
  • 470102. Communication technology and digital media studies
  • 520101. Child and adolescent development
  • 520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis
  • 520199. Applied and developmental psychology not elsewhere classified
  • 520503. Personality and individual differences
  • 520505. Social psychology

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)
Australasian Human Development Association
Australasian Cyberpsychology Online Researcher Network
Australasian Congress on Personality and Individual Differences
European Association for Research on Adolescence
European Association of Developmental Psychology
International Association for Relationship Research
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
Society for Research on Adolescence
BPsychSc
Griffith
2016
BPsychSc(Hons)
Griffith
2017
PhD
Griffith
2022

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Is sexting sabotaging intimate relationships? An investigtion of online behaviours that could lead to relationship dissolutionAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2022

Daily use of digital technologies to feel better: Adolescents' digital emotion regulation, emotions, loneliness, and recovery, considering prior emotional problems

Scott, Riley A., Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J., Gardner, Alex A., Hawes, Tanya, Modecki, Kathryn L., Duffy, Amanda L., Farrell, Lara and Waters, Allison M.. 2024. "Daily use of digital technologies to feel better: Adolescents' digital emotion regulation, emotions, loneliness, and recovery, considering prior emotional problems." Journal of Adolescence. 96 (3), pp. 539-550. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12259

Young adults’ perceptions of their online versus offline interactions with close friends: An exploration of individual differences

Scott, Riley A., Stuart, Jaimee and Barber, Bonnie L.. 2024. "Young adults’ perceptions of their online versus offline interactions with close friends: An exploration of individual differences." Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2024.100399

Contemporary friendships and social vulnerability among youth: Understanding the role of online and offline contexts of interaction in friendship quality

Scott, Riley A., Stuart, Jaimee and Barber, Bonnie L.. 2021. "Contemporary friendships and social vulnerability among youth: Understanding the role of online and offline contexts of interaction in friendship quality." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 38 (12), pp. 3451-3471. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211029384

The Measure of Online Disinhibition (MOD): Assessing perceptions of reductions in restraint in the online environment

Stuart, Jaimee and Scott, Riley. 2021. "The Measure of Online Disinhibition (MOD): Assessing perceptions of reductions in restraint in the online environment." Computers in Human Behavior. 114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106534

Appearance-related teasing, rejection sensitivity, acceptance, and coping as risks and resources associated with online appearance preoccupation over one year

Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J., Scott, Riley A. and Hawes, Tanya. 2024. "Appearance-related teasing, rejection sensitivity, acceptance, and coping as risks and resources associated with online appearance preoccupation over one year." Computers in Human Behavior. 158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108319

Provision of gender affirming care among medical and allied health practitioners: The influence of transnormative beliefs in working with gender diverse patients

Speechley, Molly, Stuart, Jaimee, Scott, Riley A., Barber, Bonnie L. and Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J.. 2024. "Provision of gender affirming care among medical and allied health practitioners: The influence of transnormative beliefs in working with gender diverse patients." Social Science and Medicine. 348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116876

Parental support and adolescents' coping with academic stressors: A longitudinal study of parents' influence beyond academic pressure and achievement

Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J., Skinner, Ellen A., Scott, Riley A., Ryan, Katherine M., Hawes, Tanya, Gardner, Alex A. and Duffy, Amanda L. 2023. "Parental support and adolescents' coping with academic stressors: A longitudinal study of parents' influence beyond academic pressure and achievement." Journal of Youth and Adolescence: a multidisciplinary research publication. 52, pp. 2464-2479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01864-w

Adolescents' online appearance preoccupation: A 5-year longitudinal study of the influence of peers, parents, beliefs, and disordered eating

Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J., Hawes, Tanya, Scott, Riley A., Campbell, Tia and Webb, Haley J.. 2023. "Adolescents' online appearance preoccupation: A 5-year longitudinal study of the influence of peers, parents, beliefs, and disordered eating." Computers in Human Behavior. 140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107569

Connecting with close friends online: A qualitative analysis of young adults’ perceptions of online and offline social interactions with friends

Scott, Riley A, Stuart, Jaimee and Barber, Bonnie L.. 2022. "Connecting with close friends online: A qualitative analysis of young adults’ perceptions of online and offline social interactions with friends." Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2022.100217

Exploring the links between perceptions of protection and control online and social connectedness among socially anxious youth

Scott, Riley A., Stuart, Jaimee and Barber, Bonnie L.. 2023. "Exploring the links between perceptions of protection and control online and social connectedness among socially anxious youth." Psychology of Popular Media. 12 (3), pp. 354-363. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000416

Social connections during physical isolation: How a shift to online interaction explains friendship satisfaction and social well-being

Scott, Riley A, Stuart, Jaimee, Barber, Bonnie L., O'Donnell, Karlee J. and O'Donnell, Alexander W.. 2022. "Social connections during physical isolation: How a shift to online interaction explains friendship satisfaction and social well-being." Cyberpsychology. 16 (2). https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2022-2-10

The impact of ease of online self-expression during adolescence on identity in young adulthood

Stuart, Jaimee, Scott, Riley, O'Donnell, Karlee and Jose, Paul E.. 2022. "The impact of ease of online self-expression during adolescence on identity in young adulthood." Machin, T., Brownlow, C., Abel, S. and Gilmour, J. (ed.) Social Media and Technology Across the Lifespan. switzerland . Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 43–59

What predicts online disinhibition? Examining perceptions of protection and control online and the moderating role of social anxiety

Scott, Riley A, Stuart, Jaimee and Barber, Bonnie L.. 2022. "What predicts online disinhibition? Examining perceptions of protection and control online and the moderating role of social anxiety." CyberPsychology, Behavior and Social Networking. 25 (5), pp. 294-300. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2021.0250

Drinking among friends: The role of personality in links between online exposure to peer drinking and adolescent alcohol use

Scott, Riley A. and Barber, Bonnie L.. 2020. "Drinking among friends: The role of personality in links between online exposure to peer drinking and adolescent alcohol use." Cyberpsychology. 14 (4). https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2020-4-5

Parents' anticipated responses to children's cyberbullying experiences; Action, education, and emotion

Stuart, Jaimee, Scott, Riley, Smith, Calvin and Speechley, Molly. 2022. "Parents' anticipated responses to children's cyberbullying experiences; Action, education, and emotion." Children and Youth Services Review. 136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106398

Online social connection as a buffer of health anxiety and isolation during COVID-19

Stuart, Jaimee, O'Donnell, Karlee, O'Donnell, Alex, Scott, Riley and Barber, Bonnie. 2021. "Online social connection as a buffer of health anxiety and isolation during COVID-19." CyberPsychology, Behavior and Social Networking. 24 (8), pp. 521-525. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0645

Asynchronous and synchronous remote teaching and academic outcomes during COVID-19

Stuart, Jaimee, O'Donnell, Alexander W., Scott, Riley, O'Donnell, Karlee, Lund, Rochelle and Barber, Bonnie. 2022. "Asynchronous and synchronous remote teaching and academic outcomes during COVID-19." Distance Education. 43 (3), pp. 408-425. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2022.2088477

The Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Scale: Cross-cultural measurement invariance and associations with fear of COVID-19 across 16 countries

Karakulak, Arzu, Stogianni, Maria, Alonso-Arbiol, Itziar, Shukla, Shanu, Bender, Michael, Yeung, Victoria Wai Lan, Jovanovic, Veljko, Musso, Pasquale, Scardigno, Rosa, Scott, Riley A., Stuart, Jaimee, Friehs, Maria-Therese, Toh, Zena, Albayrak-Aydemir, Nihan, Arvanitis, Alexios, Buzea, Carmen, Mastrotheodoros, Stefanos, Tsang, Jo-Ann, Madeira, Filipa, ..., Gkomez, Alexandros. 2023. "The Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Scale: Cross-cultural measurement invariance and associations with fear of COVID-19 across 16 countries." Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 17 (11). https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12878