Research

Psychological research at NTU is thriving. Areas of research expertise in the Psychology division are clustered broadly under four categories, with examples of the activities within them.

Cognitive Development and Assistive Technology

• The role of designed environments in formal and informal education
• The development of cognitive and social skills
• Assisted communication in autism and hearing impaired children
• Expertise and performance in formal educational settings

Cyberspsychology

• Psychology of gambling and gaming
• Internet psychology
• Behavioural addiction

Learning, Memory and Cognition

• Modelling visuospatial cognition and attention
• Mathematical modelling of cognition
• Cognition and evolutionary psychology
• Cognitive neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and psychiatric disorder

Psychological Well-being and Mental Health

• Psychological stress and resilience
• Quality of life in everyday life
• Quality of life in elderly and chronically ill people
• Psychosocial adjustment to physical illness
• The analysis of psychiatric epidemiological data
• Sex offenders and sexual crime
• Psychological issues relating to the work of the emergency services

Find out about more about the Psychological Well-being and Mental Health research group in their latest newsletter.

Gender Identities and Social Interaction

• Masculinity and men's health
• Identities and self-presentation on the Internet
• Romantic love
• Identities and computer-mediated communication
• Sexual consent, refusal and coercion
• Conflict resolution and force deployment
• Cross-cultural interaction

Please visit our research pages for further information about research carried out within the division.