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Loren Abell

Senior Lecturer

School of Social Sciences

Staff Group(s)
Psychology

Role

Loren is a Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology and Associate Course Leader for MSc Psychology. She teaches final year students on the undergraduate course and on the MSc courses at the city campus. Loren supervises undergraduate and postgraduate projects and supervises PhD students.

She teaches on the following modules:

  • Professional Practice in Psychology
  • Advanced Social Psychology (module leader)
  • The Psychology of Sex (module leader)
  • MSc Social Psychology (module Leader)
  • MSc Tutorials
  • MSc Psychology of Cyberspace and Online Behaviour

Research areas

Loren's PhD and accompanying research focused on the influence of Machiavellianism in social behaviour and social relationships. Recently, Loren has been conducting research into aggression and banter in online and offline contexts.

Publications

Betts, L.R.,  Abell, L., & Buglass, S. L. (2023). Comparative Optimism and Perceptions of Specific Online Risks. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science.

Buglass, S. Abell, L., Betts, L. R., Hill, R., & Saunders, J. (2021). Banter Versus Bullying: a University Student Perspective. International Journal of Bullying Prevention3(4), 287–299.

Abell, L., Buglass, S., Betts, L. (2019). FOMO and relational aggression on Facebook. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 22 (12), 799-803.

Láng, A., & Abell, L. (2018). Relationship between interparental functioning and adolescents' level of Machiavellianism: a multi-perspective approach. Personality and Individual Differences,120, 213-221.

Brewer, G., & Abell, L. (2017). Machiavellianism, relationship satisfaction, and romantic relationship quality. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 13, 491-502.

Brewer, G., & Abell, L. (2017). Machiavellianism and romantic relationship dissolution. Personality and Individual Differences, 106, 226-230

Abell, L., & Brewer, G., (2016). Machiavellianism, Quality of Alternatives and Resistance to Mate Guarding. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 236-239.

Brewer, G., Abell, L., & Lyons, M. (2016). Machiavellianism, pretending orgasm and sexual intimacy. Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 155-158.

Abell, L., Brewer, G., Qualter, P., & Austin, E. (2016). Machiavellianism, emotional manipulation, and friendship functions in women’s friendships. Personality and Individual Differences, 88, 108-113.

Abell, L., Qualter, P., Brewer, G., Barlow, A., Stylianou, M., Henzi, P., & Barrett, L. (2015). Why Machiavellianism Matters in Childhood: The Relationship between Children's Machiavellian Traits and their Peer Interactions in a Natural Setting. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 11, 484-493.

Brewer, G., Hunt, D., James, G., & Abell, L. (2015). Dark Triad Traits, Infidelity and Romantic Revenge. Personality and Individual Differences, 18, 122-127.

Brewer, G., & Abell, L. (2015). Machiavellianism in Long-Term Relationships: Competition, Mate Retention and Sexual Coercion. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology,56, 357-62.

Brewer, G., & Abell, L.  (2015). Machiavellianism and sexual behavior: Motivations, deception and infidelity. Personality and Individual Differences, 74, 186-191.

Abell, L., Lyons, M., & Brewer. G. (2014). The relationship between Parental Bonding, Machiavellianism and Adult Friendship Quality. Individual Differences Research, 12, 191-197.

Abell, L., & Brewer, G. (2014). Machiavellianism, Self-Monitoring, Self-Promotion and Relational Aggression on Facebook. Computers in Human Behavior, 36, 258-262.

Brewer, G., Abell, L., & Lyons, M. (2014). Machiavellianism, Self-Disclosure and Competition in Friendships. Individual Differences Research, 12, 1-7.

Brewer, G., Abell, L., & Lyons, M. (2013). It’s not just a man-thing: Testing sex as a moderator between peer attachment and Machiavellianism, competition and self-disclosure. Individual Differences Research, 11, 114-120.

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