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Overview

Attila Szabo is affiliated with Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary and has contributed extensively to research in the field of psychology. Their work spans various subfields including clinical psychology, social psychology, applied psychology, sociology and political science, and physiology.

The scientist has a significant publication record with a focus on topics related to eating disorders and behaviors, behavioral health and interventions, motivation and self-concept in sports, impact of technology on adolescents, physical activity and health, COVID-19 and mental health, and pain management and placebo effect.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Could attitudes toward COVID-19 in Spain render men more vulnerable than women? (2020), published in Global Public Health
  • Hedonic use, stress, and life satisfaction as predictors of smartphone addiction (2022), published in Addictive Behaviors Reports
  • Exercise addiction: A narrative overview of research issues (2023), published in Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
  • Attitudes toward COVID-19 and stress levels in Hungary: Effects of age, perceived health status, and gender (2020), published in Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • 100 Cases of Exercise Addiction: More Evidence for a Widely Researched but Rarely Identified Dysfunction (2020), published in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Szabo frequently publishes in several academic venues, with a notable presence in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, Mentálhigiéné és Pszichoszomatika, PsycTESTS Dataset, and Addictive Behaviors Reports.

Collaborations have involved multiple coauthors, highlighting partnerships with Ferenc Ihász, Krisztina Ábel, Aleksandar Vujić, Roberto Ruiz Barquín, and Ferenc Köteles. These partnerships indicate a broad network of research within related psychological and behavioral health areas.

Their research reflects a broad engagement with psychological aspects of health, addiction, and behavioral responses, particularly in contexts influenced by social and technological factors. Studies dealing with COVID-19 impacts, smartphone addiction, and exercise addiction demonstrate the scientist's involvement with current, relevant topics within clinical and social psychology.

Best Publications

  • THE EXERCISE ADDICTION INVENTORY: A NEW BRIEF SCREENING TOOL

    Annabel Terry;Attila Szabo;Mark Griffiths

  • Using IT in the undergraduate classroom: should we replace the blackboard with PowerPoint

    Attila Szabo;Nigel Hastings

  • Exercise Addiction: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Etiology

    Krisztina Berczik;Attila Szabó;Mark D Griffiths;Tamás Kurimay

  • Academic Offences and E-Learning: Individual Propensities in Cheating.

    Jean Underwood;Attila Szabo

  • Temporal patterning of competitive emotions: a critical review.

    Ester Cerin;Attila Szabo;Nigel Hunt;Clive Williams

  • The exercise addiction inventory: a quick and easy screening tool for health practitioners

    M D Griffiths;A Szabo;A Terry

  • The Acute Effects of Humor and Exercise on Mood and Anxiety

    Attila Szabo

  • Cybercheats: Is Information and Communication Technology Fuelling Academic Dishonesty?.

    Attila Szabo;Jean Underwood

  • Psychometric properties and concurrent validity of two exercise addiction measures: A population wide study

    Kata Mónok;Krisztina Berczik;Róbert Urbán;Attila Szabo

  • The effects of slow- and fast-rhythm classical music on progressive cycling to voluntary physical exhaustion.

    Attila Szabo;Adam Small;Martin Leigh

  • The impact of Internet-based specific activities on the perceptions of Internet addiction, quality of life, and excessive usage: A cross-sectional study.

    Halley M. Pontes;Attila Szabo;Mark D. Griffiths

  • The Psychometric Properties of the Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS).

    Sándor Csibi;Mark D. Griffiths;Brian Cook;Zsolt Demetrovics

  • The exercise paradox: An interactional model for a clearer conceptualization of exercise addiction.

    Alexei Y. Egorov;Attila Szabo

  • Is excessive online usage a function of medium or activity? An empirical pilot study.

    Mark D. Griffiths;Attila Szabo

  • Methodological and Conceptual Limitations in Exercise Addiction Research.

    Attila Szabo;Mark D. Griffiths;Ricardo de La Vega Marcos;Barbara Mervó

  • Analysis of Problematic Smartphone Use Across Different Age Groups within the ‘Components Model of Addiction’

    Sándor Csibi;Mark D. Griffiths;Zsolt Demetrovics;Attila Szabo

  • Exercise Addiction in British Sport Science Students

    Attila Szabo;Mark D. Griffiths

  • The impact of exercise deprivation on well-being of habitual exercises.

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  • Exercise addiction in Spanish athletes: Investigation of the roles of gender, social context and level of involvement.

    Attila Szabo;Ricardo De La Vega;Roberto Ruiz-BarquÍn;Oswaldo Rivera

  • Guidelines for Internet Research

    Erin E. Michalak;Attila Szabo

  • The Placebo and Nocebo effect on sports performance: A systematic review

    Phillip Hurst;Lieke Schipof-Godart;Attila Szabo;John Raglin

Frequent Co-Authors

Zsolt Demetrovics
Zsolt Demetrovics Flinders University
Mark D. Griffiths
Mark D. Griffiths Nottingham Trent University
Róbert Urbán
Róbert Urbán Eötvös Loránd University
John S. Raglin
John S. Raglin Indiana University
Andrew M. Lane
Andrew M. Lane University of Wolverhampton
Giovanni Martinotti
Giovanni Martinotti University of Chieti-Pescara
John J. Furedy
John J. Furedy University of Toronto
Gyöngyi Kökönyei
Gyöngyi Kökönyei Eötvös Loránd University
Halley M. Pontes
Halley M. Pontes Birkbeck, University of London
Christian Montag
Christian Montag University of Macau

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