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Dennis M. McInerney is affiliated with the Education University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a focus on social psychology, education, experimental and cognitive psychology, organizational behavior and human resource management, and health.

Their work covers a range of topics including education, achievement, and giftedness; psychological well-being and life satisfaction; parental involvement in education; early childhood education and development; motivation and self-concept in sports; health disparities and outcomes; and art therapy and mental health.

McInerney has published papers in various academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Journal of Experimental Education
  • Australian Journal of Psychology
  • Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being
  • Research Papers in Education
  • Current Psychology

Recent publications by McInerney include:

  • "Belonging: a review of conceptual issues, an integrative framework, and directions for future research," 2021, Australian Journal of Psychology
  • "The effects of gratitude and kindness on life satisfaction, positive emotions, negative emotions, and COVID-19 anxiety: An online pilot experimental study," 2021, Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being
  • "Ability grouping and student performance: A longitudinal investigation of teacher support as a mediator and moderator," 2021, Research Papers in Education
  • "The Concurrent Trajectories of Utility Value, Metacognitive Strategy Use, and Achievement," 2022, The Journal of Experimental Education
  • "Students Who Want to Contribute to Society Have Optimal Learning-Related Outcomes," 2022, The Journal of Experimental Education

In collaboration, McInerney frequently co-authors with several researchers, including:

  • Ronnel B. King
  • Hui Wang
  • Kelly-Ann Allen
  • Margaret L. Kern
  • Christopher S. Rozek

Best Publications

  • Educational Psychology: Constructing Learning

    Dennis M McInerney;Valentina McInerney

  • Belonging: A Review of Conceptual Issues, an Integrative Framework, and Directions for Future Research.

    Kelly-Ann Allen;Margaret L. Kern;Christopher S. Rozek;Dennis Michael Mcinerney

  • Social media use and social connectedness in adolescents: The positives and the potential pitfalls

    Kelly A. Allen;Tracii Ryan;DeLeon L. Gray;Dennis Michael Mcinerney

  • Academic motivation, self-concept, engagement, and performance in high school : key processes from a longitudinal perspective

    Jasmine Green;Gregory Arief D. Liem;Andrew J. Martin;Susan Colmar

  • What do students say about their motivational goals?: Towards a more complex and dynamic perspective on student motivation

    Martin Dowson;Dennis M McInerney

  • Psychological parameters of students' social and work avoidance goals : a qualitative investigation

    Martin Dowson;Dennis M. McInerney

  • Culture's Consequences on Student Motivation: Capturing Cross-Cultural Universality and Variability through Personal Investment Theory.

    Ronnel Bornasal King;Dennis Michael Mcinerney

  • Cultural Perspectives on School Motivation: The Relevance and Application of Goal Theory

    Dennis M. McInerney;Lawrence A. Roche;Valentina McInerney;Herbert W. Marsh

  • Big Theories Revisited 2

    Dennis M McInerney;Shawn Van Etten

  • The Relationship between Future Goals and Achievement Goal Orientations: An Intrinsic-Extrinsic Motivation Perspective.

    Jie Qi Lee;Dennis Michael 麥翰林 Mcinerney;Gregory Arief D. Liem;Yasmin Y. Ortiga

  • Motivations to teach : psychometric perspectives across the first semester of teacher education

    Catherine Sinclair;Martin Dowson;Dennis M. McInerney

  • The development and validation of the goal orientation and learning strategies survey (Goals-S)

    Martin Dowson;Dennis M. McInerney

  • Student Teachers, Computer Anxiety and Computer Experience

    Valentina McInerney;Dennis M. McInerney;Kenneth E. Sinclair

  • Complementary Variable- and Person-Centered Approaches to the Dimensionality of Psychometric Constructs: Application to Psychological Wellbeing at Work

    Alexandre J. S. Morin;Jean-Sébastien Boudrias;Herbert W. Marsh;Herbert W. Marsh;Dennis Michael Mcinerney

  • A discussion of future time perspective

    Dennis M. McInerney

  • Multidimensional and Hierarchical Assessment of School Motivation: Cross‐cultural validation

    Dennis M. McInerney;Jinnat Ali

  • Research on Sociocultural Influences on Motivation and Learning

    Dennis M. McInerney;Shawn Van Etten

  • Academic Self-Concept and Learning Strategies: Direction of Effect on Student Academic Achievement

    Dennis M. McInerney;Rebecca Wing-yi Cheng;Magdalena Mo Ching Mok;Amy Kwok Hap Lam

  • How social are social media? A review of online social behaviour and connectedness

    Tracii Ryan;Kelly A. Allen;De Leon L. Gray;Dennis M McInerney

  • College Seniors' Theory of Their Academic Motivation.

    Shawn Van Etten;Michael Pressley;Dennis M. McInerney;Arief Darmanegara Liem

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronnel B. King
Ronnel B. King Chinese University of Hong Kong
Herbert W. Marsh
Herbert W. Marsh Australian Catholic University
Alexander Seeshing Yeung
Alexander Seeshing Yeung Australian Catholic University
Alexandre J. S. Morin
Alexandre J. S. Morin Concordia University
Rhonda Craven
Rhonda Craven Australian Catholic University
David Watkins
David Watkins University of Melbourne
Andrew J. Martin
Andrew J. Martin University of New South Wales
Martin L. Maehr
Martin L. Maehr University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jesus Alfonso D. Datu
Jesus Alfonso D. Datu University of Hong Kong
David W. Putwain
David W. Putwain Liverpool John Moores University

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