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Michelle F. Wright is a researcher affiliated with Indiana State University in the United States. The primary fields of study for this scientist are Social Sciences and Psychology, with significant work also in subfields including Social Psychology, Education, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their research focuses on topics related to adolescent development, digital environments, and psychosocial behaviors. Key areas of investigation include:

  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Education Discipline and Inequality

Michelle F. Wright has contributed to several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
  • Current Psychology
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • The Journal of Early Adolescence

Selected recent papers illustrate the focus on psychological needs, motivation, digital behavior, and mental health among youth. Examples include:

  • "Distance learning in higher education during COVID-19: The role of basic psychological needs and intrinsic motivation for persistence and procrastination-a multi-country study," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Adolescent well-being and learning in times of COVID-19-A multi-country study of basic psychological need satisfaction, learning behavior, and the mediating roles of positive emotion and intrinsic motivation," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "How Are Consensual, Non-Consensual, and Pressured Sexting Linked to Depression and Self-Harm? The Moderating Effects of Demographic Variables," 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Assessing image-based sexual abuse: Measurement, prevalence, and temporal stability of sextortion and nonconsensual sexting ("revenge porn") among adolescents," 2022, Journal of Adolescence
  • "Online Hate Speech Victimization and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: The Protective Role of Resilience," 2022, Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking

Collaborative work is common, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Sebastian Wachs
  • Manuel Gámez-Guadix
  • Jun Sung Hong
  • Ikuko Aoyama
  • Ludwig Bilz

Best Publications

  • Computer Gaming and Interactive Simulations for Learning: A Meta-Analysis.

    Jennifer J. Vogel;David S. Vogel;Jan Cannon-Bowers;Clint A. Bowers

  • The association between cyber victimization and subsequent cyber aggression: the moderating effect of peer rejection

    Michelle F. Wright;Yan Li

  • The associations between young adults' face-to-face prosocial behaviors and their online prosocial behaviors

    Michelle F. Wright;Yan Li

  • Changes in attitudes toward seeking mental health services: a 40-year cross-temporal meta-analysis.

    Corey S. Mackenzie;Julie Erickson;Frank P. Deane;Michelle Wright

  • Adolescents’ Social Status Goals: Relationships to Social Status Insecurity, Aggression, and Prosocial Behavior

    Yan Li;Michelle F. Wright

  • Normative Beliefs About Aggression and Cyber Aggression Among Young Adults: A Longitudinal Investigation

    Michelle F. Wright;Yan Li

  • The relationship between young adults' beliefs about anonymity and subsequent cyber aggression.

    Michelle F. Wright

  • Distance learning in higher education during COVID-19: The role of basic psychological needs and intrinsic motivation for persistence and procrastination-a multi-country study.

    Elisabeth R Pelikan;Selma Korlat;Julia Reiter;Julia Holzer

  • Kicking the digital dog: a longitudinal investigation of young adults' victimization and cyber-displaced aggression.

    Michelle F. Wright;Yan Li

  • The meaning of online problematic situations for children: results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries

    David Smahel;Michelle F. Wright

  • Associations between Bystanders and Perpetrators of Online Hate: The Moderating Role of Toxic Online Disinhibition

    Sebastian Wachs;Michelle F. Wright

  • Understanding the overlap between cyberbullying and cyberhate perpetration: Moderating effects of toxic online disinhibition

    Sebastian Wachs;Michelle F. Wright;Michelle F. Wright;Alexander T. Vazsonyi

  • Longitudinal investigation of the associations between adolescents' popularity and cyber social behaviors

    Michelle F. Wright

  • Predictors of Anonymous Cyber Aggression: The Role of Adolescents' Beliefs About Anonymity, Aggression, and the Permanency of Digital Content

    Michelle F. Wright

  • The impact of digital media on health: children’s perspectives

    David Smahel;Michelle F. Wright;Martina Cernikova

  • Cyber Aggression Within Adolescents’ Romantic Relationships: Linkages to Parental and Partner Attachment

    Michelle F. Wright

  • Peer Attachment and Cyber Aggression Involvement among Chinese, Indian, and Japanese Adolescents

    Michelle F. Wright;Ikuko Aoyama;Shanmukh V. Kamble;Zheng Li

  • Adolescents’ cyber aggression perpetration and cyber victimization: the longitudinal associations with school functioning

    Michelle F. Wright

  • Cyber victimization and perceived stress: Linkages to late adolescents’ cyber aggression and psychological functioning

    Michelle F. Wright

  • Parental mediation, cyberbullying, and cybertrolling

    Michelle F. Wright

  • The associations between cyberbullying and callous-unemotional traits among adolescents: The moderating effect of online disinhibition

    Michelle F. Wright;Michelle F. Wright;Bridgette D. Harper;Sebastian Wachs

  • Cyberbullying: Bullying in the Digital Age

    Michelle F. Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Gámez-Guadix
Manuel Gámez-Guadix Autonomous University of Madrid
Shanmukh V. Kamble
Shanmukh V. Kamble Karnatak University
Jun Sung Hong
Jun Sung Hong Wayne State University
Jennie G. Noll
Jennie G. Noll Pennsylvania State University
Katariina Salmela-Aro
Katariina Salmela-Aro University of Helsinki
Christiane Spiel
Christiane Spiel University of Vienna
Alexander T. Vazsonyi
Alexander T. Vazsonyi University of Kentucky
Corey S. Mackenzie
Corey S. Mackenzie University of Manitoba
Ann C. McKee
Ann C. McKee Boston University
Brett H. Graham
Brett H. Graham Baylor College of Medicine

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