Associate Professor Damian Scarf

2026

Chapter in Book - Research

Scobie, O., Hodge, M., Wright, S., Yan, R., Ruffman, T., Scarf, D., & Hunter, J. A. (2026). The price of belonging: In-group bias and social exclusion. In A. Akande (Ed.), Culture, leadership, and organizations: Embracing the complexity of leadership. (pp. 311-322). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-40469-6.00015-0

Journal - Research Article

Ruffman, T., Hayhurst, J., Lorimer, B., Puri, A., Du, K., Scarf, D., & Kong, Q. (2026). Exposure to repeated behaviors in everyday life and pattern recognition ability predict preschoolers' subsequent theory of mind. Cognitive Development, 78, 101686. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2026.101686

2025

Chapter in Book - Research

Hunter, J., Hu, Q., Platow, M. J., Tran, J. N., Knight, P., Kappmeier, M., Ruffman, T., & Scarf, D. (2025). Cultural differences in the perception of control and intergroup discrimination. In A. Akande (Ed.), Modern cross-cultural management: Understanding diversity in global business. (pp. 355-379). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-82900-0_14

Journal - Research Article

Jamieson, I., Winter, T., Fox, R., Hapuku, A., & Scarf, D. (2025). Stigma in Aotearoa New Zealand: Comparisons of attitudes toward those with mental illness and disability. Stigma & Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/sah0000673

Mason, A., Jamieson, I., Riordan, B. C., Rapsey, C., & Scarf, D. (2025). Understanding the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide and the role of hopelessness within a university sample in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of College Student Mental Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/28367138.2025.2575186

Hasking, P., Kiekens, G., Petukhova, M. V., Albor, Y., Al-Hadi, A., Alonso, J., … Mason, A., … Scarf, D., … World Mental Health International College Student collaborators. (2025). The relationships between sporadic and repetitive non-suicidal self-injury and mental disorders among first-year college students: Results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. Psychological Medicine, 55, e280. doi: 10.1017/s0033291725100688

Du Plooy, K., Wishart, B., & Scarf, D. (2025). A qualitative study of former participants' experiences of the Green Prescription program in Aotearoa New Zealand. BMC Public Health, 25, 3251. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24524-z

Hinten, A. E., Scarf, D., & Imuta, K. (2025). Meta-analytic review of the short-term effects of media exposure on children's attention and executive functions. Developmental Science, 28, e70069. doi: 10.1111/desc.70069

Jones, S., Marsters, C., & Scarf, D. (2025). Resilient journeys: Exploring the experiences and challenges of Pacific clinical psychology students in Aotearoa training programmes. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 54(3), 119-129. doi: 10.63146/001c.143408

Saleem, N., Aryan, N., Wilson, M., & Scarf, D. (2025). “I’m just here, almost like an alien”: A phenomenological analysis of how former refugee youth in Aotearoa navigate education and friendship in their new resettlement context. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 54(3), 105-118. doi: 10.63146/001c.143407

Wairoa-Harrison, S., Waitoki, W., Tan, K., Hamley, L., Stolte, O., Chan, J., & Scarf, D. (2025). Māori-focused course content in undergraduate psychology programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 54(2), 59-66. doi: 10.63146/001c.141652

Stolte, O., Tan, K., Scarf, D., & Black, R. (2025). Beyond Pākehā paralysis: Exploring the journeys and experiences of Pākehā allyship in psychology. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 54(1), 132-144. doi: 10.63146/001c.132296

Tan, K., Waitoki, W., & Scarf, D. (2025). Racism and bullying as correlates for considering ending psychology training in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 54(1), 110-119. doi: 10.63146/001c.132294

Husky, M. M., Lee, S., Sampson, N. A., Borowski, S., Albor, Y., Alhadi, A. N., … Rapsey, C., … Scarf, D., … World Mental Health International College Student collaborators. (2025). Childhood adversities and their associations with mental disorders in the World Mental Health International College Student surveys initiative. Psychiatry Research, 351, 116585. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116585

Mortier, P., Yang, X., Altwaijri, Y. A., Holdcraft, J. A., Lee, S., Sampson, N. A., … Rapsey, C., Scarf, D., … World Mental Health International College Student collaborators. (2025). The associations of childhood adversities and mental disorders with suicidal thoughts and behaviors: Results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. Psychiatry Research, 350, 116555. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116555

Mason, A., Rapsey, C., Sampson, N., Lee, S., Albor, Y., Al-Hadi, A. N., … Scarf, D., … the WMH-ICS collaborators. (2025). Prevalence, age-of-onset, and course of mental disorders among 72,288 first-year university students from 18 countries in the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 183, 225-236. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.016

Hunter, J. A., Clarke, H., Keenan, G., Moradi, S., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Boyes, M., Ruffman, T., … Mason, A., … Scarf, D. (2025). Social identity is associated with the long-term growth of personal efficacy in an Adventure Education Program (AEP). Group Dynamics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/gdn0000231

Tan, K., Hamley, L., Treharne, G. J., Fraser, G., & Scarf, D. (2025). The integration of queer-related curriculum in psychology training in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A survey with programme directors. Psychology & Sexuality, 16, 497-510. doi: 10.1080/19419899.2024.2388251

Riordan, B. C., Carinci, A., Winter, T., Scarf, D., & Kuntsche, E. (2025). People underestimate the amount of alcohol in a video they just watched. Journal of Substance Use, 30(1), 177-180. doi: 10.1080/14659891.2023.2293775

Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Scarf, D., Winter, T., Mason, A., Anderson-Luxford, D., & Kuntsche, E. (2025). FoMO predicts alcohol use and harms over and above the big five personality traits among university students. Journal of Substance Use, 30(1), 117-121. doi: 10.1080/14659891.2023.2288846

Garcia, C., Grant, E., Treharne, G. J., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Lucassen, M. F. G., Scarf, D., … Rapsey, C. (2025). ‘We’ll be okay together’: Navigating challenges as queer university students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kōtuitui, 55(1), 32-46. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2235297

Garcia, C., Grant, E., Treharne, G. J., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Lucassen, M. F. G., Scarf, D., … Rapsey, C. (2025). ‘Is it worth potentially dealing with someone who won't get it?’: LGBTQA+ university students’ perspectives on mental health care. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 55(1), 32-46. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2235297

Journal - Research Other

Riordan, B., Scarf, D., Strowger, M., Alen, G., Winter, T., & Kuntsche, E. (2025). We need better measures to understand the influence of social media on substance use. Addiction. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/add.70138

Johnston, M., & Scarf, D. (2025). Are crows smart? Let them count the ways [Outlook]. Learning & Behavior, 53, 221-222. doi: 10.3758/s13420-024-00656-x

2024

Chapter in Book - Research

Ransom, C., Scarf, D., Arahanga-Doyle, H., & Hunter, J. A. (2024). The effects of COVID-19-related threat on perceived control and ingroup favoritism. In A. Akande (Ed.), Power, politics and influence: Exercising followership, leadership, and practicing politics. (pp. 335-359). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-69610-7_12

Scobie, O., Wright, S., Yan, R., Ruffman, T., Scarf, D., & Hunter, J. A. (2024). Ostracism and inclusion: Negative in-group favoritism and belonging. In A. Akande (Ed.), Power, politics and influence: Exercising followership, leadership, and practicing politics. (pp. 309-333). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-69610-7_11

Hunter, J. A., Stringer, M., Azeem, A. A., Kong, Q., & Scarf, D. (2024). The language of political violence in Northern Ireland. In A. Akande (Ed.), Leadership and politics: New perspectives in business, government and society. (pp. 443-467). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-56415-4_18

Moodie, H., Kong, Q., Ruffman, T., Loffhagen, J., Scarf, D., & Hunter, J. A. (2024). Discrimination against Asians: The role of belonging. In A. Akande (Ed.), Leadership and politics: New perspectives in business, government and society. (pp. 353-381). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-56415-4_14

Couch, G., Scarf, D., & Hunter, J. A. (2024). Social identity, collective self-esteem, and intergroup discrimination. In A. Akande (Ed.), Leadership and politics: New perspectives in business, government and society. (pp. 271-295). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-56415-4_11

Moradi, S., Van Quaquebeke, N., Scarf, D., & Hunter, J. A. (2024). Unethical pro-organizational behavior and flourishing: An investigation of why, how, and under what circumstances. In A. Akande (Ed.), Leadership and politics: New perspectives in business, government and society. (pp. 165-192). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-56415-4_7

Scobie, O., Ruffman, T., Scarf, D., Somerfield, T., Yan, R., Wright, S., & Hunter, J. A. (2024). Negative intergroup discrimination and belonging in the minimal group paradigm. In A. Akande (Ed.), Leadership and politics: New perspectives in business, government and society. (pp. 65-89). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-56415-4_3

Journal - Research Article

Mitlash, A., Rapsey, C., Fehoko, E., Treharne, G. J., Quensell, J., & Scarf, D. (2024). Male body image in Aotearoa New Zealand: A qualitative interview study. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 53(2), 40-50. doi: 10.63146/​001c.138414

Jamieson, I., Winter, T., Mason, A., Fehoko, E., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Fox, R., & Scarf, D. (2024). Indigenous people display lower mental illness stigma in Aotearoa. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674241307159

Lal, N. N., McDonald, G., Sise, A., Bagg, W., Bristowe, Z., Brunton, P., Hendry, C., … Scarf, D., … Williman, J., … Crampton, P. (2024). Representation of Asian ethnic sub-groups in Aotearoa's regulated health workforce pre-registration students. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1607), 48-66. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/

Phillips, J. B., & Scarf, D. (2024). Big data Barbie: Barbie discourse on Facebook and Instagram. Feminist Theory, 25(4), 626-634. doi: 10.1177/14647001241291456

Fox, A., Fox, R., Linton, C. J., Cruwys, T., Hunter, J. A., Fehoko, E. S., Jones, S., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Winter, T., Treharne, G. J., & Scarf, D. (2024). Social Identity Mapping with justice-involved young people: Exploring identity pathways to aid the desistance of criminal offending. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 34, e70017. doi: 10.1002/casp.70017

Schimanski, I., Scarf, D., Rapsey, C., Treharne, G. J., & Mason, A. (2024). Step by step? Understanding suicidal thoughts and behavior among university students in Aotearoa New Zealand: Utility of the Three–Step Theory of Suicide. Journal of College Student Mental Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/28367138.2024.2407428

Du, K., Hunter, J. A., Yogeeswaran, K., Scarf, D., Arahanga-Doyle, H., & Ruffman, T. (2024). Information regarding shared genes between humans improves attitudes towards world members. European Journal of Social Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.3111

Mitlash, A., Rapsey, C., Treharne, G. J., & Scarf, D. (2024). Adapting an online guided self-help CBT programme targeting disordered eating for students in Aotearoa New Zealand: A qualitative study. Nutrients, 16, 2905. doi: 10.3390/nu16172905

Conner, T. S., Teah, G. E., Sibley, C. G., Turner, R. M., Scarf, D., & Mason, A. (2024). Psychological predictors of vaping uptake among non-smokers: A longitudinal investigation of New Zealand. Drug & Alcohol Review, 43(5), 1132-1142. doi: 10.1111/dar.13822

Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Morley, K., Winter, T., Haber, P., & Scarf, D. (2024). High risk or risky highs: Understanding the links between alcohol and cannabis use on the transition from suicidal ideation to attempts in Australian men. Archives of Suicide Research, 28(2), 600-609. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2023.2199801

Journal - Research Other

Riordan, B., Scarf, D., Merrill, J. E., Lim, M. S. C., & Kuntsche, E. (2024). How is substance use portrayed in digital media and what impacts can it have? Drug & Alcohol Review, 43, 5-8. doi: 10.1111/dar.13784

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Yan, R., Hunter, J., Scarf, D., & Ruffman, T. (2024). Why the rich take all the credit? The experimental effects of socioeconomic status on internal attributions and social attitudes. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychology (SASP). Retrieved from https://sasp-acpid.org

Scarf, D., Fox, A., Fox, R., Cruwys, T., Hunter, J., Fehoko, E., Jones, S., Arahanga-Doyle, H., … Treharne, G. (2024). Social identity mapping with justice-involved Indigenous youth. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychology (SASP). Retrieved from https://sasp-acpid.org

Mason, A., Scarf, D., Turner, R., & Rapsey, C. (2024). Understanding prevalence and onset of suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts in university students in Aotearoa. Proceedings of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) 11th Asia Pacific Conference. (pp. 181). Retrieved from https://dev.new.iasp.info

2023

Journal - Research Article

Bagg, W., Curtis, E., Eggleton, K. S., Nixon, G., Bristowe, Z., Brunton, P., Hendry, C., … Scarf, D., … Williman, J., … Crampton, P. (2023). Socio-demographic profile of medical students in Aotearoa, New Zealand (2016–2020): A nationwide cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 13, 073996. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073996

Winter, T., Riordan, B. C., Scarf, D., & Jose, P. E. (2023). Experimentally induced changes in authoritarian submission as a response to threat. Scientific Reports, 13, 18699. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-44713-3

Tan, K., Stolte, O., Waitoki, W., & Scarf, D. (2023). How well does psychological research in Aotearoa New Zealand reflect diversity? Journal of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists, 33(1), 79-91. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8187842

Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Conner, T. S., Sibley, C. G., & Scarf, D. (2023). Effects of vaping on uptake and cessation of smoking: Longitudinal analysis in Aotearoa New Zealand adults. Drug & Alcohol Review, 42, 1587-1594. doi: 10.1111/dar.13702

Ruffman, T., Chen, L., Lorimer, B., Vanier, S., Edgar, K., Scarf, D., & Taumoepeau, M. (2023). Exposure to behavioral regularities in everyday life predicts infants' acquisition of mental state vocabulary. Developmental Science, 26, e13343. doi: 10.1111/desc.13343

Graham, S., Newell, E., Phillips, J. B., Pritchard, M., & Scarf, D. (2023). Curating a body-positive feed? An attempt to mitigate the negative impacts of thin-ideal content on Instagram. Body Image, 46, 168-173. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.002

Tanveer, S., Schluter, P. J., Beaglehole, B., Porter, R. J., Boden, J., Sulaiman-Hill, R., Scarf, D., Dean, S., … Bell, C. (2023). The COVID Psychosocial Impacts Scale: A reliable and valid tool to examine the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 20, 5990. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20115990

Cooper, J. R. H., Scarf, D., & Conner, T. S. (2023). University students’ opinions towards mobile sensing data collection: A qualitative analysis. Frontiers in Digital Health, 5, 1125276. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1125276

Crampton, P., Bagg, W., Bristowe, Z., Brunton, P., Curtis, E., Hendry, C., … Scarf, D., … Williman, J., & Wilson, D. (2023). National cross-sectional study of the sociodemographic characteristics of Aotearoa New Zealand's regulated health workforce pre-registration students: A mirror on society? BMJ Open, 13, e065380. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065380

Hinten, A. E., Wolsey, K., Henderson, A. M. E., & Scarf, D. (2023). A survey of screen media access and use in primary school children's households. Children, 10, 28. doi: 10.3390/children10010028

Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Carey, K. B., Conner, T. S., Moradi, S., Jang, K., Reid, K. E., Mason, A., & Scarf, D. (2023). A combined web based intervention and ecological momentary intervention for reducing alcohol use among incoming first-year university students: Results from a three-arm randomised controlled trial. Addictive Behaviors, 136, 107471. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107471

Winter, T., Riordan, B. C., Pakpour, A. H., Griffiths, M. D., Mason, A., Poulgrain, J. W., & Scarf, D. (2023). Evaluation of the English version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and its relationship with behavior change and political beliefs. International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 21, 372-382. doi: 10.1007/s11469-020-00342-9

Journal - Research Other

Waitoki, W., Tan, K., Hamley, L., Scarf, D., Stolte, O., & Chan, J. (2023). How far are we with Indigenising psychology training curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand? [Research letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1577), 91-95. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Graham, S., Newell, E., Phillips, J. B., Treharne, G. J., & Scarf, D. (2023). #Bodypositive surpasses 1 billion engagements. Journal of Health Psychology, 28(2), 103-106. doi: 10.1177/13591053221107746

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Morley, K., Winter, T., Haber, P., & Scarf, D. (2023). High risk or risky highs: The impact of alcohol and cannabis on the suicidal trajectory. Proceedings of the Graduate Research Student Symposium. (pp. 21). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research

Du Plooy, K., Wishart, B., Scarf, D., & Samaranayaka, A. (2023). The impact of Green Prescription on sustained physical activity levels, quality of life, and mental health. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 7(4), (pp. 69-70). doi: 10.36905/jses.2023.04.01

Yan, R., Hunter, J., Scarf, D., & Ruffman, T. (2023). Inner workings of the wealthy: Are the rich as bad as we think? Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Society for Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP) and the Australasian Congress on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID). (pp. 134). Retrieved from https://sasp-acpid.org

Scarf, D., Winter, T., Riordan, B. C., & Hunter, J. A. (2023). Why so serious? The effects of the film Joker on prejudice toward people with mental illness. Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Society for Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP) and the Australasian Congress on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID). (pp. 128-129). Retrieved from https://sasp-acpid.org

Mitlash, A., Scarf, D., & Rapsey, C. (2023). Disordered eating in university students: Prevalence, predictors and intervention. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Symposium. (pp. 26). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html

Mooney, I., Clifford, A., Rapsey, C., & Scarf, D. (2023). Understanding treatment uptake in university students experiencing mental health challenges in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Symposium. (pp. 25). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html

Campbell, P., & Scarf, D. (2023). An evaluation of “An introductory handbook for supporting autistic people!” and its relevance for autistic and non-autistic people of Aotearoa. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Symposium. (pp. 21). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html

Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Conner, T., Sibley, C., & Scarf, D. (2023). Effects of vaping on uptake and cessation of smoking: Longitudinal analysis in Aotearoa New Zealand adults. Proceedings of the New Zealand Biostatistics Conference. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/2023-biostatistics-conference

Mason, A., Schimanski, I., Treharne, G. J., Rapsey, C., & Scarf, D. (2023). A test of the Three Step Theory for suicide in Aotearoa New Zealand university students. Proceedings of the New Zealand Biostatistics Conference. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/2023-biostatistics-conference

Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Conner, T., Sibley, C., & Scarf, D. (2023). Is it all one big cloud of smoke? Effects of vaping on uptake and cessation of smoking: Longitudinal analysis in Aotearoa New Zealand adults. Drug & Alcohol Review, 42(Suppl. 1), 197. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749

Tan, K., Waitoki, W., Scarf, D., Stolte, O., & Chan, J. (2023). Systemic racism in psychology. Proceedings of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) Members' Symposium: Exploring Trauma and Investigating Neurodiversity. Retrieved from https://psychology.org.au

Garcia, C., Grant, E., Treharne, G. J., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Lucassen, M. F. G., Scarf, D., Taumoepeau, M., … Rapsey, C., Skirrow, P., Johnstone, G., Douglas, K., & Faulkner, J. (2023). "I wouldn't know where to start": LGBTQA+ university students' experiences and preferences in mental health care. Proceedings of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP) National Conference. Retrieved from https://www.nzccp.co.nz

Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Morley, K., Winter, T., Haber, P., & Scarf, D. (2023). High risk or risky highs: Understanding the impact of alcohol and cannabis on the suicidal trajectory among Australian men. Proceedings of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP) National Conference. Retrieved from https://www.nzccp.co.nz

Chan, J., Scarf, D., Waitoki, W., Stole, O., & Tan, K. (2023). Systemic racism in clinical psychology [Panel discussion]. Proceedings of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP) National Conference. Retrieved from https://www.nzccp.co.nz

2022

Edited Book - Research

Scarf, D. (Ed.). (2022). Adventure education and positive youth development in Aotearoa, New Zealand. New York, NY: Nova, 163p. doi: 10.52305/DNIB7572

Chapter in Book - Research

McIntyre, L., Schaaf, M., Schaaf, M., Marsters, C. P. E., Scarf, D., Quensell, J., & Jones, S. (2022). Mental health in Pasifika adolescents: Understanding this group within a rugby team environment. In D. Scarf (Ed.), Adventure education and positive youth development in Aotearoa, New Zealand. (pp. 141-154). New York, NY: Nova. doi: 10.52305/DNIB7572

Zimmerman, H., Jao, C.-W., Pritchard, M., Riordan, B. C., & Scarf, D. (2022). Virtual violence and competition: A failure to demonstrate the negative effects of video games and a note on their potential for youth development. In D. Scarf (Ed.), Adventure education and positive youth development in Aotearoa, New Zealand. (pp. 123-139). New York, NY: Nova. doi: 10.52305/DNIB7572

Arahanga-Doyle, H., Shine, B., Treharne, G. J., Hunter, J., Yan, R., Rapana, W., & Scarf, D. (2022). R. Tucker Thompson II: "It was more like Whānau": Social identity during an adventure education programme. In D. Scarf (Ed.), Adventure education and positive youth development in Aotearoa, New Zealand. (pp. 73-93). New York, NY: Nova. doi: 10.52305/DNIB7572

Buckingham, A., Jang, K., Pritchard, M., Winter, T., Riordan, B. C., & Scarf, D. (2022). A high school where I belong: The relationship between high school belonging and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). In D. Scarf (Ed.), Adventure education and positive youth development in Aotearoa, New Zealand. (pp. 45-59). New York, NY: Nova. doi: 10.52305/DNIB7572

Clarke, H. B., Pritchard, M., Scarf, D., & Hunter, J. A. (2022). They don't stop believin': Sail training produces sustained increases in general and domain-specific self-efficacy in youth. In D. Scarf (Ed.), Adventure education and positive youth development in Aotearoa, New Zealand. (pp. 17-43). New York, NY: Nova. doi: 10.52305/DNIB7572

Buckingham, A., Riordan, B. C., Pritchard, M., Winter, T., & Scarf, D. (2022). A school-based intervention to promote positive youth development: A pilot experimental study. In D. Scarf (Ed.), Adventure education and positive youth development in Aotearoa, New Zealand. (pp. 1-16). New York, NY: Nova. doi: 10.52305/DNIB7572

Rankin, V., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Scarf, D., & Hunter, J. A. (2022). How ingroup favoritism functions as a defense against threat. In A. Akande (Ed.), Handbook of racism, xenophobia, and populism: All forms of discrimination in the United States and around the globe. (pp. 387-414). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-13559-0_18

Journal - Research Article

Mason, A., Winter, T., Riordan, B. C., Griffiths, M. D., & Scarf, D. (2022). Evaluation of the English version of the Smartphone Application-Based Addition Scale (SABAS) among an adolescent sample. Psych, 4, 961-968. doi: 10.3390/psych4040071

Mason, A., Johnstone, G., Riordan, B. C., Lie, C., Rapsey, C., Treharne, G. J., Jang, K., Collings, S., & Scarf, D. (2022). Understanding Aotearoa New Zealand university students intentions to seek help if experiencing mental distress: A comparison of naturalistic and interventional findings. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 15836. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315836

Poulgrain, J. W., Bremner, N. M., Zimmerman, H., Jao, C.-W., Winter, T., Riordan, B. C., … Hunter, J., & Scarf, D. (2022). Why so serious? An attempt to mitigate the short-term harmful effects of the film Joker on prejudice toward people with mental illness. Behavioral Sciences, 12(10), 384. doi: 10.3390/bs12100384

Godward, J., Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Ashton, J. C., Hunter, J., & Scarf, D. (2022). Lung cancer attracts greater stigma than other cancer types in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Oncology, 2022, 2183055. doi: 10.1155/2022/2183055

Winter, T., Jose, P. E., Riordan, B. C., Bizumic, B., Ruffman, T., Hunter, J. A., … Scarf, D. (2022). Left-wing support of authoritarian submission to protect against societal threat. PLoS ONE, 17(7), e0269930. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269930

Low, A. C. Y., Oh, V. Y. S., Tong, E. M. W., Scarf, D., & Ruffman, T. (2022). Older adults have difficulty decoding emotions from the eyes, whereas Easterners have difficulty decoding emotion from the mouth. Scientific Reports, 12, 7408. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-11381-8

Winter, T., Riordan, B. C., Scarf, D., & Jose, P. E. (2022). Conspiracy beliefs and distrust of science predicts reluctance of vaccine uptake of politically right-wing citizens. Vaccine, 40, 1896-1903. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.01.039

Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Flett, J. A. M., Mason, A., Scarf, D., Jose, P. E., & Conner, T. S. (2022). Does the fear of missing out moderate the relationship between social networking use and affect: A daily diary study. Psychological Reports, 125(6), 3084-3099. doi: 10.1177/00332941211040441

Journal - Research Other

Rapana, W., Winter, T., Fox, R., Riordan, B. C., Kulkarni, R., Waitoki, W., & Scarf, D. (2022). Indigenous people in Aotearoa New Zealand are overrepresented in cannabis convictions. Harm Reduction Journal, 19, 28. doi: 10.1186/s12954-022-00613-9

Scarf, D., Lim, A., Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Mason, A., Rapsey, C. M., & Graham, S. (2022). A longitudinal study of depression before, during, and following the COVID-19 nation-wide lockdown in Aotearoa New Zealand. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 34(4), 420-422. doi: 10.1177/10105395221074536

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Riordan, B. C., Carinci, A., Scarf, D., Winter, T., & Kuntsche, E. (2022). Now you see me, now you do not: Do people underestimate the amount of alcohol they see in videos? Drug & Alcohol Review, 41(Suppl. 1), 58. doi: 10.1111/dar.13537

Yan, R., Hunter, J., Scarf, D., & Ruffman, T. (2022). Money might not make you mean: People's response to a rigged game. Proceedings of the 50th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP). (pp. 100). Retrieved from https://sasp.org.au

2021

Journal - Research Article

Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Jang, K., Collings, S. C., & Scarf, D. (2021). A test of the three-way interaction of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide in an Aotearoa New Zealand university sample. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 50(2), 4-8.

Pakpour, A. H., Liu, C.-h., Hou, W.-L., Chen, Y.-P., Li, Y.-P., Kuo, Y.-J., … Scarf, D. (2021). Comparing fear of COVID-19 and preventive COVID-19 infection behaviors between Iranian and Taiwanese older people: Early reaction may be a key. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 740333. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.740333

Winter, T., Riordan, B. C., Hunter, J. A., Tustin, K., Gollop, M., Taylor, N., Kokaua, J., Poulton, R., & Scarf, D. (2021). A longitudinal study of mental wellbeing in students in Aotearoa New Zealand who transitioned into PhD study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 659163. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.659163

Lin, C.-Y., Hou, W.-L., Mamun, M. A., da Silva, J. A., Broche-Pérez, Y., Ullah, I., … Scarf, D., … Pakpour, A. H. (2021). Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) across countries: Measurement invariance issues. Nursing Open, 8, 1892-1908. doi: 10.1002/nop2.855

Mason, A., Jang, K., Morley, K., Scarf, D., Collings, S. C., & Riordan, B. C. (2021). A content analysis of Reddit users' perspectives on reasons for not following through with a suicide attempt. Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 24(10), 642-647. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2020.0521

Monds, L. A., Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Conner, T. S., Haber, P., & Scarf, D. (2021). How intoxicated are you? Investigating self and observer intoxication ratings in relation to blood alcohol concentration. Drug & Alcohol Review, 40, 1173-1177. doi: 10.1111/dar.13241

Graham, S., Mason, A., Riordan, B., Winter, T., & Scarf, D. (2021). Taking a break from social media improves wellbeing through sleep quality. Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 24(6), 421-425. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2020.0217

Raubenheimer, J. E., Riordan, B. C., Merrill, J. E., Winter, T., Ward, R. M., Scarf, D., & Buckley, N. A. (2021). Hey Google! Will New Zealand vote to legalise cannabis? Using Google Trends data to predict the outcome of the 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum. International Journal of Drug Policy, 90, 103083. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103083

Du, K., Hunter, J. A., Scarf, D., & Ruffman, T. (2021). Chinese children's in-group favoritism is affected by age and gender. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 72, 101232. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101232

Johnston, M., Scarf, D., Wilson, A., Millar, J., Bartonicek, A., & Colombo, M. (2021). The effects of hippocampal and area parahippocampalis lesions on the processing and retention of serial-order behavior, autoshaping, and spatial behavior in pigeons. Hippocampus, 31, 261-280. doi: 10.1002/hipo.23287

Riordan, B. C., Raubenheimer, J., Ward, R. M., Merrill, J. E., Winter, T., & Scarf, D. (2021). Monitoring the sentiment of cannabis-related tweets in the lead up to New Zealand's cannabis referendum. Drug & Alcohol Review, 40, 835-841. doi: 10.1111/dar.13184

Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Cody, L. M., Conner, T. S., & Scarf, D. K. (2021). The Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and event-specific drinking: The relationship between FoMO and alcohol use, harm, and breath alcohol concentration during orientation week. Current Psychology, 40, 3691-3701. doi: 10.1007/s12144-019-00318-6

Journal - Research Other

Colombo, M., Scarf, D., & Zentall, T. (2021). Editorial: The comparative psychology of intelligence: Macphail revisited. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 648782. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648782

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Scarf, D. (2021). Getting out of the lab: The development of a free-range learning apparatus for pigeons (FLAP). Proceedings of the Australia & New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART): Openness in Animal Research. (pp. 59-65). Retrieved from https://anzccart.org.nz/anzccart-conference

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Riordan, B. C., Moradi, S., Winter, T., Carey, K. B., Conner, T. S., Jang, K., … Mason, A., & Scarf, D. (2021). A combined web-based and ecological momentary intervention for incoming first-year university students: A three-arm randomised controlled trial. Drug & Alcohol Review, 40(Suppl. 1), (pp. S125). doi: 10.1111/dar.13384

Mason, A., Jang, K., Johnstone, G., Collings, S., Scarf, D., & Riordan, B. (2021). "Why is it so hard to ask for help?": Understanding barriers to seeking help among university students. Proceedings of the 13th Educational Psychology Forum. MAS21234. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf

Hunter, J., Boyes, M., Scarf, D., & Keenan, G. (2021). I can do it, because we can do it: Social identity is associated with the growth of personal efficacy via group efficacy. Proceedings of the 13th Educational Psychology Forum. HUN21244. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf

2020

Journal - Research Article

Ruffman, T., Lorimer, B., Vanier, S., Scarf, D., Du, K., & Taumoepeau, M. (2020). Use of a head camera to examine maternal input and its relation to 10- to 26-month-olds' acquisition of mental and non-mental state vocabulary. Journal of Child Language, 47(6), 1228-1243. doi: 10.1017/s0305000920000240

O'Brien, K. S., Puhl, R. M., Latner, J. D., Lynott, D., Reid, J. D., Vakhitova, Z., Hunter, J. A., Scarf, D., … Carter, A. (2020). The effect of a food addiction explanation model for weight control and obesity on weight stigma. Nutrients, 12(2), 294. doi: 10.3390/nu12020294

Riordan, B. C., Cody, L., Flett, J. A. M., Conner, T. S., Hunter, J., & Scarf, D. (2020). The development of a single item FoMO (Fear of Missing Out) scale. Current Psychology, 39, 1215-1220. doi: 10.1007/s12144-018-9824-8

Journal - Research Other

Scarf, D., Riordan, B. C., & Winter, T. (2020). The association between New Zealand adolescents' normative perceptions of pornography use and their frequency of pornography use. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1522), 180-182. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Colombo, M., & Scarf, D. (2020). Are there differences in “intelligence” between nonhuman species? The role of contextual variables. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 2072. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02072

Scarf, D., Zimmerman, H., Winter, T., Boden, H., Graham, S., Riordan, B. C., & Hunter, J. A. (2020). Association of viewing the films Joker or Terminator: Dark Fate with prejudice toward individuals with mental illness. JAMA Network Open, 3(4), e203423. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3423

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2020). Columban Simulation Project 2.0: Numerical competence and orthographic processing in pigeons and primates. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 3017. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03017

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Scarf, D., Haber, P., & Morley, K. (2020). High risk or risky highs: Understanding the links between substance use and suicidality in Australian men. Proceedings of the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) Early Career Researchers (ECR) Webinar. Retrieved from https://www.apsad.org.au/

Mason, A., Jang, K., Morley, K., Scarf, D., Collings, S. C., & Riordan, B. C. (2020). Using Reddit posts to take a top-down approach: Can understanding the reasons for not following through with a suicide attempt offer insight towards intervention and prevention? Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Symposium. (pp. 15). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html

Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Jang, K., Collings, S. C., & Scarf, D. (2020). A test of the three-way interaction of the interpersonal theory of suicide in a New Zealand university sample. Proceedings of the New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) Annual Conference. (pp. 24). Retrieved from https://www.psychology.org.nz

Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Mason, A., & Scarf, D. (2020). Pandemic! The fear of COVID, mental health, and wellbeing in New Zealand during the pandemic. Proceedings of the New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) Annual Conference. (pp. 15). Retrieved from https://www.psychology.org.nz

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Moradi, S., Van Quaquebeke, N., Scarf, D., & Hunter, J. A. (2020). How to flourish well: Moral centrality as an indicator of low egoistic consequences of living a flourishing life. PsyArXiv. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/d9wx2

Zimmerman, H., Jao, C.-W., & Scarf, D. (2020). Failure to demonstrate competitive video game play increases aggressive affect, cognition, or behavior. PsyArXiv. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/mwrtu

Monds, L. A., Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Conner, T. S., Haber, P., & Scarf, D. (2020). How intoxicated are you? Investigating self and observer intoxication ratings in relation to BAC. PsyArXiv. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/n8xrb

2019

Chapter in Book - Research

Scarf, D. (2019). Symbolic distance. In J. Vonk & T. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of animal cognition and behavior. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_1515-1

Journal - Research Article

Lord, J., van der Vliet, W., Anderson, P., Colombo, M., & Scarf, D. (2019). Very superstitious? A preliminary investigation of pigeons' body position during a matching-to-sample task under differential and common outcome conditions. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 32. doi: 10.46867/ijcp.2019.32.00.06

Moradi, S., Jang, K., Pehrson, S., Boden, H., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Hunter, J. A., … Scarf, D. (2019). Express yourself? Ease to express one’s identity mediates the relationship between national belonging and mental health. Kōtuitui, 14(2), 290-304. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2019.1632907

Koni, E., Moradi, S., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Neha, T., Hayhurst, J. G., Boyes, M., Cruwys, T., Hunter, J. A., & Scarf, D. (2019). Promoting resilience in adolescents: A new social identity benefits those who need it most. PLoS ONE, 14(1), e0210521. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210521

Arahanga-Doyle, H., Moradi, S., Brown, K., Neha, T., Hunter, J. A., & Scarf, D. (2019). Positive youth development in Māori and New Zealand European adolescents through an adventure education programme. Kōtuitui, 14(1), 38-51. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2018.1508479

Journal - Research Other

Colombo, M., & Scarf, D. (2019). Sheeple? The need for more research on sheep cognition. Animal Sentience, 25(12). doi: 10.51291/2377-7478.1446

Scarf, D., Waitoki, W., Chan, J., Britt, E., Nikora, L. W., Neha, T., … Hunter, J. A., Arahanga-Doyle, H. G., & Abbott, M. (2019). Holding a mirror to society? Sociodemographic diversity within clinical psychology training programmes across Aotearoa [Research letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1495), 79-81. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Du, K., Hunter, J., Ruffman, T., & Scarf, D. (2019). Racial bias and empathy: Older Chinese children show an empathic bias for in-group members hurt intentionally. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychology (SASP). (pp. 93). Retrieved from https://sasp.org.au

Scarf, D., Moradi, S., & Hunter, J. (2019). Express yourself? Ease to express one’s identity mediates the relationship between national belonging and mental health. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychology (SASP). (pp. 87). Retrieved from https://sasp.org.au

Chan, J. H. Y., Scarf, D., & Hunter, J. (2019). Sociodemographic diversity and inclusivity within clinical psychology training. In A. Finigan, P. Vakaoti, R. Richards & M. Schaaf (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XVI. (pp. 7). Dunedin, New Zealand: The Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pacific

Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Cody, L., Conner, T. S., & Scarf, D. (2019). FOMO: A preliminary investigation into the link between the Fear of Missing Out and alcohol use during events. Drug & Alcohol Review, 38(Suppl. 1), (pp. S88). doi: 10.1111/dar.12991

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scarf, D. (2019, August). Belonging and identity expression in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) Annual Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Scarf, D. (2019, August). Holding a mirror to society? Sociodemographic diversity within clinical psychology training programmes across Aotearoa. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) Annual Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Maltby, J., Moradi, S., Hunter, J., Scarf, D., Nartova-Bochaver, S., Bochaver, K., … Hunt, S. A. (2019). Resilience, where to begin? A lay theories approach. PsyArXiv. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/qwtdg

2018

Chapter in Book - Research

Scarf, D., Smith, C. D., Jaswal, V. K., Magnuson, J., & Terrace, H. (2018). Chunky Monkey? The spontaneous temporal chunking of simultaneous chains by Humans (Homo Sapiens) and rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). In A. Ibáñez-Contreras & B. Hernandez-Godinez (Eds.), Studies of rhesus monkeys and their behaviors. (pp. 39-58). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Journal - Research Article

Scarf, D., Johnston, M., & Colombo, M. (2018). Pigeons (Columba livia) learn a four-item list by trial and error. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 132(3), 234-239. doi: 10.1037/com.0000124

Johnston, M., Clarkson, A. N., Gowing, E. K., Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2018). The effects of nidopallium caudolaterale inactivation on serial-order behaviour in pigeons (Columba livia). Journal of Neurophysiology, 120(3), 1143-1152. doi: 10.1152/jn.00167.2018

Hinten, A. E., Labuschagne, L. G., Boden, H., & Scarf, D. (2018). Preschool children and young adults' preferences and expectations for helpers and hinderers. Infant & Child Development, 27(4), e2093. doi: 10.1002/icd.2093

Imuta, K., Scarf, D., Carson, S., & Hayne, H. (2018). Children’s learning and memory of an interactive science lesson: Does the context matter? Developmental Psychology, 54(6), 1029-1037. doi: 10.1037/dev0000487

Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Thrul, J., Flett, J. A. M., Carey, K. B., & Scarf, D. (2018). Just a first-year thing? The relations between drinking during Orientation Week and subsequent academic year drinking across class years. Substance Use & Misuse, 53(9), 1501-1510. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1415354

Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Flett, J. A. M., Droste, N., Cody, L., Brookie, K. L., Riordan, J. K., & Scarf, D. K. (2018). An intercept study to measure the extent to which New Zealand university students pre-game. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(1), 30-34. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12754

Scarf, D., Kafka, S., Hayhurst, J., Jang, K., Boyes, M., Thomson, R., & Hunter, J. A. (2018). Satisfying psychological needs on the high seas: Explaining increases self-esteem following an Adventure Education Programme. Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning, 18(2), 165-175. doi: 10.1080/14729679.2017.1385496

Journal - Research Other

Riordan, B. C., Moradi, S., Carey, K. B., Conner, T. S., Jang, K., Reid, K. E., & Scarf, D. (2018). Effectiveness of a combined web-based and ecological momentary intervention for incoming first-year university students: Protocol for a 3-arm randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(5), e10164. doi: 10.2196/10164

Scarf, D., & Hinten, A. E. (2018). Television format and children's executive function. Pediatrics, 141(3), e20172674. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-2674

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Riordan, B. C., Scarf, D., Moradi, S., Flett, J. A. M., Carey, K. B., & Conner, T. S. (2018). The accuracy and promise of personal breathalysers for research: Steps toward a cost-effective reliable measure of alcohol intoxication? Drug & Alcohol Review, 37(Suppl. 3), (pp. S63). doi: 10.1111/dar.12862

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2017). Serial list learning. In J. Vonk & T. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of animal cognition and behavior. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_1507-1

Journal - Research Article

Riordan, B. C., Scarf, D., Moradi, S., Flett, J. A. M., Carey, K. B., & Conner, T. S. (2017). The accuracy and promise of personal breathalysers for research: Steps toward a cost-effective reliable measure of alcohol intoxication? Digital Health, 3. doi: 10.1177/2055207617746752

Scarf, D., Boden, H., Labuschagne, L. G., Gross, J., & Hayne, H. (2017). "What" and "where" was when? Memory for the temporal order of episodic events in children. Developmental Psychobiology, 59(8), 1039-1045. doi: 10.1002/dev.21553

Ruffman, T., Lorimer, B., & Scarf, D. (2017). Do infants really experience emotional contagion? Child Development Perspectives, 11(4), 270-274. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12244

Boden, H., Labuschagne, L. G., Hinten, A. E., & Scarf, D. (2017). Episodic foresight beyond the very next event in 3- and 4-year-old children. Developmental Psychobiology, 59(7), 927-931. doi: 10.1002/dev.21544

Scarf, D., Corballis, M. C., Güntürkün, O., & Colombo, M. (2017). Do 'literate' pigeons (Columba livia) show mirror-word generalization? Animal Cognition, 20(5), 999-1002. doi: 10.1007/s10071-017-1116-4

Hunter, J. A., Platow, M. J., Moradi, S., Banks, M., Hayhurst, J., Kafka, S., Iversen, G., Scobie, O., Scarf, D., … Ruffman, T. (2017). Subjective belonging and in-group favoritism. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 73, 136-146. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2017.06.010

Smith, C. D., & Scarf, D. (2017). Spacing repetitions over long timescales: A review and a reconsolidation explanation. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 962. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00962

Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Flett, J. A. M., & Scarf, D. (2017). A text message intervention to reduce first year university students’ alcohol use: A pilot experimental study. Digital Health, 3. doi: 10.1177/2055207617707627

Labuschagne, L. G., Cox, T.-J., Brown, K., & Scarf, D. (2017). Too cool? Symbolic but not iconic stimuli impair 4-year-old children's performance on the delay-of-gratification choice paradigm. Behavioural Processes, 36-39. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2016.11.014

Scarf, D., Hayhurst, J. G., Riordan, B. C., Boyes, M., Ruffman, T., & Hunter, J. A. (2017). Increasing resilience in adolescents: The importance of social connectedness in adventure education programmes. Australasian Psychiatry, 25(2), 154-156. doi: 10.1177/1039856216671668

Journal - Research Other

Riordan, B. C., & Scarf, D. (2017). Crafting minds and communities with Minecraft. F1000Research, 5, 2339. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.9625.2

Güntürkün, O., Ströckens, F., Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2017). Apes, feathered apes, and pigeons: Differences and similarities. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 16, 35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.03.003

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cody, L., Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., & Scarf, D. (2017). The only thing to fear? Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and event-specific alcohol use. Proceedings of the New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference. (pp. 36). Retrieved from http://www.psychology.org.nz

Cody, L., Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Flett, J. A. M., & Scarf, D. (2017). "Collect 200μg/L before you pass GO": An intercept study to measure the extent to which university students pre-game before orientation week events. Proceedings of the New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference. (pp. 45-46). Retrieved from http://www.psychology.org.nz/

Scarf, D., Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., & Conner, T. S. (2017). Myopia and memory: Ecological momentary interventions (emis) aimed at reducing university students alcohol consumption. Proceedings of the New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference. (pp. 45). Retrieved from http://www.psychology.org.nz/

Scarf, D., Neha, T., Boyes, M., & Hunter, J. A. (2017). Increasing resilience of Māori and New Zealand European adolescents through Adventure Education Programs (AEPs). Proceedings of the New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference. (pp. 38-39). Retrieved from http://www.psychology.org.nz/

Scarf, D., Neha, T., Boyes, M., & Hunter, J. A. (2017). Increasing the resilience of Māori and New Zealand European adolescents through Adventure Education Programmes (AEPs). Proceedings of the New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference. (pp. 38-39). Retrieved from http://www.psychology.org.nz

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Scarf, D., Moradi, S., Hayhurst, J. G., Riordan, B. C., Boyes, M., Ruffman, T., & Hunter, J. (2017, April). Peer acceptance and resilience in teens. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Austin, USA.

2016

Chapter in Book - Research

Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Conner, T. S., & Scarf, D. (2016). Text message interventions for alcohol use: Current research and future directions. In W. Gutierrez (Ed.), Alcohol consumption: Patterns, influences and health effects. (pp. 185-191). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Lam, T., Conner, T. S., & Scarf, D. (2016). The Jekyll and Hyde of our drinking: Event specific drinking, intervention, and prevention. In W. Gutierrez (Ed.), Alcohol consumption: Patterns, influences and health effects. (pp. 129-165). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Kafka, S., Hayhurst, J. G., Boyes, M., Scarf, D., Ruffman, T., & Hunter, J. A. (2016). Charting a course to self-esteem: Evidence from four independent studies showing elevated self-esteem following in a 10-day voyage. In F. Holloway (Ed.), Self-esteem: Perspectives, influences and improvement strategies. (pp. 195-230). Nova Science.

Journal - Research Article

Scarf, D., Boy, K., Uber Reinert, A., Devine, J., Güntürkün, O., & Colombo, M. (2016). Orthographic processing in pigeons (Columba livia). PNAS, 113(40), 11272-11276. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1607870113

Scarf, D., Moradi, S., McGaw, K., Hewitt, J., Hayhurst, J. G., Boyes, M., Ruffman, T., & Hunter, J. A. (2016). Somewhere I belong: Long-term increases in adolescents’ resilience are predicted by perceived belonging to the in-group. British Journal of Social Psychology, 55(3), 588-599. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12151

Scarf, D., Stuart, M., Johnston, M., & Colombo, M. (2016). Visual response properties of neurons in four areas of the avian pallium. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 202(3), 235-245. doi: 10.1007/s00359-016-1071-6

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Flett, J. A. M., & Scarf, D. (2016). The feasibility of text message interventions to reduce event specific drinking in a high risk group. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 23(Suppl. 1), (pp. S256). doi: 10.1007/s12529-016-9586-3

Johnston, M., Scarf, D., Clarkson, A., & Colombo, M. (2016). The role of avian nidopallium caudolaterale in a four-item serial order task. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Seminar. (pp. 21). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html

Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Flett, J. A. M., & Scarf, D. (2016). The Jekyll and Hyde of student drinking: Event specific drinking during Orientation Week and suggestions for intervention. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Seminar. (pp. 18). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html

2015

Chapter in Book - Research

Hayne, H., Scarf, D., & Imuta, K. (2015). Childhood memories. In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences (Vol. 3). (2nd ed.) (pp. 465-470). Oxford, UK: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.51025-3

Hayne, H., Imuta, K., & Scarf, D. (2015). Memory development during infancy and early childhood across cultures. In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences (Vol. 15). (2nd ed.) (pp. 147-154). Oxford, UK: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.23062-6

Journal - Research Article

Kumst, S., & Scarf, D. (2015). Your wish is my command! The influence of symbolic modelling on preschool children's delay of gratification. PeerJ, 3, e774. doi: 10.7717/peerj.774

Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Hunter, J. A., Scarf, D. K., & Conner, T. S. (2015). Fear of missing out (FoMO): The relationship between FoMO, alcohol use, and alcohol-related consequences in college students. Annals of Neuroscience & Psychology, 2, 7. Retrieved from http://www.vipoa.org/neuropsychol/2/7

Staniland, J., Colombo, M., & Scarf, D. (2015). The Generation Effect or simply generating an effect? Journal of Comparative Psychology, 129(4), 329-333. doi: 10.1037/a0039450

Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Flett, J. A. M., & Scarf, D. (2015). A brief Orientation Week ecological momentary intervention to reduce university student alcohol consumption. Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, 76(4), 525-529. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.525

Riordan, B. C., Scarf, D., & Conner, T. S. (2015). Is Orientation Week a gateway to persistent alcohol use in university students? A preliminary investigation. Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, 76(2), 204-211.

Payne, G., Taylor, R., Hayne, H., & Scarf, D. (2015). Mental time travel for self and other in three- and four-year-old children. Memory, 23(5), 675-682. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2014.921310

Journal - Research Other

Colombo, M., & Scarf, D. (2015). Making clear the value of basic behavioural research: A commentary on A crisis in comparative psychology: Where have all the undergraduates gone?. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 1766. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01766

Riordan, B., Conner, T., Flett, J., & Scarf, D. (2015). Out of touch? The shortcoming of New Zealand's amended Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act (2012) for the Rugby World Cup (2015). New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1422). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Imuta, K., Hewitt, J., & Scarf, D. (2015). Gollin’s (1965) levels-by-levels approach: The importance of manipulating the task dimension when assessing age-related changes and individual differences in decision making. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 541. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00541

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Hinten, A. E., & Scarf, D. (2015). Four out of five ain't bad: Consistency of results and helper's behaviour in children's social evaluations. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Seminar. (pp. 14). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html

Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Conner, T. S., & Scarf, D. (2015). Who you gonna call? Mobile phone interventions to reduce student alcohol use during known periods of risk. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 25). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scarf, D. (2015, December). Mental time travel across development. Verbal presentation at the Memory Day Conference: Memory and Skill Across Time, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Scarf, D. (2015, June). Marshmallows and martinis. Verbal presentation at the 9th Annual Brain Health Research Centre Conference: Science for a Healthy Brain, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Imuta, K., Hayne, H., & Scarf, D. (2014). I want it all and I want it now: Delay of gratification in preschool children. Developmental Psychobiology, 56(7), 1541-1552. doi: 10.1002/dev.21249

Scarf, D., Smith, C., & Stuart, M. (2014). A spoon full of studies helps the comparison go down: A comparative analysis of Tulving’s spoon test. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 893. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00893

Scarf, D., Terrace, H., Colombo, M., & Magnuson, J. S. (2014). Eye movements reveal planning in humans: A comparison with Scarf and Colombo's (2009) monkeys. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 40(2), 178-184. doi: 10.1037/xan0000008

Scarf, D., Millar, J., Pow, N., & Colombo, M. (2014). Inhibition, the final frontier: The impact of hippocampal lesions on behavioral inhibition and spatial processing in pigeons. Behavioral Neuroscience, 128(1), 42-47. doi: 10.1037/a0035487

Journal - Research Other

Imuta, K., & Scarf, D. (2014). When too much of a novel thing may be what's "bad": Commentary on Fisher, Godwin, and Seltman (2014). Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 1444. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01444

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Riordan, B. C., Scarf, D., Flett, J. A. M., & Conner, T. S. (2014). Orientation week: A gateway to subsequent problematic alcohol use? Drug & Alcohol Review, 33(Suppl. 1), (pp. 52). doi: 10.1111/dar.12222

Scarf, D., Imuta, K., Carson, S., & Hayne, H. (2014). Education and enrichment: The role of classrooms and field trips in children's learning. Proceedings of the 7th Educational Psychology Forum: Working Together to Create Positive Futures. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scarf, D. (2014, June). Deaf ears? The role of curiosity in research. Verbal presentation at the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Psychology Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Scarf, D., & Kumst, S. (2014). Your wish is my command! Influence of symbolic modelling on preschool children’s delay of gratification. PeerJ PrePrints. doi: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.759v1

2013

Journal - Research Article

Imuta, K., Scarf, D., & Hayne, H. (2013). The effect of verbal reminders on memory reactivation in 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old children. Developmental Psychology, 49(6), 1058-1065. doi: 10.1037/a0029432

Imuta, K., Scarf, D., Pharo, H., & Hayne, H. (2013). Drawing a close to the use of human figure drawings as a projective measure of intelligence. PLoS ONE, 8(3), e58991. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058991

Scarf, D., Gross, J., Colombo, M., & Hayne, H. (2013). To have and to hold: Episodic memory in 3- and 4-year-old children. Developmental Psychobiology, 55(2), 125-132. doi: 10.1002/dev.21004

Journal - Research Other

Scarf, D. (2013). Visual acuity: Bird vision offers sharp insight. Nature, 502(7473), 624. doi: 10.1038/502624e

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Imuta, K., Hayne, H., & Scarf, D. (2013). Do 3-year-olds know that the future is in their hands? Delay of gratification in 3- and 4-year-old children. Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA) Biennial Conference. (pp. 31-32). Retrieved from http://www.ahda.org/conference/

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Scarf, D., Gross, J., Colombo, M., & Hayne, H. (2013, April). To have and to hold: Episodic memory in 3- and 4-year-old children. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scarf, D., Imuta, K., Carson, S., & Hayne, H. (2013, November). Education and enrichment: The role of classrooms and field trips in children's learning. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) National Conference: Creativity in Research: Generative Inquiries for Educational Futures, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Scarf, D., Imuta, K., Colombo, M., & Hayne, H. (2012). Social evaluation or simple association? Simple associations may explain moral reasoning in infants. PLoS ONE, 7(8), e42698. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042698

Colombo, M., & Scarf, D. (2012). Neurophysiological studies of learning and memory in pigeons. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews, 7, 23-43. doi: 10.3819/ccbr.2012.7002

Journal - Research Other

Scarf, D., Imuta, K., Colombo, M., & Hayne, H. (2012). Golden Rule or valence matching? Methodological problems in Hamlin et al. PNAS, 109(22), E1426. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1204123109

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Scarf, D., Hayne, H., McNaughton, N., & Colombo, M. (2012). Pigeons on par with primates in numerical competence. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience 42nd Annual Meeting. SfN. Retrieved from http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=abstracts_am2012

2011

Chapter in Book - Research

Scarf, D., Terrace, H. S., & Colombo, M. (2011). Planning abilities of monkeys. In R. M. Williams (Ed.), Monkeys: Biology, behavior and disorders. (pp. 137-150). New York: Nova.

Journal - Research Article

Scarf, D., Hayne, H., & Colombo, M. (2011). Pigeons on par with primates in numerical competence. Science, 334(6063), 1664. doi: 10.1126/science.1213357

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2011). Knowledge of the ordinal position of list items in pigeons. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 37(4), 483-487. doi: 10.1037/a0023695

Scarf, D., Miles, K., Sloan, A., Goulter, N., Hegan, M., Seid-Fatemi, A., … Colombo, M. (2011). Brain cells in the avian 'prefrontal cortex' code for features of slot-machine-like gambling. PLoS ONE, 6(1), e14589. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014589

Scarf, D., Danly, E., Morgan, G., Colombo, M., & Terrace, H. S. (2011). Sequential planning in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Animal Cognition, 14(3), 317-324. doi: 10.1007/s10071-010-0365-2

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Scarf, D., Gross, J., Colombo, M., & Hayne, H. (2011). To have and to hold: Episodic memory in 3- and 4-year-old children. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 110). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2011, November). Knowledge of the ordinal position of list items in pigeons. Verbal presentation at the Fall Meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society (CCS), Seattle, WA.

Scarf, D. K., Imuta, K., Colombo, M., & Hayne, H. (2011, November). Social evaluation or simple association? Verbal presentation at the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP) 44th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Scarf, D. (2011). Representation of serial order in pigeons (Columbia livia) (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. 301p.

2010

Journal - Research Article

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2010). Representation of serial order in pigeons (Columba livia). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 36(4), 423-429. doi: 10.1037/a0020926

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2010). A positional coding mechanism in pigeons after learning multiple three-item lists. Animal Cognition, 13, 653-661. doi: 10.1007/s10071-010-0315-z

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2010). The formation and execution of sequential plans in pigeons (Columba livia). Behavioural Processes, 83(2), 179-182. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.12.004

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Scarf, D. K., Balsam, P. D., & Terrace, H. S. (2010). Sequential planning in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. (pp. 100). Retrieved from http://www.psychonomic.org/pdfs/Abstracts10.pdf

Scarf, D., Miles, K., Sloan, A., Seid-Fatemi, A., Goulter, N., Harper, D., & Colombo, M. (2010). Neural correlates of slot machine gambling in the avian nidopallium caudolaterale. Proceedings of the 7th Forum of European Neuroscience (FENS). Retrieved from http://fens2010.neurosciences.asso.fr/abstracts/R6/A176_65.html

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scarf, D. K., & Colombo, M. (2010, November). Representation of serial order in pigeons (Columba livia). Verbal presentation at the Fall Meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society (CCS), St. Louis, MO.

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2010, November). Representation of serial order in pigeons (Columba livia). Verbal presentation at the Psycolloquy Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2009

Journal - Research Article

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2009). Eye movements during list execution reveal no planning in monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 35(4), 587-592. doi: 10.1037/a0014020

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2009). Eye movements during list execution reveal no planning in monkeys. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference On Comparative Cognition (CO3). 8. Retrieved from http://www.comparativecognition.org/CO3/Proceedings/2009Talks.htm

Son, L. K., Morgan, G., Kornblum, T., Scarf, D. K., & Terrace, H. (2009). Metacognitive assessments of implicit memories. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference On Comparative Cognition (CO3). 8. Retrieved from http://www.comparativecognition.org/CO3/Proceedings/2009Posters.htm

2008

Journal - Research Article

Scarf, D., & Colombo, M. (2008). Representation of serial order: A comparative analysis of humans, monkeys, and pigeons. Brain Research Bulletin, 76(3), 307-312. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.02.022