Andrew Przybylski, BA, MA, PhD.

Lecturer

Contact Details
Room 2.729
Department of Psychology
University of Essex
Colchester CO4 3SQ
U.K.

Tel: +44 (0)1206 - 873941
Fax: +44 (0)1206 - 874901

username  aprzyby add @essex.ac.uk for email address

BIOGRAPHY

I obtained my undergraduate and doctoral degrees in social and personality psychology at the University of Rochester in New York, with a focus on human motivation. Currently, I am continuing my work as a Lecturer at the University of Essex in the Department of Psychology.

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

My main research interests are focused on human motivation, self-regulation, and psychological well-being with respect to virtual environments. More specifically, most of my research is concerned with the factors that motivate computer and video game play and how engaging games influences health. If my research interests you, please feel free to contact me to ask for a copy of the work.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Przybylski, A. K., & Weinstein, N. (2012). Can you connect with me now? How the presence of mobile communication technology influences face-to-face conversation quality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Online First, DOI: 10.1177/0265407512453827.

Przybylski, A. K. (2012). We’ll miss you Steve: How the death of a technology innovator emotionally impacts those who use and love his digital devices. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15, 335-338.

Weinstein, N., Przybylski, A. K., & Ryan, R. M. (2012). The index of autonomous functioning: Development of a scale of human autonomy. Journal of Research in Personality, 46, 397-413.

Weinstein, N., Legate, N., & Przybylski, A. K. (2012) Beauty is in the eye of the psychologically fulfilled: How need satisfying experiences shape aesthetic perceptions of spaces. Motivation and Emotion, Online First, DOI: 10.1007/s11031-012-9312-7.

Weinstein, N., Ryan, W. S., DeHaan, C. R., Przybylski, A. K., Legate, N., & Ryan, R. M. (2012). Parental autonomy support and discrepancies between implicit and explicit sexual identities: Dynamics of self-acceptance and defense. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 815-832.

Przybylski, A. K., Weinstein, N., Murayama, K., Lynch, M. F., & Ryan, R. M. (2012). The ideal self at play: The appeal of video games that let you be all you can be. Psychological Science, 23, 69-76.

Przybylski, A. K., Rigby, C. S., & Ryan, R. M. (2010). A Motivational Model of Video Game Engagement. Review of General Psychology, 14, 154-166.

Przybylski, A. K., Ryan, R. M., & Rigby, C. S. (2009). The Motivating Role of Violence in Video Games. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 243-259.

Przybylski, A. K., Weinstein, N., Ryan, R. M., & Rigby, C. S. (2009). Having to Versus Wanting to Play: Background and consequences of harmonious versus obsessive engagement in video games. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12, 485-492.

Weinstein, N., Przybylski, A. K., & Ryan, R. M. (2009). Can Nature Make Us More Caring? Effects of immersion in nature on intrinsic aspirations and generosity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 1315-1329.

Rigby, C. S., & Przybylski, A. K. (2009). Virtual Worlds and the Learner Hero: How today's video games can inform tomorrow's digital learning environments. Theory and Research in Education, 7, 214-223.

Ryan, R. M., Rigby, C. S., & Przybylski, A. K. (2006). Motivational pull of video games: A self- determination theory approach. Motivation and Emotion, 30, 347-365.

RECENT FIRST-AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS

Przybylski, A. K. (2012, September). Autonomously Regulated and Psychologically Enhancing Computer Game Play. Invited talk presented at the University of Gent, Belgium.

Przybylski, A. K. (2012, July). Dispositional and Situational Correlates of Psychologically Enhancing Video Game Engagement. Invited talk presented at the 2nd International Cyberpsychology & Computing Psychology Conference, Bolton, United Kingdom.

Przybylski, A. K. (2011, July). The ideal self at play: The appeal of videogames that let you be all you can be. Invited talk presented at the 16th General Meeting of the European Association for Social Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.

Przybylski, A. K. (2010, May). How prosocial video game engagement influences psychological need satisfaction and well-being: A self-determination theory based approach. Invited talk presented at the 4th Annual Conference of SDT, Ghent, Belgium.

Przybylski, A. K. (2010, January). A Motivational Perspective on Disordered Video Game Engagement. Invited talk presented at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

Przybylski, A. K., (2010, February). How Need Satisfying and Depriving Experiences of Video Game Play Shape Aggression and Well-being. Presented at the 11th Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.

Przybylski, A. K., Knowlton, P., Rigby, C. S., & Ryan, R. M. (2009, February). Is Wanting to Play a Video Game the Same as Having to Play? How internalized motivation influences game engagement and player affect. Presented at the 10th Annual Conference of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.