We are saddened to acknowledge the recent passing of our cherished colleague, mentor, and friend. He will be greatly missed.
It was a third-year Psychology paper (PSYC 319) and its teacher (Professor Michael Colombo) that first got Damian Scarf interested in psychology. After completing his BSc in Zoology, Damian went on to complete his PhD in Professor Colombo's lab. His PhD research focused on how pigeons execute and plan sequences. Damian collaborated with Professor Colombo, employing electrophysiological techniques to uncover how sequences are represented at the neural level.
Damian received his PhD from the University of Otago in 2011. This focused on the representation and planning of sequences in pigeons. During the course of his PhD Damian received a Fulbright scholarship and worked as a visiting researcher in Professor Herb Terrace's Primate Cognition Lab at Columbia University. While at Columbia University, Damian investigated the planning abilities of rhesus monkeys and transitive preference in children. Damian received several other scholarships during his PhD as well as a number of travel grants. At the time his PhD was conferred, Damian had nine first author publications. Damian's PhD was also placed on the University of Otago Division of Sciences List of Exceptional PhD Theses.
After completing his PhD Damian went on to be Postdoctoral Fellow, and subsequently a Research Fellow, in Professor Harlene Hayne's child development lab. In Professor Hayne's lab Damian focused on memory development in young children and investigated whether children are born with an innate sense of right and wrong.
In 2013 Damian became a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology. Damian is now the head of the Adolescent Behaviour and Child Development (ABCD) Lab. The latest focus of Damian's research was positive youth development in high school students and alcohol consumption in university students.
Teaching
Research interests
- Child development eg, the impact of media on behaviour
- Adolescent behaviour eg, building resilience in adolescents
Find out more about Associate Professor Scarf's research interests
Publications
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 Journal - Research Article
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 Journal - Research Article
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 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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 Chapter in Book - Research
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 Chapter in Book - Research
2025
Journal - Research Article
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
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
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
Tan, K., Hamley, L., Treharne, G. J., Fraser, G., & Scarf, D. (2024). The integration of queer-related curriculum in psychology training in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A survey with programme directors. Psychology & Sexuality. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/19419899.2024.2388251
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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dar.13822
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
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
Riordan, B. C., Carinci, A., Winter, T., Scarf, D., & Kuntsche, E. (2023). People underestimate the amount of alcohol in a video they just watched. Journal of Substance Use. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14659891.2023.2293775
Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Scarf, D., Winter, T., Mason, A., Anderson-Luxford, D., & Kuntsche, E. (2023). FoMO predicts alcohol use and harms over and above the big five personality traits among university students. Journal of Substance Use. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14659891.2023.2288846
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
Garcia, C., Grant, E., Treharne, G. J., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Lucassen, M. F. G., Scarf, D., … Rapsey, C. (2023). ‘We’ll be okay together’: Navigating challenges as queer university students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kōtuitui. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2235297
Garcia, C., Grant, E., Treharne, G. J., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Lucassen, M. F. G., Scarf, D., … Rapsey, C. (2023). ‘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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2235297
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
Mason, A., Riordan, B. C., Morley, K., Winter, T., Haber, P., & Scarf, D. (2023). 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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2023.2199801
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