Patrick Markey, PhD
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Villanova University
Villanova, PA, UNITED STATES
Patrick Markey, PhD, is an expert on how violent video games affect behavior and relationship issues.
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Areas of Expertise (8)
Video Games
Violent Video Games
Online Interactions
Body Image
Romantic Relationships
Sexual Behaviors
The Interpersonal Circumplex
Psychology
Biography
Often cited in popular media for insights into his two areas of research: how violent video games affect behavior; and relationship issues, Dr. Markey is a great source for stories that delve into interpersonal behaviors. He directs Villanova's Interpersonal Research Laboratory which seeks to understand how behavioral tendencies develop and are expressed within social relationships. Research in the lab examines how interpersonal behaviors affect unhealthy dieting, civic behavior, personality judgment, and aggression after playing violent video games.
Education (3)
University of California, Riverside: PhD
University of California, Riverside: MA
California State University, Fullerton: BA
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Affiliations (7)
- Interpersonal Research Laboratory
- Society of Interpersonal Theory and Research
- News Media, Public Education and Public Policy Committee
- Journal of Research in Personality (Editorial Board Member)
- Assessment (Editorial Board Member)
- Journal of Personality (Editorial Board Member)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Grant Reviewer)
Select Media Appearances (4)
Walmart pulls violent game displays but will still sell guns
The Associated Press
2019-08-11
Patrick Markey, a psychology professor at Villanova University who focuses on video games, found in his research that men who commit severe acts of violence actually play violent video games less than the average male.
World Health Organization says video game addiction is a disease. Why American psychiatrists don’t
The Washington Post
2018-07-02
“Video game addiction might be a real thing,” psychologists Patrick M. Markey of Villanova University and Christopher J. Ferguson of Stetson University wrote in a commentary accompanying that study. “But it is not the epidemic that some have made it out to be.”
The ‘Active Shooter’ video game horrified Parkland parents. It was pulled before release.
The Washington Post
2018-05-29
That is much lower than the 70 percent of male high school students who show interest in those types of games, said Patrick Markey, a Villanova University psychology professor and co-author of “Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong.” “Kids who are psychologically healthy tend to do things their peers do,” Markey told The Washington Post on Tuesday. “It’s a sign of health and normal for kids to play violent video games whether parents like it or not.”
Salon Talks - Interview with Patrick Markey
Salon
2017-06-12
The psychology of video games. Patrick Markey, author of “Moral Combat” joins Salon to discuss reframing the national conversation around violent video games.
Select Academic Articles (5)
Internet Gaming Addiction: Disorder or Moral Panic?
The American Journal of PsychiatryMarkey, P. M., & Ferguson, C. J.
2017
Evaluating circumplex structure in the Interpersonal Scales for the NEO-PI-3
AssessmentLouie, J. F., Kurtz, J. E., & Markey, P. M.
2016
Does Sexy Media Promote Teen Sex? A Meta-Analytic and Methodological Review
Psychiatric Quarterly.Ferguson, C.J., Nielsen, R.K.L., & Markey, P.M.
2016
Dissimilarity in physical attractiveness within romantic dyads and mate retention behaviors
Journal of Social and Personal RelationshipsJoshua R. Oltmanns, Patrick M. Markey, and Juliana E. French
2016
The pivotal role of psychology in a comprehensive theory of obesity
Health Psychology OpenCharlotte N. Markey, Kristin J August, Lindzee C. Bailey, Patrick M Markey, and Christopher S. Nave
2016
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