Vasileia Karasavva- Master of Arts
- Graduate Student at University of British Columbia
Vasileia Karasavva
- Master of Arts
- Graduate Student at University of British Columbia
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cyberpsychology, cyber aggression, technology-facilitated sexual violence, image-based sexual abuse.
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Deepfakes may refer to algorithmically synthesized material wherein the face of a person is superimposed onto another body. To date, most deepfakes found online are pornographic, with the people depicted in them rarely consenting to their creation and publicization. Deepfakes leave anyone with an online presence vulnerable to victimization. As a te...
Non-consensual intimate image dissemination (NCII), or else better known as “revenge pornography” is a form of technology-facilitated sexual violence that can have devastating effects on the victim. This is one of the first studies examining how demographic characteristics (gender, sexual orientation), personality traits (Dark Tetrad), and attitude...
We aimed to assess the psychoeducational quality of TikTok content about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the perspective of both mental health professionals and young adults across two pre-registered studies. In Study 1, two clinical psychologists with expertise in ADHD evaluated the claims (accuracy, nuance, overall quality as...
Aggrieved entitlement (AE) refers to the defensiveness and hostility majority-group members feel toward the outgroup in response to a perceived threat of lost privileges. Over the last couple of years, AE has garnered a great deal of attention in the media as well as in the empirical literature because of its connection with extremism and violence...
Social media use is endemic among emerging adults, raising concerns that this trend may harm users. We tested whether reducing the quantity of social media use, relative to improving the way users engage with social media, benefits psychological well-being. Participants were 393 social media users (ages 17–29) in Canada, with elevated psychopatholo...
The Bystander Intervention Model (BIM) has been validated for face-to-face emergencies and dictates that observers’ decision to intervene hinges on five sequential steps, while barriers block progress between steps. The current study is the first, to our knowledge, to apply the BIM in its entirety to cyber aggression and explore the ways that indiv...
#ADHD is one of TikTok's top 10 popular hashtags, raising concerns about potential misinformation due to unchecked user-generated content.
Two ADHD experts evaluated the top 100 #ADHD TikToks (IRR kappas > .7, ICC > .777). We also recorded creator credentials, financial motives, and video metrics (likes, shares, views).
#ADHD videos were popular...
Across 5 studies, we examine image-based sexual abuse, a form of technology-facilitated sexual violence, and provide evidence that it is a form of gendered violence. Study 1 (N = 816) reveals that women are more likely to have their sexual images shared without consent, while men are more likely to be perpetrators and blame the victim. Study 2 (N =...
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Karasavva, V., Swanek, J., Smodis, A., & Forth, A. (2023). From myth to reality: sexual image abuse myth acceptance, the Dark Tetrad, and non-consensual intimate image dissemination proclivity. Journal of Sexual Aggression,29(1),51–67.https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2022.2032430
Mori, C., Cooke, J. E., Temple, J. R., Anh, L., Lu, Y.,...
Our research investigates the potential factors that may predict instances of cyberbullying perpetration.
Despite the media attention on non-consensual intimate image dissemination (NCII), the literature on the personality traits, attitudes, and beliefs that predict NCII approval, enjoyment, and perpetration is limited. With a sample of 810 undergraduate students, we examined the relationship between dark personality traits, acceptance of image-based s...
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Despite media attention on non-consensual intimate image dissemination (NCII), the literature on the personality traits, attitudes, and beliefs that pre...
Most of the research on cyberflashing (i.e., using technology to send someone a nude or sexual image without their consent) has focused on cisgender men sharing pictures of their genitals (i.e., “dick pics”). Within this, what is known about the expectations and reactions to cyberflashing is also limited. Here, we examine the cyberflashing practice...
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is the most widely used evidence-based community mental health intervention for people with severe mental illness (SMI). Despite research showing that the vast majority of those with SMI have traumatic histories, the ACT service model does not have consistent guidelines on how to address trauma in their client po...
For the full paper go here:
Karasavva, V., Swanek, J., Smodis, A., & Forth, A. (2022). Expectations VS reality: Expected and actual affective reactions to unsolicited sexual images. Computers in Human Behavior, 130, 107181.
In this work, we investigated the motivations behind cyberflashing and how they relate to dark personality traits.Now before we jump in the actual study, we have to take a step back to highlight that cyberflashing is different than sexting. When two consenting individuals engage in sexting, both parties are aware that nudes may be shared and welcom...
Video of poster session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgJgCKL0zfc&t=3s&ab_channel=VasileiaKarasavva
The full scale is published in:
Karasavva, V., & Forth, A. (2022). Personality, attitudinal, and demographic predictors of non-consensual dissemination of intimate images. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(21-22), NP19265-NP19289.
One of the main questions women who have received an unsolicited dick pic ask themselves is why dear god why? Work from our lab and in the literature shows that the motivations behind cyberflashing may vary. Some may do it for their own sexual gratification, while others view it as a form of trolling, of putting down the receiver of their picture....
The literature on severe mental illness (SMI), trauma, PTSD, and substance use is expansive, yet no research exists examining the specific population served by Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) concerning these relationships and particularly the SMI-PTSD model proposed in the literature. In this paper, we employed retrospective chart reviews to e...
Online dating can offer significant benefits and has generated new forms of dating and sexual behavior. Prior empirical work supports that the same societal hierarchies that are found offline exist in online spaces and affect the online experiences of minorities. Here, we examine how gender, ethnic background, and sexual orientation relate to the l...
Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) can be defined as the non-consensual sharing or threatening to share of nude or sexual images of another person. This is one of the first studies examining how demographic characteristics (gender, sexual orientation), personality traits (Dark Tetrad), and attitudes (aggrieved entitlement, sexual entitlement, sexual i...
Objective: To evaluate the impact of trauma on criminality in a sample of 282 clients enrolled in a community-based outpatient program. The interaction of trauma, gender, and age of onset of mental illness was also examined.
A review and critique of current legal recourse for victims of deepfake pornography in Canada.
Psychopathy is a constellation of distinct interpersonal (e.g., pathological lying), affective (e.g., lack of remorse), lifestyle (e.g., need for stimulation), and antisocial (e.g., poor behavioral controls) traits that contribute to a deceptive and exploitive personality profile. Current theoretical models attempting to explain the functional impa...
Paper presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Smoking represents one of the greatest preventable causes of death globally, and pharmacological treatments of higher efficacy targeting smoking cessation are necessary. Current drug interventions show only modest success rates and do not adequately address nicotine withdrawal-induced anxiety that is heavily implicated in relapse and failed quit at...
