Cognition and Technology Research Group

About

The Cognition and Technology Research Group is based in the Department of Information Science at Stellenbosch University. The group was created by Drs Daniel le Roux and Douglas Parry and conducts research projects on a wide range of topics relating to the interplay between human cognition and emerging digital technologies.

Recent Publications

2023

• Parry, D. A., Le Roux, D. B., Morton, J., Pons, R., Pretorius, R., & Schoeman, A. (2023). Digital wellbeing applications: Adoption, use and perceived effects. Computers in Human Behavior, 139, 107542.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107542 | Download Preprint

2022

• Le Roux, D. B., & Parry, D. A. (2022a). An exploratory investigation of the use and effects of academic instant messaging groups among university students. Education and Information Technologies, 27(1), 1055–1080.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10631-y | Download Preprint
• Le Roux, D. B., & Parry, D. A. (2022b). The Role of Self-Regulation in Experiences of Digital Distraction in College Classrooms [Chapter]. Digital Distractions in the College Classroom; IGI Global.
  https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9243-4.ch005

2021

• Henry Michael S., Le Roux Daniel B., & Parry Douglas A. (2021). Working in a post Covid-19 world: Towards a conceptual framework for distributed work. South African Journal of Business Management, 52(1), 2155.
  https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v52i1.2155 | Download Open Access Article
• Le Roux, D. B., & Parry, D. A. (2021). Off-task media use in academic settings: Cycles of self-regulation failure. Journal of American College Health, 69(2), 134–141.
  https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1656636 | Download Preprint
• Parry, D. A., & Le Roux, D. B. (2021). “Cognitive control in media multitaskers” ten years on: A meta-analysis. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 15(2), Article 2.
  https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2021-2-7 | Download Open Access Article

2020

• Le Roux, D. B., Parry, D. A., Totolo, A., Iyawa, G., Holloway, J., Prenter, A., & Botha, L. (2020). Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries. Computers & Education, 160, 104056.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.104056 | Download Preprint
• Abendroth, A., Parry, D. A., Le Roux, D. B., & Gundlach, J. (2020). An Analysis of Problematic Media Use and Technology Use Addiction Scales – What Are They Actually Assessing? In M. Hattingh, M. Matthee, H. Smuts, I. Pappas, Y. K. Dwivedi, & M. Mäntymäki (Eds.), Responsible Design, Implementation and Use of Information and Communication Technology (pp. 211–222). Springer International Publishing.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45002-1_18 | Download Preprint
• le Roux, D. B., & Parry, D. A. (2020). The Town Square in Your Pocket: Exploring Four Metaphors of Social Media. In M. Hattingh, M. Matthee, H. Smuts, I. Pappas, Y. K. Dwivedi, & M. Mäntymäki (Eds.), Responsible Design, Implementation and Use of Information and Communication Technology (pp. 187–198). Springer International Publishing.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45002-1_16 | Download Preprint
• Le Roux, D. B., & Parry, D. A. (2020). Investigating predictors of online vigilance among university students. Information Technology & People.
  https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-04-2020-0226 | Download Preprint
• Parry, D. A., & Le Roux, D. B. (2020). Introducing the Media Use Behaviour Conceptual Framework. In M. Hattingh, M. Matthee, H. Smuts, I. Pappas, Y. K. Dwivedi, & M. Mäntymäki (Eds.), Responsible Design, Implementation and Use of Information and Communication Technology (pp. 175–186). Springer International Publishing.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45002-1_15 | Download Preprint
• Parry, D. A., Le Roux, D. B., & Bantjes, J. R. (2020). Testing the feasibility of a media multitasking self-regulation intervention for students: Behaviour change, attention, and self-perception. Computers in Human Behavior, 104, 106182.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.106182 | Download Preprint
• Parry, D. A., Le Roux, D. B., & Cornelissen, L. A. (2020). Managing in-lecture media use: The feasibility and value of a split-class policy. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 32(2), 261–281.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-019-09232-z | Download Preprint

2019

• Le Roux, D. B., & Parry, D. A. (2019). Investigating differences in the attention distribution strategies of high and low media multitaskers through a two-dimensional game. Cyberpsychology, 13(3).
  https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2019-3-2 | Download Open Access Article
• Parry, D. A., & Le Roux, D. B. (2019). Media multitasking and cognitive control: A systematic review of interventions. Computers in Human Behavior, 92, 316–327.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.11.031 | Download Preprint

2018

• Parry, D. A., & Le Roux, D. B. (2018). In-lecture Media Use and Academic Performance: Investigating Demographic and Intentional Moderators. South African Computer Journal, 30(1), 85–107.
  https://doi.org/10.18489/sacj.v30i1.434 | Download Open Access Article
• Parry, D. A., & Roux, D. B. le. (2018). Off-task media use in lectures: Towards a theory of determinants. Annual Conference of the Southern African Computer Lecturers’ Association, 49–64.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05813-5_4 | Download Preprint

2017

• Le Roux, D. B., & Parry, D. A. (2017). A new generation of students: Digital media in academic contexts (Vol. 730, p. 36).
  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69670-6_2 | Download Preprint
• Le Roux, D. B., & Parry, D. A. (2017). In-lecture media use and academic performance: Does subject area matter? Computers in Human Behavior, 77, 86–94.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.030 | Download Preprint

2016

• Leysens, J.-L., Le Roux, D. B., & Parry, D. A. (2016). Can I have your attention, please? An empirical investigation of media multitasking during university lectures. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 1–10.
  https://doi.org/10.1145/2987491.2987498 | Download Preprint