Books

Gazzaley, A. & Rosen, L. D. (2016). The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains Living in a High-Tech World. MIT Press.

[Book excerpt] Remedies for the Distracted Mind. Behavioral Scientist, January 8, 2018

Rosen, L. D., Cheever, N. A., & Carrier, L. M. (2015). The Handbook of Psychology, Technology and Society. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.

Rosen, L.D., Cheever, N. A., & Carrier, L.M. (2012). iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession With Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us. New Your, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Rosen, L.D., Carrier, L.M. & Cheever, N. A. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn. New Your, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Rosen, L. D. (2007). Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation. New Your, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Weil, M. M. & Rosen, L.D. (1997). TechnoStress: Coping With Technology @Work @Home @Play. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.

Rosen, L. D., & Weil, M. M. (1997). The Mental Health Technology Bible. New York, NY:  John Wiley & Sons.

Journal Articles/Book Chapters (2015-2024)

Rosen, L.D., (2021). Comparing Technology Use Between Older Teenagers And Millennials, Testing Predictive Models Using Technology Mediator Variables, And Assessing And Examining The Impact Of Interventions To Reduce Obsessive Smartphone Usage, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 60, Issue 10, S298.

Cheever, N. A., Rosen, L. D., Jimenez, M., Franco, J., and Carrier, L. M. (2021). Nomophobia Impacts Physiological Arousal of Moderate and Heavy Smartphone Users Who are not Allowed to Access Text Messages during a Cognitive Task. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 11(7), 6-13.

[Book Chapter] Cheever N.A., Moreno M.A., Rosen L.D. (2018) When Does Internet and Smartphone Use Become a Problem?. In: Moreno M., Radovic A. (eds) Technology and Adolescent Mental Health. Springer, Cham

[Book Chapter] Cheever N.A., Peviani K., Rosen L.D. (2018) Media Multitasking and Mental Health. In: Moreno M., Radovic A. (eds) Technology and Adolescent Mental Health. Springer, Cham

Carrier, L. M., Rosen, L. D., & Rokkum, J. N. (2018). Productivity in Peril: Higher and Higher Rates of Technology MultitaskingBehavioral Scientist, January 8, 2018

Rosen, L. D., Carrier, L. M., Pedroza, J. A., Elias, S., O’Brien, K. M., Lozano, J., Kim, K., Cheever, N. A., Bentley, J., & Ruiz, A. (2018). The Role of Executive Function and Technological Anxiety (FOMO) in College Course Performance as Mediated by Technology Usage and Multitasking HabitsRevista Psicologia Educativa (The Spanish Journal of Educational Psychology), 24(1), 14-25.

Rosen, L.D. (2017). The Distracted Student Mind: Enhancing its Focus and Attention. Phi Delta Kappan, 99(2), 8-14.

Uncapher, M. R., Lin, L., Rosen, L. D., Kirkorian, H. L., Baron, N. S., Bailey, K., … & Wagner, A. D. (2017). Media multitasking and cognitive, psychological, neural, and learning differencesPediatrics140(Supplement 2), S62-S66.

Rosen, L. D., Carrier, L. M., Miller, A., Rokkum, J., & Ruiz, A. (2016). Sleeping With Technology: Cognitive, Affective and Technology Usage Predictors of Sleep Problems Among College Students. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation, 2, 49-56.

Croom, C., Gross, B., Rosen, L.D., & Rosen, B. (2016). What’s Her Face(book)? How Many of Their Facebook “Friends” Can College Students Actually Identify? Computers in Human Behavior, 56,135-141.

Carrier, L. M., Spradlin, A., Bunce, J., & Rosen, L. D. (2015). Virtual empathy: Positive and negative impacts of going online upon empathy in young adults. Computers in Human Behavior, 52, 39-48.

Rosen, L. D. (2015). Conquering Digital Distraction. Harvard Business Review, 93(6), 110-113.

[Book Chapter] Rosen, L. D., & Lara-Ruiz, J. (May, 2015).  Similarities and differences in workplace, personal and technology-related values, beliefs and attitudes across five generations of Americans. In L. D. Rosen, N. A. Cheever, & L. M. Carrier (Eds.), The Handbook of Psychology, Technology and Society. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 20-55.

[Book Chapter] Carrier, L. M., Black, V., Vasquez, L., Miller, A., & Rosen, L. D. (May, 2015).  Executive Function in Risky Only Behaviors by Adolescents and Young Adults. In L. D. Rosen, N. A. Cheever, & L. M. Carrier (Eds.), The Handbook of Psychology, Technology and Society. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 119-141.

[Book Chapter] Carrier, L. M., Kersten, M., & Rosen, L. D. (May, 2015).  Searching for Generation M: Does multitasking practice improve multitasking skill? In L. D. Rosen, N. A. Cheever, & L. M. Carrier (Eds.), The Handbook of Psychology, Technology and Society. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, 373-387.

Carrier, L. M., Rosen, L. D., Cheever, N. A., & Lim, A. F. (2015). Causes, effects, and practicalities of everyday multitaskingDevelopmental Review Special Issue: Living in the Net Generation: Multitasking, Learning and Development, 35, 64-78.

Journal Publications (2000-2014)

Cheever, N.A., Rosen, L.D., Carrier, L.M., & Chavez, A. (2014). Out of sight is not out of mind: The impact of restricting wireless mobile device use on anxiety levels among low, moderate and high usersComputers in Human Behavior, 37, 290-297.

Rosen, L.D., Lim, A.F., Felt, J., Carrier, L.M., Cheever, N.A., Lara-Ruiz, J.M., Mendoza, J.S., & Rokkum, J. (2014). Media and Technology Use Predicts Ill-Being Among Children, Preteens and TeenagersIndependent of the Negative Health Impacts of Exercise and Eating Habits. Computers in Human Behavior, 35, 364-375.

Rosen, L.D., Whaling, K., Carrier, L.M., Cheever, N.A., and Rokkum, J. (2013). The Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale: An empirical investigationComputers in Human Behavior, 29(6), 2501-2511.

Rosen, L.D., Carrier, L.M., & Cheever, N.A. (2013). Facebook and texting made me do it: Media-induced task-switching while studying. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(3), 948-958.

Rosen, L.D., Whaling, K., Rab, S., Carrier, L.M., & Cheever, N.A. (2013). Is Facebook Creating “iDisorders”? The Link Between Clinical Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders and Technology Use, Attitudes and Anxiety. Computers in Human Behavior 29, 1243-1254.

Carrier, L.M., Rab, S., Rosen, L.D., Vasquez, L., & Cheever, N.A. (2012) Pathways for Learning from 3D TechnologyInternational Journal of Environmental & Science Education, 7(1), 53-69.

Rosen, L.D., Lim, A.F., Carrier, L.M., & Cheever, N.A. (2011). An Empirical Examination of the Educational Impact of Text Message-Induced Task Switching in the Classroom: Educational Implications and Strategies to Enhance LearningPsicologia Educativa, 17(2), 163-177.

Rosen, L.D. (2011). Welcome to the iGeneration and Generation C! Educational Technology Solutions, 49, 41-44.

Rosen, L.D. (2011). Teaching the iGenerationEducational Leadership, 68(5), 10-15.

Rosen, L.D., Chang, J., Erwin, L., Carrier, L.M., & Cheever, N.A. (2010). The Relationship between “Textisms” and Formal and Informal Writing Among Young AdultsCommunication Research37(3) 420-440.

Carrier, L.M., Cheever, N.A., Rosen, L.D., Benitez, S., & Chang, J. (2009). Multitasking Across Generations: Multitasking Choices and Difficulty Ratings in Three Generations of AmericansComputers in Human Behavior25, 483-489.

Rosen, L.D., Cheever, N.A., Cummings, C., & Felt, J. (2008). The Impact of Emotionality and Self-Disclosure on Online Dating versus Traditional DatingComputers in Human Behavior, 24, 2124-2157.

Rosen, L.D., Cheever, N.A., & Carrier, L.M. (2008).The Association of Parenting Style and Child Age with Parental Limit Setting and Adolescent MySpace BehaviorJournal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29, 459-471.

Carrier, L. M., & Rosen, L. D. (2002). An electronic portfolio project with graduating psychology majors.  Exchanges: The Online Journal of Teaching and Learning in the CSU. 

Book Chapter

Rosen, L.D. (2013). Status Update: Technology May Be Driving You Mad. Connecting Minds, Creating the Future: Visionary Thinking on the Global Issues of Our Time. United Arab Emirates: Dubai Expo 2020.

Journal Articles Prior To 2000

Rosen, L.D., & Weil, M.M. (Spring 1999) “TechnoProfessionals: Rules for Thriving in the New Millennium”. HDSAware! (online magazine of Hitachi Data Systems).

Rosen, L.D, & Weil, M.M. (Fall 1998). Multitasking Madness. Context Magazine, 70-72.

Weil, M.M., & Rosen, L.D. (1998). “How User Psychology Makes Technology Projects Fail”. HDSAware! (online magazine of Hitachi Data Systems).

Rosen, L.D. (1997). Psychologists and Technology: A look at the future. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 27(6), 635-638.

Rosen, L.D., & Weil, M.M. (1995). Adult and Teenage Consumer Users of Technology: Potholes on the Information Superhighway? Journal of Consumer Affairs, 29(1), 55-84.

Rosen, L.D., & Weil, M.M. (1995). Computer Availability, Computer Experience and Technophobia Among Public School Teachers. Computers in Human Behavior, 11(1), 9-31.

Rosen, L.D. & Weil, M.M. (1995). Computer Anxiety: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of University Students in 10 Countries. Computers in Human Behavior, 11(1), 45-64.

Weil, M.M., & Rosen, L.D. (1995). The Psychological Impact of Technology From a Global Perspective: A study of technological sophistication and technophobia in university students from 23 countries. Computers in Human Behavior, 11(1), 95-133.

Rosen, L.D., Sears, D.C., & Weil, M.M. (1993). Treating Technophobia: A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Computerphobia Reduction Program. Computers in Human Behavior, 9, 27-50.

Weil, M.M., Rosen, L.D. & Wugalter, S. (1990). The Etiology of Computerphobia. Computers in Human Behavior, 6, 361-379.

Rosen, L.D. & Maguire, P.D. (1990). Myths and realities of computerphobia: A meta-analysis. Anxiety Research, 3, 175-191.

Rosen, L.D., Sears, D.C. & Weil, M.M. (1987). Computerphobia. Behavior Research Methods, Instrumentation, & Computers, 19(2), 167-179.

Weil, M.M., Rosen, L.D. & Sears, D.C. (1987). The Computerphobia Reduction Program: Year 1. Program development and preliminary results. Behavior Research Methods, Instrumentation, & Computers, 19(2), 180-184.

Research Reports

Are Computer, Video and Arcade Games Affecting Children’s Behavior? An Empirical Study

Results of Our 49-Month Study of Business Attitudes Show Clerical/Support Staff, Managers and Executives Using More Technology at Work and at Home and Becoming More Hesitant Toward New Technology [An Executive Summary of this Study] (2000)

Changing Y2K Attitudes: A Seven-Month Study (1999)

A COMPARISON OF Y2K ATTITUDES IN THE USA AND SLOVAKIA: Y2K is Truly an International TechnoStress (1999)

Comparison of Online Users and Nonusers

Public Interest in the Information Superhighway

Reports and Commentaries on MySpace

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Adolescents in MySpace: Identity Formation, Friendship and Sexual Predators

Short Report 2006-01: Sexual Predators on MySpace: A Deeper Look at Teens Being Stalked or Approached for Sexual Liaisons

Short Report 2006-02: Memo to All Parents of Adolescents: It’s Time to Create Your Own MySpace Page

Short Report 2006-03: Blocking Sexual Predators and Cyberbullies on MySpace: The Kids are Alright

Commentary 2006-01: The MySpace Generation Lives on the Internet

Press Releases

June 26, 2006 – First Major Study of MySpace Suggests Sexual Predator Reports in the Media Overblown/Unfounded – Parental Ignorance of Teen Activities on Site is High

Manuals

Rosen, L.D., Sears, D.C., & Weil, M.M. (1992). Measuring Technophobia. A manual for the administration and scoring of three instruments: Computer Anxiety Rating Scale (Form C), General Attitudes Toward Computers Scale (Form C) and Computer Thoughts Survey (Form C). California State University Dominguez Hills, Computerphobia Reduction Program.

Magazines

Rosen, L.D. & Weil, M.M. (1995, Fall). Stalled on the Onramp to the Information Superhighway? Tips for Mental Health Professionals to Merge Online. Treatment Today, 48-49.

Weil, M.M., & Rosen, L.D. (1994). The Technological Revolution: Psychiatrists Need Technology Now. Psychiatric Times, 11(9), 37-39.

Weil, M.M., & Rosen, L.D. (1994). Psychologists Move into the Technological Age. The California Psychologist, 27(4), 21.

Weil, M.M., & Rosen, L.D. (1994). The “Psychology” of Technology. Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, 3(3), 37-39..

Weil, M.M., & Rosen, L.D. (1994, May). The Technology of Psychology and the Psychology of Technology. The Orange County Psychologist, 9-11.

Rosen, L.D. & Weil, M.M. (1994). The Psychological Impact of Technology. Computers and Society, 24(1), 3-9.

Rosen, L.D., & Weil, M.M. (1994, February). Planning for Mental Health Care on the Information Superhighway. The Orange County Psychologist.

Weil, M.M., & Rosen, L.D. (1994, January). Terms for the Technologically Timid. The Orange County Psychologist, pp. 10-11.

Rosen, L.D., & Weil, M.M. (1993, Dec.). What we have learned from a decade of research (1983-1993) on “The psychological impact of technology”. CTG News: The Newsletter of the Communications Technology Group.

Rosen, L.D., & Weil, M.M. (1990). Computers, classroom instruction, and the computerphobic university student. Collegiate Microcomputer, 8, 275-283.

ERIC Documents

Rosen, L.D., Sears, D.C. & Weil, M.M. (1989). The Model Computerphobia Reduction Program: A Longitudinal Evaluation. (Monograph No. 3). California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED 318 467)

Weil, M.M., Rosen, L.D., & Shaw, S. (1988). Computerphobia Reduction Program: Clinical Resource Manual. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED 318 468)

Rosen, L.D. (1988). A Model Program for Computerphobia Reduction. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED 318 466.