Sean Mackinnon

Education

BA (Hons) in Psychology (Cape Breton University)
MA in Psychology (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Ph.D. in Psychology (Dalhousie University)

Research Interests

My primary research interest is applied statistical analysis (i.e., the application and teaching of statistical methods). My research has mostly focused on personality as a predictor of well-being and symptoms of psychopathology. I focus on two key areas: (a) Perfectionism as a predictor of mood problems and well-being; and (b) personality traits and motivations as risk and protective factors for alcohol misuse. In the future, I am interested in ways to improve statistics education and producing tutorial materials for various statistical methods.

Selected Publications

• Workye, R., Shephard, A., Alexander, S., Cribbie, R. A., Flett, G. L., & Mackinnon, S. P. (2023). Perfectionism, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Negative Reactions Following a Failed Statistics Test: A Vulnerability-Stress Model. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000363
• Hill, T. G., Coughlan, E. C., & Mackinnon, S. P. (2023). Crafting happiness from everyday life: Personality, personal projects, basic psychological need satisfaction, and well-being. International Journal of Personality Psychology, 9, 47-60. https://doi.org/10.21827/ijpp.9.39811
• Mackinnon, S. P., Tougas, M. E., Kehayes, I. L., & Stewart, S. H. (2022). Friendship conflict, drinking to cope, and alcohol-related problems: A longitudinal actor-partner interdependence model. Emerging Adulthood, 10, 595-608. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211060945
• Mackinnon, S. P., Curtis, R. & O'Connor, R. (2022). A tutorial in longitudinal measurement invariance and cross-lagged panel models using lavaan. Metapsychology, 6, 1-20.https://doi.org/10.15626/MP.2020.2595
• Kehayes, I.-L. L., & Mackinnon, S. P. (2019). Investigating the Relationship Between Perfectionistic Self-Presentation and Social Anxiety Using Daily Diary Methods: A Replication. Collabra: Psychology, 5(1), 33. http://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.257
• Mackinnon, S. P., Ray, C. M., Firth, S. M., & O’Connor, R. M. (2018). Perfectionism and drinking to cope: A 21-day diary study. Journal of Research in Personality, 78, 177-178. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2018.12.003
• Mackinnon, S. P., Couture, M., Cooper, M. L., Kuntsche, E., O’Connor, R., Stewart, S. H., & Team DRINC. (2017). Cross-cultural comparisons of drinking motives in 10 countries: Data from the DRINC Project. Drug and Alcohol Review, 36, 721-730. doi:10.1111/dar.12464
• Mackinnon, S. P., Kehayes, I., Leonard, K., Fraser, R. & Stewart, S. H. (2017). Perfectionistic concerns, social negativity and subjective well-being: A test of the social disconnection model. Journal of Personality, 85, 326-340. doi:10.1111/jopy.12243

Teaching

PSYO 2501 Statistical Methods I
PSYO 3502 Statistical Methods II
PSYO 3280 Personality
PSYO 6001 Fundamentals of Statistics and Experimental Design
PSYO 6003 Multivariate Methods