Taking theory and research this book suggests how academic work can be applied to a variety of online interactions and activities. It considers Internet usage and online behaviour from multiple perspectives, including cognitive, social and clinical psychological approaches, to social psychological understanding of relationships and interactions.
Taking theory and research this book suggests how academic work can be applied to a variety of online interactions and activities. It considers Internet usage and online behaviour from multiple perspectives, including cognitive, social and clinical psychological approaches, to social psychological understanding of relationships and interactions.
Alison Attrill is Senior Lecturer and Chris Fullwood is Reader in the Institute of Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Together they co-ordinate the Cyberpsychology Research Group, which also hosts one of the UK's largest bi-annual Cyberpsychology conferences. Both are widely published academics and have recently published two further books in the area.
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Introduction
1. Digital Inclusion and Disability; Darren Chadwick and Caroline Wesson
2. Parenting the Online Child; Sally Quinn
3. The Role of Culture in Online Behaviour; Alison Attrill
4. Natives and Immigrants: Closing the Digital Generation Gap; Edward T. Asbury
5. Technology Assisted Memory; Tom Mercer
6. Internet Addication: A Clinical Perspective; Daria Kuss
7. Online Support Groups: Enhancing the User Experience with Cyberpsychological Theory; Chris Fullwood
8. Counselling in Online Environments; Rachel Harrad and Nicholas Banks
9. Romantic Relationships and Online Dating; Nicola Fox Hamilton
10. Online Consumer Behaviour; Nicola Derrer-Rendall and Alison Attrill
11. Applying Psychology with Games Development: What Can the Gaming Industry Learn from the Discipline?; Linda K. Kaye
12. Military and Defence Applications; Coral J. Dando and Claire L. Tranter
13. Social Media Impact on Organisations; Johanna Myddleton and Chris Fullwood
14. Online Psychometric Assessment; Daniel P. Hinton and Debbier L. Stevens-Gill
