The Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology, and Society

Herausgegeben von Rosen, Larry D.; Cheever, Nancy; Carrier, L. Mark

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Edited by three of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of technology, this new handbook provides a thoughtful and evidence-driven examination of contemporary technology's impact on society and human behavior.
* Includes contributions from an international array of experts in the field
* Features comprehensive coverage of hot button issues in the psychology of technology, such as social networking, Internet addiction and dependency, Internet credibility, multitasking, impression management, and audience reactions to media
* Reaches beyond the more established study of psychology and the Internet, to include varied analysis of a range of technologies, including video games, smart phones, tablet computing, etc.
* Provides analysis of the latest research on generational differences, Internet literacy, cyberbullying, sexting, Internet and cell phone dependency, and online risky behavior

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 173mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1043g
• ISBN-13: 9781118772027
• ISBN-10: 1118772024
• Artikelnr.: 41753527

Autorenporträt

Larry D. Rosen is professor and past chair of the Psychology Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a research psychologist specializing in multitasking, social networking, generational differences, parenting, child/adolescent development, and educational psychology. He has written five books on the "Psychology of Technology" and writes regular blogs for Psychology Today and the Huffington Post. He has been featured extensively in television, print, and radio media and has been a commentator on The Daily Show, Good Morning America, NPR, and CNN. He has been quoted in hundreds of magazines and newspapers including USA Today, The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, Chicago Tribune, and The Los Angeles Times. Nancy A. Cheever is professor and past chair of the Communications Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She is the co-author, with Larry Rosen and Mark Carrier, of both iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us (2012) and Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way they Learn (2010). A former newspaper journalist and magazine editor, Dr. Cheever's vast research interests examine emerging and existing media technologies and their content and how they impact people's thoughts, behaviors and attitudes. Mark Carrier is professor and past chair of the Psychology Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a co-founder and director of the George Marsh Applied Cognition Laboratory where he researches applied cognition, psychology and technology, and cultural effects on thinking. Dr. Carrier is the co-author, with Larry Rosen and Nancy Cheever, of both iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us (2012) and Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way they Learn (2010).

Inhaltsangabe

About the Editors viii List of Contributors x Preface xxx Acknowledgments
xli Part I The Psychology of Technology 1 1 The Acute and Chronic Impact of
Technology on our Brain 3 David A. Ziegler, Jyoti Mishra, and Adam Gazzaley
2 Similarities and Differences in Workplace, Personal, and
Technology?]Related Values, Beliefs, and Attitudes Across Five Generations
of Americans 20 Larry D. Rosen and José M. Lara?]Ruiz 3 Internet
Credibility and Digital Media Literacy 56 Nancy A. Cheever and Jeffrey
Rokkum 4 Gender Digital Divide: Does it Exist and What are the
Explanations? 74 Richard Joiner, Caroline Stewart, and Chelsey Beaney 5
Access and Attitudes to Digital Technologies Across the Adult Lifespan:
Evidence from Distance Education 89 John T. E. Richardson and Anne Jelfs 6
Navigating Psychological Ethics in Shared Multi?]User Online Environments
105 Jeff Gavin and Karen Rodham Part II Children, Teens, and Technology 117
7 Executive Function in Risky Online Behaviors by Adolescents and Young
Adults 119 L. Mark Carrier, Vanessa Black, Ludivina Vasquez, Aimee D.
Miller, and Larry D. Rosen 8 Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Causes, and
Consequences 142 Robin M. Kowalski and Elizabeth Whittaker 9 A Step Toward
Understanding Cross?]National and Cross?]Cultural Variances in
Cyberbullying 158 Fatih Bayraktar 10 Sexual Communication in the Digital
Age 176 Michelle Drouin 11 Mobile Phone Dependency: What's All the Buzz
About? 192 Michelle Drouin, Daren Kaiser, and Daniel A. Miller 12 Assessing
the Written Language of Text Messages 207 Abbie Grace and Nenagh Kemp 13
Texting Behavior and Language Skills in Children and Adults 232 Sam
Waldron, Nenagh Kemp, Beverly Plester, and Clare Wood 14 Are "Friends"
Electric?: Why Those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Thrive in
Online Cultures but Suffer in Offline Cultures 250 Mark Brosnan and Jeff
Gavin Part III Social Media 271 15 Social Networking and Depression 273
Brian A. Feinstein, Vickie Bhatia, Jessica A. Latack, and Joanne Davila 16
Sex, Alcohol, and Depression: Adolescent Health Displays on Social Media
287 Megan A. Moreno and Megan A. Pumper 17 Exploring Disclosure and Privacy
in a Digital Age: Risks and Benefits 301 Karin Archer, Emily Christofides,
Amanda Nosko, and Eileen Wood 18 The Emergence of Mobile Social Network
Platforms on the Mobile Internet 321 Andrew Richard Schrock 19 Technology
and Self?]Presentation: Impression Management Online 339 Miriam Bartsch and
Kaveri Subrahmanyam 20 Narcissism, Emerging Media, and Society 358 Keith W.
Campbell and Jean M. Twenge Part IV Multitasking 371 21 Searching for
Generation M: Does Multitasking Practice Improve Multitasking Skill? 373 L.
Mark Carrier, Mike Kersten, and Larry D. Rosen 22 Multitasking and
Attention: Implications for College Students 388 Laura L. Bowman, Bradley
M. Waite, and Laura E. Levine 23 Understanding Multimedia Multitasking in
Educational Settings 404 Eileen Wood and Lucia Zivcakova 24 Multitasking,
Note?]Taking, and Learning in Technology?]Immersive Learning Environments
420 Lin Lin and Chris Bigenho 25 Multitasking and Interrupted Task
Performance: From Theory to Application 436 Nicole E. Werner, David M.
Cades, and Deborah A. Boehm?]Davis Part V The Media's Impact on Audiences
453 26 Cultivation in the Twenty?]First Century 455 Nancy Signorielli 27
Internet Addiction 469 Petra Vondrácková and David Smahel 28 Smashing the
Screen: Violent Video Game Effects 486 Ann Lewis, Sara Prot, Christopher L.
Groves, and Douglas A. Gentile 29 What is Known About Video Game and
Internet Addiction After DSM?]5 502 Christopher L. Groves, Jorge A.
Blanco?]Herrera, Sara Prot, Olivia N. Berch, Shea McCowen and Douglas A.
Gentile 30 The Future of Technology in Education 514 Candrianna Clem and
Reynol Junco Index 533

Rezensionen

"A timely book that addresses a multitude of issues relavent to the rapidly evolving field of media psychology. The content includes current research in the field to the introduction of new research paradigms -- all edited by leading experts in the media psychology field. It is a state-of-the art book that is sure to be an essential reference guide for students, practitioners, and scholars."--Dr Kimberly S. Young, Founder and Director, The Center for Internet Addiction & Recovery

An outstanding treatise on the evolving world of communications technology. National and international experts share their cutting-edge research and exciting vision for the future. The internet and its newest permutations have truly revolutionized interpersonal communication in very fundamental ways.--Pat DeLeon, former President American Psychological Association, Ph.D., J.D., MPH