Cyberpsychology and New Media : A Thematic Reader (Paperback)

Preface. Andrew Power and Grainne Kirwan Acknowledgements SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1: What Is Cyberpsychology? Grainne Kirwan and Andrew Power SECTION 2: COMMUNICATION 2: Blogs: A Study Into Current Uses And Perceptions In Society. Sinead Cochrane, Hannah Barton 3: The Motivations And Personality Traits That Influence Facebook Usage. Graham Gilbert, Hannah Barton 4: Mobile Phone Separation And Anxiety. Mark Siggins, Cliona Flood 5: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of Deception In Online Dating Profiles Using Language Analysis. Nicola Fox Hamilton, Grainne Kirwan 6: The Influence Of Gendered Web Design On Female Science Career Motivation. Donna McCabe, Olivia Hurley, Cliona Flood SECTION 3: PERSONALITY AND INTERNET USE 7: Virtual Assistants: Trust And Adoption In Telecommunication Customer Support. Phelim May, Grainne Kirwan 8: Gender-Bending In Virtual Worlds: Investigating ‘Need for Achievement’ Between Goal-Orientated And Non Goal-Orientated Environments. Eily Coghlan, Grainne Kirwan 9: Exploring Psychological Factors For Contributing To Online Recommendation Sites. Mary O’Brien, John Greaney, Hannah Barton 10: Online Identity Theft: An Investigation Of The Differences Between Victims And Non-Victims With Regard To Anxiety, Precautions And Uses Of The Internet. Karen Reilly, Grainne Kirwan 11: Personality Caught In The Social Net: Facebook Phishing. Kelly Price, Grainne Kirwan SECTION 4: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS AND THERAPIES 12: Protection Motivation Theory And Online Activities. Richard O’Connell, Grainne Kirwan 13: Establishing An Online Counselling Service For Substance Use: An Exploratory Study. Andy Osborn, Cliona Flood 14: The Psychology Of Cyberchondria And ‘‘Cyberchondria By Proxy’’. Mary Aiken, Grainne Kirwan 15: Attitudes To Computerised Psychotherapy: A Survey Of Psychotherapists. Dean McDonnell, Brendan Rooney, Cliona Flood SECTION 5: INTERNET AND EDUCATION 16: Capturing Lectures: Using Multimedia Lecture Captures To Promote Learning. Genevieve Dalton, Irene Connolly, Marion Palmer 17: Participation, Interaction And Learner Satisfaction In A Professional Practice Wiki For Teachers. Rory Tierney, Marion Palmer 18: Social Bits: Personality And Learning Style Profiling Via The Social Web. Kostas Mavropalias And Ellen Brady 19: The Future of Cyberpsychology. Andrew Power and Grainne Kirwan