Cyberpsychology is a scientific inter-disciplinary domain that focuses on the psychological phenomena which emerge as a result of the human interaction with digital technology, particularly the Internet.
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Books
Show contentThe committee also recommends a number of books which provide some important insight into the work and purpose of cyberpsychology:
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Attrill, A (2015). Cyberpsychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press
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Attrill, A., Fullwood, C. (2016). Applied Cyberpsychology: Practical Applications of Cyberpsychological Theory and Research. New York: Palgrave Macmillan
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Attrill-Smith, A., Fullwood, C., Keep, M., & Kuss, D. J. (2019). Oxford Handbook of Cyberpsychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press
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Benson, V., & McAlaney, J. (2019). Cyber Influence and Cognitive Threats. Academic Press
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Benson, V., & McAlaney, J. (2019). Emerging cyber threats and cognitive vulnerabilities. Academic Press
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Connolly, I., Palmer, M., Barton, H., & Kirwan, G. (2016). An Introduction to Cyberpsychology. New York: Routledge
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Hadlington, L. (2017). Cybercognition: Brain, behaviour and the digital world. London: Sage
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Harley, D., Morgan, J., & Frith, H. (2018). Cyberpsychology as everyday digital experiences across the lifespan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan
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Hurley, O. A. (2018). Sport Cyberpsychology. New York: Routledge
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Kaye, L. K. (2022). Issues and Debates in Cyberpsychology. Open University Press
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Kuss, D. J., & Pontes, H. M. (2018). Internet Addiction. Abingdon: Hogrefe
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McMahon, C. (2019). The Psychology of Social Media. Routledge
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Meredith, J., Giles, D.., & Stommel, W. (2021). Analysing digital interaction. Palgrave MacMillan
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Parsons, T. D. (2017). Cyberpsychology and the Brain: The interaction of neuroscience and affective computing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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Parsons, T. D. (2019). Ethical Challenges in Digital Psychology and Cyberpsychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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Power, A. (2018). Cyberpsychology and Society: Current Perspectives. New York: Routledge
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Power, A., & Kirwan, G. (2014). Cyberpsychology and New Media: A thematic reader. New York: Routledge
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Suler, J. (2015). Psychology of the Digital Age: Humans become electric. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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Whitty, M. T., & Young, G. (2016). Cyberpsychology: The study of individuals, society and digital technologies. Leicester: Wiley
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Conceptual Models, Theories, and Hypotheses
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Evolutionary cyber-psychology: Applying an evolutionary framework to Internet behavior (Piazza & Bering, 2009)
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Online and Offline Integration Hypothesis (Lin, Su & Potenza, 2018)
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Technology Integration Model (Shaw, Ellis & Ziegler, 2018)
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Internet-Mediated Research Guidelines
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British Psychological Society's Ethics Guidelines for Internet-Mediated Research (BPS 2021)
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Association of Internet Researchers Ethics Guidelines (AoIR 2019)
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How to maintain data quality when you can't see your participants (Rodd, 2019)
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Resources for doing online qualitative research during Covid-19 (Lumsden, 2021)
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Journals
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Communication Research (SAGE)
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Computers in Human Behavior (Elsevier)
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Computers in Human Behavior Reports (Elsevier)
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Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking (Mary Ann Liebert)
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Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace (Masaryk University)
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Digital Psychology (Facultas Online Publishing)
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Games and Culture (SAGE)
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Entertainment Computing (Elsevier)
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New Media and Society (SAGE)
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Human Communication and Technology (University of Kansas)
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Human Communication Research (Wiley)
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Human Computer Interaction (Taylor and Francis)
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International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication (InderScience Publishers)
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International Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (Wiley)
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International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (Taylor and Francis)
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International Journal of Internet Science (University of Konstanz)
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Journal of Media Psychology (Hogrefe)
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Journal of Cybertherapy and Rehabilitation (Virtual Reality Medical Institute)
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Media Psychology (Taylor and Francis)
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Social Media and Society (SAGE)
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Scales and Measures
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An Analysis of More Than 1,400 Articles, 900 Scales, and 17 Years of Research: The State of Scales in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking (Howard & Jayne, 2015)
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Blogging Motivations Questionnaire (BMQ) (Fullwood, Nicholls and Makichi, 2015)
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Definition and Measurement of Cyberbullying (Gradinger, Strohmeier, & Spiel, 2010)
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Facebook Addiction Scale (Andreasson, Torsheim,Brunborg, & Pallesen, 2012)
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Facebook Intensity Scale (Orosz, Tóth-Király & Bőthe 2016)
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Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire (Elphinston & Noller, 2011)
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Friendship Quality on Social Network Sites Questionnaire (Verswijvel, Heirman, Hardies, Walrave, 2018)
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Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGD-20) (Pontes, Király, Demetrovics & Griffiths, 2014)
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Internet Gaming Disorder Scale- Short Form (IGDS-FS9) (Pontes & Griffiths, 2015)
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Inventory of Cyberbullying Acts at Work (ICA-W) (Vranjes, Baillien, Vandebosch, Erreygers & De Witte, 2018)
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Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale (MTUAS) (Rosen et al., 2013)
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Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS) (Bianchi & Phillips, 2005)
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Nine-Item Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ-9) (Laconi et al., 2019)
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Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) (Yildirim & Correia, 2015)
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Presentation of Online Self Scale (POSS) (Fullwood, James & Chen-Wilson, 2016)
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Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ) (Billieux, Van Der Linden & Rochat, 2008)
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Propensity for Online Community Contribution Scale (POCCS) (Fullwood, Chadwick, Keep, Attrill-Smith, Asbury & Kirwan, 2019)
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Questionnaires and scales for the evaluation of the online sexual activities: A review of 20 years of research(Eleuteri, Tripodi, Petruccelli, Rossi, & Simonelli, 2014)
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Smartphone Addiction Scale- Adolescent Short Form (Kwon, Kim, Cho, Yang, 2013)
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Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) (Kwon, Lee, Won, Park, Min, Hahn, Gu, Choi, & Kim, 2013)
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Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) (Csibi, Demetrovics & Szabo, 2016)
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Smartphone Use Questionnaire (SUQ) (Marty-Dugas, Ralph, Oakman & Smilek, 2018)
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Social Media Addiction Scale (Lucia, Palo Valeria, Griffiths & Maria, 2017)
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Social Media Craving Scale (Savici & Griffiths, 2019)
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Social Media Motivations Scale (SMMS) (Orchard, Fullwood, Galbraith and Morris, 2014)
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Social Media Use Integration Scale (Maree, 2017)
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Video Game Structural Characteristics Taxonomy (King, Delfabbro, & Griffiths, 2010)
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Teaching resources
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