The Psychology of Social Networking Vol.2: Identity and Relationships in Online Communities

Giuseppe Riva; Brenda K. Wiederhold; Pietro Cipresso

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Open Poland 2019

The Psychology of Social Networking Vol.2

Identity and Relationships in Online Communities

Giuseppe Riva , Brenda K. Wiederhold and Pietro Cipresso

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110473858

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About this book

Using a novel approach to consider the available literature and research, this book focuses on the psychology of social media based on the assumption that the experience of being in a social media has an impact on both our identity and social relationships. In order to ‘be online’, an individual has to create an online presence – they have to share information about themselves online. This online self is presented in different ways, with diverse goals and aims in order to engage in different social media activities and to achieve desired outcomes. Whilst this may not be a real physical presence, that physicality is becoming increasingly replicated through photos, video, and ever-evolving ways of defining and describing the self online. Moreover, individuals are using both PC-based and mobile-based social media as well as increasingly making use of photo and video editing tools to carefully craft and manipulate their online self. This book therefore explores current debates in Cyberpsychology, drawing on the most up-to-date theories and research to explore four main aspects of the social media experience (communication, identity, presence and relationships). In doing so, it considers the interplay of different areas of psychological research with current technological and security insight into how individuals create, manipulate and maintain their online identity and relationships. The social media are therefore at the core of every chapter, with the common thread throughout being the very unique approach to considering diverse and varied online behaviours that may not have been thus far considered from this perspective. It covers a broad range of both positive and negative behaviours that have now become integrated into the daily lives of many westernised country’s Internet users, giving it an appeal to both scholarly and industry readers alike.

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Giuseppe Riva, Brenda K. Wiederhold, Pietro Cipresso

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
List of contributing authors Open Access Download PDF	XIII
Introduction Giuseppe Riva, Brenda K. Wiederhold and Pietro Cipresso Open Access Download PDF	1
1. A Collective Picture of What Makes People Happy: Words Representing Social Relationships, not Money, are Recurrent with the Word ‘Happiness’ in Online Newspapers Danilo Garcia, Oscar N. E. Kjell and Sverker Sikström Open Access Download PDF	4
2. The Online Calming Effect: Does the Internet Provide a More Comfortable Modality for Conducting Psychotherapy? D’Arcy J. Reynolds, William B. Stiles and Terry Hanley Open Access Download PDF	17
3. Feeling Anxious without It: Characteristics of People Prone to Facebook Addiction Hui-Tzu Grace Chou and Ron Hammond Open Access Download PDF	29
4. What Determinants Matter When Users Engage in Particular Collaborative Storytelling Websites? Exploring Attractive Gamification Features and Design Guidelines Jen-Wei Chang and Chun-Chia Lee Open Access Download PDF	38
5. Assessment Of Risk Behaviors Related To Substance Use, Bullying and Alterations in Body Image in Adolescents Through a 3D Simulation Program Jose A. Carmona, Adolfo J. Cangas, Roberto Zarate, Ari Ucar and Alvaro I. Langer Open Access Download PDF	56
6. Play With My Team— Modeling Online Game Players’ Teamwork Model in Massively Multiplier Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) Chun-Chia Lee and Jen-Wei Chang Open Access Download PDF	74
7. Virtual Environments With Chroma-Keying Video Capture In Psychological Therapy Lina Gega, Richard White, Andrew O’Neill and David Fowler Open Access Download PDF	88
8. Sharing personal experiences and offering advice within online health-based social networks Elizabeth Sillence Open Access Download PDF	104
9. The Digital Rage: How Anger is Expressed Online Ryan C. Martin and Lauren E. Vieaux Open Access Download PDF	117
10. College Students’ Use of Communication Technology with Parents: Influences of Distance, Gender, and Social Presence Meagan A. Ramsey, Ann M. Oberhauser and Amy L. Gentzler Open Access Download PDF	128
11. Internet addiction: an cross-cultural perspective Deborah Ko and Mike Yao Open Access Download PDF	141
12. My pixels or my friends? Game characters as a lens for understanding user avatars in social networks Nicholas David Bowman, Jaime Banks and Edward Downs Open Access Download PDF	159
13. Problem Mobile Phone Use in Spanish and British Adolescents: First steps towards a cross-cultural research in Europe Olatz Lopez-Fernandez Open Access Download PDF	186
14. Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2: update on the psychometric properties among Italian young adults Silvia Casale, Caterina Primi and Giulia Fioravanti Open Access Download PDF	202
15. Smartphone for social networking: methodological aspects Pietro Cipresso, Brenda K. Wiederhold and Giuseppe Riva Open Access Download PDF	217
List of Figures Open Access Download PDF	228
List of Tables Open Access Download PDF	229

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Audience: Professional and students in psychology, social sciences and computer science; teachers; politicians
Pages
- Main content: 246
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 13
- Tables: 27
Keywords: Social Networking; Media psychology; SNSs; Behavior; Media Modeling

eBook

Published: August 22, 2016
ISBN: 9783110473858

Hardcover

Published: August 22, 2016
ISBN: 9783110473841