Handbook of the Psychology of Communication Technology (eBook)

About the Editor S. SHYAM SUNDAR, PhD, Stanford University, USA, is Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. Sundar was among the first to publish refereed research on the psychological effects of digital media interfaces and has been identified as the most published author of Internet-related research in the field during the medium's first decade. A frequently cited source and former chair of the Communication & Technology division of the International Communication Association, Sundar is currently editor-in-chief of the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication.

Biographical Notes x

Preface xviii

Acknowledgments xx

Part I Theoretical Overviews 1

1. Interpersonal and Hyperpersonal Dimensions ofComputer-Mediated Communication 3
Joseph B. Walther, Brandon Van Der Heide, Artemio Ramirez, Jr.,Judee K. Burgoon, and Jorge Peña

2. Group Identity, Social Influence, and Collective ActionOnline: Extensions and Applications of the SIDE Model 23
Russell Spears and Tom Postmes

3. Toward a Theory of Interactive Media Effects (TIME): FourModels for Explaining How Interface Features Affect User Psychology47
S. Shyam Sundar, Haiyan Jia, T. Franklin Waddell, and YanHuang

Part II Source Orientation: Avatars, Agents and Androids87

4. Examining Perception and Identification in Avatar-mediatedInteraction 89
Kristine L. Nowak

5. Effects of Visual Cues on Social Perceptions andSelf-Categorization in Computer-Mediated Communication 115
Eun-Ju Lee and Soo Youn Oh

6. Social Effects of Virtual and Robot Companions 137
Nicole C. Krämer, Astrid M. Rosenthal-von der Pütten,and Laura Hoffmann

7. Telepresence and Apparent Agency in Human-RobotInteraction 160
Leila Takayama

8. Psychological Aspects of Technology Interacting with Humans176
Johan F. Hoorn

Part III Technological Affordances and Social Interaction203

9. Social Network Site Affordances and Their Relationship toSocial Capital Processes 205
Nicole B. Ellison and Jessica Vitak

10. The Social Psychology of Mobile Communication 228
Kathleen M. Cumiskey and Rich Ling

11. Real or Ersatz? Determinants of Benefits and Costs of OnlineSocial Interactions 247
Melanie C. Green and Jenna L. Clark

12. Deception with Technology 270
Jeffrey T. Hancock and Jamie Guillory

13. Immersive Virtual Environments and the Classrooms ofTomorrow 290
Cody O. Karutz and Jeremy N. Bailenson

Part IV Adoption, Use and Abuse of Communication Technologies311

14. The Psychology of the Diffusion and Acceptance of Technology313
Arun Vishwanath

15. Adolescent Development and Psychological Mechanisms inInteractive Media Use 332
Elly A. Konijn, Jolanda Veldhuis, Xanthe S. Plaisier, MarloesSpekman, and Anouk den Hamer

16. The Psychology of Interactive Media Habits 365
Robert LaRose

17. Online Addictions: Gambling, Video Gaming, and SocialNetworking 384
Mark D. Griffiths and Daria J. Kuss

Part V Exposure, Experience and Evaluations of Digital Media405

18. Selective Exposure in the Communication Technology Context407
Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, Axel Westerwick, and Benjamin K.Johnson

19. Affording Control: How Customization, Interactivity, andNavigability Affect Psychological Responses to Technology 425
Sriram "Sri" Kalyanaraman and Bartosz W.Wojdynski

20. Psychological Approaches to Credibility Assessment Online445
Miriam J. Metzger and Andrew J. Flanagin

Part VI Good Technology for Better Health 467

21. Trust and Engagement in Online Health: A Timeline Approach469
Elizabeth Sillence and Pam Briggs

22. Computer-Mediated Support for Health Outcomes: PsychologicalInfluences on Support Processes 488
Kevin B. Wright

23. Using Digital Games to Promote Health Behavior Change507
Debra A. Lieberman

24. Leveraging Psychology of Virtual Body for Health andWellness 528
Giuseppe Riva, Antonios Dakanalis, and FabriziaMantovani

25. Treating Emotional Problems with Virtual and AugmentedReality 548
Rosa M. Baños Rivera, Cristina Botella Arbona, AzucenaGarcía-Palacios, Soledad Quero Castellano, and JuanaBretón López

Index 567

"This is a book many scholars and several academic disciplines
have been waiting for: It connects the latest knowledge and
expertise about using new technologies with the psychological
conditions and effects of it."

Peter Vorderer, ICA President