ABSTRACT

In this literature review, I focused on six cyberpsychology academic textbooks, which were chosen due to their (a) focus on cyberpsychology, (b) coverage of various disciplines within cyberpsychology, and (c) subject matter experts. The textbooks covered in this review are:

1. Attrill-Smith, A., Fullwood, C., Keep, M., & Kuss, M. K. (Eds.).  (2020). The Oxford Handbook of Cyberpsychology (pp. 3-16). Oxford University Press.

2. Connolly, I., Palmer, M., Barton, H., & Kirwan, G. (Eds.). (2016). An Introduction to Cyberpsychology (pp. 111-123). Routledge.

3. Haugtvedt, C. P., Machleit, K. A., & Yalch, R. (Eds.). (2005). Online Consumer Psychology: Understanding and Influencing Consumer Behavior in the Virtual World. (pp. 125-142) Routledge.

4. Norman, K. (2017). Cyberpsychology:  An Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction. Cambridge University Press.

5. Parsons, T. D. (2017). Cyberpsychology and the Brain. Cambridge University Press.

6. Power, A. (Ed.). (2018). Cyberpsychology and Society (pp. 34 - 46). Routledge.

The purpose of this literature review is to understand the arguments from the current literature in regards to (a) the definition of cyberpsychology, (b) the difference between cyberpsychology and human-computer interface, HCI, (c) subcategories of cyberpsychology, and (d) research theories and models used in cyberpsychology.

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DATE

April 2021

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CITATION

Birdsall, N. L. (2021). Literature Review of Cyberpsychology. Doctoral Literature Review. Golden Gate University.