Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology, and Society

Larry D. Rosen is professor and past chair of the Psychology Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a research psychologist specializing in multitasking, social networking, generational differences, parenting, child/adolescent development, and educational psychology. He has written five books on the "Psychology of Technology" and writes regular blogs for Psychology Today and the Huffington Post. He has been featured extensively in television, print, and radio media and has been a commentator on The Daily Show, Good Morning America, NPR, and CNN.  He has been quoted in hundreds of magazines and newspapers including USA Today, The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, Chicago Tribune, and The Los Angeles Times. Nancy A. Cheever is professor and past chair of the Communications Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She is the co-author, with Larry Rosen and Mark Carrier, of both iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us (2012) and Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way they Learn (2010). A former newspaper journalist and magazine editor, Dr. Cheever’s vast research interests examine emerging and existing media technologies and their content and how they impact people’s thoughts, behaviors and attitudes. Mark Carrier is professor and past chair of the Psychology Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a co-founder and director of the George Marsh Applied Cognition Laboratory where he researches applied cognition, psychology and technology, and cultural effects on thinking. Dr. Carrier is the co-author, with Larry Rosen and Nancy Cheever, of both iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us (2012) and Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way they Learn (2010).

• About the Editors viiiList of Contributors xPreface xxxAcknowledgments xliPart I The Psychology of Technology 11 The Acute and Chronic Impact of Technology on our Brain 3David A. Ziegler, Jyoti Mishra, and Adam Gazzaley2 Similarities and Differences in Workplace, Personal, and Technology]Related Values, Beliefs, and Attitudes Across Five Generations of Americans 20Larry D. Rosen and José M. Lara]Ruiz3 Internet Credibility and Digital Media Literacy 56Nancy A. Cheever and Jeffrey Rokkum4 Gender Digital Divide: Does it Exist and What are the Explanations? 74Richard Joiner, Caroline Stewart, and Chelsey Beaney5 Access and Attitudes to Digital Technologies Across the Adult Lifespan: Evidence from Distance Education 89John T. E. Richardson and Anne Jelfs6 Navigating Psychological Ethics in Shared Multi]User Online Environments 105Jeff Gavin and Karen RodhamPart II Children, Teens, and Technology 1177 Executive Function in Risky Online Behaviors by Adolescents and Young Adults 119L. Mark Carrier, Vanessa Black, Ludivina Vasquez, Aimee D. Miller, and Larry D. Rosen8 Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences 142Robin M. Kowalski and Elizabeth Whittaker9 A Step Toward Understanding Cross]National and Cross]Cultural Variances in Cyberbullying 158Fatih Bayraktar10 Sexual Communication in the Digital Age 176Michelle Drouin11 Mobile Phone Dependency: What’s All the Buzz About? 192Michelle Drouin, Daren Kaiser, and Daniel A. Miller12 Assessing the Written Language of Text Messages 207Abbie Grace and Nenagh Kemp13 Texting Behavior and Language Skills in Children and Adults 232Sam Waldron, Nenagh Kemp, Beverly Plester, and Clare Wood14 Are “Friends” Electric?: Why Those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Thrive in Online Cultures but Suffer in Offline Cultures 250Mark Brosnan and Jeff GavinPart III Social Media 27115 Social Networking and Depression 273Brian A. Feinstein, Vickie Bhatia, Jessica A. Latack, and Joanne Davila16 Sex, Alcohol, and Depression: Adolescent Health Displays on Social Media 287Megan A. Moreno and Megan A. Pumper17 Exploring Disclosure and Privacy in a Digital Age: Risks and Benefits 301Karin Archer, Emily Christofides, Amanda Nosko, and Eileen Wood18 The Emergence of Mobile Social Network Platforms on the Mobile Internet 321Andrew Richard Schrock19 Technology and Self]Presentation: Impression Management Online 339Miriam Bartsch and Kaveri Subrahmanyam20 Narcissism, Emerging Media, and Society 358Keith W. Campbell and Jean M. TwengePart IV Multitasking 37121 Searching for Generation M: Does Multitasking Practice Improve Multitasking Skill? 373L. Mark Carrier, Mike Kersten, and Larry D. Rosen22 Multitasking and Attention: Implications for College Students 388Laura L. Bowman, Bradley M. Waite, and Laura E. Levine23 Understanding Multimedia Multitasking in Educational Settings 404Eileen Wood and Lucia Zivcakova24 Multitasking, Note]Taking, and Learning in Technology]ImmersiveLearning Environments 420Lin Lin and Chris Bigenho25 Multitasking and Interrupted Task Performance: From Theory to Application 436Nicole E. Werner, David M. Cades, and Deborah A. Boehm]DavisPart V The Media’s Impact on Audiences 45326 Cultivation in the Twenty]First Century 455Nancy Signorielli27 Internet Addiction 469Petra Vondrácǩ ová and David Šmahel28 Smashing the Screen: Violent Video Game Effects 486Ann Lewis, Sara Prot, Christopher L. Groves, and Douglas A. Gentile29 What is Known About Video Game and Internet Addiction After DSM]5 502Christopher L. Groves, Jorge A. Blanco]Herrera, Sara Prot, Olivia N. Berch, Shea McCowen and Douglas A. Gentile30 The Future of Technology in Education 514Candrianna Clem and Reynol JuncoIndex 533