The Oxford handbook of Internet psychology / edited by Adam N. Joinson [and others].

Originally published: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Adam N. Joinson, Katelyn Y.A. McKenna, Tom Postmes, Ulf-Dietrich Reips -- Social interaction and the Internet : a comparative analysis of surveys in the US and Britain / Ronald E. Rice, Adrian Shepherd, William H. Dutton, James E. Katz -- Love letters : the development of romantic relationships throughout the ages / Monica Whitty -- Trust and social interaction on the Internet / Melanie C. Green -- Trust in mediated interactions / Jens Riegelsberger, M. Angela Sasse, John D. McCarthy -- Assessing interactivity in CMC research / Sheizaf Rafaeli, Yaron Ariel -- Social psychology of interactivity in human-website interaction / S. Shyam Sundar -- Characterizing online groups / David P. Brandon, Andrea B. Hollingshead -- Social networks and online community / Caroline Haythornthwaite -- Online social support groups / Martin Tanis -- Psychology, discrimination and hate groups online / Karen M. Douglas -- The psychological dimensions of collective action, online / Tom Postmes -- Personality, individual differences and internet use / Yair Amichai-Hamburger -- Through the internet looking glass : expressing and validating the true self / Katelyn Y.A. McKenna -- Impression management and identity online / Andrea Chester, Di Bretherton -- Self-disclosure, privacy and the Internet / Adam N. Joinson, Carina B. Paine -- CMC and social identity / Russell Spears, Martin Lea, Tom Postmes -- Attitude change and social influence on the net / Kai Sassenberg, Kai J. Jonas -- Digital deception : why, when and how people lie online / Jeffrey T. Hancock -- Phantom emotions : psychological determinants of emotional experiences on the Internet / Azy Barak -- Internet use and abuse and psychological problems / Janet Morahan-Martin -- Examining the role of the Internet in health behaviour / Elizabeth Sillence, Pam Briggs -- Tokyo youth at leisure : online support of leisure outings / Diane J. Schiano, Ame Elliot, Victoria Bellotti -- The methodology of Internet-based experiments / Ulf-Dietrich Reips -- Designing Internet-based experiments / Michael H. Birnbaum -- Gathering data on the Internet : qualitative approaches and possibilities for mixed methods and research / Claire Hewson -- Context effects in Internet surveys : new issues and evidence / Jolene D. Smyth, Don A. Dillman, Leah M. Christian -- Personality testing on the Internet : what we know, and what we do not / Tom Buchanan -- Technical considerations when implementing online research / William C. Schmidt -- Using online panels in psychological research / Anja S. Göritz -- Internet research ethics / Charles Ess.

The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology is the definitive text on this burgeoning field. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the psychological aspects of Internet use. With over 30 chapters written by experts in the field, the range and depth of coverage is unequalled, and serves to define this emerging area of research.