The Emergence of Cyberpsychology as an Essential Framework for Social Science Research
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2024 | Viewed by 5049
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The emergence of digital technologies across mainstream societies worldwide has created a social environment that is virtually and often synchronously connected, helping to overcome geographical and cultural boundaries to social connectivity. The psychology of cyberspace and the impact of digital technologies on human behavior is a relatively new, but rapidly growing discipline within social science research; thus, cyberpsychology has become an integral focal point of consideration across a wide range of interdisciplinary research and their real-world applications.
Early cyberpsychological research often focused on the interpersonal connectivity facilitated by social networking platforms. More recently, cyberpsychology has become deeply embedded in research traditionally aligned with STEM disciplines, such as computer science and cybersecurity, and is currently being featured in research solicitations from federal government agencies, which focus on national defense and both physical and digital safety resulting from human–computer interactions being negotiated across cyberspace. It is now time for cyberpsychology to become a household term to promote its potential for positive impact on human well-being across societies and cultures worldwide.
Dr. Scott M. Debb
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cyberpsychology
- cyberspace
- digital
- well-being
- interdisciplinary
- social science
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