Giuseppe Riva Ph. - The Psychology of Social Networking Vol.1: Personal Experience in Online Communities

Giuseppe Riva, Brenda K. Wiederhold, Pietro Cipresso (Eds.)

The Psychology of Social Networking
Personal Experience in Online Communities

ISBN: 978-3-11-047377-3
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2016 Giuseppe Riva, Brenda K. Wiederhold, Pietro Cipresso
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Contents

List of Contributing Authors

Giuseppe Riva, Ph.D.

IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano and Catholic University of Milan

Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D., MBA, BCB, BCN

CEO, Interactive Media Institute, a 501c3 non-profit

President, Virtual Reality Medical Center

Pietro Cipresso, Ph.D.

IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Nicholas David Bowman, Ph.D.

West Virginia University

Jaime Banks, Ph.D.

West Virginia University

Edward Paul Downs, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Sean Young, PhD

Executive Director of the University of California Institute for Prediction Technology (UCIPT) and the UCLA Center for Digital Behavior (CDB), as well as Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, UCLA.

Jamie Guillory, PhD

Center for Health Policy Science & Tobacco Research

RTI International

Jeffrey T. Hancock, PhD

Department of Communication

Stanford University

Jesse Fox, Ph.D.

The Ohio State University

Elizabeth Sillence, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University

Hui-Tzu Grace Chou, Ph.D.

Utah Valley University

Ron Hammond, Ph.D.

Utah Valley University

Ryan C. Martin, Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Lauren E. Vieaux

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH

University of Washington and Seattle Childrens Research Institute

Natalie Goniu, BSN

University of Wisconsin Madison

Peter Moreno, MS, JD

University of Washington

Doug Diekema, MD, MPH

University of Washington and Seattle Childrens Research Institute

Shengli Deng, Ph.D.

School of Information Management, Wuhan University

Noella Edelmann, BA(Hons), MSc, MAS

Centre for E-Governance, Danube University Krems

Ma. Regina M. Hechanova, Ph.D.

Ateneo de Manila University

Antover P. Tuliao, M.A.

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Arsenio S. Alianan, Ph.D.

Ateneo de Manila University

Lota A. Teh, Ph.D.

Ateneo de Manila University

Jen-Wei Chang, Ph.D.

Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering, National Taiwan University

Chun-Chia Lee, Ph.D.

Department of Information Management, Fooyin University

Silvia Casale,

Department of Health Sciences, Psychology and Psychiatry Unit, University of Florence, Italy

Caterina Primi,

Department of NEUROFARBA, Section of Psychology, University of Florence, Italy

Giulia Fioravanti,

Department of Health Sciences, Psychology and Psychiatry Unit, University of Florence, Italy

Selim Gunuc, Ph.D.

Computer Education and Instructional Technology Department Educational Faculty

Yuzuncu Yil University

Ozge Karakus, Ph.D.

Computer Education and Instructional Technology Department Educational Faculty

Eskisehir Osmangazi Univeristy

Hatice Ferhan Odabasi, Ph.D.

Computer Education and Instructional Technology Department Educational Faculty

Anadolu University

Mike Yao, Ph.D.

City University of Hong Kong

Olatz Lopez-Fernandez, Ph.D.

University of Barcelona

Jos A. Carmona-Torres, Ph.D.

University of Almera (Spain)

Adolfo J. Cangas, Ph.D.

University of Almera (Spain)

Roberto Zrate, Ph.D.

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) (USA)

Ari Ucar

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) (USA)

Alvaro I. Langer, Ph.D

RedGesam Clinical Center and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Meagan Ramsey, Ph.D.

University of Utah

Ann M. Oberhauser, Ph.D.

Iowa State University

DArcy J. Reynolds Jr.

University of Southern Indiana

Gregor Petri, Ph.D.

Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana

Amy L. Gentzler, Ph.D.

West Virginia University

Lise Haddouk, Lecturer in Psychology,

Rouen University

Christa Nieuwboer, Ph.D.

Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Ruben Fukkink, Ph.D.

University of Amsterdam

Danilo Garcia, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Blekinge Centre of Competence, Blekinge
County Council, Karlskrona, Sweden

Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Network for Empowerment and Well-Being, Sweden

Anthropedia Foundation, Washington, Missouri, USA

Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Centre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health (CELAM), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Oscar N. E. Kjell, M. Sc.

Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Network for Empowerment and Well-Being, Sweden

Sverker Sikstrm, Ph. D. Professor

Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Network for Empowerment and Well-Being, Sweden

Lina Gega, PhD

Northumbria University at Newcastle

David Fowler, DClinPsych

University of Sussex

Richard White, Ph.D