Main description:

In the Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 series, international experts introduce important themes in psychological science that engage with people's unprecedented experience of the pandemic, drawing together chapters as they originally appeared before COVID-19 descended on the world.

This book explores how COVID-19 has impacted our relationship with media and technology, and chapters examine a range of topics including fake news, social media, conspiracy theories, belonging, online emotional lives and relationship formation, and identity. It shows the benefits media and technology can have in relation to coping with crises and navigating challenging situations, whilst also examining the potential pitfalls that emerge due to our increasing reliance on them. In a world where the cyberpsychological space is constantly developing, this volume exposes the complexities surrounding the interaction of human psychology with media and technology, and reflects on what this might look like in the future.

Featuring theory and research on key topics germane to the global pandemic, the Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 series offers thought-provoking reading for professionals, students, academics and policy makers concerned with the psychological consequences of COVID-19 for individuals, families and society.

Contents:

Introduction

CIARAN MC MAHON

When (Fake) News Feels True: Intuitions of Truth and The Acceptance And Correction Of Misinformation
NORBERT SCHWARZ AND MADELINE JALBERT

From The Psychology Of Fake News: Accepting, Sharing, And Correcting Misinformation

Connections
CIARAN MC MAHON

From The Psychology Of Social Media

When Do People Believe Conspiracy Theories?
JAN-WILLEM VAN PROOIJEN

From The Psychology Of Conspiracy Theories

The Dynamics of Groups Online
OLIVIA HURLEY

From An Introduction To Cyberpsychology

Belonging in An Age of Technology
KELLY-ANN ALLEN

From The Psychology Of Belonging

How Do Online Social Networks Influence People's Emotional Lives?
ETHAN KROSS AND SUSANNAH CHANDHOK

From Applications of Social Psychology: How Social Psychology Can Contribute to The Solution of Real-World Problems

Online Relationship Formation
ILAN TALMUD AND GUSTAVO MESCH

From Wired Youth: The Online Social World of Adolescence, 2nd Edition

Identity Citizenship: Authenticity, Intersectionality and A New Populism
ROB COVER

From Emergent Identities: New Sexualities, Genders and Relationships in A Digital Era