Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that the Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology, edited by Adam Joinson, Katelyn McKenna, Tom Postmes and Ulf Reips and published by Oxford University Press, is now officially published. I am grateful to the many members of AOIR who contributed their expertise to this project, which has led to a fantastic collection of over 30 chapters covering a wide variety of topics in the area of online behaviour. More information below . Regards Adam Joinson http://www.joinson.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Handbook-Internet-Psychology-Joinson/dp/01985... Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Handbook-Internet-Psychology-Joinson/dp/0198568... Publishers blurb: 0. The first book to map out the whole field on internet psychology, covering the key areas in this burgeoning area 0. Presents cutting edge research from leading researchers in the field 0. Will lay the foundations for a science of internet psychology 0. Part of the successful and critically praised Oxford Handbooks series Over one billion people use the Internet globally. Psychologists are beginning to understand what people do online, and the impact being online has on behaviour. It's making us re-think many of our existing assumptions about what it means to be a social being. For instance, if we can talk, flirt, meet people and fall in love online, this challenges many of psychology's theories that intimacy or understanding requires physical co-presence. "The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology" brings together many of the leading researchers in what can be termed 'Internet Psychology'. Though a very new area of research, it is growing at a phenomenal pace. In addition to well-studied areas of investigation, such as social identity theory, computer-mediated communication and virtual communities, the volume also includes chapters on topics as diverse as deception and misrepresentation, attitude change and persuasion online, Internet addiction, online relationships, privacy and trust, health and leisure use of the Internet, and the nature of interactivity. 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. Uniquely, this content is supported by an entire section covering the use of the Internet as a research tool, including qualitative and quantitative methods, online survey design, personality testing, ethics, and technological and design issues. While it is likely to be a popular research resource to be 'dipped into', as a whole volume it is coherent and compelling enough to act as a single text book. "The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology" is the definitive text on this burgeoning field. It will be an essential resource for anyone interested in the psychological aspects of Internet use, or planning to conduct research using the 'net'. Contents 1. Introduction: Adam N. Joinson, Katelyn Y. A. McKenna, Tom Postmes and Ulf-Dietrich Reips Section 1: Interaction and Interactivity 2. Social interaction and the internet: A comparative analysis of surveys in the US and Britain , Ronald E. Rice, Adrian Shepherd, William H. Dutton and James E. Katz 3. Love letters: The development of romantic relationships throughout the ages , Monica Whitty 4. Trust and social interaction on the internet , Melanie C. Green 5. Trust in mediated interactions , Jens Riegelsberger, M. Angela Sasse and John D. McCarthy 6. Assessing interactivity in CMC research , Sheizaf Rafaeli and Yaron Ariel McCarthy 7. Social psychology of interactivity in human-website interaction , S. Shyam Sundar Section 2: Groups and Communities 8. Characterizing online groups , David P. Brandon and Andrea B. Hollingshead 9. Social networks and online community , Caroline Haythornthwaite 10. Online social support groups , Martin Tanis 11. Psychology, discrimination and hate groups online , Karen M. Douglas 12. The psychological dimensions of collective action online , Tom Postmes Section 3: Personality, Self and Identity 13. Personality. individual differences and internet use , Yair Amichai-Hamburger 14. Through the internet looking glass: Expressing and validating the true self , Katelyn Y. A. McKenna 15. Impression management and identity online , Andrea Chester and Di Bretherton 16. Self-disclosure, privacy and the internet , Adam N. Joinson and Carina B. Paine 17. CMC and social identity , Russell Spears, Martin Lea and Tom Postmes Section 4: Psychological Aspects of Internet Use 18. Attitude change and social influence on the net , Kai Sassenberg and Kai J. Jonas 19. Digital deception: Why, when and how people lie online , Jeffrey T. Hancock 20. Phantom emotions: Psychological determinants of emotional experiences on the internet , Azy Barak 21. Internet use and abuse and psychological problems , Janet Morahan-Martin 22. Examining the role of the internet in health behaviour , Elizabeth Sillence and Pam Briggs 23. Toyko youth at leisure: Online support of leisure outings , Diane J. Schiano, Ame Elliott and Victoria Bellotti Section 5: Internet-based Research 24. The methodology of internet-based experiments , Ulf-Dietrich Reips 25. Designing internet-based experiments , Michael H. Birnbaum 26. Gathering data on the internet: Qualitative approaches and possibilities for mixed methods and research , Claire Hewson 27. Context effects in internet surveys: New issues and evidence , Jolene D. Smyth, Don A. Dillman and Leah M. Christian 28. Personality testing on the internet: What we know, and what we do not , Tom Buchanan 29. Technical considerations when implementing online research , William C. Schmidt 30. Using online panels in psychological research , Anja S. Goritz 31. Internet research ethics , Charles Ess