This book is the first extensive encyclopedia for the field of Cyberpsychology and the study of digital behaviours. As the world’s most rapidly developing sub-discipline of psychology, Cyberpsychology has been spreading on the research and education map for the last twenty years. Whilst numerous educational handbook texts have emerged, there are currently no major international reference works which pull together many of the concepts, theories, important ideas, and descriptions relating to the psychology of digital behaviour. This text aims to consolidate extant knowledge developed during that time to provide a historical record as well as a current resource for anyone interested in digital behaviour. In doing so, it will include a diverse array of entries that cover theory, research and application of the wider work currently being undertaken in Cyberpsychology. The book will provide a vital resource for anyone interested in the factors shaping our digital and technological behaviours, and the impacts of these behaviours on individuals and society.

Dr Chris Fullwood began his academic career in 2001 after completing a PhD focusing on the impact of videoconferencing on communication dynamics and person perceptions. His current research interests focus broadly on understanding how we manage the impressions of others within various online spaces, for example online dating and social media, as well the ramifications of more unconstrained self-presentation, for example on the impressions that others form of us as well as our own self-perceptions. More recently, he has collaborated on projects focusing on digital inclusion and the empowerment of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Chris was one of the founding members of the British Psychological Society’s Cyberpsychology section and was part of the working group tasked with updating the BPS’s Internet Mediated Research guidelines in 2020. He is also a senior fellow of the higher education academy and takes a keen interest in best practices in blended and online learning, particularly with regards to strategies for improving student engagement.

Dr Dawn Branley-Bell is an Associate Professor of Cyberpsychology and Chair of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Cyberpsychology Section. She is also director of the Psychology and Communication Technology Lab (PaCT Lab) at Northumbria University – one of few university-based dedicated Cyberpsychology research and training facilities. Dawn is an active researcher in many aspects of Cyberpsychology with specialisms in health and technology, online communities and support, explainable AI and cybersecurity. She is co-investigator on the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence, and lead for the Conflict, Security and Justice (cybersecurity) pathway for the Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP). Dawn is a Chartered Psychologist, an alumni member of the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, Washington DC (where she worked with data from the Library’s Twitter archive), and a Medical Research Foundation (MRF) fellow for her work on remote delivery of health support. 

Dr Lisa J. Orchard has over 15 years of experience in the field of cyberpsychology. Throughout her career, she has published widely on the topic of social media use, exploring both predictors of using digital technologies, and consequences of use. She has taught a range of cyberpsychology modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has held positions as Secretary and Co-Chair within the British Psychological Society's Cyberpsychology Committee. Although Lisa still publishes within the academic field, she currently works in industry as a UX researcher, applying cyberpsychology to online shopping behaviours.

Dr Maria Limniou is a Senior Lecturer in Cyberpsychology at the University of Liverpool, UK. With over two decades of experience in the field, her research sits at the intersection of psychology and technology, within the broader domain of Cyberlearning, Deviant Behaviour, Environments and Communication. Her work mainly explores two key areas: Technology-Enhanced Learning, focusing on how digital tools, such as virtual simulations, multimedia, virtual reality, and communication platforms, can shape learning processes in Higher Education; and Technology-Facilitated Digital Behaviour, exploring how people interact with digital environments and how the psychological effects of those interactions. Technology-facilitated digital behaviour encompasses research in areas such as cybercrime, digital well-being, remote work, and digital marketing. Dr Limniou has published extensively, collaborates with (inter)national partners and supervises PhD students across these themes, contributing to the advancement of cyberlearning and human-technology interaction.

Dr Vasilena Stefanova is a Lecturer in Psychology and lead of the Psychology of New and Emerging Technology (PsyNET) research lab at Birmingham City University. Vasilena is a Chartered Psychologist with expertise in social identity, social interaction and intergroup relations. Passionate about interdisciplinary work, Vasilena’s research frequently integrates insights from organizational psychology, cyberpsychology, and the study of individual differences to examine social behaviour. Her work explores social dynamics in two key areas: organisational contexts, with a specific focus on stereotyping and prejudice in the workplace, and the digital world, where she investigates attitudes toward and trust in AI, online social identity and self-presentation, and social interactions within internet-based groups and fandoms.