This chapter reviews how the use of mobile media is deeply embedded in and shaped by
the spatial contexts that we inhabit in our daily lives. Consequently, our understanding of …

Editors' Note: This chapter lays the foundation for understanding the psychology of mobile
media. By enabling social connection, mobile technologies tap into the biologically based …

In recent decades, mobile media and communication have become integral to human
psychology, including how people think and feel. Although the popular press, parents, and …

Mobile communication is a relatively new form of interaction. For this reason, explaining
mobile communication's role in social life calls for new explanatory frameworks that better …

The rise of mobile phones has brought about a new era of technological attachment as an
increasing number of people rely on their personal mobile devices to conduct their daily …

This chapter utilizes field theory as a backdrop through which one can begin to
reconceptualize the field of social interaction to include dimensions of influence located …

Mobile devices, applications and services have become integrated into people's daily lives
on a personal and professional level. Although traditional research methods are being used …

Psychology-infused research has always been a central section within the literature on
mobile media and communication, highlighting the diverse emotional, cognitive, social, and …

An international roster of contributors come together in this comprehensive volume to
examine the complex interactions between mobile media technologies and issues of place …

While smartphones and related mobile technologies are recognized as flexible and powerful
tools that, when used prudently, can augment human cognition, there is also a growing …