This paper reviews existing research on self-presentation in social media in order to inform
future research. Social media offer seemingly limitless opportunities for strategic self …

One of the most pleasurable aspects of video games is their ability to induce immersive
experiences. However, there appears to be a tentative conceptualization of what an …

Our smartphones enable—and encourage—constant connection to information,
entertainment, and each other. They put the world at our fingertips, and rarely leave our …

Our central goal is to provide a definition of boredom in terms of the underlying mental
processes that occur during an instance of boredom. Through the synthesis of …

Background Video gaming is an increasingly popular activity in contemporary society,
especially among young people, and video games are increasing in popularity not only as a …

Abstract 'Hyperfocus' is a phenomenon that reflects one's complete absorption in a task, to a
point where a person appears to completely ignore or 'tune out'everything else. Hyperfocus …

A long tradition of research including classical rhetoric, esthetics and poetics theory,
formalism and structuralism, as well as current perspectives in (neuro) cognitive poetics has …

Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

Flow experience is a subjective state experienced during holistic involvement in a certain
activity, which has been reported to function as a factor promoting motivation, skill …

A main reason to play computer games is the pleasure of being immersed in a mediated
world. Spatial presence and flow are considered key concepts to explain such immersive …