Engagement in intimate social interactions and relationships has an important influence on
well-being. However, recent advances in Internet and mobile communication technologies …

This literature review gives a glimpse into the emerging developmental stage of 'digital
adolescence'and draws an integrative, multi-layered picture of the effects of smartphones …

Recent data from several studies and surveys confirm that our society has entered the digital
and information age. Some authors mention that information and communication …

Extant research on the control of anonymous human behavior is inconclusive because of its
focus on partial aspects of the self-concept. Multiple self-concepts are usually effective in …

In the second edition of his unique study of peer relationships in childhood, Dr Barry
Schneider re-examines this fundamental aspect of childhood. Taking the work of Jacob …

We aimed to identify the patterns of prosocial behaviours under collective quarantine
conditions. Survey data were collected from a sample of Italian adults during the March May …

Viral advertising has become a popular form of persuasive communication to promote
brands on social media. Extant research on viral advertising has focused mostly on …

This study examined the association between the use of social networking sites (SNS),
perceived social support (PSS), and life satisfaction (LS), focusing on the mediating effect of …

Dispositional awe has a positive effect on prosociality. However, it has not been tested
whether this disposition appears in online altruism. Using a large sample of 3,080 Chinese …

(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic posed new challenges to clinical practice and
delineated future directions for online interventions in psychological care. The present study …