Media Psychology & Technology

Modernizing Maslow's Hierarchy through the Lens of Self-Care

Modernizing Maslow’s Hierarchy through the Lens of Self-Care

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) is one of the founders of Humanistic Psychology. Along with Carl Rogers (1902-1987), Maslow stressed the importance of looking at the whole person rather than reducing individuals to a ...
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/ / Carl Rogers, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow, Media Psychology & Technology, Positive Psychology, Self-Care, Technology
American Psychological Association Publishes Guidelines on Social Media Use for Children and Adolescents

American Psychological Association Publishes Guidelines on Social Media Use for Children and Adolescents

Social media, like any technology, is neither inherently good nor bad. Its value lies in how we choose to use it. To encourage the positive use of social media and discourage harmful ...
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/ / Adolescents, Children, Media Psychology & Technology, News, Social Media
Media Literacy and Modern Technology

Media Literacy and Modern Technology

Media Psychology Technology, including social and other forms of media, is often considered neutral - its value is determined by how we use it (see Social Media is Related to Both Ill-Being ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Media Literacy, Media Psychology & Technology, Social Media
Doomscrolling: The Ultimate Negative Flow State and Four Ways to Counter It

Doomscrolling: The Ultimate Negative Flow State and Four Ways to Counter It

First, A Little Psychology I've written before about social media use and how it can be both helpful and harmful. The article, Is Social Media Reflecting Our Pathology or Adding to It?, ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Flow, Media Psychology & Technology, Social Media
Is Social Media Reflecting Our Pathology or Adding to It?

Is Social Media Reflecting Our Pathology or Adding to It?

Social Media and Mental Health Social media has become an open forum for discussing and sharing stories about mental health. For many, this has been positive, perhaps even a lifesaving, as it ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Media Psychology & Technology, Mental Health, Social Media, Social Psychology
Social Media Use is Related to Both Ill-Being and Well-Being

Social Media Use is Related to Both Ill-Being and Well-Being

Social media use and mental health seems to have a love/hate relationship. Brailovskaia and Margraf (2016) conducted a large study comparing users and non-users of Facebook on various mental health variables. While ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Media Psychology & Technology, Social Media, Social Psychology
Social Media and Self-Esteem

Social Media and Self-Esteem

A recent article published in Science Direct looked at the association between social media use and mental health among adolescents. The impact of social media on mental health is certainly not a ...
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/ / Developmental Psychology, Media Psychology & Technology, Positive Psychology, Social Media, Social Psychology, Well-Being
Therapy Can Be as Effective Online as In Person

Therapy Can Be as Effective Online as In Person

From Zoom happy hours to remote learning, one thing most of us have discovered this year is that doing something “virtually” isn’t always as good as the real, in-person thing. But does ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Media Psychology & Technology, Teletherapy, Treatment
The Psychological Similarities Between Professional Gamers and Baseball Players

The Psychological Similarities Between Professional Gamers and Baseball Players

Some day soon, the Olympic Games may have video games on the schedule. "But video games aren’t a real sport," you cry. And yet, besides the obvious analogy between video games and ...
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/ / Gaming, Media Psychology & Technology
How Different Types of TV Viewing Relate to Children's Language Skills

How Different Types of TV Viewing Relate to Children’s Language Skills

Something you never hear anyone say is “children these days don’t watch enough TV.” Indeed, a 2017 report found the average child in the US who is 8 years old or less ...
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/ / Children, Cognitive Psychology, Language, Media Psychology & Technology, Television