How many times have you checked your phone today? Or, how many times today have you looked at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or sent a message? You may have wondered why it is so compelling to stay always connected to the online world. Well, cyberpsychologists are asking precisely these questions.
Cyberpsychologists are academic researchers who specialise in questions concerning online behaviour and emerging technologies. The internet is by far the most studied technology within cyberpsychology, but it also includes the study of human interactions with objects such as mobile phones, games consoles, virtual reality and artificial intelligence-powered devices. As such, it is the newest subfield within applied psychology. It examines ‘the psychological processes, motivations, intentions and behavioural outcomes, and effects on both our online and offline worlds, associated with any form of technology’ (Attrill and Fullwood 2016).
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