This topical book examines and tests the complexities of unintended consequences of social media that often impact brands and companies from both an economic and a reputational lens.
Teachers' Goals, Beliefs, Emotions, and Identity Development discusses the nonlinear, multifaceted processes of teacher development by foregrounding constructs related to well-being and professional standards.
Understanding Procrastination at Work focuses primarily on procrastination in the workplace, and offers a synthetic and comprehensive review of major theoretical concepts and empirical findings on general procrastination and its specific manifestations, causes, and consequences in the workplace.
For the past decade, suicidal behavior in military and veteran populations has been a constant feature in the news and in the media, with suicide rates among active duty American military personnel reaching their highest level in almost three decades.
This important new book provides a comprehensive analysis of humor from a social-psychological perspective, addressing questions about the use of humor and its effects in daily life.
This volume illustrates the diversity in assessment philosophy, theoretical orientation, and research methodology that is characteristic in the field of personality assessment.
Behavioural skills are essential to effective policing practice and professional development, and are also embedded within the policing competency frameworks.
Written by one of the leading figures in biosocial criminology and evolutionary psychology, this work explores the tight relationship between criminality and indiscriminate sexuality within the framework of life history theory.
A textbook that lays down the foundational principles for understanding social neuroscienceHumans, like many other animals, are a highly social species.
This book presents compelling evidence of the ''wealth paradox'', where economic prosperity can also fuel prejudice, social unrest, and intergroup hostility.
The collapse of the Cold War, the development of new technologies and the globalisation of the world economy have all had a dramatic impact on societies across the globe.
This volume opens up new ground in the field of social representations research by focusing on contexts involving mass violence, rather than on relatively stable societies.
Winner of the 2017 APA William James Book AwardThe concept of passion is one we regularly use to describe our interests, and yet there is no broad theory that can explain the development and consequences of passion for activities across people's lives.
Frequently in partnership, but sometimes at odds, religious institutions and public health institutions work to improve the well-being of their communities.
This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the past, present, and future direction of death rituals and deathcare systems within Japan.
In Finding Truth in Fiction, two media psychologists reveal that there's much more to our desire to seek out stories in film, TV, and books than simple diversion - fiction can help us find truth in our real lives.
Psychology of the Image outlines a theoretical framework bringing together the semiotic concepts developed by Charles Peirce, the sociological insights of Ervin Goffman and the psychoanalytic ideas of Jacques Lacan.
Bullying affects the lives of many children: some are victims, some take part in bullying others, and many are, to a greater or lesser extent, onlookers or witnesses of bullying behaviours.
Managing the Monstrous Feminine takes a unique approach to the study of the material and discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the female body.
Asian Americans have become the love-hate subject of the American psyche: at times celebrated as the model minority, at other times hated as foreigners.
This book provides musicians, students, and teachers a practical guide for optimal music learning, practice, memorization, and performance by the application of modern neuro-music research.
Linked from the days of their origins, psychology and advertising developed as independent disciplines at almost the same time in the late nineteenth century.
Nurturing Our Humanity offers a new perspective on our personal and social options in today's world, showing how we can build societies that support our great human capacities for consciousness, caring, and creativity.
