Internet In Psychological Research

AGATA BŁACHNIO, ANETA PRZEPIÓRKA, AND TOMASZ ROWIŃSKI: Introduction 7
ZBIGNIEW ZALESKI: Internet as Psychological Challenge. General Comments 11

PART 1. E-GROUPS 17
AZY BARAK, ORNA BONEH, AND MICHAL DOLEV-COHEN: Factors Underlying Participants’ Gains in Online Support Groups 17
YASUYUKI KAWAURA, ASAKO MIURA, KIYOMI YAMASHITA AND YOSHIRO KAWAKAMI: From Online Diary to Weblog: Self-Expression on the Internet 39
CALVERT JONES AND PATRICIA WALLACE: The Emerging Role of Informal Networks in Crisis Communications and Disaster Recovery 59

PART 2. PRIVACY IN THE INTERNET 71
ULF-DIETRICH REIPS: Privacy and the Disclosure of Information on the Internet: Issues and Measurement 71
ADAM JOINSON AND CARINA PAINE: Self-Disclosure, Privacy and the Internet 105

PART 3. PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE 133
JANET MORAHAN-MARTIN: Problematic Internet Use: Research Trends and Theories 133
AGATA BŁACHNIO, ANETA PRZEPIÓRKA, AND PAWEŁ FORTUNA: Problematic Internet Use and Third-Person Effect 149

PART 4. BLENDED TEACHING 169
M. BEATRICE LIGORIO AND SUSANNA ANNESE: Blended Activity Design Approach: A Method for Innovating E-learning Communities in Higher Education 169
DOROTA KWIATKOWSKA AND PIOTR KWIATKOWSKI: An Ideal Online Teacher as Described by Virtual Students. Research Report 193

PART 5. ONLINE SURVEYS METHODOLOGY 207
TOMASZ ROWIŃSKI AND JAN CIECIUCH: Measurement Equivalence Testing of Internet Activity Questionnaire across Online and Paper-and-Pencil Surveys 207
Contributors 229