Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace

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2024: 2.4

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2024: 0.868

Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace is a diamond open access, online, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Masaryk University. The journal is focused on social science research about cyberspace. It brings psychosocial reflections of the impact of the Internet on people and society. The journal is interdisciplinary, publishing works written by scholars of psychology, media studies, communication science, sociology, political science, ICT security, organizational psychology and also other disciplines with relevance to psychosocial aspects of cyberspace. The journal accepts original research articles, as well as theoretical studies and research meta-analyses.

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Vol.19,No.5(2025)

Articles

Not so ephemeral after all: Longitudinal associations between emerging adults' engagement with ephemeral social media features, production stress, and social capital

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Michaela Forrai, Kevin Koban, Jörg Matthes
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-1

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A double-edged sword: Exploring associations between engagement with mental health content by social media influencers and psychological well-being

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Jaroslava Kaňková, Sofie Vranken, Jörg Matthes
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-2

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A mediation analysis of the influence of sleep on the relationship between smartphone screen time and youth mental health

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Silvia Marin-Dragu, Matt Orr, Penny Corkum, Benjamin Rusak, Alexa Bagnell, Sandra Meier
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-3

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Unraveling the positive and negative roles of positive body-focused social media interactions in adolescents’ body image

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Ilse Vranken, Lara Schreurs, Mireia Montaña Blasco, Laura Vandenbosch
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-4

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Family strains and online gains: Longitudinal relationship between harsh parenting and problematic internet use via relative deprivation and online basic psychological need satisfaction

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Zongyuan Wang, Qinxue Liu, Zien Ding, Di Qi
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-5

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The longitudinal comorbidity of specific problematic internet use and psychological distress: A cross-lagged panel network analysis

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Wenting Xu, Zeyang Yang, Zhihao Yan, Yuanli Liu, Mark Griffiths
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-6

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Intolerance of uncertainty and emotion dysregulation mediate relations between fear of negative evaluation and problematic social media use severity

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Elyse F. Hutcheson, Christian Montag, Jon D. Elhai
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-7

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Beyond algorithm aversion: How users trade off decisional agency and optimal outcomes when choosing between algorithms and human decision-makers

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Gabi Schaap, Tibor Bosse, Paul Hendriks Vettehen
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-8

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The impact of persuasion literacy training on anthropomorphization, privacy, and self-determined interactions with intelligent voice assistants

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André Markus, Maximilian Baumann, Jan Pfister, Astrid Carolus, Andreas Hotho, Carolin Wienrich
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-9

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Understanding bystanders’ behaviour to cyberhate: An explanatory approach from the theory of normative social behaviour

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Olga Jiménez-Díaz, Joaquín A. Mora-Merchán, Paz Elipe, Rosario Del Rey
https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2025-5-10

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Announcements

Last issue of 2025

24.11.2025

Dear researchers, colleagues, and readers interested in Internet-related research,

We are happy to share that our winter issue has just been published, featuring ten open-access articles. The articles explore a wide range of topics, including influencer mental-health messaging, sleep and smartphone use, adolescent body image, problematic online behaviours, algorithm vs. human decision-making, bystander responses to cyberhate, and more.

As always, the full issue is freely available here: https://cyberpsychology.eu/issue/view/2756

Our heartfelt thanks go to all authors, reviewers, and editors whose expertise and commitment made this issue possible.

We wish you a meaningful end of the year full of inspiration - and for those celebrating, a joyful and restful holiday season.

The editorial team of Cyberpsychology

Emmelyn Croes joined Cyberpsychology as Associate Editor

07.10.2025

We’re thrilled to welcome Emmelyn Croes, Ph.D., as our new Associate Editor!

Emmelyn is an Assistant Professor at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Tilburg University. Her research explores how people connect and maintain relationships across online and offline communication media, including videoconferencing and conversational agents. She also studies how social influencers shape well-being, purchasing decisions, and other social processes.

Welcome, Emmelyn. We are excited to have you on our editorial team!

Issue 4, vol. 19

18.09.2025

Dear researchers, colleagues, and readers interested in Internet-related research,

We are pleased to announce the publication of our autumn issue, featuring eleven new and open-access articles. This issue brings together diverse contributions on topics ranging from online relationships, smartphones and classroom environments, to intergroup communication. You can also find other interesting topics in the eleven articles.

As always, the full issue is freely available here: https://cyberpsychology.eu/issue/view/2755

We would like to thank all authors, reviewers, and editors for their valuable efforts in preparing this issue. We wish you an inspiring start to the new semester and an enjoyable read.

The editorial team of Cyberpsychology

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