Routledge Handbook of Media Use and Well-Being

<p><em>The Routledge Handbook of Media Use and Well-Being</em> serves as the first international review of the current state of this fast-developing area of research. The volume provides a multifaceted perspective on the beneficial as well as the detrimental effects of media exposure on psychological health and well-being. As a first-mover it will define the field of media use and well-being and provide an essential resource for research and teaching in this area.</p><p></p><p>The volume is structured along four central considerations:</p><p></p><ul> <b></b><p></p> <li>Processes presents concepts that provide a theoretical bridge between media use and well-being such as psychological need satisfaction recovery from stress and strain self-presentation and self-enhancement or parasocial interactions with media characters providing a comprehensive understanding of the underlying processes that drive psychological health and well-being through media.</li> <br><br> <b></b><p></p> <li>Moderators examines both risk factors that promote negative effects on well-being and protective factors that foster positive media effects.</li> <br><br> <b></b><p></p> <li>Contexts bridges the gap between theory and real life by illustrating how media use can influence well-being and satisfaction in very different life domains covering the full spectrum of everyday life by addressing the public private and work spheres.</li> <br><br> <b></b><p></p> <li>Audiences takes a look at the influence of life phases and life situations on the interplay of media use and well-being questioning whether various user groups differ with regard to the effects of media exposure.</li> <br><br> </ul><p></p><p>Bringing together the expertise of outstanding international scholars from multiple disciplines including communication media psychology social psychology clinical psychology and media education this handbook<i> </i>sheds new light on the role of media in influencing and affecting emotions.</p>