Chapter 1: Introduction to Media Psychology

Chapter 2: A Historical Overview of Media Effects Research

Chapter 3: Research Methods in Media Psychology

Chapter 4 Media and Violence

Chapter 5: The Effects of Media and Sexual Expressions

Chapter 6: Positive Effects of Media

Chapter 7 News

Chapter 8 Advertising Effects

Chapter 9 Media Entertainment

Chapter 10: The Psychology of the Internet and Social Media

Chapter 11 Mobile Media

Chapter 12 Media and Humans

"Media Psychology" is a specialized textbook on communication studies that broadly covers the impact of media and media content on people.
This book consists of a total of 12 chapters.
Chapters 1 through 3 lay the foundation for media psychology, introducing media psychology, presenting research methods, and presenting types of media effects.
Chapters 4 through 8 cover media content and psychology, examining how various media content—from content that raises concerns about negative impacts, such as violence or sexual content, to positive media, news, advertising, and entertainment—influence media users.
Chapters 9 through 11 cover the characteristics of digital media and the psychology associated with them.
Introduces the Internet, social media, and mobile media, and explores the interaction between these media and the psychology of users.
The final chapter introduces several perspectives on media and humans.


Anyone who follows the structure of this book and masters its contents will be able to understand how media and human psychology interact and influence each other.
Based on this, we hope to broaden our overall understanding of media and humanity.