Prof Linda K. Kaye

📣 New preprint!

We brought together experts from academia, major video game studios, NGOs, funding bodies, and civil society groups to ask: what should be prioritised when it comes to the future of video games? 🧵

BUILDING A CAREER IN CYBERPSYCHOLOGY | dr-linda-kaye

If you teach cyberpsychology, support student careers, or are a cyberpsychology student - check out this freely-available resource for prospective pathways available in Cyberpsychology by @lindakkaye.bsky.social 🌟

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#cyberpsychology #careersincyberpsychology

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👋 Meet the Committee!

Today we're introducing Professor Linda Kaye @lindakkaye.bsky.social, who is former Chair and founding Section member and now serves on the Careers, Industry and Outreach team on the BPS Cyberpsychology Section Committee!

#Cyberpsychology #Emoji #socialmedia #digitalhealth

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Today is #WorldEmojiDay 🤩✨📱So we’re spot-lighting our amazing past chair and current careers, industry and outreach rep on our committee Professor Linda Kaye @lindakkaye.bsky.social - the emoji expert 👏 You can find more about Linda’s work on her website: lindakkaye.wixsite.com/dr-linda-kaye 📓😎📑⭐️🎉

We aren’t just a regular conference - we’re a cool conference because we have the @inbitspodcast.com with us talking about all things cyber #cyber25 😎

Our panel session on ethical issues in Cyberpsychology with leading experts is under way, with crucial questions being tackled such as the use of content on social media, AI, and public versus private content for data collection #cyber25

A rare group shot of some of our committee who make this all happen! #teamcyber #cyber25 ✨

Great to see former EHU Psychology student @evelynmurray.bsky.social rocking her PhD at @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social conference #CYBER25

This is such a useful framework- highly recommend attending this session! 👇

Today at the BPS Cyberpsychology Section conference, I will be presenting a work-in-progress of ongoing research innovation work where we are applying principles from technology acceptance to digital health innovation #CYBER25

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I'm looking forward to delivering a talk for this "Digital and data Research masterclass" event taking place at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust next week. I will be getting us to think about how we can apply principles from psychology to support integration of technology into healthcare

Only a few more weeks until I'll be joining my wonderful cyber-siblings at… | Prof Linda Kaye Only a few more weeks until I'll be joining my wonderful cyber-siblings at the annual BPS Cyberpsychology conference! This year, I'm presenting some ongoing research innovation work we are d...

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Interested in improving researcher's access to social media data? Kate Dommett and myself are hiring for a Research Fellow (1 year; based at Sheffield) for an exciting new project to be announced soon: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

Humanizing gameplay, as one of our high-density #ICA25 panels. This one will be on Friday 13 June, 10:30am. These are great panels for getting many different "quick chats" and, we hope, sparking some collaboration and critique.

I'm looking forward to presenting at the "Digital and Data research masterclass", I will be leading a session on how we can apply principles from technology acceptance to encourage digital health innovation

How to tailor online marketing to millennials.

What preferences do millennials have on methods used in online adverts?

Here is another blog-post authored by BSc Psychology student Luiza Quinn which is featured on my blog series on consumer cyberpsychology.

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Older people who use smartphones ‘have lower rates of cognitive decline’ Analysis of over-50s who engage with phones, tablets and other devices challenges fears of ‘digital dementia’ Fears that smartphones, tablets and other devices could drive dementia in later life have been challenged by research that found lower rates of cognitive decline in older people who used the technology. An analysis of published studies that looked at technology use and mental skills in more than 400,000 older adults found that over-50s who routinely used digital devices had lower rates of cognitive decline than those who used them less. Continue reading...

Older people who use smartphones ‘have lower rates of cognitive decline’

I'm currently writing it! Due to be available early 2026 🤩

Building a Career in Cyberpsychology.

Are you fascinated by cyberpsychology? Have you ever wondered how you could make a successful career using cyberpsychology?! My current book project, on behalf of the British Psychological Society is on "Building a Career in Cyberpsychology".

What Can Our Personality Traits Tell Us About Our Cyber Security And Privacy Related Behaviour?

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Can Language-Based Assessments accurately predict user personality from social media content?

Edge Hill Psychology student Luiza Quinn has been summarising studies from the cyberpsychological literature on this fascinating topic: lindakkaye.wixsite.com/dr-linda-kay...

What to do about children and smartphones? EUKidsOnline has gathered the evidence:

❌ban kids
✅regulate platforms
✅require safety-by-design
✅support parents
✅consult children
✅respect all their rights

🔗https://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/research/research-projects/eu-kids-online/bans

What Can Facebook “Likes” Reveal About Our Personal Characteristics?- A blog post authored by EHU Psychology student Luiza Quinn and me (but mainly Luiza!)

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Cyberpsychology: Q&A with Professor Linda Kaye | Edge Hill University Cyberpsychology is the scientific study of our psychological experiences with new technologies and aspects of the Internet. See full article.

"Cyberpsychology: The online human-experience" - find out more about studying cyberpsychology at Edge Hill! www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2025/03...

Does smartphone use make people feel lonelier? Or does loneliness predict smartphone use?

We combined experience sampling data with smartphone usage data to examine the bidirectional association between well-being and smartphone use over time.

Published in @apajournals.bsky.social Emotion!
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Cyber Crime Exposure and Investigation - CyberCriminal.com Unmasking the Digital Underworld: CyberCriminal.com is your source for Cyber Crime exposure and investigation ..

CyberCriminal.com Launches Comprehensive Cybercrime Investigation Platform to Combat Digital Fraud - The Globe and Mail www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ma...

Applying theories from cyberpsychology to understand digital engagement In a digitally-connected world, there are multiple ways that we might seek to engage, interact and communicate with one another. Post-COVID, we have observed that there is increased demand for things ...

Applying theories from cyberpsychology to understand engagement with digital education services.

When there is an increased demand for services to be delivered in online formats, how do we maximise methods of engagement and success?

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Indirect costs = the costs of keeping a university running. Heating and lighting it, the library, the IT department, HR, cleaning etc. The actual costs are perhaps 50-100% of the direct costs of research. This is a pillow on the face of academic research in USA.

What Do Instagram Photo Behaviours Reveal About User Personality? Authored by Luiza Quinn* & Linda K. Kaye*Luiza Quinn is currently a BSc (Hons) Psychology Student at Edge Hill UniversityDigital traces are a fascinating field which can bring on many opportunities fo...

A blogpost authored by EHU Psychology student, Luiza Quinn and me (although I can't take much credit for it!) We summarise an interesting paper that explored how we form personality impressions of Instagram users based on their photo-related behaviours

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Thanks Fraser!