Dr. Jeffrey H. Goldstein
- Media Contact
My main area of interest is applied media research, in particular the use of play, popular entertainment (especially video games) for education, health, and science. Research projects have been conducted in schools, business offices, hospitals, and cinemas. Co-founder with Brian Sutton-Smith and Jorn Steenhold of the International Toy Research Association. Editorial board of Humor: International Journal of Humor Research and Internatonal Journal of Early Childhood Education. Brio Prize 2001.
Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Applied Social Psychology
- Communication, Language
- Health Psychology
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
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Books:
- Goldstein, J. (1994). Toys, play, and child development. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Goldstein, J. (2005). Handbook of computer game studies. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (with J. Raessens)
- Goldstein, J. (2005). Toys, games, and media. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (with D. Buckingham & G. Brougere)
- Goldstein, J. (1998). Why we watch: The attractions of violent entertainment. Oxford University Press.
- Goldstein, J. H. (1972). The psychology of humor. Academic Press. (with Paul E. McGhee).
- Magalhaes, Luisa & Jeffrey Goldstein (Eds.). (2017). Toys and communication. Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal Articles:
- Goldstein, J. (1993). Humor and comedy in mass media. Medien Psychologie, 5, 246-256.
- Goldstein, J. (1997). Videogames and the elderly. Social Behavior and Personality, 25, 345-352. (with Lara Cajko, et al).
- Goldstein, J. (1999). The attractions of violent entertainment. Media Psychology, 1, 271-282.
Other Publications:
- Goldstein, J. (1989). Theories of sport. In E. Barnouw, W. Schram, & G. Gerbner (Eds.), Encyclopedia of communication. Oxford University Press.
- Goldstein, J. (1989). Beliefs about human aggression. In J. Groebel & R. A. Hinde (Eds.), Aggression and war: Their biological and social bases. Cambridge University Press.
- Goldstein, J. (1992). Sex differences in aggressive play and toy preference. In K. Bjorkqvist & P. Niemela (Eds.), Of mice and women: Aspects of female aggression. Academic Press.
- Goldstein, J. (1998). Immortal Kombat: War toys and violent video games. In J. Goldstein (Ed.), Why we watch: The attractions of violent entertainment. Oxford University Press.
- Goldstein, J. (2005). Violent video games. In J. Raessens & J. Goldstein (Eds.), Handbook of computer game studies. MIT Press.
- Goldstein, J. (2005). Why do people watch horror films? McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology online.
- Goldstein, J. (2011). Technology and play. In A. Pellegrini (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of the Development of Play. Oxford University Press.
- Goldstein, J. (2013). Technology and play. Encyclopedia of Play Science. Scholarpedia. Stuart Brown & Megan Tulac, editors. http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Technology_and_Play doi:10.4249/scholarpedia.30434
- Goldstein, J. (2014). Toys. In Heather Montgomery (ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Childhood Studies. Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199791231-0133
- Goldstein, J. (2015). Applied entertainment: Positive uses of entertainment media. In R. Nakatsu, M. Rauterberg & P. Ciancarini (eds.), Handbook of digital games and entertainment technologies. Singapore: Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-981-4560-52-8_9-1 ISBN 978-981-4560-49-8
Courses Taught:
- Media Psychology
Dr. Jeffrey H. Goldstein
Faculty of Humanities
Utrecht University
Muntstraat 2a
3512 EV Utrecht
The Netherlands
- Work: +31 30 231 2928
- Mobile: +31 6 12284050
- Email: J.Goldstein@planet.nl
