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Does ostracism/rejection impact self-disclosures?
Examining the appeal of perceived social affordances
after social threat
Two studies examine how experiencing a social need threat (ostracism and rejection) impacts subsequent preferences for self-disclosure to var-
ious digital audiences. Findings consider how contextual/situational factors like need threats may impact…
ious digital audiences. Findings consider how contextual/situational factors like need threats may impact…
Learning about climate change with algorithmic news?
A two-wave panel study examining the role of
“news-finds-me” perception
In an ambient news environment, people often believe that they can be well-informed without actively seeking news, resulting in the “news-
finds-me” (NFM) perception. Leveraging a two-wave panel survey in China (W1 N 1⁄4 1,465; W2 N 1⁄4 1,015), we…
finds-me” (NFM) perception. Leveraging a two-wave panel survey in China (W1 N 1⁄4 1,465; W2 N 1⁄4 1,015), we…
Enabling and constraining factors of remote informal
communication: a socio-technical systems perspective
Informal interactions are vital in daily workplace communication, shaping performance, well-being, collaboration, and overall organizational
functioning. However, as the ongoing trends of remote and hybrid work present significant changes and…
functioning. However, as the ongoing trends of remote and hybrid work present significant changes and…
Correction by distraction: how high-tempo music enhances
medical experts’ debunking TikTok videos
The spread of multimodal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) misinformation on social media poses considerable public health risks. Yet lim-
ited research has addressed the efficacy of citizen-contributed, multimodal debunking messages, especially…
ited research has addressed the efficacy of citizen-contributed, multimodal debunking messages, especially…
Enacting machine agency when AI makes one’s
day: understanding how users relate to AI communication
technologies for scheduling
AI Communication Technologies (AICTs) make decisions about users’ communication on their behalf. Users’ implementation of AICTs that au-
tonomously act may enable and constrain how they accomplish their work and interact with others. Drawing on…
tonomously act may enable and constrain how they accomplish their work and interact with others. Drawing on…
Accumulative cartography: a visual semiotic analysis of
online mobile maps
Dynamic maps featured in navigation applications draw on conventional cartographic practices for representing the urban environment, engag-
ing drivers and users of public transportation in their efforts to reach their destinations. However, since…
ing drivers and users of public transportation in their efforts to reach their destinations. However, since…
Inspiring or demoralizing? Deservingness perceptions help
determine why emerging adults experience positive or
negative effects from envy-inducing social media posts
This study extends pain-driven dual envy theory to explain why emerging adults who do not attend college might experience uplifting or hostile
reactions to the social media posts of their college-attending peers. Employing a 2 × 2 experiment (N 1⁄4…
reactions to the social media posts of their college-attending peers. Employing a 2 × 2 experiment (N 1⁄4…
Digitally mediated (dis)empowerment paradox in
women-led group-buying during the Shanghai
COVID lockdown
Extant scholarship increasingly attends to the mixed—and paradoxical—incorporation of information and communication technologies in social
lives. Building on existing research, this study further explicates how digitally mediated (dis)empowerment…
lives. Building on existing research, this study further explicates how digitally mediated (dis)empowerment…
Subtle momentary effects of social media experiences: an
experience sampling study of posting and social
comparisons on connectedness and self-esteem
Part of the current mental health crisis is attributed to the increasing reliance on social media for daily tasks. By understanding behavioral or
cognitive patterns that influence facets of well-being in real-time within individuals, we can empower…
cognitive patterns that influence facets of well-being in real-time within individuals, we can empower…
Toxic positivity intentions: an image management
approach to upward social comparison and false
self-presentation
Media users are often overwhelmed with excessive amounts of positivity on social media. While a healthy positive outlook acknowledges both
the positive and negative aspects of life, a growing term in popular media referring to toxic positivity…
the positive and negative aspects of life, a growing term in popular media referring to toxic positivity…