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Mediating social support through sensor-based
technologies for children’s health behavior change
Sensor-based technologies (SBTs) allow users to track biometric data and feature interactions that foster social support. The social support from
SBTs can increase intrinsic motivation to engage in and sustain positive health behaviors. Guided by…
SBTs can increase intrinsic motivation to engage in and sustain positive health behaviors. Guided by…
“You Can Connect with Like, the World!”: Social Platforms, Survival Support, and Digital Inequalities for People Experiencing Homelessness
This study examines how people experiencing homelessness invest their efforts in locating survival support over social media and crowdfunding and the barriers they experience along the way. Reporting on ethnographic fieldwork with unstably housed…
Communication about sensors and communication
through sensors: localizing the Internet of Things in rural
communities
Internet of Things (IoT) sensor networks are an emerging technology at the center of the datafication and optimization of far-reaching environmental
infrastructures—from “smart cities” to workplace efficiencies. However, this low-power, low-cost…
infrastructures—from “smart cities” to workplace efficiencies. However, this low-power, low-cost…
Beyond Anonymity: Network Affordances, Under Deindividuation, Improve Social Media Discussion Quality
The online sphere allows people to be personally anonymous while simultaneously being socially identifiable. Twitter users can use a pseudonym but signal allegiance to a political party
in their profile (e.g., #MAGA). We explore the interplay of…
in their profile (e.g., #MAGA). We explore the interplay of…
Expression of Concern: Digital Communication Media Use and Psychological Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis
Social Media Browsing and Adolescent Well-Being: Challenging the “Passive Social Media Use Hypothesis”
A recurring hypothesis in the literature is that “passive” social media use (browsing) leads to negative effects on well-being. This preregistered study investigated a rival hypothesis, which states
that the effects of browsing on well-being depend…
that the effects of browsing on well-being depend…
Re-domestication of Internet Technologies: Digital Exclusion or Digital Choice?
Internet access is now characterized by multi-device, mobile, and ubiquitous access. We explore the changing nature of internet access by focusing on social practices that shape the position and role of internet technologies in everyday internet use.…
Technical Features of Asynchronous and Synchronous Community Platforms and their Effects on Community Cohesion: A Comparative Study of Forum-based and Chat-based Online Mental Health Communities
Across online support communities, community cohesion varies by platform and can impact the self-disclosure of members and their exchanges of social support. Through a comparative study of forum and chat-based mental health communities, this research…
The Dynamics of Social Capital: Examining the Reciprocity between Network Features and Social Support
An essential tenet of social capital is that it is a reciprocal process: social networks produce desirable outcomes, and the resulting outcomes can then feed back into influencing networks. The current study is among the first to examine a dynamic,…
In AI We Trust? Effects of Agency Locus and Transparency on Uncertainty Reduction in Human–AI Interaction
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to make decisions for humans. Unlike traditional AI that is programmed to follow human-made rules, machine-learning AI generates rules from data. These machine-generated rules are often unintelligible…