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Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization in Youth: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies
Cyberbullying perpetration (CP) and victimization (CV) are prevalent issues in adolescent development. However, previous meta-analyses focused only on cross-sectional findings. The present study aims to meta-analytically summarize 56 longitudinal…
Time-Dependent Effects of Relational Composition on the Success of Online Wellness Challenge Groups
This study aims to examine time-dependent effects of group-level relational composition, including the number and cohesion of prior online relationships and multiple-group membership (MGM), on the success of online wellness challenge groups (OWCGs)…
Gay employees on social media: Strategies to
portray professionalism
This study explores how gay male employees represent themselves on social media. Research shows that online self-representations vary
according to imagined audiences and platforms’ affordances, but little is known about the possible roles of work in…
according to imagined audiences and platforms’ affordances, but little is known about the possible roles of work in…
A tale of two concepts: differential temporal predictions of
habitual and compulsive social media use concerning
connection overload and sleep quality
Given how strongly social media is permeating young people’s everyday lives, many of them have formed strong habits that, under specific
circumstances, can spiral out of control and bring harmful experiences. Unlike in extant literature where…
circumstances, can spiral out of control and bring harmful experiences. Unlike in extant literature where…
Mobile Phone Use as Sequential Processes: From Discrete Behaviors to Sessions of Behaviors and Trajectories of Sessions
Mobile phone use is an unfolding process by nature. In this study, it is explicated as two sequential processes: mobile sessions composed of an uninterrupted set of behaviors and mobile trajectories composed of mobile sessions and mobile-off time. A…
Walled cosmopolitanization: how China’s Great
Firewall mediates young urban gay men’s lives
This article explores the role of censorship as a communication technology in shaping experiences of cosmopolitanization. Drawing on interviews
with urban Chinese gay men who circumvent the country’s Great Firewall, the article studies how…
with urban Chinese gay men who circumvent the country’s Great Firewall, the article studies how…
Language use in online support provision: the impact of
others’ supportive messages, support-seeking strategy,
and channel publicness
People benefit from high-quality supportive messages online, yet the production of these messages is a complex process that is shaped by
multiple factors. As informed by the lens model, this study seeks to investigate the interplay of third party’s…
multiple factors. As informed by the lens model, this study seeks to investigate the interplay of third party’s…
New Rules of Engagement: How Adaptation To Online Media Changes Older Adults’ Social Connectedness
Older adults often struggle to adjust to the rapid changes in the digitizing media landscape. In this article, we study, first, how 10 older adults adapt new online media into their daily lives and, by doing so, adjust to the changing “rules of…
To Like or Not to Like? An Experimental Study on
Relational Closeness, Social Grooming, Reciprocity,
and Emotions in Social Media Liking
We conducted a randomized-controlled experiment with 201 participants to investigate the effects of relationship closeness, emotions, and the
receipt of Likes on reciprocal Liking behaviors. We found that individuals engaged in interchange-oriented…
receipt of Likes on reciprocal Liking behaviors. We found that individuals engaged in interchange-oriented…
Different platforms, different uses: testing the effect of
platforms and individual differences on perception of
incivility and self-reported uncivil behavior
Two large surveys with adult samples of Americans (N 1⁄4 1,105; N 1⁄4 1,035) investigated differences in perceived incivility between seven social
media platforms. Perceptions of incivility were targeted, given both their inherent societal relevance…
media platforms. Perceptions of incivility were targeted, given both their inherent societal relevance…