Tweeting about sexism motivates further activism: A social identity perspective

MD Foster, A Tassone… - British journal of social …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Women, more so than men, are using social media activism to respond to sexism. However,
when they do, they are also faced with gendered criticisms' hashtag feminism'that may …

Can" slacktivism" work? Perceived power differences moderate the relationship between social media activism and collective action intentions through positive affect

MD Foster, EJV Hennessey, BT Blankenship, A Stewart - 2019‏ - scholars.wlu.ca
We argue that the often-used critique of social media activism as merely a 'feel-
good'mechanism can be countered by conceptualizing social media activism as a necessary …

Self-reported visual impairment and depression of middle-aged and older adults: The chain-mediating effects of internet use and social participation

W He, P Li, Y Gao, J You, J Chang, X Qu… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Background Visual impairment (VI) is a strong predictor of depression in middle-aged and
older adults. However, the underlying mechanisms and pathways have not been well …

Voter's gratification in using online news and the implications on political landscape in Malaysia

MA Alivi - Asian Politics & Policy, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, democratic societies have relied heavily on online news to enlighten the
public on current issues in politics. This study investigates voters' gratification in using online …

Persuasive technology: Applications in education

S Devincenzi, V Kwecko, FP De Toledo… - 2017 IEEE frontiers …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The first Persuasive Technology (PT) emerged in the 1970s, and was being defined as an
interactive computer system used to change human behavior. Research has shown the …

Social media and political participation among young people

MS Hassan, SNS Allam, ZM Azni, MH Khamis - Jurnal Sains Sosial, 2016‏ - unimel.edu.my
High percentage of political participation among young people discuss among scholars in
political science reported that Malaysian young people have greater interest in political …

[HTML][HTML] # MeToo as an 'angry mob'or in search of meaning? Using language to assess the focus of# MeToo tweets across four events

MD Foster, J Rathlin - Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Twitter# MeToo movement has been characterized as an angry mob, out for
revenge. However, several lines of research warrant a critical evaluation of this …

An activist lens for sustainability: From changing individuals to changing the environment

E Ganglbauer, W Reitberger, G Fitzpatrick - … April 3-5, 2013. Proceedings 8, 2013‏ - Springer
Abstract Design for sustainability is of much interest in Persuasive Technology (PT) and
interventions are often targeted to change individual's behaviour. These interventions aim to …

Designing social media for change

N Kamal, S Fels, M Fergusson, J Preece… - CHI'13 Extended …, 2013‏ - dl.acm.org
Social media is becoming ubiquitous in today's society. We are seeing social media as a
design mechanism to promote behavior change. Further, Social media has been credited …

[PDF][PDF] MARKALARI SARAN MODERN KRİZ ÇEMBERLERİ: SOSYAL MEDYA ATEŞ FIRTINALARI ÜZERİNE BİR ALAN TARAMASI

G Şener - Atatürk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 2020‏ - dergipark.org.tr
Sosyal medya üzerinden markalara yönelik olumsuz ağızdan ağıza epaylaşımların çok kısa
sürede, yüksek hacimle ve geniş erişimle ortayadökülmesi literatürde “ateş fırtınası” olarak …