Language, psychology, and new new media: The hyperpersonal model of mediated communication at twenty-five years

JB Walther, MT Whitty - Journal of Language and Social …, 2021‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Research on the hyperpersonal model originally described how the substitution of language
for nonverbal cues, necessitated by text-based computer-mediated communication systems …

How social anxiety leads to problematic use of conversational AI: The roles of loneliness, rumination, and mind perception

B Hu, Y Mao, KJ Kim - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The growing prevalence of conversational artificial intelligence (CAI), digital agents that talk
and respond socially to users, has increased the likelihood of over-dependency on this new …

Social anxiety as a moderator in consumer willingness to accept AI assistants based on utilitarian and hedonic values

C Yuan, C Zhang, S Wang - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This study develops a comprehensive research model to explain user willingness to accept
AI assistants, and the acceptance path pertaining to this process. User data was used to test …

The relations between YouTube addiction, social anxiety and parasocial relationships with YouTubers: A moderated-mediation model based on a cognitive …

P De Bérail, M Guillon, C Bungener - Computers in Human Behavior, 2019‏ - Elsevier
YouTube is a popular video-sharing platform where viewers can watch videos made by
media performers called YouTubers. YouTube is a social media site conducive to the …

Finding love in online games: Social interaction, parasocial phenomenon, and in-game purchase intention of female game players

AD Gong, YT Huang - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, the number of players of otome games, which target the niche market of
young females, has been rapidly increasing in Asia. Although previous studies have …

Social media cultivating perceptions of privacy: A 5-year analysis of privacy attitudes and self-disclosure behaviors among Facebook users

M Tsay-Vogel, J Shanahan… - New media & …, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
In light of the omnipresence of personal information exchange in the virtual world, this study
examines the effects of Facebook use on privacy perceptions and self-disclosure behaviors …

Compensatory internet use among individuals higher in social anxiety and its implications for well-being

AC Weidman, KC Fernandez, CA Levinson… - Personality and …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The social compensation hypothesis states that the internet primarily benefits individuals
who feel uncomfortable communicating face-to-face. In the current research, we tested …

“It's not just the judgements—It's that I don't know”: Intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of social anxiety

RN Carleton, KC Collimore, GJG Asmundson - Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Interest in the role of intolerance of uncertainty (IU)–the tendency for a person to consider
the possibility of a negative event occurring as unacceptable and threatening irrespective of …

The reciprocal effects of social network site use and the disposition for self-disclosure: A longitudinal study

S Trepte, L Reinecke - Computers in human behavior, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Since the advent of social network sites (SNSs), scholars have critically discussed the
psychological and societal implication of online self-disclosure. Does Facebook change our …

Social media enablers and inhibitors: Understanding their relationships in a social networking site context

YW Sullivan, CE Koh - International Journal of Information Management, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This study extends and tests the dual factor model of technology usage (Cenfetelli, 2004,
Cenfetelli and Schwarz, 2011), which recognizes enablers and inhibitors as two distinct …