I am a 3rd-year Ph.D. student at the Department of Communication, Michigan State University. My research focuses on fostering meaningful social integration and emotional resilience through strategic uses of AI and supportive communication. The work I led and collaborated on with my peers has been reported by scientific media like PsyPost and Phys.org. I am also a top student paper winner at our top conference (ICA) and have published in high-impact journals such as Computers in Human Behavior (IF = 9.0) as the sole or first author.
Social network density mediates the association between problematic social media use and depressive symptoms
Junwen Hu, Sophia Balow, Jingbo Meng, Morgan Ellithorpe, and Dar Meshi
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Sep, 2024.
Key concern
Problematic social media use is associated with having a more loosely-connected personal network and more depressive symptoms. Click to read more.
Does online dating make relationships more successful? Replication and extension of a previous study
Junwen Hu, Rui Zhu, and Yue Zhang
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, Jul, 2024.
Key concern
Are you curious whether relationships beginning in online dating are more successful than those that begin offline? We had different findings than research conducted a decade ago. Click to read more.
The affective and relational correlates of algorithmic beliefs among U.S. online daters: Extension of two previous studies
Junwen Hu
Computers in Human Behavior, Jul, 2024.
Key concern
In online dating, what may people's beliefs about dating algorithms reveal about dating outcomes? Click to read more.
Algorithm awareness in online dating: associations with mate-searching difficulty and future expectancies among U.S. online daters
Junwen Hu and Emily (Shuo) Zhan
Behaviour & Information Technology, Jan, 2024.
Key concern
Scholars have advocated for promoting algorithm awareness. In online dating, does having higher algorighm awareness smoothen match-seeking? Click to read more.
Junwen Hu and Jian (Raymond) Rui
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, Sep, 2023.
Key concern
Does having more faith in dating algorithms help mobile daters feel better, as they navigate the "ruthless" matching system? Click to read more.
Junwen Hu and Rui Wang
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, May, 2023.
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Key concern
How do people develop their narratives and attitude towards dating algorithms, as they navigate mobile dating? Click to read more.
Junwen Hu
Behaviour & Information Technology, April, 2023
Key concern
Does having a critical imaginary of dating algorithms help mobile daters avoid negative relational impact of mobile dating? Click to read more.
