Social network density mediates the association between problematic social media use and depressive symptoms
Junwen Hu
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Sep, 2024.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Key concern
Scholars have advocated for promoting algorithm awareness. In online dating, does having higher algorighm awareness smoothen match-seeking? Click to read more.
The relationship between preference for online social interaction and affective well-being via compulsive
dating app use: The moderating role of algorithmic beliefs
Junwen Hu and Jian (Raymond) Rui
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, Sep, 2023.
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Does having more faith in dating algorithms help mobile daters feel better, as they navigate the “ruthless” matching system? Click to read more.
Familiarity breeds trust? The relationship between dating app use and trust in dating algorithms via algorithm
awareness and critical algorithm perceptions
Junwen Hu and Rui Wang
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, May, 2023.
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How do people develop their narratives and attitude towards dating algorithms, as they navigate mobile dating? Click to read more.
Exploring the impact of a ‘confining’ imaginary of user-recommendation systems on platform usage and relationship
development among dating app users
Junwen Hu
Behaviour & Information Technology. April, 2023
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Does having a critical imaginary of dating algorithms help mobile daters avoid negative relational impact of mobile dating? Click to read more.
What Does Channel Say? Understanding How Social Media Social Capital Facilitates COVID‐19‐Related Information‐Seeking
and Opinion‐Expression on Two Types of Platforms: User‐oriented versus Content‐oriented
Junwen Hu
Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Oct, 2021
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