Vol. 12, No. 2 (2023)

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Published: 2023-12-31

Articles

• How do consumers engage with sustainability?Comparing visually-based and text-based engagement with fashion brands

  Danielle Sponder Testa, Kelcie Slaton, Sonia Bakhshian, Rachel Eike

  1-21

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• The overlooked role of social norms in problematic smartphone usage

  Tasnim Farzana, Sandra Gilliland, Mark LaCour

  22-43

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• Online ranking system effects on perceived fairnessGender, income and education

  Tyler Horan, Imogen Bullen-Smith

  44-61

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• Politics, jokes, and banter amid tragedyThe use of sarcasm and mocking on social media in response to the Uvalde school shooting

  Paul Bleakley, Daniel Sailofsky

  62-81

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• Is social media the new employment referral?Perceptions of early career talent

  Rochelle Parks-Yancy, Delonia Cooley

  82-102

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• Can social media research solve the puzzle of paranoia?

  Liz Johnston

  103-125

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• Social media and anxiety

  Vincent Jeevar, Sydney Reif, Megan Bliesener

  126-143

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• The impact of advertising irritation on purchase intention among social media users

  Ronald Coyle

  144-166

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• Megaphone or muzzle?The Spiral of Silence and candidate support on social media during presidential elections

  Alec Tefertiller, Jacob Groshek, Raluca Cozma

  167-187

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• Why do health professionals create content on social media?Uses and Gratifications of Egyptian “physician vloggers” on YouTube

  Noha Atef, Alice Fleerackers, Juan Pablo Alperin

  188-210

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• Anything but meHow concerns over privacy moderate online social capital creation and social media use

  Iveta Imre, Jason Cain

  211-231

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• Demographic factors influencing the sharing of fake news in BrazilA multivariate and qualitative study

  Mauricio Moura, Natalia Tosi, Caio Machado

  232-263

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• “I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much”Social media users’ engagement with Stella Young’s TED Talk

  Yoseph Mamo, Justin A. Haegele

  264-280

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Essays

• Instagram and adolescence

  Kristen Hinshaw, Colleen Lloyd Eddy

  281-293

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Book Reviews

• The Women of the Far Right

  Brendan Carrell

  294-296

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• Perfect: Being Judged on Social Media

  Stephanie Ray

  297-298

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• Understanding the Digital Era

  D'Andrea Coulter

  299-300

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Vol. 12, No. 1 (2023)

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Published: 2023-05-31

Articles

• Where and why coworkers connect on social mediaExamining employees’ motivations for connecting with coworkers on social media

  Andrea Meluch, Rhiannon Kallis

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• Modern-day socialization agentsThe connection between social media influencers, materialism, and purchase intentions of Finnish young people

  Jesse Tuominen, Eero Rantala, Hanna Reinikainen, Terhi-Anna Wilska

  21-48

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• The impact of body-positivity and body-checking TikTok videos on body image

  Jordan M. Westenberg, Crystal D. Oberle

  49-60

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• Do first encounters make or break new users?Using text features in the first comment to predict new user return on Reddit

  Emma Mary Klugman

  61-86

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• Who informs Germans about the Russia-Ukraine War on YouTube?

  Tim Glaesener

  87-114

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• Instagram use and its effects on self-esteem during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Gianni Quaedvlieg, Paulina Pankowska

  115-154

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• Influencer trends shiftThe psychological predictors of influencer engagement on Instagram

  Abby Hendricks, Laura Bright

  155-180

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• Scrolling, Simping, and MobilizingTikTok’s influence over Generation Z’s Political Behavior

  Kiana Karimi, Richard Fox

  181-208

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• Selective Electronic Word-of-MouthThe Roles of Issue Controversiality and Issue Involvement

  Nicky Chang Bi, Yanqin Lu

  209-234

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• The rise of #GirlDad in a #BoyMom world: Exploring Instagram’s role in influencing performative parenthood

  Andrea E. Hall, Lauren D. Furey, Lauren Muttram

  235-256

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• Pornified Content on Social MediaExploring the Impact on Brazilian Addicts

  Débora Martini, Harsha Gangadharbatla

  257-285

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• The Impact of Online Network Diversity on Familiarity and Engagement with Social Issues News on Facebook

  Donghee Yvette Wohn, Seong Jae Min, Jennifer Hoewe, Brian J. Bowe

  286-308

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• Clicks, likes, and sharesUsing the theory of planned behavior, self-efficacy, and impression management to predict digital activism activities

  Aaron Noland

  309-347

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• #MeTooIntersecting Gender, Race, User Identity, Social Judgment and Social Support

  Yukyung Yang, Carolyn A. Lin, Tai-Quan Peng, Louvins Pierre

  348-370

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Book Reviews

• A Filtered Life

  Shanna Hollich

  371-373

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• Social Media Images and Conflicts

  Brandon Hardy

  374-377

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