Media Effects Research Lab Research Archive All Research Categories Communication Technology Privacy Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Information Seeking Personalization and Customization Interactivity and Persuasion Web Advertising Social Media Uses and gratifications Psychophysiology Source Credibility Internet Use Gaming Immersion Emotion and Video Games Race, Gender, and Stereotypes Computer-Mediated Communication Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Avatars and Online Agents Entertainment Persuasion Social Influence Student Publication Category: Communication Technology Communication Technology Social Media Examining relationships among Instagram affordances, gratifications, and problematic Instagram use: A technological addiction perspective Communication Technology Social Media Retreat from curated reality: Investigating the relationship between personality traits, motivation, and Facebook disengagement Communication Technology Interactivity and Persuasion The nudge made me do it: Exploring nudge effectiveness in password management behavior Communication Technology Social Influence Understanding the relationship between leadership and diversity in CSR: Communication Technology Information Seeking Interactivity and Persuasion Gender matters? The effects of instructor gender on perceptions of do-it-yourself-tutorials Communication Technology Social Media Entertainment Self Representative Behaviors Among Instagram Users and their Effect of the Nature of Posts Communication Technology Source Credibility Internet Use Fake News Stories from Credible and Non-Credible News Organizations Communication Technology Social Media How Social Networking Impacts One’s State of Mind Communication Technology Source Credibility Persuasion Bandwagon Cues and Perceived Attitudes Communication Technology Source Credibility How Much Do Advertisements and Bandwagon Cues Affect the Reader’s Perceived Believability, Attention Communication Technology Interactivity and Persuasion Gaming Computer-Mediated Communication Evaluating Interactivity Types for Data Visualization in Virtual Reality Communication Technology Interactivity and Persuasion Social Media Persuasion The Effects of Interactivity-induced Control and Absorption on Persuasion Communication Technology Source Credibility Persuasion Exploring the Significance of Modality and Topic on Political Messages Communication Technology Interactivity and Persuasion Evaluating Human-likeness with Modality Difference in Virtual Assistant In VA Interaction Communication Technology Source Credibility Persuasion Corporate “Street Cred” in crises: Does who you are and what you say matter? Communication Technology Social Media Source Credibility Social Influence Finding credibility metrics through non-message related Twitter features Communication Technology Social Influence Tell Me More: The Effects of Mobile Screen Size on Self-disclosure Communication Technology Social Media Social Influence The role of Internet memes in creating a sense of belonging and community in an online setting Communication Technology Source Credibility Gaming Entertainment The effects review modality and genre on perceived source credibility of video games reviews Communication Technology Cyberbullying and its Relationship with Long Term Psychological and Behavioral Effects Communication Technology Interactivity and Persuasion Social Media Persuasion Social Influence The Effects of Interactivity-induced Control and Absorption on Persuasion Communication Technology Entertainment The Role of Affordance Based Gratifications in the Selection of Media Content and Devices Communication Technology Interactivity and Persuasion Putting Negativity Bias to the Test The Effect of Modality in Cross-valence Conditions Communication Technology Interactivity and Persuasion Source Credibility Internet Use Man versus Machine How the effects of AI news writers vary by topic Communication Technology Source Credibility Unpacking the Audiovisual Modality Effects of Visual and Audio Valence Congruence on Message Perceptions Communication Technology Information Seeking Social Media A Survey Study of Fitness and Food Logging Apps, and the People Who Use Them Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Sexual suggestiveness in online ads: Effects of objectification on opposite genders Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Perceptual verification of racial homogenization in advertising models Communication Technology Social Media So you use Whisper? Exploring the Psychological Effects of Anonymous Social Networking Application Communication Technology Social Media Why do we Pin? New Gratifications explain Unique Activities in Pinterest Older ResearchNewer Research