Stefano De Gaspari, Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli, Alessandro Capriotti, Giuseppe Riva
{"title":"AGE-IT: Merging Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Elderly Assessment with Digital Biomarkers.","authors":"Stefano De Gaspari, Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli, Alessandro Capriotti, Giuseppe Riva","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2025.0042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2025.0042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating Cyber Intimate Partner Violence and Conflict: Negative Anticipation and Emotions During Text-Based Versus Face-to-Face Conflict Discussions in Young Adult Couples.","authors":"Florence Léonard, Sarafina Métellus, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Audrey Brassard, Gayla Margolin, Marie-Ève Daspe","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.0460","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Young adult couples frequently use text messages to discuss conflicts within their relationship. While face-to-face conflicts have been shown to elicit more negative anticipation and negative emotions in victims of traditional, offline forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) (e.g., psychological and physical) compared with nonvictims, no study has examined how victims of cyber IPV (C-IPV) experience conflicts, either text-based or face-to-face. This study investigated, among young adult couples, the interplay between C-IPV and conflict modality (text-based vs. face-to-face) in association with negative anticipation and negative emotions during the discussion. A community sample of 102 young adult couples completed a self-reported questionnaire of C-IPV in the last six months and engaged in two conflictual interactions: one text-based and one face-to-face. Negative anticipation of the upcoming discussion was assessed prior to each interaction, and negative emotions were assessed immediately after. Results suggest that text-based conflicts were associated with higher negative anticipation in partners experiencing average or high levels of C-IPV. In turn, negative anticipation was linked with higher negative emotions. Findings highlight the importance of promoting healthy conflict management through technology-mediated communication, especially among young adult couples experiencing C-IPV.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143771789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chunrye Kim, Donghun Kim, Yongjun Zhu, Sou Hyun Jang
{"title":"Examining the Changes in Bullying Discourse on Reddit: A Comparative Analysis before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Chunrye Kim, Donghun Kim, Yongjun Zhu, Sou Hyun Jang","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.0521","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bullying, a type of power abuse, deserves to be addressed, and this study examines bullying-related discussions on Reddit before and after the pandemic to better understand its dynamics during this time. We analyzed 8,720 posts and 21,607 comments from the r/Bullying subreddit using static and dynamic topic modeling (DTM) to understand the major topics discussed in the subreddit. Based on static topic modeling, we discovered that before the COVID-19 pandemic, the topics surrounding bullying focused on bullying in the school context, cyberbullying, and help-seeking, but changed to bullying against minority groups, workplace bullying, relationships and communication, and coping strategies. The long-term impact of bullying has emerged for both periods, implying that more efforts to prevent and combat bullying are needed to reduce the negative impacts throughout an individual's lifecycle. We also discovered that the proportion of cyberbullying/antibullying, negative emotions, and self-esteem increased following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to DTM. Our findings suggest that following the pandemic, victims and places of bullying became more distinct. In addition to the widely studied and disseminated bullying research and policies concerning children at school, more assistance is needed to prevent and assist bullying victims who are racial and religious minorities in various settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Frequent Media Use, Media Multitasking, and Perceived Cost of Cognitive Effort.","authors":"Myoungju Shin, Karen Murphy","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.0492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People regard cognitive effort as costly and try to conserve such effort whenever possible. This study aimed to examine the relationship between frequent media use and perceived cost for cognitive effort. A sample of 266 participants (mean age = 25.66, 187 females) completed questionnaires of media use, cognitive thinking style, and psychological distress. They also completed a cognitive task and estimated their cognitive effort spent on the task. The results showed that heavier media multitasking was associated with a higher perceived cost of cognitive effort during the task. No such relationship was observed for frequent use of social media, video gaming, or TV/Movies/YouTube. The findings suggest that the way media is engaged in, but not media consumption itself, is a key factor in cognitive effort avoidance. The results further our knowledge of the mechanisms involved in and driving media multitasking.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143729155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interpersonal Goal Contagion Through Social Media Posts.","authors":"Stephanie J Tobin, Jennifer Crocker, Tao Jiang","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.0480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research examined the contagion of interpersonal goals through mock social media posts among Facebook users recruited from Prolific. Two pilot studies were conducted to create Facebook posts that reflected different combinations of self-image and compassionate goals. Then, in the main experiment, 775 participants were randomly assigned to view one of four posts in a 2 (self-image content) × 2 (compassionate content) between-subjects design. After viewing one of the posts, participants completed measures of prosocial and self-promoting posting intentions and inferred goals. Moderated mediation analyses revealed that perceivers inferred the relevant goals (especially in the absence of a competing goal), which in turn, predicted greater adoption of those goals. Specifically, perceivers inferred compassionate goals from compassionate content (even more so when self-image content was low), and inferring stronger compassionate goals predicted greater prosocial sharing intentions. Similarly, perceivers inferred self-image goals from self-image content (even more so when compassionate content was low), and inferring stronger self-image goals predicted greater self-promoting sharing intentions. This research suggests that interpersonal goal contagion can occur while using social media, revealing new pathways through which social media content can affect users.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143699899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenjing Pan, Jikai Sun, Zicheng Zhu, Renwen Zhang, Xiaoning Han
{"title":"Understanding Problematic Gaming Through Self-Determined Versus Non-Self-Determined Motivation: Two Mediating Pathways of Harmonious and Obsessive Passion.","authors":"Wenjing Pan, Jikai Sun, Zicheng Zhu, Renwen Zhang, Xiaoning Han","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.0428","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Problematic gaming has detrimental effects on individuals' mental and physical health. Adopting the self-determination theory as a theoretical framework and differentiating two types of game motivation (self-determined vs. non-self-determined), this study examined how these two types of game motivation may be oppositely associated with gamers' problematic gaming behaviors. By conducting a cross-sectional survey on massively multiplayer online video game players in China (<i>n</i> = 1,201), the current study found that individuals' self-determined motivation was negatively associated with their problematic gaming, while non-self-determined motivation positively predicted problematic gaming. Furthermore, these direct effects were mediated through individuals' harmonious passion and obsessive passion while playing games, respectively. Implications were discussed in terms of problematic gaming prevention and game design.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143536772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adolescents' Risky Online Behaviors and Social Desirability Bias in Vietnam: Privacy Disclosure and Pornography Use.","authors":"Truong Pham, Daisaku Goto, Makoto Kakinaka","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2024.0368","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study quantified the prevalence of two risky online behaviors among adolescents in Vietnam: online privacy disclosure and online pornography use. We conducted a field experiment with 1,313 junior high school students aged 13-15 years in Hoa Binh city. In addition to conventional direct questions, we employed list experiments to address social desirability bias in the students' responses. The results indicated that 49.9% of the adolescents engaged in online privacy disclosure and that 58.5% were involved in online pornography use. This study revealed significant underreporting among adolescents (35.6 and 43.3 percentage points for privacy disclosure and pornography use, respectively). The heterogeneous analyses revealed that recent smartphone ownership and active smartphone and Facebook use were associated with a greater prevalence of these behaviors. Notably, urban adolescents showed greater engagement in pornography use than did their rural counterparts. This study represents a pioneering effort to empirically investigate sensitive online behaviors among adolescents utilizing an experimental approach to address measurement bias. Our findings suggest that list experiments are a robust method for assessing sensitive issues and emphasize the critical need for educational interventions to mitigate online risks faced by young people.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143540494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katrina S Rbeiz, Michael Sangimino, Hyeon-Seung Lee, Olivia Jelsma, Mingyuan Li, Brian Kim, Robert Bodenheimer, Sohee Park
{"title":"Judgment of Social Traits and Emotions of \"Neutral\" Avatars.","authors":"Katrina S Rbeiz, Michael Sangimino, Hyeon-Seung Lee, Olivia Jelsma, Mingyuan Li, Brian Kim, Robert Bodenheimer, Sohee Park","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0401","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the rapid advance of technology, human interactions with virtual avatars in simulated social environments are becoming increasingly common. The aim of the current study was to examine users' perception of social traits and emotions of \"neutral,\" expressionless avatars using an open-source collection. These avatars represented different ethnicities, genders, and occupations via visual features including skin tone, facial structure, and apparel. We hypothesized that the social evaluation of \"neutral\" avatars would be influenced by these visual features. In two online studies, we asked survey participants (<i>N</i> = 225) to identify and rate the social traits and determine the expressed emotion of avatars. Female avatars were rated more attractive, trustworthy, friendly, and less aggressive than male avatars. Black avatars were rated more attractive, friendly, and trustworthy in comparison to White avatars. Avatars in martial uniforms were rated as more aggressive and less friendly than avatars in non-martial uniforms. In turn, non-martial uniformed avatars were rated higher in trustworthiness and intelligence than avatars in martial uniforms and avatars without uniforms. These results suggest that users attribute social traits and emotions to \"neutral\" avatars. These findings have implications for the design of tasks and products that rely on the selection of avatars in virtual reality.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":"28 3","pages":"196-201"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947654/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143596621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jaeyeon Bang, Seungjae Oh, Jiyeon Park, Yejoo Lee, Yeonsoo Cho, Soyeon Park, Taeyeon Kim
{"title":"Impact of Spatial Presence on Charitable Behavior in the Metaverse: A Moderated Mediation Model of Norm Message and Involvement with Charity.","authors":"Jaeyeon Bang, Seungjae Oh, Jiyeon Park, Yejoo Lee, Yeonsoo Cho, Soyeon Park, Taeyeon Kim","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0434","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0434","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the rapid development of virtual technology, the metaverse has become an influential communication tool driving engagement in prosocial behavior. This study examined whether spatial presence in a metaverse affects charitable involvement and prosocial behavior. Additionally, it explored the impact of descriptive norms in the metaverse, validated as effective in the physical world. A laboratory experiment was conducted with 93 participants using a customized ZEPETO map. The results showed that perceived spatial presence significantly increases donation intentions. A moderated mediation model indicated that descriptive norms moderate the indirect effect of spatial presence on donation intentions through charitable involvement. The findings provide a theoretical implication in that descriptive norms in virtual environments may lead to unintended consequences. The study offers practical insights into communication strategies, highlighting the importance of spatial presence for impactful campaigns in the metaverse.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"202-210"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143051910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chris Fullwood, Liam Cross, Gray Atherton, Darren Chadwick
{"title":"Testing the Proteus Effect in Autistic and Neurotypical Participants.","authors":"Chris Fullwood, Liam Cross, Gray Atherton, Darren Chadwick","doi":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0287","DOIUrl":"10.1089/cyber.2024.0287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the Proteus effect in autistic and neurotypical participants via the video game, The Sims. Thirty-two participants (16 autistic, 16 neurotypical) participated in a free-play session of The Sims, playing as either an attractive or unattractive avatar. In line with predictions, participants who had played as the attractive avatar negotiated for a significantly larger share of a fictional pot of money during a post-play economic game. Further, participants who had used the attractive avatar engaged in significantly more exercise activities in-game and flirted more often with nonplayable characters. While there was some evidence to suggest that autistic people may be less resistant to peer influence in the economic game, this study shows for the first time how the Proteus effect can be demonstrated in autistic people. These findings have important implications for understanding how autistic people experience video games and may be leveraged to improve outcomes for autistic video gamers.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"162-168"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142881691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}