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{"title":"AI as Arbiter? The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cyberbullying Report Review Process.","authors":"Sangwook Lee, WooJin Kim, Won-Ki Moon","doi":"10.1177/21522715261460961","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21522715261460961","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly encroaching on domains traditionally reserved for humans, including moral judgment. This trend has sparked heated debates, with both strong concerns and optimism about its implications. To contribute to this discourse, this research examines how individuals respond when AI participates in moral evaluations of cyberbullying incidents. We conducted an experiment employing 3 (Reviewer cue: human vs. AI vs. collaboration) × 2 (Roles in cyberbullying incident: victim vs. bystander) between-subjects design. Findings show that the AI reviewer cue indirectly increased perceived decision compliance, report efficacy, and future report intention by activating positive machine heuristics. However, negative machine heuristics did not mediate the effects of AI reviewer cues on perceived report efficacy and future report intention. Human-AI collaboration did not differ significantly from either AI-only or human-only reviewer cues. In addition, although the interaction effect was not significant, planned contrasts suggest that victims may be more likely to perceive the AI reviewer as lacking contextual understanding, whereas bystanders may view it as more objective. This highlights the challenges of using AI-driven judgment in sensitive areas such as cyberbullying, emphasizing the need for practical improvements to enhance reporting systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"539-549"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148276394","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":"AI Brain Fry: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Human Cognition at Work.","authors":"Brenda K Wiederhold","doi":"10.1177/21522715261472248","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21522715261472248","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"523-526"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148548149","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":"VR-FlexAI: A Multimodal Approach for Assessing Cognitive Flexibility in Aging.","authors":"Chiara Pupillo, Vera Colombo, Giuseppe Prencipe, Giuseppe Riva","doi":"10.1177/21522715261457493","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21522715261457493","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"601-604"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148197731","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":"Passive Social Media Use Is Associated with Social Withdrawal (\"Hikikomori\") Vulnerability in Autistic and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Young Adults.","authors":"Mark Brosnan,Jeff Gavin","doi":"10.1177/21522715261468861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21522715261468861","url":null,"abstract":"Autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are neurodevelopmental conditions associated with social communication differences and distinctive patterns of online engagement. Both conditions have been linked to increased risk of social withdrawal, yet little research has examined hikikomori vulnerability-a continuum of withdrawal-related tendencies-within a transdiagnostic digital context. This study investigated hikikomori vulnerability among UK-based young adults with autism or ADHD and examined how active and passive social media use and online gaming relate to withdrawal vulnerability. A total of 101 participants aged 18-24 with self-reported diagnoses of autism (n = 52) or ADHD (n = 49) completed the Hikikomori Questionnaire (HQ-25M) alongside self-estimates of active and passive online engagement. Although total online time did not differ between groups, autistic participants reported significantly higher overall hikikomori vulnerability than those with ADHD, driven by greater socialization difficulties and physical isolation. Differences in patterns of online engagement were observed at the level of effect sizes, with autistic participants tending toward greater passive social media use and less gaming with others. Across the full sample, passive social media use was positively associated with overall hikikomori vulnerability, particularly the Isolation and Emotional Support dimensions, whereas active social media use showed no such associations. Isolation was additionally correlated with gaming with others. These findings support a transdiagnostic, coping-motivated model of digital engagement, suggesting that passive online behaviors are associated with withdrawal vulnerability across neurodevelopmental conditions. The results extend motivational frameworks of Internet use to hikikomori vulnerability and highlight the importance of balanced and more active forms of digital engagement in relation to withdrawal-related experiences among neurodivergent young adults.","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":"222 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148416734","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":"Exploratory Analysis of Behavioral Differences Between Hypersexual and Intimacy-Seeking Offenders in Online Child Grooming: Preliminary Findings Based on a New Dataset of Conversations Secured by Law Enforcement.","authors":"Zofia Cieślińska,Krzysztof Hanusz","doi":"10.1177/21522715261458454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21522715261458454","url":null,"abstract":"Online child grooming is a form of sexual exploitation facilitated by the dynamic growth of the Internet and social media platforms. A common method for studying this phenomenon involves analyzing the content of conversations between offenders and minors. While most previous research has relied on data collected nearly two decades ago by the Perverted Justice Foundation-limited to interactions between offenders and adults posing as minors-this study introduces a new dataset specific to the Polish context. It includes conversations between suspected offenders and real minors, sourced from criminal cases reviewed by Polish courts.This preliminary analysis focuses on comparing two distinct offender profiles: hypersexual offenders and intimacy-seeking offenders. The study explores differences in their communication strategies, concealment techniques, requests, and the reactions they elicit from minors. The findings provide insight into behavioral patterns associated with each profile and contribute to a more nuanced understanding of offender typologies in online grooming cases.","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148416757","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":"Post-Breakup Instagram Surveillance: Attachment Style, Personality Traits, and Breakup Distress as Predictors.","authors":"Valentina Wegener,Henrik Bischoff,Christiane Eichenberg","doi":"10.1177/21522715261466015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21522715261466015","url":null,"abstract":"The end of a romantic relationship is one of the most emotionally challenging life events. Social media platforms such as Instagram enable users to monitor an ex-partner, a behavior known as Interpersonal Electronic Surveillance (IES), which may complicate coping. This study examined associations with retrospectively reported IES on Instagram during the first 3 weeks post-breakup, focusing on attachment, personality, and breakup-related emotional distress. Previous studies suggest that higher anxious attachment and emotional distress are related to increased monitoring behaviors on Facebook. The present research extends this approach to Instagram, a popular platform among Generation Z, and additionally examines personality factors. Data from N = 232 participants (aged 18-27 years; 84 percent women), who had experienced a breakup within the past year and followed their ex-partner on Instagram, were collected using a cross-sectional online questionnaire. The survey included standardized measures and self-constructed items. Hierarchical regression analyses including breakup-related variables, mediation analyses, and independent-samples t-tests were conducted. Due to extremely low internal consistency, Agreeableness was excluded from inferential analyses. The analyses indicated that Extraversion was the only personality trait directly associated with increased IES. Attachment styles showed no direct associations after emotional distress was included in the model. Emotional distress emerged as the most consistent factor associated with IES, showing patterns consistent with indirect associations involving Neuroticism and anxious attachment, suggesting a central role of emotional distress in post-breakup surveillance behavior. These findings highlight digital monitoring as a potentially maladaptive coping strategy and underscore the importance of addressing social media use in post-breakup adjustment.","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":"23 1","pages":"21522715261466015"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2026-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148365053","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":"Predictors of Cyberscam Vulnerability for People With and Without Acquired Brain Injury: A One-Year Follow-Up Study.","authors":"Jao-Yue Carminati, Jennie L Ponsford, Kate Rachel Gould","doi":"10.1177/21522715261449053","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21522715261449053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cyberscams present a global threat with serious financial and psychological impacts. People with acquired brain injury (ABI) have been identified as particularly vulnerable to cyberscams due to injury-related cognitive and psychosocial challenges and require targeted vulnerability assessment tools and prevention strategies. Longitudinal research is needed to identify predictive factors to inform prevention efforts. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive validity of a cyberscam measure and identify biopsychosocial factors related to subsequent cyberscam victimization. Using a longitudinal design, 197 participants (97 with ABI; 100 without) completed an online survey at baseline (T1) and again after 1 year (T2). Measures assessed cybersafety (<i>The CyberAbility Scale</i>), community integration, loneliness, trust, impulsivity, and mood. Logistic and multiple regressions were conducted between risk factor variables and outcomes of self-reported scam experience and scores on <i>The CyberAbility Scale</i>. Higher loneliness, lower mood, and being impulsive increased the chances of experiencing a future cyberscam, with loneliness the strongest predictor. Multiple binomial regression showed that older age, being female, and being more impulsive at T1 contributed to increased likelihood of a scam experience at T2. Modifiable psychosocial factors of loneliness and mood and vulnerable demographic groups have been identified and require targeted cyberscam prevention strategies. Findings support <i>The CyberAbility Scale</i> as a useful tool to screen clients who may be vulnerable to future cyberscam victimization. Future research should expand these findings in other disability, cultural, or linguistic cohorts and explore broader cyberscam risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"473-480"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147947254","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":"The Effects of Social Presence of Dementia-Prevention Chatbot on Isolation and Interpersonal Resilience Among Older Adults Living Alone: Evidence on Three-Wave Experiment.","authors":"Jiyoung Lee, Woosang Hwang, Sunyoung Park","doi":"10.1177/21522715261453464","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21522715261453464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dementia-prevention technologies have mostly focused on cognitive enhancement, often neglecting the social aspects of healthy aging. This study examines whether the perceived social presence of a dementia-prevention chatbot, developed through sustained use, can reduce isolation and strengthen interpersonal resilience through communication networks among older adults living alone in Korea. A three-wave experimental design (<i>N</i> = 110) was implemented over 8 weeks using a smartphone-based chatbot that engaged participants through conversational cognitive games, health routine diaries, and social interaction prompts. Results indicated that perceived social presence of the chatbot at the midpoint significantly predicted greater interpersonal resilience both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, whereas its effects on isolation were nonsignificant. The results indicate that perceived social presence of the chatbot does not alleviate isolation but extends to interpersonal resources by reinforcing communicative resilience, thereby functioning as an indirect social pathway through which agent-based interactions may contribute to the reactivation of interpersonal relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"452-463"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148027944","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":"Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Filtering of Emoji Distractors in Working Memory: An Event-Related Potential Study.","authors":"Dandan Zhang, Dong Guo, Rixin Tang","doi":"10.1177/21522715261457192","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21522715261457192","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emojis, as emerging paralinguistic cues in computer-mediated communication, are increasingly integrated into daily digital interactions and are known to be efficiently stored as targets in working memory (WM). Despite their pervasive use, the cognitive mechanisms underlying the filtering of emojis as distractors remains unclear. The present study combined behavioral measures and event-related potentials to investigate how emojis are filtered in WM. Participants performed a WM task in which emojis served as distractors. The results showed that emojis, compared with other types of distractors, could be efficiently filtered, as evidenced by reduced unnecessary storage (US) and lower contralateral delay activity (CDA) amplitudes. Moreover, a positive correlation between US and CDA emerged only in the emoji distractor condition, especially among high-frequency emoji users (<i>r</i> = 0.517, <i>p</i> = 0.023), suggesting that prior experience with emojis modulates the link between behavioral and neural indices of filtering. These findings provide preliminary evidence that emojis can be effectively filtered in WM and underscore the modulatory role of usage experience in shaping cognitive processing during digital communication.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"464-472"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148276407","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":"Regrets, I've Had a Few; But Then Again, Time on Social Media May Not Be One of Them.","authors":"Eoin Whelan","doi":"10.1177/21522715261449334","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21522715261449334","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The issue of whether social media use does or does not influence adolescent well-being remains a pressing concern for policymakers, parents, and researchers. As evidence of the harmful effects of social media, some point to the fact that young adults frequently regret the time they spent on social media when they were younger. However, highlighting a single instance of retrospective regret as a proxy for harm may be misleading. Our objective in this study is to provide a more accurate and contextually grounded assessment of social media regrets by benchmarking them against a broader set of common teenage regrets, as rated by young adults. We then determine which teenage regrets predict current life satisfaction. Four hundred young adults aged 20-24 from Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States were recruited via the Prolific platform and completed an online survey assessing the potency of 20 retrospective regrets when they reflect on their teenage years. Our findings indicate that social media was not a prominent source of regret when young adults reflect on their teenage years. In addition, regrets about social media use were not associated with current life satisfaction, but other regrets were. As such, our findings are consistent with other prior studies suggesting that at the population level, the harmful effects of social media use on adolescent well-being may be overstated. However, these results should be interpreted with caution and may not reflect the experience of all individuals within this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":10872,"journal":{"name":"Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking","volume":" ","pages":"481-489"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147947817","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}