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Artificial influencers, artificial designs? A systematic review of experimental research on virtual influencers 人工影响者，人工设计？对虚拟影响者实验研究的系统回顾

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102327

Sofie Vranken , Jaroslava Kaňková , Jörg Matthes

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Stigmatization of mpox and the MSM community on Twitter: A computational approach to exploring the negative emotions expressed through stigmatizing language mpox的污名化和Twitter上的MSM社区：一种通过污名化语言来探索负面情绪的计算方法

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102326

Christopher Calabrese , Sushma Kumble , Xudong Yu

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Using TikTok as a Search Engine: Affordances, Perceived Credibility, and Evaluative Actions 使用TikTok作为搜索引擎：可视性、感知可信度和评估行为

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102324

Pham Phuong Uyen Diep , Huu Dat Tran

{"title":"Using TikTok as a Search Engine: Affordances, Perceived Credibility, and Evaluative Actions","authors":"Pham Phuong Uyen Diep , Huu Dat Tran","doi":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102324","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102324","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Based on 494 survey responses (<em>N</em> = 494), we draw on the uses and gratifications (U&G) framework and affordance theory to examine TikTok users’ information-searching behaviors on the platform, as well as technical affordances that motivate these behaviors. Results demonstrate that, as a search engine, TikTok is perceived as less valuable than traditional search engines (e.g., Google) in terms of convenience, reassurance, independence, privacy, and functionality. Meanwhile, evaluative actions primarily focus on checking others’ comments and video elements rather than checking other official outside sources. Live-streaming and algorithm-driven recommendations significantly impact users’ perceived credibility of information found on TikTok and their sense of social presence. Algorithm-based recommendations also play a crucial role in shaping users’ trust in content and their verification behaviors. Contrary to expectations, meta-voicing (i.e., users’ engagement via the comment section and reactions) does not predict social presence, which hints at the need to refine existing affordance frameworks for short-form video platforms. Social presence and perceived source credibility, in turn, significantly predict information-seeking behaviors. Interestingly, higher perceived credibility leads to more evaluative actions being taken to reassess information found on TikTok. Empirically, the findings have implications for information literacy initiatives, platform design, and algorithmic transparency to understand users’ searching behaviors and how they evaluate information credibility on social media platforms. Theoretical implications of the findings, as well as limitations and suggestions for future research, are further discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48257,"journal":{"name":"Telematics and Informatics","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102324"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145019732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Achieving your best self: How socio-economic variation and cultural values shape digital beauty trends 实现最好的自己：社会经济变化和文化价值观如何塑造数字美容趋势

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-09-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102325

Yao SONG , Qiyuan ZHOU , Wenyi LI , Yuqing LIU

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Broadcasting, lurking, and connection: A longitudinal panel study of fear of missing out, social media engagement, and problematic social media use 广播、潜伏和联系：一项关于害怕错过、社交媒体参与和有问题的社交媒体使用的纵向面板研究

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102323

Cheng Chen , Xiao Zhang , Dennis Leung

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Effects of ethics and culture on one’s trust in cryptocurrencies: an inter-country configurational analysis 道德和文化对一个人对加密货币信任的影响：一个国家间的配置分析

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102315

Arif Perdana , W. Eric Lee , Chu Yeong Lim , Gary Pan , Poh-Sun Seow

{"title":"Effects of ethics and culture on one’s trust in cryptocurrencies: an inter-country configurational analysis","authors":"Arif Perdana , W. Eric Lee , Chu Yeong Lim , Gary Pan , Poh-Sun Seow","doi":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102315","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The characteristics of cryptocurrencies, such as decentralization, fluctuation, and anonymity, have often raised ethical concerns about their impact on privacy, cybersecurity, prosperity, and liberty. With an increased awareness of the potential consequences, it is essential to address how, in the face of ethical challenges, and together with one’s unique cultural values, various influences may affect the issue of trust toward cryptocurrencies. From an inter-country perspective, this study examines how ethical elements and cultural dimensions can interact to influence trust. In particular, we examine the ethical and cultural aspects of trust formation among cryptocurrencies’ users in the three predominant countries of Germany, China, and the United States. We use configurational analysis to investigate the relationships among ethics, culture, and trust in cryptocurrencies across these countries. The results of this study contribute to a greater global understanding of how different configurations of ethics and culture can influence one’s trust in cryptocurrencies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48257,"journal":{"name":"Telematics and Informatics","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102315"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145105422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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What factors determine international television flows on over-the-top platforms? A fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis approach 哪些因素决定了ott平台上的国际电视流量？一种模糊集定性比较分析方法

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102322

Dan Ro , Boram Kwon , Eujin Lee , Hyunmi Baek

{"title":"What factors determine international television flows on over-the-top platforms? A fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis approach","authors":"Dan Ro , Boram Kwon , Eujin Lee , Hyunmi Baek","doi":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102322","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102322","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid evolution of Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms has redefined the dynamics of international cultural exchange and reshaped traditional media environments. This study explores the complex interplay of economic and cultural factors that influence the transnational flow of TV programs in the OTT era. Building upon existing perspectives, which explain international media flow, cultural imperialism, and cultural proximity, this study employs the Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) methodology to uncover how these factors combine to shape recent media flows. Unlike previous studies that treated economic and cultural factors independently, this research examines their complex interactions to provide a more holistic understanding of their combined influence. This study analyzed data on the daily top 10 Netflix TV show streaming rankings in 75 countries from 1 January 2021 to 4 June 2023. The fsQCA analysis revealed three major patterns: 1) cases of high Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the production country, and close geographical distances between nations; 2) cases centered on linguistic similarity, that exhibit close geographical and cultural distances; and 3) cases of high GDP in the production country, linguistic similarities, and close cultural distances. These findings reveal that economic and cultural factors do not operate independently; instead, they interact in complex ways to shape global media flows providing a more holistic understanding of their influence by highlighting the importance of factor combinations in understanding cultural exchange. This research also offers empirical insights for OTT operators on optimizing content strategies and contributes to the broader understanding of international media management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48257,"journal":{"name":"Telematics and Informatics","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102322"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144922384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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So close yet so far: Digital wounds from parental phubbing on adolescent digital self-harm 如此接近却又如此遥远：父母低头对青少年数字自我伤害的数字创伤

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102314

Honglei Gu , Yuhang Hu , Yufang Cheng

{"title":"So close yet so far: Digital wounds from parental phubbing on adolescent digital self-harm","authors":"Honglei Gu , Yuhang Hu , Yufang Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of digital technology has profoundly reshaped individual mental health, with issues such as digital self-harm and digital neglect emerging as unique psychological risks of the digital era. As a form of digital neglect within the family, the potential role of parental phubbing in triggering adolescent digital self-harm has yet to be fully explored. Based on compensatory internet use theory and demands-resources theory, this study explored the relationship between parental phubbing and adolescent digital self-harm, as well as the mediating role of smartphone addiction and the moderating role of self-concept clarity. A total of 757 Chinese adolescents (52.2 % girls; <em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 14.40 years) anonymously completed the Parental Phubbing Scale, Digital Self-Harm Scale, Mobile Phone Addiction Scale, and Self-Concept Clarity Scale. The results indicated that parental phubbing significantly predicted adolescent digital self-harm, and smartphone addiction mediated this association. The mediating effect of smartphone addiction was significant only at low levels of self-concept clarity. These findings not only reveal the potential threats that parental phubbing poses to adolescent mental health in the digital age, but also provide a dual-system intervention framework from both family and individual perspectives for addressing adolescent digital self-harm.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48257,"journal":{"name":"Telematics and Informatics","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102314"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144879637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Authenticity perceived, authenticity performed: how inconsistency between self-generated and other-generated location-based information influences user engagement on Weibo 感知真实性，执行真实性：微博上自生成与他人生成的位置信息的不一致性如何影响用户参与度

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102310

Haixin Mu , Anfan Chen , Wanjiang Jacob Zhang , Qiyue Zhang , Maggie Mengqing Zhang , Shuning Lu , Hai Liang

{"title":"Authenticity perceived, authenticity performed: how inconsistency between self-generated and other-generated location-based information influences user engagement on Weibo","authors":"Haixin Mu , Anfan Chen , Wanjiang Jacob Zhang , Qiyue Zhang , Maggie Mengqing Zhang , Shuning Lu , Hai Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102310","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102310","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Unanticipated other-generated information has posed challenges for online impression management. However, the consequences of inconsistency between self-generated and other-generated information (e.g., the difference between self-declared location and Internet Protocol addresses-based locations) are largely overlooked in prior research. Drawing on two authenticity facets—authenticity perceived by the audience and authenticity performed by the presenters—we argue that outcomes of inconsistency between self-generated and other-generated information depend on the presenter’s audience size. We specifically focus on the consequence of user engagement, a pivotal metric with significant implications in the digital landscape. Leveraging a natural experiment setting on Weibo, we analyzed 329 bloggers who provided overseas content and their 55,852 posts over four months. We employed a difference-in-differences design and our two-way fixed effect model revealed that inconsistency between the location-based self-generated and other-generated information influenced user engagement differently across presenter types. Engagement decreased for bloggers with fewer followers, in alignment with how audiences perceive the authenticity of the presenter. Conversely, engagement increased for individuals with a larger following. Additional analyses indicate that this increase among those with a substantial following could be linked to their self-presentation tactics and the attraction of new audiences, underscoring the presenters’ capability of performing authenticity. Our findings offer insights into the understanding of authenticity in computer-mediated communication.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48257,"journal":{"name":"Telematics and Informatics","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102310"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144864106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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From approach to avoidance: How AI agent cognitive and affective empathy elicits the uncanny valley effect 从接近到回避：人工智能代理认知和情感同理心如何引发恐怖谷效应

IF 8.3 2区管理学

Telematics and Informatics Pub Date : 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2025.102313

Shuai Zhang , Yuxing Qian , Zhizhen Yao , Zhenni Ni , Yang Zhang

{"title":"From approach to avoidance: How AI agent cognitive and affective empathy elicits the uncanny valley effect","authors":"Shuai Zhang , Yuxing Qian , Zhizhen Yao , Zhenni Ni , Yang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102313","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tele.2025.102313","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The empathy expressed by AI agents is crucial in human-AI interactions, especially within mental health contexts. However, the mechanisms underlying users’ responses to cognitive and affective empathy from AI agents are not well understood. This study examines the theoretical mechanisms and boundary conditions that determine how AI empathy influences users’ approach-avoidance intentions. Drawing on the computers are social actors (CASA) paradigm and the uncanny valley effect (UVE), we propose a moderated dual mediation model. This model is empirically tested using two experimental studies. The results reveal distinct pathways by which cognitive and affective empathy affect approach-avoidance intentions. Specifically, cognitive empathy primarily influences approach-avoidance intentions via perceived novelty, whereas affective empathy exerts its effect through perceived warmth. Additionally, perceived warmth and eeriness together mediate the impact of affective empathy on approach-avoidance intentions. Notably, mindful AI agents strengthen the effect of affective empathy on the UVE but diminish the influence of cognitive empathy on approach-avoidance intentions, relative to mindless agents. These findings provide important insights for AI designers and companies seeking to develop empathetic, user-centered conversational agents for mental health applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48257,"journal":{"name":"Telematics and Informatics","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 102313"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144828587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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