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Craving and attentional bias in gaming: Comparing esports, casual, and high-risk gamers using eye-tracking

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108662

Shan-Mei Chang , Dai-Yi Wang , Zheng-Hong Guan

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Digital technology use and well-being in young children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108660

Jacquelyn Harverson , Louise Paatsch , Jeromy Anglim , Sharon Horwood

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(Fake) news-finds-me: Interactive social and mobile media uses and incidental news reliance as antecedents of fake news-sharing

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108658

Ian Hawkins , Scott W. Campbell

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“Positive” or “Threatened”? The impact of the features in generative artificial intelligence on continued behavior 是 "积极 "还是 "威胁"？生成式人工智能的特征对持续行为的影响

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108654

Li Zhao , Yun Xu , Sheng-kai Zhou

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Towards a conceptual framework for understanding the experiential and perceptual effects of augmented reality advertising

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108656

Shiyun Tian , Yanyun Wang

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The Impact of Quest-Based Feedback and Point-Based Feedback on Users' Emotions and Engagement

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108652

Vancaemelbecke C., Caroux L., Lemercier C.

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How dataveillance shapes user behavior: The role of perceived value in disclosure and discontinuation

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108655

Jooyoung Kim , Hangjung Zo , Jongkun Jun

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Identifying distinct types of internet use that predict the likelihood of planning or committing a terrorist attack: Findings from an analysis of individuals convicted on terrorism(-related) charges in England and Wales

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108646

Sandy Schumann , Jonathan Kenyon , Jens Binder

{"title":"Identifying distinct types of internet use that predict the likelihood of planning or committing a terrorist attack: Findings from an analysis of individuals convicted on terrorism(-related) charges in England and Wales","authors":"Sandy Schumann , Jonathan Kenyon , Jens Binder","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108646","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108646","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research has documented that the internet plays an increasingly important role in facilitating involvement in terrorism. However, the level of specificity of this literature is low. Advancing current insights, we examined how three concrete examples of active (i.e., generate/disseminate terrorist propaganda; interact with co-ideologues) and two examples of passive (i.e., learn about terrorist ideologies/actors; learn tactical information) internet use are related to distinct distal and proximal dynamics of radicalisation. Additionally, we assessed associations between the different types of internet use and the likelihood of having planned/committed a terrorist attack. We analysed a unique dataset based on closed-source risk assessment reports of individuals convicted of terrorism(-related) offences in England and Wales (<em>N</em> = 377). Results of this secondary data analysis pointed to three internet use repertoires: (1) learning about tactical information and terrorist ideologies/actors; (2) only learning about terrorist ideologies/actors; (3) active internet use and learning about terrorist ideologies/actors. Learning about tactical information and terrorist ideologies/actors was (compared to the other two repertoires) associated with a higher likelihood of having planned/committed an act of terrorism. Additionally, levels of capability were higher if individuals learnt both tactical and ideological information online compared to using the internet actively and browsing content about terrorist ideologies/actors. Individuals characterised by either internet use repertoire did, however, not vary significantly regarding their levels of engagement with extremist ideas and actors and the degree to which they had developed an extremist mindset. The results can inform terrorist/violent extremist risk assessment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 108646"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143747035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Me, my avatar, and my sneakers: The effect of avatar customization on the psychological ownership of virtual fashion items

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108653

Do Yuon Kim , Ju Yeun Jang

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Quasi-virtual intimacy: An exploration of cosplay commission as a new form of virtual-reality interaction

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Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108651

Hsinchieh Chen, Jingyi Zhang, Xiaomeng Zhang, Ni Zeng

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