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Promoting psychological resources for coping with problematic media use: Development and evaluation of a training intervention

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100619

Cynthia Sende , Roman Soucek , Katharina Ebner

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Development and Validation of the Motivation of Sharenting Evaluation Scale (MSES) among Chinese parents

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100625

Youyuan Wang , Tianjing Chen , Zhaoru Chen , Hui Li

{"title":"Development and Validation of the Motivation of Sharenting Evaluation Scale (MSES) among Chinese parents","authors":"Youyuan Wang , Tianjing Chen , Zhaoru Chen , Hui Li","doi":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100625","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100625","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite its popularity, the expanding phenomenon of sharenting among Chinese parents, shaped by unique cultural and familial contexts, remains underexplored. To better understand the complex motivations behind sharenting behaviors, the Motivation of Sharenting Evaluation Scale (MSES) was developed as a specialized measurement tool for Chinese sharenting studies. Our research began with interviews (<em>N</em> = 33) to inform the development of the scale, followed by quantitative assessments through two distinct populations (Sample 1, <em>N</em> = 134; Sample 2, <em>N</em> = 809). Exploratory factor analysis revealed a scale of 10 items and three factors - recording and showcasing, integrative, and expressive motivation - with Cronbach's alphas ranging from .803 to .855 and an overall explained variance of 73.01%. The MSES scale has been confirmed to have strong factorial validity, adequate discriminant validity, and high internal and external validity. The MSES identified three main sharenting motivations among Chinese parents, with expressive motivation being the least prominent, reflecting a cultural focus on collectivism and social harmony. The introduction of this scale offers a valuable tool for researchers to investigate the intricacies of sharenting motivation within the fields of digital parenting and family studies, promoting a more intricate comprehension of this contemporary behavior in both theoretical and practical aspects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72681,"journal":{"name":"Computers in human behavior reports","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100625"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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You’ve got mail – whether you want it or not: An emic investigation into how email use can be managed

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100618

Andre Lanctot, Linda Duxbury

{"title":"You’ve got mail – whether you want it or not: An emic investigation into how email use can be managed","authors":"Andre Lanctot, Linda Duxbury","doi":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100618","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100618","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the best attempts of researchers and the tomes of advice in the consulting and grey literature, many continue to experience email overload and the volume of email employees manage is staggering. A troubling problem given that email overload and volume have been linked to negative wellbeing outcomes for employees. This paper reports on a qualitative study undertaken to help researchers and practitioners better understand email management from the point of view of email users. A sample of 30 knowledge workers were interviewed and asked to identify personal and workplace changes that could help them better manage their use of email. Fifteen informants worked in the public sector (education) while the other 15 worked in a private sector firm (insurance industry). The study took an interpretivist approach with content coding of the semi-structured interviews to develop sensitizing constructs. Analysis of the data uncovered a strong link between what users were telling us and some of the major tenants of attribution theory: locus of causality and stability. Most importantly, we found that most of the knowledge workers we spoke to felt that they could do little personally to manage their use of email. Rather, they felt email management was the responsibility of others (e.g., policies, training, technology). Responses were consistent with a self-serving attribution bias and consistent with the norms in place in organizations supporting an ideal worker culture. This study contributes to the literature in several ways. First, it shows most employees do not take responsibility for their email management problems. Implying that email management needs to be tackled at the organizational level. Second, it provides organizations and employees with practical advice on how they can start to address issues with email management. Third, our findings contribute to theoretical development in this area by exploring email management issues through an attribution theory lens.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72681,"journal":{"name":"Computers in human behavior reports","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100618"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143487139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of normative beliefs about stopping cyberbullying on bystander helping behavior

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100633

Chia-Lin Chang , Cheng-Hong Liu , Xian-Rui Yin , Kuan-Ming Chen , Ting-Huan Lin

{"title":"Effects of normative beliefs about stopping cyberbullying on bystander helping behavior","authors":"Chia-Lin Chang , Cheng-Hong Liu , Xian-Rui Yin , Kuan-Ming Chen , Ting-Huan Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100633","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100633","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cyberbullying research has yet to explore how bystanders' normative beliefs about stopping cyberbullying (NBSCs) influence their actions. We examined the effects of NBSCs on bystanders’ helping behaviors and the underlying mechanisms. In Study 1, 195 undergraduate participants completed a measure of NBSCs and reviewed a scenario describing a student experiencing cyberbullying. Results showed that individuals with higher NBSCs demonstrated greater helping behavior. This relationship was sequentially mediated by perceived urgency of the situation, state empathy, and a sense of responsibility to help. In Study 2, 82 participants were assigned to either a control group or an experimental group designed to enhance NBSCs. The NBSC group exhibited more helping behaviors, with mediation patterns similar to Study 1. These findings highlight the critical role of NBSCs in fostering bystander intervention and suggest that anti-bullying organizations, educators, and online platforms should implement strategies to promote NBSCs in efforts to combat cyberbullying.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72681,"journal":{"name":"Computers in human behavior reports","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100633"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Linguistic features influencing information diffusion in social networks: A systematic review

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100626

Lejla Džanko , Caterina Suitner , Tomaso Erseghe , Jan Nikadon , Magdalena Formanowicz

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“Look at the trees”: A verbal nudge to reduce screen time when learning biodiversity with augmented reality "看看这些树"：利用增强现实技术学习生物多样性时减少屏幕时间的口头提示

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100614

Julien Mercier , Olivier Ertz , Erwan Bocher

{"title":"“Look at the trees”: A verbal nudge to reduce screen time when learning biodiversity with augmented reality","authors":"Julien Mercier , Olivier Ertz , Erwan Bocher","doi":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100614","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100614","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although location-based augmented reality helps students explore and learn, they spend the vast majority of the activity interacting with the screen, to the detriment of direct interaction with nature. This interferes with the pedagogical objective of immersion in nature, which would foster the formation of environmental affects, an essential mediator for transforming knowledge into pro-environmental behaviors. As people interact with screens more and more, concerns have risen and so have interventions to mitigate excessive screen use. Using a nudge can positively influence the way the tablet is interacted with. The goal of this experimental study is to observe how framing the activity can impact screen interaction behavior. We gave participants different verbal instructions before a learning activity on biodiversity with location-based augmented reality. Their gaze was recorded using mobile eye tracking glasses to measure screen time. We found that a nudge reduced screen time, suggesting that the strategy is effective in influencing short-term behavior. The control group, however, reported better usability. We found no evidence of an impact on the other indicators. These results have theoretical implications for optimizing the role of technology in mobile learning, as well as practical ones on how to design nudge-based scenarios.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72681,"journal":{"name":"Computers in human behavior reports","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100614"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143519438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Digital Media Use Effects Scales for adolescents (d-MUsE Scales): Conceptualization and validation of a screening tool

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100621

Stephanie Antons , Anke Heyder , Lena-Marie Precht , Elisa Wegmann , Magnus Liebherr , Julia Brailovskaia

{"title":"The Digital Media Use Effects Scales for adolescents (d-MUsE Scales): Conceptualization and validation of a screening tool","authors":"Stephanie Antons , Anke Heyder , Lena-Marie Precht , Elisa Wegmann , Magnus Liebherr , Julia Brailovskaia","doi":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100621","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100621","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The use of digital media is a crucial aspect of contemporary life for children and adolescents. Evidence suggests that digital media use can yield both positive and negative effects on well-being. Considering dual-factor models of mental health, a functional digital media usage pattern is characterized by low negative effects and high positive effects. Currently, there is no comprehensive measure assessing these effects of digital media use systematically across relevant life domains for adolescents' quality of life, i.e., “Physical Well-Being,” “Mental Well-Being,” “Peers & Social Support,” “School Environment,” and “Autonomy & Relationship with Parents.” In an online survey (<em>n</em> = 1001, aged 16-18), we developed and validated the positive and negative Digital Media Use Effects Scales for Adolescents (d-MUsE-Scales) assessing the perceived effects of digital media use on well-being in different areas of adolescents' lives. The factor structure, scale properties, and construct validity of the d-MUsE Scales were satisfactory and aligned with expectations. The d-MUsE Scales have a broad application, spanning from basic research elucidating mechanisms related to digital media's effects to educational and preventive contexts, as well as diagnostic and treatment settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72681,"journal":{"name":"Computers in human behavior reports","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100621"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of leader and team PsyCap on employees’ individual PsyCap: An experimental analysis of transmission effects in virtual and non-virtual settings

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100622

Rebekka Kuhlmann, Ingo Klingenberg

{"title":"The impact of leader and team PsyCap on employees’ individual PsyCap: An experimental analysis of transmission effects in virtual and non-virtual settings","authors":"Rebekka Kuhlmann, Ingo Klingenberg","doi":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100622","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100622","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As organizations increasingly adopt virtual and hybrid work models, understanding how psychological resources are developed in such settings is critical for fostering positive work cultures. This study investigates the transmission of Psychological Capital (PsyCap) in the workplace, with a particular focus on virtual interactions. Specifically, we examine how PsyCap is conveyed from leaders and team members to individuals, considering the potential moderating influence of virtual settings. Using a combination of mixed-method pilot studies and a video-vignette-based experimental main study, we manipulated leader PsyCap, team member PsyCap, and interaction settings (face-to-face/virtual, camera turned on/virtual, camera turned off). Our findings reveal that both leaders and team members positively influence individual PsyCap, and that this transmission is unaffected by the interaction setting. These results highlight the consistent impact of psychological resources across diverse work environments, challenging assumptions about the limitations of virtual communication for conveying psychological resources. The study provides practical insights for teams and leaders on how to foster and enhance PsyCap within organizations, regardless of whether interactions occur in physical or virtual spaces.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72681,"journal":{"name":"Computers in human behavior reports","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100622"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Listener's disengagement heightens speaker's arousal during in-person self-disclosure–but not via video call

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100620

S. Lepistö , E. Koskinen , M. Söderman , F. Celio , M. Wuolio , I. Jääskeläinen , J. Lindström , N. Ravaja , A. Peräkylä , V.J. Harjunen

{"title":"Listener's disengagement heightens speaker's arousal during in-person self-disclosure–but not via video call","authors":"S. Lepistö , E. Koskinen , M. Söderman , F. Celio , M. Wuolio , I. Jääskeläinen , J. Lindström , N. Ravaja , A. Peräkylä , V.J. Harjunen","doi":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100620","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100620","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research shows that individuals exhibit overall lower engagement during video calls compared to face-to-face conversations, indicated by delayed and less frequent turn transitions. In face-to-face interactions, a lack of engagement from co-participants is known to cause physiological stress in the active speaker. Whether similar influences of listener disengagement on the speaker's emotional state take place during video calls remains unstudied. This study examined the question by measuring the emotional reactions of 64 participants (32 dyads, 128 observations) in a conversational experiment conducted in two settings: face-to-face and via video. In the experiment, participants were instructed to tell two short stories themed 'triumph over adversity' to a previously unknown recipient. The self-disclosure stories were told to a listener who, on one occasion, paid attention to the speaker and, on another occasion, conducted a mental arithmetic task while listening. To examine changes in the speakers' emotional state, we measured the participants' phasic skin conductance activity and self-reported affect during the narration. While listener disengagement had no influence on self-reported arousal, the speakers' skin conductance increased significantly when the listener was disengaged. Interestingly, this effect occurred exclusively in the face-to-face condition and not during video calls. Moreover, in the face-to-face contact, speakers reported more negative valence when disclosing to a listener with higher arithmetic task performance. Altogether, the findings indicate that speakers have a higher tolerance for the listener's disengagement in the video call setting. This outcome possibly stems from the generally lower mutual engagement allowed by the modality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72681,"journal":{"name":"Computers in human behavior reports","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100620"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Utilizing VR technology to explore the moral courage process and bystander behaviors: An experimental trial

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Computers in human behavior reports Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100596

Yih-Lan Liu, Tong-En Jian, Cheng-Yan Wang

{"title":"Utilizing VR technology to explore the moral courage process and bystander behaviors: An experimental trial","authors":"Yih-Lan Liu, Tong-En Jian, Cheng-Yan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100596","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100596","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study utilizes VR technology to explore the influences of the number of bystanders and gender on the moral courage process (i.e., emotions, perceived personal responsibility, perceived self-efficacy in intervention, and cost-benefit analysis of taking action) and bystander behaviors among junior high schools in Taiwan. Employing a 2 (gender: boys vs. girls) x 3 (number of bystanders: 0 vs.2 vs. 4) experimental design, 209 middle school students from midwestern Taiwan experienced VR bullying scenarios and completed questionnaires. MANCOVAs and ANCOVAs results indicated no significant effect of the number of bystanders on the moral courage process and bystander behaviors. However, gender effects were observed, with girls considering more cost evaluation and displaying more defending behaviors, while boys showed more pro-bullying behaviors. Regression analysis revealed gender differences in the mechanisms underlying bystander behaviors. For boys, guilt, defender self-efficacy, and perceived personal responsibility positively predicted defending behaviors. For girls, empathy and defender self-efficacy positively predicted defending behaviors. Boys' empathy negatively predicted outsider behaviors, but cost evaluation showed the positive effect. Girls’ guilt and defender self-efficacy negatively predicted outsider behaviors, while a greater number of bystanders and perceived personal responsibility negatively predicted their pro-bullying behaviors. Quality data reveal that some students declared their intention to intervene based on personal ethics or obligations regardless of the presences of other bystanders, while others reported being more willing to intervene when more bystanders were present. Findings partially support moral courage model. This study demonstrates the potential of VR as an educational tool for developing bystander intervention skills among high school students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72681,"journal":{"name":"Computers in human behavior reports","volume":"17 ","pages":"Article 100596"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143388230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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