Selected Peer-reviewed SSCI publications

Journal Articles

Wu-Ouyang, B. (in press). Exploring the Impact of Work-from-Home on the Effects of Social Media: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Psychological Well-Being. Psychology of Popular Media.  https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000608

Leo-Liu J., Wu-Ouyang, B.*, (in press). The Good, Bad, and Ugly in Social Virtual Reality: The Alternative Global Village for Identity Negotiations in VRChat. Social Media + Society. 10.1177/20563051251340854

* Winner of Best Student Paper award in CIRC23 (*corresponding author)

Wu-Ouyang, B., Hu, Y (online first). Internet Freedom and Social Media’s Political Consequences: Political Nationalism and Authoritarian Orientation Among Six Asian Societies. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990241313183

Chan L., Wu-Ouyang, B. (2025). The association between dating app usage and body image dissatisfaction among young men who have sex with men in Hong Kong: A mixed methods study. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-025-01091-x

Lu, S., Wu-Ouyang, B, & Chen, H, -T (2024). Asymmetric Consumptive News Feed Curation? Examining How Perceived News Feed Performance Influences Boosting and Limiting Curation on Facebook. Social Media + Society. 10(4). http://doi.org/10.1177/20563051241306382 

Wu-Ouyang, B (2024). Boosting or Limiting? Examining How FOMO Influences Personal News Curation Through News Fatigue in Social Media. Digital Journalism. 12(4), 537-556. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2024.2326629. *

* 1st Student Paper award in AEJMC23

Jiang, X; Liu, L; Wu-Ouyang, B; Chen.L, Lin, H. (2024). Which Storytelling People Prefer? Mapping News Narrative and News Engagement in Social Media. Computers in Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108248

* Top Student Paper Award (runner-up) in ICA24

Wu-Ouyang, B. (2024). Comparing Media Systems in Western Democracies: Examining the Role of Multi-Platform News Use and Fake News Concern on News Engagement and Selective Exposure. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 101(1), 45-70. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990231217482

Leo-Liu J., Wu-Ouyang, B. (2024). A “Soul” Emerges When AI Meets Anime via Hologram: A Qualitative Study on Users of New Anime-Style Hologram Social Robot “Hupo”. New Media &Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221106030 26(7), 45-70. *

* Top student Paper award nomination AEJ21

Wu, B.& Liu, J. (2024). How language usage affects sojourners’ psychological well-being in a trilingual society: linguistic acculturation of Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (SSCI,Q1).  45(6), 2214-2232. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2022.2045299

Wu-Ouyang, B. (2023) More Mobile Connectedness, Less Wellbeing? Examining How Multiplatform Mobile Connectedness Affect Negative Wellbeing Through FoMo and Leisure Boredom. Journal of Media Psychology. 35(5), 291-302. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000388. （Also access copy through ResearchGate)

Wu-Ouyang, B.*, Chan, M (2023). Overestimating or Underestimating Communication Findings? Comparing Self-Reported with Log Mobile Data by Data Donation Method. Mobile Media & Communication, 11(3), 415-434. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579221137162

Wu-Ouyang, B.& Hu, Y. (2023). The Effects of Pandemic-related Fear on Social Connectedness through Social Media Use and Self-disclosure. Journal of Media Psychology, 35(2), 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000347 (can also access through ResearchGate, Biying Wu-Ouyang)

Chan L., Wu-Ouyang, B. (2023). Sexting among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong and Taiwan: Roles of sensation-seeking, gay identity, and muscularity ideal. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 52, 2373–2384 (social science, Q1). 10.1007/s10508-023-02559-w * Top Paper award in AEJ22 

Wu-Ouyang, B. (2022). Are Smartphones Addictive? ——Examine the Cognitive-Behavior Model of Motivations, Leisure Boredom, Extended Itself, and Fear of Missing Out on Possible Smartphone Addiction. Telematics and Informatics.  71.101834 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2022.101834

*Best poster award CUHK23

Liu, J., Wu, B.*, Qu, J. (*corresponding author) (2022). Chinese Adolescents’ Rebellion during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Discipline and Resistance in Online Compulsory Education. Education and Information Technologies. 27, 1705–1723 (SSCI, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10688-9

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Journal Articles (in Chinese)

Hu, Y. &Wu-Ouyang, B*. (2023). The differential effects of informational and emotional social media use: How social media affects people’s mental well-being in COVID-19 (in Chinese: 信息性和情绪性社交媒体使用的差异性效果: 新冠疫情中社交媒体对心理健康状况的影响). Chinese Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication中国网络传播研究(CSSCI). 

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Book Reviews

Wu-Ouyang, B. (2023). [Review of the book Selfies: Why we love (and hate) them, by K. Tiidenberg]. Mobile Media & Communication. 11(1), 133-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/20501579221132486a 

• Wu-Ouyang, B., Lu, S., & Chen, H, -T (2025, July). Dare to Miss Out? Explicating the Affective Process in Social Media News Personalization. Abstract will be presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2025 , Mediated Communication, Public Opinion and Society Section, Singapore

• Wu-Ouyang, B. (2025, June). How to increase trust and participation in the age of AI? Examining the role of AI awareness and comfort level based on evidence from 26 Countries. Manuscript will be presented at the 75th Annual ICA pre-conference. Denver, US

· Wu-Ouyang, B (2024 Aug). Conceptualizing and Validating Personal Curation within Curated Flows in Social Media. Paper was presented at 107th Annual AEJMC Conference, Communication Theory & Methodology Division*

*Top Paper Award (third-place)

· Jiang, X; Liu, L; Wu-Ouyang, B; Lin, H. (2024, Jun). Storytelling and audience engagement in China’s global communication: A big data analysis based on CGTN. Paper was presented at 74th Annual ICA Conference. Global Communication Division.*

*Top Paper Award (Runner-up)

· Wu-Ouyang, B., Fan. J, Zhang.Q, Lin, H. (2024, Jun) Does Hearing the Other Side Really Help? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Cross-Cutting Media Exposure on Political Polarization[works in progress]. Paper was presented at 74th Annual ICA Conference. Political Communication Division. 

· Wu-Ouyang, B. (2024, Jun) Reconceptualizing Personal Curation on Social Media. Paper was presented at 21th Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

· Wu-Ouyang, B.& Chen, H, -T (2024). Avoid or Boost? Revisiting Privacy and Fake News Paradox in Multiplatform News Environments in 16 Democratic Countries. Manuscript was presented at 4rd Lisbon Winter School for the study of Communication. Lisbon, Portugal. 9-12 January 2024.

· Wu-Ouyang, B, Lu, S., & Chen, H, -T (2023, August). Stay Informed and Protected When Overloaded: Examining the News Curation and Avoidance Strategies on Social Media. Paper was presented at 106th Annual AEJMC Conference, Washington, U.S. Newspaper and Online News Division*

*Top paper Award in the Open Competition

· Wu-Ouyang, B (2023, August). Boosting or Limiting? Examining How FOMO Influences Personal News Curation Through Social Media News Fatigue. Paper was presented at 106th Annual AEJMC Conference, Washington, U.S. Mass Communication and Society Division. *

* First Place Moeller Student Paper award 

· Leo-Liu J., Wu-Ouyang, B., (2023, July). Negotiating Chineseness in a Social VR Platform: Acculturation of Chinese Nationals and Overseas in a Sinophone Community on VRChat. Paper was presented at 20th Chinese Internet Research Conference(CIRC), Chiang Mai University, Thailand*

* Winner of Best Student Paper award 

· Wu-Ouyang, B.*, Hu, Y (2023, May). Internet Freedom and Social Media’s Political Consequences: Political Nationalism and Authoritarian Orientation Among Six Asian Societies. Paper was presented at 73rd Annual ICA Conference, Toronto, Canada. Political Communication Division.

· Lu, S., Wu-Ouyang, B, & Chen, H, -T (2023, May). Asymmetric consumptive news feed curation? Examining how news feed performance influences boosting and limiting curation on social media. Paper was presented at 73rd Annual ICA Conference, Toronto, Canada. Journalism Studies Division

· Wu-Ouyang, B. (2023, May). Are Smartphones Addictive? ——Examine the Cognitive-Behavior Model of Motivations, Leisure Boredom, Extended Itself, and Fear of Missing Out on Possible Smartphone Addiction. Poster was presented at research poster exhibition 2023 hold in CUHK*

*Best poster presentation award

• Wu-Ouyang, B.(2023, January). Comparing Media System in Democratic Countries: Examining the Role of Multi-Platform Social Media Use, Selective Exposure, Fake News Concerns on News Engagement. Manuscript was presented at 3rd Lisbon Winter School for the study of Communication. 3-8 January 2023. Lisbon, Portugal. https://www.lisbonwinterschool.com/program

• Wu-Ouyang, B.(2022, August). Does Work-from-home Matter? Examining the Association between Social Media Use, Self- Disclosure, and Well-Being during Lockdown in Xi’an, China. Paper was presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference 2022.

• Chan L., Wu-Ouyang, B.(2022, August). Sexting among gay and bisexual men in Hong Kong and Taiwan: Roles of sensation-seeking, muscularity ideal, and filial piety, Paper was presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference 2022, LGBTQ interest group.* 

* Top Paper award in AEJ22

• Wu-Ouyang, B. Liu J., (2022, July). Data journalism and data curation: On the relevance of the curation lifecycle model for data journalism practices. Abstract was presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2022 , Beijing, China

• Leo-Liu J., Wu-Ouyang, B. (2022, July). Imaginaries of the Metaverse: Comparing the Infrastructure in Second Life and VRChat. Paper was presented at Youth Space Workshop at Shanghai Jiaotong University, USC-SJTU Institute, online

• Wu-Ouyang, B. (2022, May). Multimodal social media connectedness on psychological wellbeing on Chinese emerging adulthood: Examining the mediating role of fear of missing out and leisure boredom. Paper was presented at 19th Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC), virtual, HKBU

• Wu, B.*, Chan, M. (2022, May). Communication findings may be overestimated. Comparing self-reported with log mobile data by mobile donation method. Paper was presented at the 72th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Mobile communication interest group.

• Wu, B. *& Hu, Y. (2021, June). The differential effects of informational and emotional social media use: How social media affects people’s mental well-being in COVID-19 (in Chinese: 信息性和情绪性社交媒体使用 的差异性效果: 新冠疫情中社交媒体对心理健康状况的影响). Paper was presented at The Symposium on Social Science Research Methods and Their Applications in China, Hangzhou, China

• Liu J., Wu, B. * (2021, August). A “Soul” Emerges When AI Meets Anime via Hologram: A Qualitative Study on Users of New Anime-Style Hologram Social Robot “Hupo”. Paper was presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference 2021, Top paper of Entertainment Studies Interest Group*

* Second-place Top Paper nomination AEJ21

• Wu, B. * (2021, July). Milk Tea Addiction: Socio-cultural Meaning, Context and Third space in Asia. Paper was presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2021.

• Wu, B. *& Hu, Y. (2021, May). The Effects of Pandemic-related Fear on Social Connectedness through Social Media Use and Self-disclosure. Paper was presented at the 71th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference

• Wu, B. *.& Liu, J. (2021, May). How Language Usage Affects Psychological Well-being in a Trilingual Society: Acculturation of Mainland Chinese Students in Hong Kong. Paper was presented at the 71th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference

• Wu, B. * Qu, J. and Liu, J. (2020, July). The Role of Formal Social Support in Promoting Health-related Messages to Middle-aged and Elderly Adults: A Case Study During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Paper was presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research 2020 (IAMCR) conference. Available at: https://iamcr.org/tampere2020/abstract-books (invited to be a guest speaker at the University of Tampere on Oct 2020)

• Liu, J., Wu, B. *, Qu, J. (2020, July). Chinese Adolescents’ Rebellion during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Discipline and Resistance in Online Compulsory Education. Paper was presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research 2020 (IAMCR) conference. Available at:https://iamcr.org/tampere2020/abstract-book