Peer-reviewed ssci publications

Wu-Ouyang, B.(in press) More Mobile Connectedness, Less Wellbeing? Examining How Multiplatform Mobile Connectedness Affect Negative Wellbeing Through FoMo and Leisure Boredom. Journal of Media Psychology

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. 10.1007/s10508-023-02559-w

Hu, Y. &Wu-Ouyang, B*. (in-press). 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 (corresponding author).

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

Wu-Ouyang, B.*, Chan, M (online first). Overestimating or Underestimating Communication Findings? Comparing Self-Reported with Log Mobile Data by Data Donation Method. Mobile Media & Communication . DOI: 10.1177/20501579221137162

Leo-Liu J., Wu-Ouyang, B. (2022). 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

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, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2022.101834

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)

Wu, B.& Liu, J. (2022). 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), https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2022.2045299

Liu, J., Wu, B.*, Qu, J. (*corresponding author) (2021). Chinese Adolescents’ Rebellion during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Discipline and Resistance in Online Compulsory Education. Education and Information Technologies (SSCI, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10688-9

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

*Top paper Award in the Open Competition

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

* First Place Moeller Student Paper award 

· Leo-Liu J., Wu-Ouyang, B., (2022). Southeast Asian Chinese Diasporas’ Acculturation and Chineseness Negotiation in Metaverse. Paper was accepted at 20th Chinese Internet Research Conference(CIRC), Chiang Mai University, Thailand

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

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

• Wu-Ouyang, B.(2023). Comparing Media System in Democratic Countries: Examining the Role of Multi-Platform Social Media Use, Selective Exposure, Fake News Concerns on News Engagement. Manuscript is 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). 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 in Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference 2022.

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

* Top Paper award 

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

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

• Wu-Ouyang, B. (2022). 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). 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). 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). 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

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

• Wu, B. * Qu, J. and Liu, J. (2020). 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). 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