💬New study by Yutian Xiong unveils how WeChat serves as the cornerstone for the traditional Chinese family system, preserving spatial and hierarchical structures while guiding dynamic family practices rooted in Chinese ethics. 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

Can mothers avoid guilt about smartphone usage?🤳 Through a survey with 227 mothers, @an_halfmann, Lara Wolfers, & @AnneleenMeeus explore the links between the availability norm and goal conflict on guilt, recovery, and accomplishment experiences.📱 🔗journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

📱💬 Research on mobile instant messaging poses ethical challenges - particularly in and for the Global South. In their insightful article, Nadia, Marcelo Santos & Sérgio Barbosa examine these ethical dilemmas using an affordances-driven approach. 👉journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

🎮📱Explore how mobile games drive purchase intentions! An-Di Gong, Yi-Ting Huang, Keren Liu & Kazunori Sugiura reveal insights from a survey of 2,045 mobile gamers, highlighting the impact of satisfaction, investment size, and parasocial interactions. 🔗journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

📵📉 Phubbing during social interactions significantly reduces trust and interpersonal judgments - particularly among females. Dive deeper into this study by A. Pesch, R. Todaro, D. Piper, N. S. Evans, J. Pasek, R. M. Golinkoff & K. Hirsh-Pasek here 👉journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

🗺️📲 Justin Grandinetti explores the complex sociotechnical challenges of using mobile apps for navigating travel with celiac disease. Drawing from autoethnographic approaches, this article critically assesses location-aware gluten free apps. 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

📱✨New study by Nandhini priya & P. Uma Maheswari reveals how various parental approaches impact teens' pleasure-driven phone use. 🔍Findings show mixed effects, with restrictive mediation showing no influence. 🔗journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

Digital media platforms play a significant role in Kenya’s media landscape, yet few studies have explored how audiences interact with misinformation on mobile applications that are end-to-end encrypted, such as WhatsApp. In our study, Melissa Tully, david lomoywara, and I...

📡📱@assemblingweb, rowan wilken, J. Meese & Dr. Catherine Middleton explore the critical role of the vision for 5G standardization and the efforts in making it a reality. Learn about the decade-long process that establishes these standards & drives development. 🔗journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

🔍 How do Kenyans interact with misinformation on WhatsApp? Kevin C. Mudavadi, Ph.D., Melissa Tully, & david lomoywara explore how Kenyan adults perceive and respond to misinformation on WhatsApp. Many acknowledge risks but hesitate to correct fake news. 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

📱🤝💬 While prior research focused on the disruptive effects, this new study by @AnneleenMeeus & Anja Stevic examines how smartphones co-use during in-person interactions boosts emotional support and companionship, especially among men. Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1177/205015…

🎧📱 Based on a moderated mediation model Hailey Scherer and Elizabeth Cohen explore how mobility and multitasking enhance connections with podcast hosts. Learn about the impact of narrative transportation on these parasocial relationships here 🔗journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

📱🚲How are delivery gig workers resisting app-based tracking? @Sranderath and Kathrin Friedrich explore the resistant media operations of delivery gig workers against app-based tracking. Learn more about resistant media operations in the gig economy 👉journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

📱🌐 How do smartphone users access the internet? In this study, Ludwig Fichte & @chanceyork23 explore smartphone users' web navigation via browsers vs. apps. Key findings reveal a surprising reliance on browsers for tasks like email, videos, or music. 🔗journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

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Excited to share that our study on mobile devices in parent-child interactions—explored from both parents' and children’s perspectives—is now published in Mobile Media & Communication! 📲✨ Mobile Media & Comm Kathleen Beullens doi.org/10.1177/205015…

🚀 The latest issue of MMC is now live and features an exciting lineup: 📝 Editorial note: "The Origins of Mobile Communication Research" by @RichLing & Leopoldina Fortunati 📱 11 articles 📖 1 book review 🔗 Explore the full issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/mmca/12/3