Minjin Rheua*, Ji Youn Shina, Wei Penga & Jina Huh-Yooba Media and Information, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USAb Department of Information Science, Drexel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMinjin Rheu is a Ph.D. candidate in the at University. Her research delves into how specific designs or features communication technology influences users’ motivational cognitive processes through which people change adopt their health prosocial behaviors.Ji Shin student includes...

AbstractFear of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a predominant term in users' perceptions emerging AI technologies. Yet we have limited knowledge about how end users perceive different types fear (e.g., consciousness, job replacement) and what affordances technologies may induce such fears. We conducted survey (N = 717) found that while synchronicity generally helps reduce all AI, perceived control increases fear. also bandwidth was positively associated with but negatively learning...

We conducted an online survey with a sample of U.S. adults symptoms depression and anxiety (

Although users’ expectations of a chatbot’s performance could greatly shape their interaction experience, they have been underexplored in the context social support where chatbots are gaining popularity. A 2 × experiment created expectancy violation and confirmation conditions by matching or mismatching expertise label (expert vs. non-expert) its interactional contingency (contingent generic feedback to users). Contingent from was found positive effects on participants’ evaluation bot...

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have become an integral part of our society. However, studying AI as one entity or idiosyncratic separately both limitations. Thus, this study used computational methods to categorize ten different roles prevalent in everyday life and compared laypeople's perceptions them using online survey data (N = 727). Based on theoretical factors related the fundamental nature AI, principal component analysis revealed two dimensions that AI: human involvement...

The emerging uptake of AI chatbots for social support entails systematic comparisons between human and non-human entities as sources support. In a between-subject experimental study, two types ostensible (using wizard oz design) had supportive conversations with college students who were experiencing stressful situations during the pandemic. We found that when compared less ideal chatbot (i.e., low-contingent chatbot), (1) provider was perceived more warmth, which directly reduced emotional...

Children's health is heavily influenced by parenting practices that promote healthy eating and physical activities. The present study examined how upward social comparison in media may facilitate parents' motivation to perform practices. We conducted a 2 (social direction: vs. downward) x (similarity: similar dissimilar) experiment. results indicated parents who saw targets, is, other children with better exercising on media, were more likely assimilate their own them than downward targets....

This study examined the effects of customization and intuitiveness control on feeling identification embodiment, actual running performance game players after playing a digital runner developed for this research. A 2 (avatar design: customized vs. not customized) × controls: intuitive intuitive) within-subjects experiment ( N = 44) found that with avatar increased embodiment in avatar. However, using unintuitive controls diminished identification. Customizing an Further, participants’ was...

This exploratory study reviewed how a way of teaching advertising and strategic communication through the lens social justice as an active agent to impact society influenced student perspectives. Weaving together engaged scholarship engagement hope framework for investigation, introductory course was designed incorporate justice, diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI). Students were interviewed about their learnings, feelings, career hopes choices. Assignments year end reflections also examined...