Publications

Publications (* indicates student authors)

2022-present

Peng, W., *Lim, S., & Meng, J. (2022). Persuasive strategies in online health misinformation: a systematic review. Information, Communication & Society. [PDF]

*Lee, S., *Ma, S., Meng, J., Zhuang, J., & Peng, TQ. (2022). Detecting sentiment toward emerging infectious disease on social media: A validity evaluation of dictionary-based sentiment analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 6759.

2021

Meng, J., & Dai, YN. (2021). Emotional support from AI chatbots: Should a supportive partner self-disclose or not? Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. OnlineFirst, MediaCoverage

Meng, J., & *Qin, J. (in press). Social network and support health outcomes. The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication.

*Cheng, Y., & Meng, J. (2021). The association between depression and problematic smartphone behaviors through smartphone use in a clinical sample. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, https://doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.258

*Beyea, D., van der Heide, B., Ewoldsen, D., Eden, A., & Meng, J. (2021). Avatar-based self-influence in a traditional CMC environment. Journal of Media Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000309

2020

Meng, J., Shin, S. Y., Van Der Heide, B., *Arram Bae (2020). Time-Dependent Effects of Relational Composition on the Success of Online Wellness Challenge Groups. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 25, 147-162. Link

Rains, S. A., & Meng, J. (2020). Social enhancement and compensation in online social support among cancer patients: The role of social network properties. Health Communication, OnlineFirst

Reynolds, R., Meng, J., & Hall, E. D. (2020). Multilayered social dynamics and depression among older adults: A 10-year cross-lagged analysis. Psychology and Aging, 35, 948-962. MediaStory

An, Z., & Meng, J. (2020). The role of identification in soliciting social support in online communities. Computers in Human Behavior, 104, 106-181.

Chen, K., Chen, A., Zhang, J., Meng, J., & Shen, C. (2020). Conspiracy and debunking narratives about COVID-19 origination on Chinese social media: How it started and who is to blame. Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review.

2019

Meng, J., Rains, S. A., An, Z. (2019). How cancer patients benefit from support networks offline and online: Extending the model of structural-to-functional support. Health Communication, 1-9. link

Dorrance Hall, E., Meng, J., & *Reynolds, R. M. (2019). Confidant Network and Interpersonal Communication Associations with Depression in Older Adulthood. Health communication, 1-10. link

*Deng, T., *Kanthawala, S., Meng, J., Peng, W., Kononova, A., *Hao, Q., & David, P. (2018). Measuring smartphone usage and task switching with log tracking and self-reports. Mobile Media and Communication, doi/10.1177/2050157918761491. Link

2018

Meng, J., Peng, W., Tan, Pang-Ning, *Liu, W., *Cheng, Y., *Arram Bae (2018). The scale and the range of information transmission: The impact of message and network features on spreading health messages in social media. Computers in Human Behavior, 89, 111-120. link

Meng, J., *Hussain, S. A., Mohr, C. D., Czerwinski, M., & Zhang, M. (2018). Understanding the needs of mobile behavioral monitoring technology for depression management from clinician and patient perspectives. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Special Issue on Computing and Mental Health, 20: e10139. doi: 10.2196/10139. MediaCoverage

*Cheng, Y., & Meng, J. (2018). Personal network structure and perceived social support in the context of intercultural adjustment. Communication Quarterly, 66, 576-594. doi: 10.1080/01463373.2018.1515782. Link

2017

Meng, J., Peng, W., *Soo, Y. S., & *Chung, M. (2017). Self-tracking in online groups to increase fruit and vegetable consumption: The effects of demographic similarity, social comparison and performance discrepancy. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19:e63. DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6537. Link

Meng, J., Martinez, L., Holmstrom, A., *Chung, M., & *Cox, J. (2017) A review of research on social networking sites and social support from 2004-2015. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 20, 44-51. doi:10.1089/cyber.2016.0325. Link

Beacom, A. M., Meng, J., Chamberlain, S. A., Dearing, J. W., Berta, W. B., Keefe, J., ... & Estabrooks, C. A. (2017). Using inter-organizational network analysis for quality improvement in long-term care. Innovation in Aging, 1(suppl_1), 451. Link

Keefe, J., Meng, J., Squires, J. E., Doupe, M., Reid, C., Cummings, G., ... & Estabrooks, C. A. (2017). The structure of professional advice networks in long-term care: Influences and Implications. Innovation in Aging, 1(suppl_1), 451. Link

Dearing, J. W., Beacom, A. M., Chamberlain, S., Meng, J., Berta, W. B., Keefe, J. M., Squires, J. E., Doupe, M. B., Taylor, D., Reid, R. C., Cook, H., Cummings, G., Baumbusch, J. L., Knopp-Sihota, J., Norton, P., & Estabrooks, C. A. (2017). Pathways for best practice diffusion: The information structure of Canada’s long term cancer sector. Implementation Science, 12:11 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-017-0542-7. Link

*Schillair, R., & Meng, J. (2017). Multiple information sources for security: Seeking online safety information and their influences on coping self-efficacy and protection behavior habits. The 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). Link

Zhang, M., Mohr, D., & Meng, J. (2017). Helping universities combat depression with mobile technology. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/helping-universities-combat-depression-with-mobile- technology-67033. Link

2016

Meng, J., *Chung, M., & *Cox, J. (2016). Social networks and social support: Linking network structures to support messages in an online health social network. Journal of Communication, 66(6), 982-1006. doi: 10.1111/jcom.12268. Link

Meng, J., McLaughlin, M., Pariera, K., & Murphy, Sheila. (2016). A comparison between Caucasians and African Americans in willingness to participate in cancer clinical trials: The roles of knowledge, distrust, religiosity and information sources. Journal of Health Communication, 21, 669-677. doi:10.1080/10810730.2016.1153760. Link

Meng, J. (2016). Your health buddies matter: Preferential and social influence on weight management in an online health social network. Health Communication, 31, 1460- 1471. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2015.1079760. Link

Pariera, K. L., Murphy, S. T., Meng, J. & McLaughlin, M. L. (2016). Exploring willingness to participate in clinical trials by ethnicity. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. doi: 10.1007/s40615-016-0280-6. Link

2015

Meng, J., Williams, D., & Shen, C. (2015). Channels matter: Multimodal connectedness, types of co-players and social capital for multiplayer online gamers. Computers in Human Behavior, 52, 190-199. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.007. Link

Meng, J., Fulk, J., & Yuan, Y. (2015). The roles and interplay of intragroup conflict and team emotion management on information seeking behaviors in team contexts. Communication Research, 42(5), 675-700. doi: 10.1177/0093650213476294. Link

McLaughlin, M., Hou, J., Meng, J., Hu, C-W., Park. M., Nam, Y., & An, Z. (2015). Propagation of Information about Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention through Twitter. Health Communication, 31, 998-1007,doi:10.1080/10410236.2015.1027033. Link

Kahn, A.S., Shen, C., Lu, L., Ratan, R., Coary, S., Hou, J., Meng, J., Osborn, J., & Williams, D. (2015). The Trojan player typology: A cross-genre, cross-cultural, behaviorally validated scale of video game play motivations. Computers in Human Behavior, 49, 354-361. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.03.018. Link

2014 and before

An, Z., McLaughlin, M., Hou, J., Nam, Y., Hu, C-W., Park, M., & Meng, J. (2014). Social network representation and dissemination of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): A semantic network analysis of HIV prevention drug on Twitter. In G. Meiselwitz (Ed.): Social Computing and Social Media/HCI International, LNSC 8531, pp. 160- 169. Heraklion, Crete, Greece. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07632-4_15. Link

Wang, H., Meng, J., Dong, F. (2012). Sharing as “frands”: Personified branding strategies on social networks sites in China. First Monday, 17(5). Link

Knobloch-Westerwick, S., & Meng, J. (2011). Reinforcement of the political self through selective exposure to political messages. Journal of Communication, 61(2), 349-368. Link

McDonald, M.G., & Meng, J. (2010). The multitasking of entertainment. In S. Kleinman (Ed.), The Culture of Efficiency: Technology in Everyday Life. New York: Peter Lang. Link

Knobloch-Westerwick, S., & Meng, J. (2009). Looking the other way: Selective exposure to attitude-consistent and counter-attitudinal political information. Communication Research, 36(3), 426—448. Link