Journal Contents: International Journal of Social Media and Online Communities (IJSMOC)

Volume 16 (2024)
Issue 1
Article 87
“Shared Online, Made People Envious, Felt Good”: Motivations to Share Non-Media Types of Content Online (pages 1-19)
Jarno Ojala (Vincit, Finland), Anton Fedosov (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Switzerland), Thomas Olsson (Tampere University, Finland), Kaisa Väänänen (Tampere University, Finland), Marc Langheinrich (Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland)
Volume 15 (2023)
Issue 1
Article 4
Consequences of Social Listening via Mediated Communication Technologies (MCTs): Application Across Levels of the Communication Hierarchy (pages 1-20)
Margaret C. Stewart (University of North Florida, USA), Christa L. Arnold (University of North Florida, USA), David Wisehart (University of North Florida, USA)
Article 6
A Social Media Give and Take: What Young Adults Would Give Up to Stay Connected (pages 1-19)
Paige Coyne (Henry Ford Health, USA), Bailey A. Csabai (University of Windsor, Canada), Sarah J. Woodruff (University of Windsor, Canada)
Article 33
Guidelines for Detecting Cyberbullying in Social Media Data Through Text Analysis (pages 1-13)
Nomandla Mkwananzi (University of Pretoria, South Africa), Hanlie Smuts (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Article 54
“From Where Should We Work?”: Analyzing American Twitter Sentiment of Work Arrangement Preferences (pages 1-20)
Bryan Ji Yang Leong (State University of New York at Plattsburgh, USA), Zareef Mohammed (Texas State University, USA)
Article 57
Computer-Mediated Communication Usage and Perceptions Amongst Rural Elderly in the Ningo-Prampram District (pages 1-15)
Marian Tsegah (Department of Media and Communication Studies, Central University, Ghana), George Clifford Yamson (University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ghana)
Article 57
Using New Age Recruitment Methods: Advantages and Disadvantages in Birth Cohort Research (pages 1-15)
Nolan A. Lyons (Henry Ford Health, USA), Ashley Redding (Henry Ford Health, USA), Laura L. Susick (Henry Ford Health, USA), Emily M. Leydet (Henry Ford Health, USA), Michael A. Tyra (Henry Ford Health, USA), Sara Santarossa (Henry Ford Health, USA)
Article 59
The Influence of User-Generated Eudaimonic YouTube Videos on Well-Being (pages 1-24)
Seok Kang (The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA), Brianna Villarreal (The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA), Serenity Morales (The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)
Article 77
Maternal Modeling Online: Assessing the Dynamics of Mother/Daughter Dyads on Social Networking Sites Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (pages 1-20)
Sara Santarossa (Henry Ford Health, USA), Sarah J. Woodruff (University of Windsor, Canada)
Article 84
Investigating Appearance Ideal Alignment of Popular Fitness Apparel Brands on Instagram (pages 1-13)
Samantha Monk (University of Windsor, Canada), Sheldon Fetter (University of Windsor, Canada), Paige Coyne (Henry Ford Health, USA), Sarah J. Woodruff (University of Windsor, Canada)
Volume 14 (2022)
Issue 1
Article 70
Understanding and Analyzing Social Network Structure Among University Students (pages 1-11)
Md. Sharif Hossen (Comilla University, Bangladesh), Aminul Islam (University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Bangladesh)
Article 80
Reasons for Adolescents' Social Media Use: Relations With Mental Health and Self-Perception (pages 1-16)
Christopher T. Barry (Washington State University, USA), Jacob Matthew Briggs (Washington State University, USA), Shanelle M. Briggs (University of Washington School of Medicine, USA), Chloe L. Sidoti (University of Washington, USA)
Issue 2
Special Issue on Exploring Virtual Leadership
Guest Editorial Preface
Lonnie R. Morris (Jr., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, USA), Wendy M. Edmonds (Bowie State University, USA), Cynthia M. Sims (Clemson University, USA)
Article 64
Inclusive Leadership Amid Civic Unrest Exploring Solutions to Police Brutality and Inequity (pages 1-13)
Jayne Cubbage (Bowie State University, USA), Dakota F. Boodhoo (Bowie State University, USA), Priscilla Aquila Cotton (Bowie State University, USA), Autumn Jemika Fletcher (Bowie State University, USA)
Article 65
Off to a Quiet Start: Discourse on Introversion and Virtual Onboarding (pages 1-14)
Shawna M. Gann (True Colors Consulting, LLC, USA)
Article 66
Leading Virtual Teams, Globally: Virtual Leadership (pages 1-18)
Amanda S. Wickramasinghe (Pepperdine University, USA)
Article 88
Feminism, Leadership, and Social Media: The Feminists From the Nigerian #EndSARS Protests (pages 1-18)
Abiola Martins (International Graduate Center, Bremen, Germany)
Volume 13 (2021)
Issue 1
Article 1
Building Social Capital in Higher Education With Online Opportunistic Social Matching (pages 1-18)
Daniel Raymond Trí Đặng Firpo (Claremont Graduate University, USA), Sonya Zhang (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA), Lorne Olfman (Claremont Graduate University, USA), Kittisak Sirisaengtaksin (Claremont Graduate University, USA), Joe Tawan Roberts (Claremont Graduate University, USA)
Article 2
COVID-19 Misinformation and Polarization on Twitter: #StayHome, #Plandemic, and Health Communication (pages 1-18)
Rebecca Godard (University of British Columbia, Canada), Susan Holtzman (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Article 3
Internet, Social Media, and Mobile Device Addiction Effects on a Workplace (pages 37-50)
Deborah S. Carstens (Florida Institute of Technology, USA), Jeffrey R. Miller (Oak Ridge Associated Universities, USA), John A. Mahlman (Florida Institute of Technology, USA), Matthew J. Shaffer (Oak Ridge Associated Universities, USA)
Article 4
The Mediating Effect of Bridging Social Capital Between Social Media Usage and Affective Attitude: An Explanatory Model (pages 51-75)
Akhilesh Bajaj (University of Tulsa, USA), Adrien Bouchet (University of Tulsa, USA), Li Sun (University of Tulsa, USA)
Article 5
Understanding Decisions to Share Minor Public Safety Incidents on Twitter Through a Collective Action Theory Lens (pages 76-92)
Mashael Yousef Almoqbel (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA), Marwa Khalid Alraihan (Saudi Business Machines, Saudi Arabia), Donghee Yvette Wohn (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA)
Issue 2
Article 1
An Empirical Study of Virtual Social Networks (pages 1-21)
Liguo Yu (Indiana University South Bend, USA), Yingmei Li (Harbin Normal University, China)
Article 2
An Examination of Verbal Aggression in Politically-Motivated Digital Discourse (pages 22-43)
Jean Mathieu Tsoumou (Universidad Europea de Canarias, Spain)
Article 3
Cultural Insights Into Social Dating Ad Humor Styles: Comparative Group Study in a Digital Dating Community (pages 44-57)
Valerie L. Wang (West Chester University, USA), Yong Wang (West Chester University, USA), Jack Gault (West Chester University, USA), Miguel A. Baeza (Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, USA)
Article 4
Social Media and Networks for Sharing Scholarly Information Among Social Science Research Scholars in the State Universities of Tamil Nadu (pages 58-70)
C. Baskaran (Alagappa University, India), Pitchaipandi P. (Alagappa University, India)
Article 5
Social Media Bots, Trolls, and the Democratic Mandates in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the Ambivalence of Social Media and Political Homophily in Zambian Online Networks (pages 71-83)
Gregory Gondwe (California State University, San Bernardino, USA), Evariste Some (University of Colorado, USA)
Volume 12 (2020)
Issue 1
Article 1
Implementation of Recurrent Network for Emotion Recognition of Twitter Data (pages 1-13)
Anu Kiruthika M. (Anna University, Chennai, India), Angelin Gladston (Anna University, Chennai, India)
Article 2
The Effects of Social Learning and Internet Ethics of College Students Engaging in Cyberbullying Behavior in Taiwan (pages 14-22)
Hui-Ling Yang (Shih Chien University, Taiwan), Wei-Pang Wu (Kun Shan University, Taiwan)
Article 3
The Tipping Point: A Comparative Study of U.S. and Korean Users on Decisions to Switch Social Media Platforms (pages 23-39)
Soo Kwang Oh (Pepperdine University, USA), Seoyeon Hong (Rowan University, USA), Hee Sun Park (Korea University, South Korea)
Article 4
Today Is Your Birthday!: Analysing Digital Celebration and Social Culture of Young People on Facebook (pages 40-52)
Doris Ngozi Morah (Madonna University, Nigeria), Chinwe Elizabeth Uzochukwu (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria)
Issue 2
Article 1
Definition and Evaluation of BPMN4Social: A Domain-Specific Language for Social Business Process Modeling (pages 1-20)
Fadwa Yahya (Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia), Khouloud Boukadi (MIRACL Laboratory, University of Sfax, Tunisia), Zakaria Maamar (Zayed University, Dubai, UAE), Hanêne Ben Abdallah (Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE)
Article 2
Affordances of Business Pages on Social Networking Sites: Towards an Integration Model (pages 21-41)
Atia Bano Memon (University of Sindh, Pakistan), Kyrill Meyer (Institute for Digital Technologies, Leipzig, Germany)
Article 3
Analysis of Discourses on WhatsApp Coup Reported in the Media: The Case of Malawi (pages 42-60)
Frank Makoza (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa)
Article 4
Exploring the Role of Facebook Pages During the Mass Student Protest for Road Safety in Bangladesh (pages 61-82)
Shahla Shahnaz Dyuti (The Queen's University of Belfast, UK)
Volume 11 (2019)
Issue 1
Article 1
#Childathlete: Examining the Ways in Which Children are Being Presented and Perceived on Instagram (pages 1-14)
Fallon R. Mitchell (University of Windsor, Canada), Sarah J. Woodruff (University of Windsor, Canada), Paula M. van Wyk (University of Windsor, Canada), Sara Santarossa (University of Windsor, Canada)
Article 2
An Examination of Motivation and Media Type: Sharing Content on Chinese Social Media (pages 15-34)
Rob Kim Marjerison (Wenzhou-Kean University, China), Yinan Lin (Wenzhou-Kean University, China), Sarmann I. Kennedyd (Wenzhou-Kean University, China)
Article 3
Creating a Fan Community for Sport Teams Through Social Media (pages 35-47)
Rosalyn J. Rufer (Empire State College, USA), Lisa S. Rufer (Rider University, USA)
Article 4
Perceived Quality of Online Encyclopedias: An Empirical Study of Differences Between User Groups (pages 48-66)
Corinna Petra Raith (Institute for Information Management and Control, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria), Stefan Koch (Institute for Business Informatics – Information Engineering, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)
Issue 2
Article 1
Dissemination of Family Internet Rules by Libertarian Paternalism: A Study of Awareness Policies (pages 1-11)
Nagayuki Saito (The International Professional University of Technology in Tokyo, Japan)
Article 2
SMAGA: A Text Mining Framework to Study Culture and Cultural Differences (pages 12-34)
Yuan Xue (Pennsylvania State University, Berks, USA), Yilu Zhou (Fordham University, USA)
Article 3
This Thing of Social Media!: Is Purchasing Through Its Clout Habit or Sheer Influence? (pages 35-57)
Akwesi Assensoh-Kodua (Durban University of Technology, South Africa)