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View article: A collective review on some potential negative impacts of smartphone and social media use on adolescent mental health: Results from a Delphi process
A collective review on some potential negative impacts of smartphone and social media use on adolescent mental health: Results from a Delphi process Open
The literature on how smartphone and social media use affects adolescent mental health is highly fragmented. To synthesize the evidence, we convened over 120 researchers with diverse perspectives to evaluate 26 commonly cited claims using …
View article: To Sleep – Perchance to Dream: Does Reducing Social Media Use Improve Sleep Quality?
To Sleep – Perchance to Dream: Does Reducing Social Media Use Improve Sleep Quality? Open
It is surprising given the increasingly high use of social media use among young adults and the likely relationship between it and deteriorating sleep quality that more research is not focused on the relationship between these two variable…
View article: Partner Phubbing as a Social Allergen: Support for a Dual Process Model
Partner Phubbing as a Social Allergen: Support for a Dual Process Model Open
In a couple context, a social allergen is a behavior that irritates one’s partner and tends to increase as a romantic relationship continues. Given that smartphones are a constant companion for many people, their use in the presence of one…
View article: The Pandemic within a Pandemic: Testing a Sequential Mediation Model to Better Understand Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Preventive Behavior
The Pandemic within a Pandemic: Testing a Sequential Mediation Model to Better Understand Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Preventive Behavior Open
Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reveal that COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality rates are higher for certain racial/ethnic groups. Labeled as the “pandemic within a pandemic”, African Americans and Hispanics…
View article: Improving Predictions of COVID-19 Preventive Behavior: Development of a Sequential Mediation Model
Improving Predictions of COVID-19 Preventive Behavior: Development of a Sequential Mediation Model Open
Background Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, self-quarantining, wearing masks, and washing hands have become part of the new norm for many, but not all. It appears that such preventive measures are critical t…
View article: Closing the Gap between Graduates’ Skills and Employers’ Requirements: A Focus on the Strategic Management Capstone Business Course
Closing the Gap between Graduates’ Skills and Employers’ Requirements: A Focus on the Strategic Management Capstone Business Course Open
Strategic management has long been the capstone course for business majors at most colleges and universities globally. As originally designed, the capstone course sought to teach students an array of skills and tools needed to actually per…
View article: Smartphone Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Versus Physical Distancing
Smartphone Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Versus Physical Distancing Open
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, limiting face-to-face interaction is the best strategy for reducing the spread of COVID-19. We investigate the im…
View article: Developing and Testing a Scale Designed to Measure Perceived Phubbing
Developing and Testing a Scale Designed to Measure Perceived Phubbing Open
Phubbing (phone snubbing) has become a commonplace behavior. The more we are phubbed the more likely we are to phub others. The extraordinary attention-grabbing ability of the smartphone would only be an interesting story if not for its im…
View article: Improving Predictions of COVID-19 Preventive Behavior: Development of a Sequential Mediation Model (Preprint)
Improving Predictions of COVID-19 Preventive Behavior: Development of a Sequential Mediation Model (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, self-quarantining, wearing masks, and washing hands have become part of the new norm for many, but not all. It appears that such preventive measures are critical …
View article: Holier than thou: Investigating the relationship between religiosity and charitable giving
Holier than thou: Investigating the relationship between religiosity and charitable giving Open
One's religiosity (or lack thereof) is the touchstone from which people view and interact with the world. The presumed positive impact of religiosity on charitable giving, however, may be an oversimplification. The present study takes a mo…
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