Based on a sample of 944 respondents who were recruited from 20 elementary schools in
South Korea, this research surveyed the factors that lead to smartphone addiction. This …

Although numerous media literacy interventions have been developed and delivered over
the past 3 decades, a comprehensive meta-analytic assessment of their effects has not been …

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blogger received any compensation for the posts. While some bloggers simply include …

This study employs the theory of reasoned action and protection motivation theory to predict
American and Korean students’ intentions to engage in behaviors that can help mitigate …

This study examined the effects of multitasking on persuasion, including comprehension and
counterarguing of persuasive messages, which were presented in three different contexts: (…

This knowledge gap meta-analysis examines (a) average effect size of the gap, (b) impact of
media publicity, and (c) moderators of the gap. Positive correlation between education and …

Despite the recent proliferation of research on media multitasking, a comprehensive meta-analytic
review of its effects has not been available. Based on a review of 49 media …

This study examined the major motives for multitasking, and how those motives are related
to general, medium-specific, and content-specific types of multitasking. The major motives for …

Parental mediation is a type of behavior that could protect children against the negative
uses and effects of smartphones. Based on protection motivation theory, this research (a) …

This research examines (a) the negative impact of disinformation including a deepfake video
and (b) the protective effect of media literacy education. We conducted an experiment using …