Computers in Human Behavior

While offering novel user experiences, the Metaverse introduces complex cybersecurity challenges due to the sophisticated interaction of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and web technologies. Addressing the barriers to cybersecurity ...

• We examine the barriers affecting cybersecurity behavior in the Metaverse.
• Data were collected from Metaverse users.
• Data were analyzed using PLS-SEM and fuzzy sets (fsQCA).
• Perceived threats, privacy concerns, and response ...

Sextortion often begins with a perpetrator contacting a victim through social media platforms, dating websites, or messaging applications. Victims share their explicit content, allowing the perpetrator to gain control by threatening to expose ...

• Identifies who is most vulnerable to sextortion cybercrime.
• Personality traits create risk of sextortion victimisation.
• Attachment-related anxiety positively predictive of sextortion.
• Sexting and need for sex linked to ...

Non-formal learning is becoming increasingly important in everyday life. Both the availability of open online learning opportunities and the number of participants in online courses continue to grow. Initially learners report high levels of ...

• Four profiles based on five subtypes of situational motivation.
• Remarkable stability of motivation within completers of non-formal online courses.
• Small change in intrinsic motivation only from T1 to T2.
• Findings highlight ...

The purpose of this study is to propose the theoretical model of artificial intelligence-based touchless technology adoption, in the context of facial recognition systems (FRSs) adoption by business event attendees. This research combines ...

• Effort expectancy positively affected performance expectancy of FRSs of attendees of business events.
• Perceived performance expectancy and trust in the system positively and significantly affected intention to use the FRS.
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The associations between exposure to violent video games (VVG) and aggression/empathy have been extensively studied. VVG are often depicted as triggers for increased aggression and decreased empathy in line with the General Aggression Model. ...

• Verbal and physical aggression and affective empathy were positively associated with VVG at the between-person level.
• At the within-person level, no evidence was found for the desensitization effect of VVG on empathy and aggression.

How is it possible to socialize adolescents to become more vigilant in spotting fake news? In the present preregistered, randomized controlled trial (N = 1476), we aimed to implement a scalable, online counter-misinformation intervention by ...

• A randomized controlled trial contributed to fake news recognition.
• Prosocial values, digital mindset, and expert role helped teens to recognize fake news.
• This effect persisted over 4 weeks among certain adolescents.
• Boundary ...

Avatars serve as the virtual embodiment of users, facilitating their online interaction, with potential positive and negative effects. These effects range from enhancing social and personal development to facilitating disordered gaming patterns. ...

• A study on 565 gamers analyses the user avatar bonds' (UAB) role in internet gaming disorder.
• Latent Profile Analysis reveals four distinct UAB profiles.
• Avatar identification and compensation linked to heightened IGD risk.
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• Choice-based conjoint experiment and questionnaire using 2044 participants representative of German Internet population.
• Empirical evidence supporting digital capital as a fundamental capital that significantly determines social ...

Beautifying augmented reality face filters (AR-FF) have been linked to reduced body satisfaction, particularly in young women. Social comparison theory has been used to explain this negative effect through upward social comparisons against the ...

The article explores the link between neuroscience and the design fields by discussing works on predictive brain, conscious mind, perception, and peripersonal space to increase bodily self-consciousness in the virtual world. Unlike the physical ...

• Bodily self-consciousness (BSC) can be enhanced in the virtual world through visuo-tactile and audio–tactile stimulations.
• BSC rises specifically with synchronous multisensory stimulation, interoceptive feedback and peripersonal space ...

Social media cues can distract people from working on intended tasks. Accordingly, in the context of social media, this study examines what influences a person's distractibility, specifically whether social media cues are more distracting than ...

• Three experiments investigated user's ability to filter out distracting stimuli.
• We extended the established the filter task with social media cues as distractors.
• Social media cues are not more distracting than other, complex ...

In this study, we examine variables affecting follower attraction and determine the optimal model for its prediction. We identify 12 variables from the persuasion attempt perspective in the persuasion knowledge model and accordingly perform two ...

• The vocal variables are the most important in affecting follower attraction, followed by the visual and verbal variables.
• Seven variables like positive sentiment, have a significant positive impact on follower attraction.
• Five ...

Problematic media use (PMU) tends to be related to significant social, emotional, and behavioral problems throughout life. Little research, however, has examined the development of PMU during early childhood, where media habits begin to form. The ...

• Problematic Media Use (PMU) exists in children as young as two years old and increases across early childhood.
• Emotional reactivity, aggression, and overall TV time at age 2 predicted initial levels of PMU.
• Early PMU was related to ...

Anti-stigma campaigns increasingly leverage personal narratives of celebrities or public figures through social media, yet little is known about what makes social media an effective storytelling tool. This study empirically tests their mental ...

• Social media emerges as a powerful storytelling channel for personal narratives regarding mental health.
• Public figures sharing their mental health stories on social media can reduce stigma and promote help-seeking behavior.
• Mental ...

This study examined the impact of perceptions of ChatGPT, the leading AI chatbot since November 2022, on the acceptance and perceived efficacy of future GPT-powered virtual medical consultation systems (GPT-VMCSs), as well as their influence on ...

• This study probed ChatGPT's impacts on virtual medical chatbots' adoption intentions.
• A survey of 2150 respondents across 21 countries was conducted.
• Satisfaction with doctors negatively impacted adoption intentions.

The potential of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as promotional devices has gained attention across various industries. Particularly in the luxury goods sector, NFTs are being recognized as potentially valuable tools that can help in obtaining ...

• The potential of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as promotional devices has gained attention across various industries.
• Key characteristics of NFTs are scarcity, resaleability, and trendiness.
• NFT attributes positively influence NFT ...

Fueled by the growing presence of information and communication technologies, digital hate (DH) perpetration poses significant threats. Although a substantial body of research addresses DH perpetration, existing literature lacks conceptual ...

• There is an urgent need for consistent definitions of digital hate concepts.
• Personal factors are frequently examined in research on digital hate perpetrators.
• Social and environmental factors are typically only secondary outcomes.

and aims: Common Mental Disorders (CMD) emerged as a substantial global burden, emphasizing the necessity of investigating effective treatment modalities, particularly in telemedicine. This umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis ...

• Telemedicine has shown comparable effectiveness to face-to-face treatment for Common Mental Disorders.
• Compared to a blank control, telemedicine significantly improves outcomes for Common Mental Disorders.
• While the effectiveness ...

To address the challenges of an increasingly remote workforce, there is an urgent need for organizations to understand the precursors and consequences of workplace cyber mistreatment. The present systematic review consolidates the empirical ...

• Consolidated terms and definitions of cyber mistreatment at work.
• Meta-analytically identified magnitude and direction of associations with cyber mistreatment.
• Unexpectedly, face-to-face mistreatment was typically a stronger ...

This study aims to critically analyze and synthesize mediating models that elucidate the complex interplay of variables associated with Gaming Disorder (GD), spanning affective, cognitive, and executive domains, to highlight significant ...

• Examines 365 mediation models, identifying crucial factors in Gaming Disorder (GD).
• Discovers 13 significant pathways, with impulsivity-delay discounting as key in GD.
• Highlights GD's multifaceted nature through mood modulation, ...

The pervasive use of artificial intelligence (AI) among educational stakeholders has inevitably led to discussion around its influence on learning as well as users' continuance adoption. There is a dearth of studies that contextualize the use of ...

• A pioneer study using an extended ECM to explain AI continuance usage for English speaking.
• Enjoyment was examined to explain AI continuance usage.
• Willingness to communicate with AI, and innovativeness were examined in AI learning ...

The widespread use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in language education contexts has motivated several scholars around the world to uncover the advantages and disadvantages of AI and AI-powered instruments in different language classrooms. Yet, ...

• Investigated AI opportunities and challenges in EFL classes from Chinese students' perspective.
• Found that AI can bring numerous opportunities for EFL students.
• Revealed that AI implementation in EFL courses poses serious ...

The present experimental research was an endeavor to assess the role of AI-driven chatbots in fostering Chinese EFL students' academic engagement. To do so, a sample of 113 EFL students was chosen from a national university in central China. ...

• This study assessed AI-driven chat-bots' role in engaging 113 EFL students.
• A self-report scale measured their level of academic engagement before and after intervention.
• AI-driven chat-bots positively influenced Chinese EFL ...

The role of artificial intelligence (AI) has recently gained increasing attention among second language (L2) researchers. However, the emotional influences of AI-mediated instruction on English as a foreign language (EFL) students have remained ...

• The emotional impacts of AI-mediated instruction on EFL students need to be explored.
• A qualitative study on 498 Chinese EFL learners' emotions and regulation strategies was conducted.
• MAXQDA analysis revealed a spectrum of ...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is playing an important role in the development of cars, smart homes and schools. Schools are using IoT technology to enhance student learning, digitize traditional learning and improve academic performance. ...

• Review IoT applications in education and transform traditional schools into smart, secure systems.
• Apply hybrid techniques to select a smart and secure school system.
• Determine key components of IoT-based school systems via ...

Traditional teaching methods have been bolstered by modern teaching methods and multimedia technology, allowing students to benefit from both new and old approaches to learning. Teaching and learning are evolving at an unprecedented rate because ...

• Teaching and learning are evolving at an unprecedented rate because to the rise of online courses.
• On the basis of mastery of observational learning and constructivist teaching theory.
• There is no longer a restriction on the amount ...

Food recommender systems have been developed for the online environment to support shoppers in making informed decisions. These systems analyze the extensive data collected to infer consumer preferences and needs, providing relevant product ...

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• Grocery recommendations usually disregard the potential of diverse objectives.
• Typically no integration of explicit data and no mention of consumer consent.
• There is an increasing focus on more advanced deep neural network based ...

Conversational AI (CAI) systems which encompass voice- and text-based assistants are on the rise and have been largely integrated into people’s everyday lives. Despite their widespread adoption, users voice concerns regarding privacy, security ...

• Review of 158 articles on privacy, security and trust in Conversational AI systems.
• Identified constructs for assessing user perceptions of privacy, security and trust.
• Insights on reliability and validity of privacy, security and ...

This study delves into the complex world of gaming metaverses to explore the psychological factors shaping user experience and engagement. Amidst increasing interest in virtual gaming worlds, it examines the roles of presence, seamlessness, and ...

• Explored the impact of presence and seamlessness on user experience in metaverse gaming platforms.
• Analyzed psychological responses such as vicarious satisfaction, escapism, and self-expression in gaming.
• Utilized PLS-SEM to assess ...