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        <pubDate>2026-05-15T04:30:55.988+00:00</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Quantifying the digital cultural divide: how platform algorithms shape rural–urban identity politics in China]]></title>
        <pubdate>2026-03-03T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Chen Yuehua</author><author>Gao Jiayao</author>
        <description><![CDATA[Against the backdrop of the in-depth advancement of Digital China and the rural revitalization strategy, short video platform algorithms, as a novel cultural intermediary force, are intricately linked to the reconstruction of the political ecology of urban-rural cultural identity. Existing research on digital technology and rural development predominantly focuses on macro policy and micro individual behavior levels, lacking systematic empirical investigation into how platform algorithms, as a structural force, shape urban-rural cultural identity. This study employed a nationwide stratified sampling survey, with urban and rural residents as the research subjects, and utilized regression analysis and structural equation modeling to systematically examine the differential association mechanisms of algorithm recommendation systems on the cultural identity of urban and rural residents, as well as the moderating roles of social structural factors such as household registration and education level. The results revealed that algorithm exposure is significantly and positively correlated with users’ acceptance of rural modernity narratives, which is specifically reflected in the significant enhancement of fusion innovation identification. Urban-rural household registration, as a key social location variable, moderates the association path between algorithm exposure and reality identification: urban user groups exhibit a positive correlation between the two, whereas rural user groups show no such association. Active search behavior weakens the association with algorithm domestication, as users resist the infiltration of a single narrative through autonomous information acquisition. Notably, different short video platforms exhibit significant differences in their associations with cultural identity, and both the urbanization level of permanent residence and education level exert significant moderating effects on cultural identity and algorithm perception. Based on these findings, this study proposes the “Algorithm Domestication Gap” defining the digital cultural divide as a multi-dimensional cognitive gap within the framework of the third-generation digital divide. This concept extends the knowledge gap theory, providing a theoretical lens for understanding technology-mediated urban-rural cultural politics, and offers practical implications for digital rural construction and platform governance.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Digital influencers as drivers of purchase intentions and promoters of conscious consumption]]></title>
        <pubdate>2026-02-26T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Adriana Oliveira</author><author>Helena Costa Oliveira</author><author>João Paulo Martins</author><author>Mariana Areal</author>
        <description><![CDATA[IntroductionThe advent of digital technology has brought a new dynamic to the world of marketing, allowing for greater interaction between consumers and brands and increasing the dissemination of content through social media. In this context, digital influencers have become important mediators between companies and audiences, building trust and influencing their purchasing decisions. However, there is a growing trend towards promoting more conscious and sustainable consumption practices. This study aimed to analyse the role of digital influencers in the purchase intention and adoption of more conscious consumption practices by followers.MethodsThe quantitative and descriptive research was conducted based on an online questionnaire and data were processed using R software.ResultsThe results indicate that, although digital influencers continue to be associated with the promotion of consumerism, there is a growing appreciation for the dissemination of content on sustainability.DiscussionThis study reinforces the dual role of digital influencers as drivers of purchase intention and promoters of conscious consumption, an increasingly relevant distinction in a digital environment where commercial influence coexists with growing demands for ethical and sustainable behaviour. It also contributes to an integrated conceptual model that advances the understanding of how credibility, content characteristics, and sustainability messaging shape consumer behaviour.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is science still an old boys’ network? A structural approach for assessing patterns of gender heterophily in a large research network]]></title>
        <pubdate>2026-02-20T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Jessica Thein</author><author>Karen Skinner</author><author>Sara Malone</author><author>Mia T. Vogel</author><author>Bobbi J. Carothers</author><author>Todd B. Combs</author><author>Douglas A. Luke</author>
        <description><![CDATA[IntroductionModern social and health sciences are inherently collaborative through team science, scientific collaboration between at least two people with an interdependent relationship. Despite evidence supporting the case for team science, some groups experience limited collaborative opportunities. In 2006 the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) established programs with a goal of promoting translational science by facilitating collaborative research among diverse, multidisciplinary teams.MethodsWe take advantage of 15 years of collaboration data from members of the Washington University in St. Louis CTSA, the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS). We describe (1) characteristics of ICTS researchers and their collaboration networks, (2) differences in network positions by gender (male/female), (3) patterns of scientific collaboration by gender across 15 years, and (4) develop a multivariate statistical network model that identifies predictors of collaboration, including gender. We combined descriptive analyses with social network analysis (SNA) to describe collaboration patterns by gender of co-authorship networks across years. We also built statistical network models of collaboration ties (using exponential random graph models) to explore how gender homophily influences co-authorship collaboration.ResultsWe found gender differences in productivity, number of collaborators, and researcher characteristics. The number of publications and collaborators were higher among males than females. Females were more represented in allied health and social sciences, while males were concentrated in clinical and basic sciences, with very few males in allied health. Females were more represented in lower academic ranks and less in higher ranks, whereas males were more represented in higher ranks and less in lower ranks. The ERGM results indicated collaboration was more likely in clinical and social science disciplines and at higher academic ranks. These differences are reflected in the ERGM results for the homophily terms, which showed collaboration was less likely when involving a female researcher compared to male–male collaborations.DiscussionBy pairing SNA with descriptive methodologies and statistical modeling, we gained a nuanced understanding complex interactions within a scientific collaboration network, providing insights into how relationships and collaboration patterns evolve, especially with respect to gender. This methodological approach offers a valuable framework for exploring similar questions in other contexts.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Antifeminist opinion leaders on YouTube: analysis of discourse and its influence on the perception of violence among young Spanish audiences]]></title>
        <pubdate>2025-11-07T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Tania Brandariz Portela</author><author>David del Pino-Díaz</author><author>Eglée Ortega-Fernández</author><author>Graciela Padilla-Castillo</author>
        <description><![CDATA[The present study examines the role of anti-feminist discourse on YouTube within the context of the rise of the feminist movement and the anti-feminist response on social media. It explores how such discourse may influence young people's perceptions of gender-based violence. The main aim was to analyze anti-feminist content created by influential opinion leaders on YouTube over a 6-month period by identifying discursive frameworks, examining audience interactions, and evaluating potential impacts on perceptions of gender-based violence. A mixed research design combining quantitative and qualitative analyses was employed. Fanpage Karma and Audiense Insights tools were used to examine engagement metrics and audience characteristics for 500 posts from five influential Spanish YouTubers. Findings revealed that, while criticism of feminism remains central to this discourse, the narratives have become more complex, often intertwining with far-right ideologies. The trivialization of violence against women was observed, with a predominantly young audience (25–34 years old) being mostly exposed to such content. Anti-feminist discourse on YouTube represents a multifaceted phenomenon that perpetuates misogynistic attitudes and serves as a gateway to broader radical-right ideologies. The growing reach and influence of these channels underscore the urgent need to develop educational strategies to counter such narratives among young audiences.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The perpetration of on- and offline hate speech among secondary school students]]></title>
        <pubdate>2025-08-04T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Brief Research Report</category>
        <author>Juan Manuel Bellido Cáceres</author><author>Pilar Rodríguez Martínez</author><author>Joaquín Jaime Sánchez Espinosa</author><author>Lucía Martínez Joya</author>
        <description><![CDATA[This study analyses the relationships between witnessing and perpetrating hate speech, both on- and offline. It is based on data extracted from a purpose-designed questionnaire answered by a total of 571 secondary school students in Almería. We used SPSS software to analyse the data collected, employing statistical analysis techniques that included binary logistic regression, and chi-square and omnibus tests of model coefficients to determine consistency. The relationships between hate speech in both environments point to an escalation of violence and transference between online and in-person aggressions. Also evident is the influence of close social environments, such as violence in schools. When a student suffers hate speech in either environment, the likelihood of them going on to perpetrate hate speech increases significantly. We conclude that the perpetration of hate speech, both on- and offline, is explained by students having witnessed or suffered in-person hate speech; having seen or heard hate speech online; and, above all, having suffered hate speech online.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Digital disinformation and financial decision-making: understanding the spread of economic conspiracy theories in Indonesia]]></title>
        <pubdate>2025-06-30T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Alem Febri Sonni</author>
        <description><![CDATA[This study investigates the proliferation of economic conspiracy theories on Indonesian social media platforms and their impact on financial decision-making, particularly regarding gold investment during the 2025 economic uncertainty period. The research examines how conspiracy narratives spread and influence investment behaviors through a comprehensive mixed-method approach combining network analysis, content analysis, and survey research of 2,847 social media users using stratified random sampling across Indonesian provinces. The findings reveal that 37.4% of surveyed investors reported exposure to economic conspiracy theories, with 22.6% admitting these narratives influenced their investment decisions, with significant variations across demographic groups. Network analysis identified key propagation patterns, showing how conspiracy theories cluster around specific economic events and influencers. The study contributes to the literature on digital misinformation by developing an integrated Digital Disinformation Behavior Model (DDBM) that causally links information cascade theory, social identity theory, and protection motivation theory to explain economic conspiracy theory adoption and subsequent financial behavior. These findings have significant implications for financial literacy programs, regulatory frameworks, and the development of effective counter-disinformation strategies in the digital age.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[“There are support resources, but they are kind of hidden”: social network analysis of college students' support systems in relation to type 1 diabetes management]]></title>
        <pubdate>2024-10-02T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Ekaterina Malova</author>
        <description><![CDATA[Type 1 diabetes is an invisible disability requiring major life changes and constant monitoring. It can become particularly challenging to control during a major life transition. This study examines the composition and nature of the social networks of college students living with type 1 diabetes. A total of 17 respondents with type 1 diabetes and 18–25 years of age participated in network interviews. Network Canvas facilitated online data collection. The results show that efforts to protect the wellbeing of college students with T1D require active participation of university organizations and certain individuals from students' formal and informal connections. Such connections define students' support networks in college and provide access to social capital. Practical implications and recommendations for university leadership and students' parents are discussed.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Editorial: Hybrid collective intelligence]]></title>
        <pubdate>2023-03-28T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Editorial</category>
        <author>Aleksandra Przegalińska</author>
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        <title><![CDATA[Enhancing structural balance theory and measurement to analyze signed digraphs of real-world social networks]]></title>
        <pubdate>2023-02-16T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
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        <author>Ly Dinh</author><author>Rezvaneh Rezapour</author><author>Lan Jiang</author><author>Jana Diesner</author>
        <description><![CDATA[Structural balance theory assumes triads in networks to gravitate toward stable configurations. The theory has been verified for undirected graphs. Since real-world social networks are often directed, we introduce a novel method for considering both transitivity and sign consistency for calculating balance in signed digraphs. We test our approach on graphs that we constructed by using different methods for identifying edge signs: natural language processing to infer signs from underlying text data, and self-reported survey data. Our results show that for various social contexts and edge sign detection methods, balance is moderately high, ranging from 61% to 96%. This paper makes three contributions: First, we extend the theory of structural balance to include signed digraphs where both transitivity and sign consistency are required and considered for calculating balance in triads with signed and directed edges. This improves the modeling of communication networks and other organizational networks where ties might be directed. Second, we show how to construct and analyze email networks from unstructured text data, using natural language processing methods to infer two different types of edge signs from emails authored by nodes. Third, we empirically assess balance in two different and contemporary contexts, namely remote communication in two business organizations, and team-based interactions in a virtual environment. We find empirical evidence in support of structural balance theory across these contexts.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A tutorial for modeling the evolution of network dynamics for multiple groups]]></title>
        <pubdate>2023-01-20T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
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        <author>Andrew Pilny</author><author>Luisa Ruge-Jones</author><author>Marshall Scott Poole</author>
        <description><![CDATA[Researchers have been increasingly taking advantage of the stochastic actor-oriented modeling framework as a method to analyze the evolution of network ties. Although the framework has proven to be a useful method to model longitudinal network data, it is designed to analyze a sample of one bounded network. For group and team researchers, this can be a significant limitation because such researchers often collect data on more than one team. This paper presents a nontechnical and hands-on introduction for a meta-level technique for stochastic actor-oriented models in RSIENA where researchers can simultaneously analyze network drivers from multiple samples of teams and groups. Moreover, we follow up with a multilevel Bayesian version of the model when it is appropriate. We also provide a framework for researchers to understand what types of research questions and theories could be examined and tested.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nonprofit post-merger identification: Network size, relational heterogeneity, and perceived integration effectiveness]]></title>
        <pubdate>2022-08-31T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Bin Chen</author><author>James Krauskopf</author>
        <description><![CDATA[This paper incorporates insights from organizational identity and identification, social network research and post-merger integration to explore factors influencing employees' identification with a merged nonprofit organization. We propose that nonprofit employees' identification with the merged nonprofit organization is associated with their network size, relational heterogeneity, and perceived effectiveness of integration processes. Empirical results suggest that employees with larger mentoring and socioemotional support networks exhibit strong post-merger identification. Relational heterogeneity within the workflow network has an inverted U-shape relationship with post-merger identification. Employees' perceived effectiveness of integration processes significantly influences their sense of identity with the new organization. Implications for better managing post-merger identification are discussed.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[On the Coevolution Between Social Network Structure and Diffusion of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Spatial Compartmental Epidemic Models]]></title>
        <pubdate>2022-03-04T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Giorgio Fagiolo</author>
        <description><![CDATA[In this article, the author studies epidemic diffusion in a spatial compartmental model, where individuals are initially connected in a social or geographical network. As the virus spreads in the network, the structure of interactions between people may endogenously change over time, due to quarantining measures and/or spatial-distancing (SD) policies. The author explores via simulations the dynamic properties of the coevolutionary process linking disease diffusion and network properties. Results suggest that, in order to predict how epidemic phenomena evolve in networked populations, it is not enough to focus on the properties of initial interaction structures. Indeed, the coevolution of network structures and compartment shares strongly shape the process of epidemic diffusion, especially in terms of its speed. Furthermore, the author shows that the timing and features of SD policies may dramatically influence their effectiveness.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What Open Source Software Research Can Teach Us About Public Blockchain(s)?—Lessons for Practitioners and Future Research]]></title>
        <pubdate>2021-10-25T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Juho Lindman</author>
        <description><![CDATA[Peer-to-peer governance of blockchain technology reemerges a number of interesting practical and theoretical questions. This article aims to bridge current research on blockchain technology to earlier research on open source software (OSS) and to suggest a number of concepts from OSS research that are useful in discussing governance of blockchain systems. Thus, the purpose of this article is to provide a theoretically oriented review of some of the earlier concepts and discuss their applicability in a novel context. Bridging these extending literatures and concepts accelerates theoretical development in the area of governance of technology, opening fertile avenues for future research and offering a variety of insights to both practitioners.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Editorial: Peer Governance in Online Communities]]></title>
        <pubdate>2021-10-11T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Editorial</category>
        <author>Primavera De Filippi</author><author>Nathan Schneider</author>
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        <title><![CDATA[AI: UBI Income Portfolio Adjustment to Technological Transformation]]></title>
        <pubdate>2021-08-24T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Alexandra K. Przegalinska</author><author>Robert E. Wright</author>
        <description><![CDATA[Positive and normative claims that artificial intelligence (AI) will or should lead to adoption of a universal basic income policy (UBI) remain insufficiently empirically grounded to merit serious consideration. Long-term trends in individual/familial income portfolio adjustment (IPA) to business, economic, and technological change (BETC) point to continued incremental changes in the ways that individuals/families achieve life goals, not a fundamental structural break necessitating radical policy changes that may not be desirable in any event. Moreover, if AI proves a more rapid disruptor than anticipated, UBI-like payments can be made quickly, as recent bailouts and fiscal stimuli demonstrate.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Exploring the Relationship Between Social Ties and Resilience From Evolutionary Framework]]></title>
        <pubdate>2021-08-05T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Conceptual Analysis</category>
        <author>Sayli Agashe</author><author>Sunil Kumar</author><author>Rishabh Rai</author>
        <description><![CDATA[This conceptual paper examines the necessity and importance of social bonds and networks in building resilience to fight the COVID-19. Resilience is a quality that energizes an individual’s actions and acts as a buffer to stressful events. The current article is intended to explore the evolutionary programmed behavior of the human mind to make social ties and structure. Humans have a strong need to connect and relate with other individuals by developing cooperation and perspective-taking. The ability to make social connections, group living, and sharing resources had a selective advantage in coping with physical and psychological stress. Social bonds provide resilience to people’s approach while making adjustments and adapting to situations, thus presents fitness benefits at both group and individual levels. An attempt has also been made to address how social isolation as a strategy to contain the infection adversely influence body homeostasis. Finally, this article recommends health practitioners, clinicians, and researchers to encourage research on the impact of social isolation/social interaction on mental and physical health indicators.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Social Connectedness, Excessive Screen Time During COVID-19 and Mental Health: A Review of Current Evidence]]></title>
        <pubdate>2021-07-22T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Review</category>
        <author>Apurvakumar Pandya</author><author>Pragya Lodha</author>
        <description><![CDATA[With an advancement of digital technology, excessive screen time has become a grave concern. This has pushed researchers and practitioners to focus on digital well-being. Screen time during COVID-19 has further increased as a result of public health measures enforced by governments to curb the pandemic. With the global societies under lockdown, the only medium to stay socio- emotionally connected was the digital one. A lack of comprehensive empirical overviews on screen time in COVID-19 era in the present literature prompted us to conduct this review. The present review attempts to understand the virtual social connectedness, excessive use of digital technology, its consequences and suggest strategies to maintain healthy use of digital technology. Results reveal that screen time has increased drastically during COVID-19. Though there are mixed consequences of prolonged screen time use and blurred understanding between healthy and unhealthy social connectedness over digital media, the suggestions for negative implications on (physical and) mental health warrant a strict need for inculcating healthy digital habits, especially knowing that digital technology is here to stay and grow with time.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Dissensus Protocol: Governing Differences in Online Peer Communities]]></title>
        <pubdate>2021-05-26T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Original Research</category>
        <author>Jaya Klara Brekke</author><author>Kate Beecroft</author><author>Francesca Pick</author>
        <description><![CDATA[Peer-to-peer networks and protocols have inspired new ideas and ideologies about governance, with the aim of using technology to enable horizontal and decentralized decision-making at scale. This article introduces the concept of “dissensus” from political theory to debates about peer governance in online communities. Dissensus describes the emergence of incompatible differences. Among peer-to-peer technologies, blockchain stands out as a set of ideas that explicitly seek to resolve dissensus through consensus protocols. In this article, we propose dissensus as a “protocol” for foregrounding the often sidelined yet productive aspects of incompatible differences. The concept highlights that there might not always be consensus about a consensus algorithm, and that indeed, dissensus is the precondition for new possibilities and perspectives to emerge. We discuss the concept in relation to the histories of governance ideas in blockchain, namely, a “materialist,” “design,” and “emergent” approach. We then describe moments of dissensus in practice through two cases of online communities, Genesis DAO and Ouishare, discussing their different ways of recognizing and navigating dissensus. Finally, we give a critical overview of consensus algorithms, voting, staking, and forking as the mechanisms that make out blockchain governance ideologies. In conclusion, we argue that dissensus can serve as a useful concept for pointing attention to governance as it is conducted in practice, as historically and culturally specific practices, rather than as a problem to be solved through supposedly universal mechanisms.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dynamics of Social Networks and Collective Behavior: A Social Identity Approach]]></title>
        <pubdate>2021-05-21T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Opinion</category>
        <author>Amrutha N. Venu</author><author>Suman Sigroha</author><author>Shail Shankar</author>
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        <title><![CDATA[Experimenting With Online Governance]]></title>
        <pubdate>2021-04-26T00:00:00Z</pubdate>
        <category>Methods</category>
        <author>Ofer Tchernichovski</author><author>Seth Frey</author><author>Nori Jacoby</author><author>Dalton Conley</author>
        <description><![CDATA[To solve the problems they face, online communities adopt comprehensive governance methods including committees, boards, juries, and even more complex institutional logics. Helping these kinds of communities succeed will require categorizing best practices and creating toolboxes that fit the needs of specific communities. Beyond such applied uses, there is also a potential for an institutional logic itself to evolve, taking advantage of feedback provided by the fast pace and large ecosystem of online communication. Here, we outline an experimental strategy aiming at guiding and facilitating such an evolution. We first review the advantages of studying collective action using recent technologies for efficiently orchestrating massive online experiments. Research in this vein includes attempts to understand how behavior spreads, how cooperation evolves, and how the wisdom of the crowd can be improved. We then present the potential usefulness of developing virtual-world experiments with governance for improving the utility of social feedback. Such experiments can be used for improving community rating systems and monitoring (dashboard) systems. Finally, we present a framework for constructing large-scale experiments entirely in virtual worlds, aimed at capturing the complexity of governance dynamics, to empirically test outcomes of manipulating institutional logic.]]></description>
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