The growth of interactive technologies has fostered different online health communities
(OHCs) where individuals share similar interests in health-related information and exchange …

Instagram is one of the fastest-growing photo sharing social media platforms. Drawing from
the uses and gratification theory (U&G theory), this study examines the gratifications in photo …

Due to the rapid growth of social media and mobile devices, social apps have become
deeply integrated into people's lives. Extensive adoption of social apps entails the collection …

The red, yellow, and green three-colored health code apps (HCAs) have been credited as
an effective tool for the COVID-19 response in China, with a golden color added indicating …

Purpose The collection and use of personal medical information for mobile health (mHealth)
service raise significant privacy concerns. In this context, this study aims to explore the …

Purpose Online privacy pertains to an individual's capacity to regulate and oversee the
gathering and distribution of online information. Conversely, online privacy concern (OPC) …

Highlights•System-justifying belief (SJB) negatively predicts online privacy concerns
(OPC).•General trust mediates the relationship between SJB and OPC.•Relatedness …

Online health communities (OHCs) have enjoyed increasing popularity in recent years,
especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, several concerns have been …

A study demonstrates that ICT users' frequent online privacy concerns are not always
reflected in their online activity. It is yet unclear if those with knowledge of cybersecurity and …

Background As a new type of medical service application for doctor-patient interaction,
online health communities (OHCs) have alleviated the imbalance between the supply and …