On the psychology of TikTok use: A first glimpse from empirical findings

C Montag, H Yang, JD Elhai - Frontiers in public health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
TikTok (in Chinese: DouYin; formerly known as musical. ly) currently represents one of the
most successful Chinese social media applications in the world. Since its founding in …

How to overcome taxonomical problems in the study of Internet use disorders and what to do with “smartphone addiction”?

C Montag, E Wegmann, R Sariyska… - Journal of behavioral …, 2021 - akjournals.com
Aims: The present theoretical paper introduces the smartphone technology as a challenge
for diagnostics in the study of Internet use disorders and reflects on the term “smartphone …

Students' experience of online learning during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A province‐wide survey study

L Yan, A Whitelock‐Wainwright, Q Guan… - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Online learning is currently adopted by educational institutions worldwide to provide
students with ongoing education during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Even though online …

COVID-19 anxiety symptoms associated with problematic smartphone use severity in Chinese adults

JD Elhai, H Yang, D McKay, GJG Asmundson - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 is fast-spreading and potentially fatal, introducing home quarantine,
social distancing, and increased internet usage globally. We investigated COVID-19 anxiety …

Determining influences of information irrelevance, information overload and communication overload on WeChat discontinuance intention: The moderating role of …

H Pang, Y Ruan - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to the combined advancement of network technologies and smartphone equipments,
WeChat has become particularly ubiquitous, affording younger generations with multifarious …

Addictive features of social media/messenger platforms and freemium games against the background of psychological and economic theories

C Montag, B Lachmann, M Herrlich… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Currently about 2.71 billion humans use a smartphone worldwide. Although smartphone
technology has brought many advances, a growing number of scientists discuss potential …

Examining the links between active Facebook use, received likes, self-esteem and happiness: A study using objective social media data

D Marengo, C Montag, C Sindermann, JD Elhai… - Telematics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For social media users, profile updating and receiving Likes may feel like a reward, and elicit
positive emotions, reinforcing use of the platform. Could this mechanism have …

[HTML][HTML] Chinese experts' consensus on the Internet of Things-aided diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

L Bai, D Yang, X Wang, L Tong, X Zhu, N Zhong, C Bai… - Clinical eHealth, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim is to diagnose COVID-19 earlier and to improve its treatment by applying medical
technology, the “COVID-19 Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Assistant Program (nCapp)” …

Depression and anxiety symptoms are related to problematic smartphone use severity in Chinese young adults: Fear of missing out as a mediator

JD Elhai, H Yang, J Fang, X Bai, BJ Hall - Addictive behaviors, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Recently studies examined mediating psychological constructs accounting for
relations between both depression and anxiety with problematic smartphone use (PSU) …

Anxiety regarding contracting COVID-19 related to interoceptive anxiety sensations: The moderating role of disgust propensity and sensitivity

D McKay, H Yang, J Elhai, GJG Asmundson - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 public health crisis has led to extensive recommendations by officials to
contain its spread. Anxiety regarding contracting the virus is prominent in the public. Specific …