OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
An Analysis of the Social Context of Video Games, Pathological Gaming, and Depressive Symptoms	174
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2023 Award Recipient for Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking	70
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2024	65
Artificial Intelligence Versus Human Fundraisers: Evidence That Narrative Perspective and Fundraiser Identity Influence Donation Intentions	60
Social Signal Processing in Affective Virtual Reality: Human-Shaped Agents Increase Electrodermal Activity in an Elicited Negative Environment	57
Crying Out in the Dark? Exploring the Mental Health Vulnerabilities of Dark Web Users	52
Does Self-View Mode Generate More Videoconferencing Fatigue in Women than Men? An Experiment Using EEG Signals	52
Adolescents’ Risky Online Behaviors and Social Desirability Bias in Vietnam: Privacy Disclosure and Pornography Use	51
Individual Responsibility Around Deepfakes: It's No Laughing Matter	44
Cyberchondria and Chinese Adolescent Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19 Pandemic	43
Ultra-Processed Futures: How Digital Life and Food Systems Shape Metabolic Health	43
Building and Investigating Digital Health Technologies to Promote Health Equity	43
Can Stress Put Digital Privacy at Risk? Evidence from a Controlled Experiment Examining the Impact of Acute Stress on Privacy Decisions on a Simulated Social Network Site	42
Instagram Stories Unveiled: Exploring Links with Psychological Distress, Personality, and Gender	39
Dark Triad Personality Traits and Cyberbullying: The Mediating Role of Emotional Empathy	38
Can Media Literacy Intervention Improve Fake News Credibility Assessment? A Meta-Analysis	36
Digital Hate Speech Experiences Across Age Groups and Their Impact on Well-Being: A Nationally Representative Survey in Switzerland	36
Mind the Game: Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Training to Enhance Decision-Making in Football Athletes	35
The Association between Problematic Instagram Use, Psychological Distress, and Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	34
The Effects of Social Presence of Dementia-Prevention Chatbot on Isolation and Interpersonal Resilience Among Older Adults Living Alone: Evidence on Three-Wave Experiment	33
Esports Players Are Less Extroverted and Conscientious than Athletes	33
Enhancing Physical Activity with Immersive Virtual Reality: A Systematic Review	31
A Serial Mediation of Deceptive Discount Advertising Effects in Online Retailing	30
OVER-LON: Overview Virtual Effect for Relieving LONeliness	29
Compassionate Goals, Facebook Use, and Subjective Well-Being: Examining the Roles of Relationship Maintenance and Connectedness	29

Waiting for the Boss's Blue Checkmark to Appear: Supervisor's Attentiveness, Negative Emotions, and Work Engagement During Instant Messaging at Work	29
COVID-19 and Sinophobia: Detecting Warning Signs of Radicalization on Twitter and Reddit	29
Predicting Intrinsic and Extrinsic Goal Contents Pursuit on Social Media	28
Transportation as a Health Concern: How Technology Can Help	27
Women Are Perceived to Have More Power Than Men in Domains That Are Viewed As Important in U.S. Tweets	26
Nonconsensual Sexting: Are the Moral Processes the Same If Boys or Girls Appear in the Forwarded Content?	25
How Health-Related Misinformation Spreads Across the Internet: Evidence for the “Typhoon Eye” Effect	25
Unmet Needs Discussed on Reddit by Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder	25
Virtual Reality in Medical Education	24
Searching for the Metaverse: Neuroscience of Physical and Digital Communities	24
A Technology-Supported Psychoeducational Intervention for Older Adults and Their Families to Improve Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Intergenerational Connectedness—A Randomized Controlled Study	23
Content Moderator Mental Health, Secondary Trauma, and Well-being: A Cross-Sectional Study	23
Why Sadistic Women Cyberbully: The Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement and the Moderating Role of Gender	23
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Misinformation Acceptance: An Experimental Test of the Effect of Forewarning About Artificial Intelligence Hallucination	22
Are Social Media Bans the Solution to the Youth Mental Health Crisis? Some Governments Think So	21
A Dynamic Analysis of Conspiratorial Narratives on Twitter During the Pandemic	21
Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior of Male Video Game Players: An Online Survey	20
Reinforcing Relationships Between Gaming Disorder and Aggression and Intrusive Parenting Across 4 Years	20
Humane Artificial Intelligence: Psychological, Social, and Ethical Dimensions	19
Click, Buy, Repeat: Understanding the Psychological and Behavioral Mechanisms of Online Shopping Behavior	19
Bridging Tradition and Technology: Soft Skills Training for the Modern Day “House Call”	19
The Effect of Augmented Reality and Privacy Priming in a Fashion-Related App: An Application of Technology Acceptance Model	19
Patient Perspectives on a Digital Assistant for Medication Reconciliation: An Interview Study Comparing Socioeconomic Groups	19
Autistic Traits and Cyberbullying Involvement Mediated by Psychopathologies and School Functions in a Nationally Representative Child Sample	18
Does Vibe Coding Pass the Vibe Check? The Therapeutic Potential of Agentic Artificial Intelligence	18
Feeling Virtually Present Makes Me Happier: The Influence of Immersion, Sense of Presence, and Video Contents on Positive Emotion Induction	17
Whom Does Remote Work Make Happy? The Digital Divide in Remote Workers’ Well-Being	16
Does Facebook Use Provide Social Benefits to Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury?	16
“Can I Have More Than This?” The Role of Romantic Relationship Quality, Maximization Style, and Social Media Addiction in Relationship Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Symptoms	16
Feasibility of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Danish Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Mixed Method Pilot Study	16
The Wear and Tear of Being “Always On”: An Allostatic Load Model of Communication Overload in Social Media Use	16
Beyond Chronic Pain Exploring Body-Brain Interaction to Understand and Treat Chronic Pain Conditions	16
System 0: Transforming Artificial Intelligence into a Cognitive Extension	16
From Cyberspace to Outer Space: How Technology Will Preserve Mental Health in the Final Frontier	16
Nostalgia as Self-Care: Embracing the Kidult Culture	16
StrokeVR: How Virtual Reality Can Enhance Body Perception after Stroke	16
#OCD: A Content Analysis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Stereotype Amplification and Misinformation on TikTok	16
The e-SaVoR Project: Savoring and Virtual Reality to Enhance Emerging Adults' Well-Being	15
Characterization of Cyberbullying Victimization and Perpetration Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain	15
Natural Language Content Mediates the Association Between Active Interactions on Social Network Services and Subjective Well-Being	15
Measuring Online Ethical Values and Behaviors: Relationships with Cyberhate, Empathy, and Sociodemographic Variables	15
Shadows of Conflict: Addressing Moral Injury in Peacekeeping Missions	15
Tech Addiction? Take a Break Addressing a Truly Global Phenomenon	15
Exploring the Relationship Between Attribute Discrepancy and Avatar Embodiment in Immersive Social Virtual Reality	15
Virtual Reality Distraction for Needle-Related Pain and Distress in Children: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial	15
The MetaPharmacy: What Happens When Big Pharma Goes Virtual?	15
Children's Mental Health in a Pandemic-Altered World: Technology's Evolving Role	14
Testing the Proteus Effect in Autistic and Neurotypical Participants	14
SyncWork: Comparison of Brain Synchrony between Agile and Face-to-Face Work Using an EEG Hyperscanning Paradigm	13
The Auxiliary Role of Virtual Reality in Enhancing the Effects of Disaster News on Empathy and Fear: The Mediating Role of Presence	13

Use and Interest in Virtual Reality for Mental and Physical Health in a U.S. Population-Based Sample of Low-Income Veterans	13
Supporting Teachers and Students: The Role of AI in Shaping the Future of Education	13
Why and How Empathy Matters in Aesthetic Experiences	13
Field Dependence-Independence Modulates Attention Capture by Digital Smartphone Stimuli	12
Feasibility of an App-Supported Monitoring System for Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in Fibromyalgia Patients in Public Settings	12
Soft Nudges Versus Hard Governance: How Chinese Social Media Shape Bystander Behavior Against Cyberbullying	12
Who Am I Inside the Screen? Construction of Virtual Identity in Multiplayer Online Videogames and Its Psychological Functions	12
Putting the Toothpaste Back in the Tube: Against Online Hate Speech	12
Clinical Correlates of Unidimensional and Multidimensional Full-Body Illusion in Female Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa	12
Supporting Brainstorming with a Collaborative Platform or a Generative Artificial Intelligence Tool: An Exploratory Study	12
Parental Phubbing and Internet Gaming Addiction in Children: Mediating Roles of Parent–Child Relationships and Depressive Symptoms	12
Passive Social Media Use Is Associated with Social Withdrawal (“Hikikomori”) Vulnerability in Autistic and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Young Adults	12
Fear of Missing Out, Reflective Smartphone Disengagement, and Loneliness in Late Adolescents	12
How Service Robot Anthropomorphism and Employee Self-Efficacy Shape Collaborative Performance	12
AI as Arbiter? The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cyberbullying Report Review Process	12
Association of Phubbing Behavior and Fear of Missing Out: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	12
Anonymous and Insecure Bullies are Less Depressed than Confident and Identifiable Ones, but Only if Remorseful: Cyberbullying Goals, Identifiability, and Depression	12
Tweets and Reactions: Revealing the Geographies of Cybercrime Perpetrators and the North-South Divide	11
“Standing Up for Earth Rights”: Awe-Inspiring Virtual Nature for Promoting Pro-Environmental Behaviors	11
Problematic Social Media Use and Its Relationship with Depression or Anxiety: A Systematic Review	11
Internet Addiction and the Treatment of Depression? A Prospective Naturalistic Outcome Study	11
Digital Technology Use and Adolescent Mental Health Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Roles of Internet Addiction and Digital Competence	11
Cognitive Rehabilitation in the Metaverse: Insights from the Tele-Neurorehab Project	11
The BODY-FRIEND Project: Using New Technology to Learn about How People with Anorexia Feel about Their Bodies	11
Online Gambling, Young Men, and a Growing Public Health Concern	11
Correction to: How Different Gaming Genres Can Be Described by Required Skills and Motives for Playing by Brandtner, et al. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2022;25(9):613–619; d	11
Using Virtual Reality in E-Cigarette and Secondhand Aerosol Prevention Messages: Implications for Emotional Campaign Design	10
What Is the Draw of the Metaverse? Personality Correlates of Zepeto Use Motives and Their Associations With Psychological Well-Being	10
Online Prosocial Behaviors: A Scoping Review of Definitions, Actions, and Motivators	10
Predicting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Response Using Heart Rate Variability to Virtual Reality Environment and Modified Stroop Task: An Exploratory Study	10
(Mental) Healthcare Consumerism in the Metaverse: Is There a Benefit?	10
The Effects of Explainability and User Control on Algorithmic Transparency: The Moderating Role of Algorithmic Literacy	10
Negative Affect Following Dating Application Use is Predicted by Social Anxiety Symptoms and Match Rate	10
VR-MEM: Harnessing Virtual Reality for Autobiographical Memory Enhancement in High School Settings	10
Multiple Facets of Rejections in Online Dating: Exploring Types, Reasons, and Impact	10
The End of Visual Certainty: How AI-Generated Video Reshapes Trust and Perception	10
INSIDE-OUT: An Innovative Sound Technology for Altering Interoceptive Signals	10
VR-FlexAI: A Multimodal Approach for Assessing Cognitive Flexibility in Aging	10
The Role of Personality, Self-Disclosure, and Envy in Maladaptive Social Media Engagement	9
Applying Engagement Marketing and Human-Centered Design to Cocreate a Digital Decision Support Tool for Research Participation with LGBTQIA+ Community Members	9
Network Analysis of Problematic Internet Use and Adolescent Psychological Issues: The Role of Socioeconomic Status	9
MAPS: A Multidimensional Alignment of Presence in Systems	9
Online Group Counseling for Young People Through a Customized Social Networking Platform: Phase 2 of Kids Helpline Circles	9
Correction to: ‘‘Standing Up for Earth Rights’’: Awe-Inspiring Virtual Nature for Promoting Pro-Environmental Behaviors, by Chirico, et al. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2023;	9
Motives of Online Hate Speech: Results from a Quota Sample Online Survey	9
Gender Switching in Social VR: The Impact of Socioeconomic Stability and Gender Role Stress on Female Avatar Selection Among Japanese Male Users	9
The Double-Edged Sword of Short Video Use: Opposing Pathways to Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Older Adults	9
Body Dissatisfaction Directs Avatar Perception: Embodiment and Selective Visual Attention in Body Mass-Modified Self-Avatars	9
A Message from the Editor-in-Chief	9
Primary Schoolers' Response to a Multisensory Serious Game on Cartesian Plane Coordinates in Immersive Virtual Reality	9
Something's Fishy About It: How Opinion Congeniality and Explainability Affect Motivated Attribution to Artificial Intelligence Versus Human Comment Moderators	9
Restorative Parental Discipline and Types of Defending Bystander Intervention in Cyberbullying: The Mediate Role of Justice Sensitivity	9
The Dual Systems Model—Impulsivity and Narcissism as the Reflexive System and Self-Regulation as the Reflective System—of Smartphone Addiction	8
oVeRcomING COPD: Virtual Reality and Savoring to Promote the Well-Being of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Social and Organizational Dynamics in Multiplayer Gaming: A Comparative Communication Analysis of Casual and Esports Players’ Interactions in “ Call of Duty: Warzone	8
Exploring the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Narrative Review	8
Further Understanding the Correlations Between Sexting and Mental Health: Considerations for Sex and Sexual Identity	8
Underlying Mechanisms of Brand Feedback's Mixed Effects in E-Commerce: Roles of Perceived Controllability, Stability, and Brand Trust	8
Female Users' TikTok Use and Body Image: Active Versus Passive Use and Social Comparison Processes	8
Romance Behind the Screens: Exploring the Role of Technoference on Intimacy	8
Treading Carefully in the Metaverse: The Evolution of AI Avatars	8
Decoding Clickbait: The Impact of Clickbait Types and Structures on Cognitive and Emotional Responses in Online Interactions	8
Harnessing Hope in Digital Spaces for Health Equity: How Group Comparison Information and Supportive Comments Influence Bone Marrow Donor Intentions for African Americans	8
Cyberbullying and Suicidal Behavior, Self-Harm, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies	8
Stronger Algorithmic Beliefs Were Associated with More Benign Interpretations in Unideal Online Dating Scenarios	8
In the Mood for Music: Listening to Music and Other Smartphone Uses Improve Adolescent Mood	8
Regrets, I’ve Had a Few; But Then Again, Time on Social Media May Not Be One of Them	8
BookTok as Cultural Infrastructure: Emotion, Influence, and the Future of Reading	8
Intimate Partner Cyberstalking: Exploring Vulnerable Narcissism, Secondary Psychopathy, Borderline Traits, and Rejection Sensitivity	8
Digital Health as a Catalyst for Mental Health Equity	8
Zoom Fatigue and Facial Dissatisfaction Relate to Virtual Meeting Engagement Differently in the U.S. and South Korean Contexts	8
The Interplay Between Health Disparities and Acceptability of Virtual Reality: A Survey Study	8
Detection of Negative Emotions in Short Texts Using Deep Neural Networks	8
Harmonizing Emotions: Assessing Implicit and Explicit Emotional Responses in Elderly through Music Therapy Sessions	8
Exploring Alternative Health Facebook Groups in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Automated Content Analysis Through Structural Topic Modeling	8
A Looking Glass into a Research Wonderland: Decades of Virtual Reality Scholarship Explicated Via Natural Language Processing	8