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From Shares to Social Ties: Social Media Self‐Disclosure, Self‐Presentation, and Social Benefits in a Collectivistic Cultural Setting

Personal Relationships, Volume 33, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Drawing on Uses and Gratifications Theory, this study investigates the link between social media self‐disclosure and self‐presentation and perceived interpersonal benefits. Whereas self‐disclosure involves communicating personal facts, self‐presentation describes selectively using self‐enhancing information to influence others' impressions. We
Carmen Șurariu, Katherine B. Carnelley, Claire M. Hart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumer Acceptance of Conversational Bots: Systematic Literature Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Volume 25, Issue 3, Page 1488-1520, May 2026.
ABSTRACT As consumers increasingly rely on conversational bots for daily tasks, evidence surrounding motivations for acceptance remains scattered. A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted on 64 journal articles published between 2008 and 2024, of which 48 provided sufficient quantitative data for inclusion in a meta‐analysis.
Omar H. Fares, Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee
wiley   +1 more source

When Code Begins to Dream: Anthropomorphism in AI Powered Educational Tools

Journal of Computer and Creative Technology
Anthropomorphism, the attribution of human traits to non-human creatures, has become popular in artificial intelligence-powered educational technologies to improve user interaction and learner engagement.
Shristi Singh
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Fossil Hegemony and Capitalist Realism in Tropic of Orange

Future Humanities, Volume 4, Issue 1, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines Karen Tei Yamashita's Tropic of Orange (1997) through the lens of Mark Fisher's influential concept ‘capitalist realism’. Scholars of petrofiction have pointed to a political ambivalence in the representation of fossil fuels, where a better understanding of fossil capital can overwhelm as much as galvanize.
Claire Ravenscroft
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The Martyrdom Effect in Judgment: Fatal Self‐Sacrifice Boosts Evaluations for Both Beneficial and Harmful Actors

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Consequentialist theories of judgment and choice hold that individuals and actions should be evaluated in terms of the outcomes they produce, but not on how they bring about (otherwise equivalent) outcomes. This paper demonstrates a striking violation of consequentialism in judgment when fatal martyrdom—sacrificing one's life for a cause—is ...
Christopher Y. Olivola
wiley   +1 more source

AI And the Editors' Ghost: Who Is the Writer Now?

Learned Publishing, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This an exploration of the use of AI in research and writing. It builds upon the ‘Harbingers’ project, an international and longitudinal study of early career researchers (ECRs) and scholarly communication. In the fourth phase of the project, we returned to the theme of AI, in particular AI as ‘ghostwriter’.
David Clark, David Nicholas, Abdullah Abrizah, John Akeroyd, Jorge Revez, Blanca Rodríguez‐Bravo, Marzena Swigon, Tatyana Polezhaeva, Anne Gere, Eti Herman   +9 more
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The Phenomenon of Creepiness in a Digital Marketing World

Psychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 834-851, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Creepiness is a potential negative emotional response by consumers toward the digital data‐driven personalization of marketing efforts. This phenomenon has become increasingly prevalent with the rise of advanced (AI) technologies and inexpensive data collection.
Alisa Petrova, Lucia Malär, Wayne Hoyer, Harley Krohmer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gallium Nitride‐Based Electrode Materials for Supercapacitors: From Wide Band Semiconductor to Energy Storage Platform

Small, Volume 22, Issue 20, 7 April 2026.
This review focuses on capability of Gallium Nitride (GaN)‐based supercapacitors, bordering the advancement from porous architecture to novel hybrid nanostructures. It systematically investigates synthesis approaches and charge storage mechanisms that generate remarkable energy densities and competent cyclic stability.
Farasat Haider, Batool Esmat, Ali Raza Kashif, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Akif Safeen, Basit Ali Khan, Karim Khan, Basit Ali   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Museum Guests Think About When They Think About Belonging

Curator: The Museum Journal, Volume 69, Issue 2, Page 198-213, April 2026.
ABSTRACT A sense of belonging is one of the most fundamental human needs and is threaded through all aspects of a museum guest's experience. Using a previously validated model and survey of belonging in museums, we surveyed 1780 guests leaving eight different museums and similar cultural institutions across the United States.
C. Aaron Price, L. Applebaum, K. Sepp, P. Yee   +3 more
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The Paradoxes of Ultra-realism. The Uncanny Valley Hypothesis Reconsidered

, 2022
This contribution reconstructs the case of the so-called uncanny valley, or precisely the dimension of eerie feeling that overcomes us before the robot when it too closely resembles the human. He explores its origins in the reflection of robotics and the most current studies with a neuroscientific and neuroaesthetic approach.
openaire   +1 more source