VOLUME 19 • 2020
Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Related to Smartphone Use Disorder
ABSTRACT. Empirical evidence on depression and anxiety symptoms related to smartphone use disorder has been scarcely documented in the literature. Using and replicating data from AARP, Common Sense Media, ExactTarget, Insights West & iamota, MarketingCharts, Pew Research Center, Statista, and Yo..
Fake News Content Shaping the COVID-19 Pandemic Fear: Virus Anxiety, Emotional Contagion, and Responsible Media Reporting
ABSTRACT. Employing recent research results covering fake news content shaping the COVID-19 pandemic fear, and building my argument by drawing on data collected from Gallup, GlobalWebIndex, Knight Foundation, Ofcom, Pew Research Center, Public Knowledge, Statista, and University of Canberra, I perfo..
COVID-19-related Misinformation: Fabricated and Unverified Content on Social Media
ABSTRACT. Despite the relevance of COVID-19-related misinformation, only limited research has been conducted on this topic. Using and replicating data from Flixed, Gallup, GlobalWebIndex, Knight Foundation, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, and The University of Canberra, I performed an..
Viral Panic and Contagious Fear in Scary Times: The Proliferation of COVID-19 Misinformation and Fake News
ABSTRACT. The aim of this paper is to synthesize and analyze existing evidence on the proliferation of COVID-19 misinformation and fake news. Using and replicating data from Gallup, Knight Foundation, Ofcom, Pew Research Center, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, and University of Canber..
Problematic Smartphone Use, Social Anxiety Symptom Severity, and Technology-related Behaviors and Attitudes
ABSTRACT. We draw on a substantial body of theoretical and empirical research on smartphone addiction, and to explore this, we inspected, used, and replicated survey data from Deloitte, Forrester, Insights West & iamota, KDM Engineering, MarketingCharts, Pew Research Center, Statista, and YouGov..
Problematic Smartphone Use Severity, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Behavioral Addiction
ABSTRACT. This article presents an empirical study carried out to evaluate and analyze the relationship between problematic smartphone use (PSU) severity, psychiatric symptoms, and behavioral addiction. Building our argument by drawing on data collected from ExactTarget, Pew Research Center, Screen ..
Robotic Process Automation, Deep Learning, and Natural Language Processing in Algorithmic Data-driven Accounting Information Systems
ABSTRACT. This paper analyzes the outcomes of an exploratory review of the current research on algorithmic data-driven accounting information systems. The data used for this study were obtained and replicated from previous research conducted by ACCA and Financial Reporting Council. I performed analy..
Smartphone Addiction Risk, Depression Psychopathology, and Social Anxiety
ABSTRACT. Based on an in-depth survey of the literature, the purpose of the paper is to explore the relationship between smartphone addiction risk, depression psychopathology, and social anxiety. Using and replicating data from The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction, Insights West & ia..
Addictive Smartphone Behavior, Anxiety Symptom Severity, and Depressive Stress
ABSTRACT. We develop a conceptual framework based on a systematic and comprehensive literature review on addictive smartphone behavior. Building our argument by drawing on data collected from AARP, BankMyCell, Insights West & iamota, MarketingCharts, Northpoint Washington, Pew Research Center, S..
Threat Perceptions of COVID-19 Pandemic: News Discernment, Media Exaggeration, and Misleading Information
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to empirically examine threat perceptions of COVID-19 pandemic. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from Kantar, Pew Research Center, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Statista, and University of Canberra, I performed analyses and ma..
COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Regulation: Globalized Infectious Diseases, Health Literacy, and Anti-Immunization Sentiment
ABSTRACT. Empirical evidence on COVID-19 vaccine safety regulation has been scarcely documented in the literature. Using and replicating data from Abacus Data, Carleton University, ICF, and Pew Research Center, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding globalized infectious diseases, health ..
Knowing a Language – What Sort of “Knowing” Is It?
ABSTRACT. “Knowing a Language” addresses a topic that has received attention especially in the analytical branches of language philosophy. First, the paper discusses some prominent analytical observations as well as selected positions in semiotics, semiology, and linguistics before turning to a post..