Bu ZHONG

2025

Human touch vs. AI tech: Understanding user preferences in the future of education

Shao, A., Lu, Z., Zhong, B., Liu, S. Q. & Lu, W., Mar 2025, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 164, 9 p., 108492.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Navigating EdTech Startup Competition Turbulence: When and Why Consumers Prefer Human vs. AI Educator?

Lu, M., Shao, A., ZHONG, B., Liu, S. & Lu, W., 10 Feb 2025.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

The syndemic nature of food insecurity among U.S. college students: Findings from national samples

Zhong, B. & Xie, L., 24 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of American College Health. p. 1-13 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

2024

Digitalizing Senior Care in Hong Kong: Exploring AI-assisted Interactive Technology to Improve Senior Population’s Mental, Social, and Spiritual Health

XIE, L., ZHONG, B. & ZHOU, W., 3 May 2024, Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Health IT & Analytics (CHITA 2024). Agarwal, R., Brat , G., Gao, G. & McCullough, J. (eds.). p. 36-37 2 p.

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Electronic Farewells in the Digital Age: Partisan Opinions and Discussion Manner on Facebook Upend Social Media Relationships

Lee, S., Yang, Y. & Zhong, B., 2 Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Media Psychology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Health Information Processing and Symptom Management in a Cross-Cultural Setting: Insights from IBD Patients

Zhong, B., Xie, W., Davis Kempton, S., Zhi, M. & Zhao, J., Sept 2024, In: Health Communication. 39, 10, p. 1978-1987 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Indirect Media Effects on the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence: The Roles of Perceived and Actual Knowledge in the Influence of Presumed Media Influence Model

Li, Z., Shi, J., Zhao, Y., Zhang, B. & Zhong, B., Oct 2024, In: Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. 68, 4, p. 581-600 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Citations (Scopus)

Measuring social support for depression on social media: A multifaceted study on user interaction and emotional spread

Wu, X. K., Zhou, Y. Y. & Zhong, B., May 2024, In: Telematics and Informatics. 89, 15 p., 102120.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Parental Discourse in Gendered Contexts: Analyzing Key Topics and Emotional Experiences Among New Parents

Zhong, B., Zhu, Y. & Cheung, C. K. Y., 24 Jun 2024.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Privacy matters: reexamining internet privacy concern among social media users in a cross-cultural setting

Zhong, B., Sun, T., Zhou, Y. & Xie, L., 14 Mar 2024, In: Atlantic Journal of Communication. 32, 2, p. 180-197 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)

The impact of poverty stigma on computer and information literacy among China's rural students

Shi, J., Li, L. & Zhong, B., Apr 2024, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 153, 11 p., 108131.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

學界和公眾對人工智能認知的再思考：當今之境，未來之航

Translated title of the contribution: Revisiting Scholarly and Public Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence: Current State and Future TrajectoriesGuitton, M., 鍾布, 宋韻雅, 劉曉銘 (Translator) & 李佳瑞 (Translator), 1 Apr 2024, In: 傳播與社會學刊. 68, p. 1-44 44 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

展望未来：人工智能想象塑造我们的数字命运

钟布, 15 Dec 2024, In: 全球传媒学刊. 11, 6, 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

2023

Bridging the Gap: Rural Students' Computer Literacy Boosted by Reading, Mathematics Literacies

Yin, X., Li, L. & Zhong, B., May 2023.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Combating Health Misinformation: A Multi-Level Analysis of Discussion Ratio, Temporal, and Sentiment Effects of Health News Stories on Twitter

Zhong, B., 28 May 2023.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Going beyond fact-checking to fight health misinformation: A multi-level analysis of the Twitter response to health news stories

Zhong, B., Jun 2023, In: International Journal of Information Management. 70, 11 p., 102626.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

15 Citations (Scopus)

Good in arts, good at computer? Rural students' computer skills are bolstered by arts and science literacies

Li, L., Shi, J. & Zhong, B., Mar 2023, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 140, 107573.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Health information processing and symptom management in a cross-cultural setting: Insights from IBD patients

Zhong, B., Xie, W., Kempton, S. & Xie, L., 7 Aug 2023.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Health Information Processing Bolsters Symptom Management of Irritable Bowel Disease: A Cross-Cultural Study

Zhong, B., Xie, W., Kempton, S. & Xie, L., 7 Aug 2023.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

"It’s just one drug replacing another”: How patient-doctor communication may shape patient’s attitudes toward medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence

Xie, L. & Zhong, B., 13 Jul 2023.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Making “Joy Pie” to Stay Joyful: Self-Care Interventions Alleviate College Students’ Mental Health Challenges

Zhong, B. & Xie, L., 1 Mar 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 5, 19 p., 3823.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

3 Citations (Scopus)

The dynamics of health information distribution and misinformation on Twitter

Zhong, B., Xie, L. & Liu, Q., 4 May 2023.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

The power of media: the indirect impact of media use on ethnic Tibetans’ Chinese national identity

Zhou, Y., Sun, T., Zhong, B. & Yang, L., 27 May 2023, In: National Identities. 25, 3, p. 215-230 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

華人傳播學者對話ChatGPT：人工智能與傳播學研究

Translated title of the contribution: A Dialogue Between Chinese Communication Scholars and ChatGPT: Artificial Intelligence and Communication Research李金銓, 邱林川, 馮應謙, 魏然, 周樹華, 黃懿慧, 陳韜文, 黃煜, 鍾布, 宋韻雅, 梁海 & 張引, Oct 2023, In: 傳播與社會學刊. 66, p. 1-18 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

2022

Building community resilience on social media to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic

Xie, L., Pinto, J. & Zhong, B., Sept 2022, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 134, 107294.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

46 Citations (Scopus)

Empathy Not Quarantined: Social Support via Social Media Helps Maintain Empathy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Qin, X., Yang, F., Jiang, Z. & Zhong, B., Jan 2022, In: Social Media and Society. 8, 1, p. 1-13 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

18 Citations (Scopus)

Health disparities and opioid use disorder: Understanding the impact of social disparities on seeking behaviors of treatment

Zhong, B. & Xie, L., 22 Sept 2022.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Information processing onmobile apps: A multilevel analysis of personality and behavioral traits that predictthe credibility of smartphone content

ZHONG, B., Sun, T. & Hu, B., Apr 2022, In: China Media Research. 18, 2, p. 60-79 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Making “Joy Pie” for Better Mental Health: Self-Care Interventions Help College Students’ Mental Health Well-being

Zhong, B., Xie, L., Zhao, X. & Zhou, Y., Mar 2022.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

More Than Politics: How Personality Trait and Media Technology Use Affect Vote Likelihood During the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

Zhong, B., Sun, T., Forde, S. & Payne, G., Mar 2022, In: American Behavioral Scientist. 66, 3, p. 357-375 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Reassessing the Government's Role in Internet governance: How to Embrace Leviathan

Zhong, B., 29 Nov 2022.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Seeing the world through artificial intelligence: Evaluating the role of AI ethics in using and producing automated journalism

Zhong, B., Aug 2022.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

What makes us terminate social media relations? The effects of disagreement and manner of discussion

Lee, S., Yang, Y. & Zhong, B., 27 May 2022.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

主編解疑: 走出SSCI期刊發表的迷宮

Translated title of the contribution: Navigating the SSCI Publication Maze周樹華, 哈筱盈, 鍾布 & 沈福元, Apr 2022, In: 傳播與社會學刊. 60, p. 1-22 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

2021

Extracting medical insights to manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome from online posts of adolescents and parents

ZHONG, B. & Liu, Q., 25 Mar 2021, Proceedings of the 2021 International Academy of Business Disciplines 32nd Annual Conference. Fisher, J. R. (ed.). p. 26 1 p.

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Health information helps mitigate adolescent depression: A multivariate analysis of the links between health information use and depression management

Zhong, B. & Chen, J., Mar 2021, In: Child: Care, Health and Development. 47, 2, p. 201-207 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

11 Citations (Scopus)

Health information on social media helps mitigate Crohn's disease symptoms and improves patients' clinical course

Zhao, J., Han, H., Zhong, B., Xie, W., Chen, Y. & Zhi, M., Feb 2021, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 115, 106588.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

56 Citations (Scopus)

How Online Social Support Helps Reserve Empathy During COVID-19 Pandemic?

Yang, F., ZHONG, B., Jiang, Z. & Qin, X., 27 May 2021.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Medical Insights from Posts About Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Adolescent Patients and Their Parents: Topic Modeling and Social Network Analysis

Zhong, B. & Liu, Q., 9 Jun 2021, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23, 6, e26867.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

7 Citations (Scopus)

Mental health toll from the coronavirus: Social media usage reveals Wuhan residents’ depression and secondary trauma in the COVID-19 outbreak

Zhong, B., Huang, Y. & Liu, Q., Jan 2021, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 114, 106524.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

222 Citations (Scopus)

More than an apple: better lunch enhances bus drivers’ work performance and well-being

Zhong, B., Wang, X. & Yang, F., 3 Jul 2021, In: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. 27, 3, p. 874-883 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

9 Citations (Scopus)

Social Media Communication: Trends and Theories

Zhong, B., Aug 2021, 1st ed. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. 208 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review

Social Media Use Contributes to Psychiatric Disorders During China’s COVID-19 Outbreak: Insights From a National Sample

ZHONG, B., Jiang, Z., Xie, W. & Qin, X., 27 May 2021.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Youths' Habitual Use of Smartphones Alters Sleep Quality and Memory: Insights from a National Sample of Chinese Students

Li, X., Fu, S., Fu, Q. & Zhong, B., 1 Mar 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 5, 12 p., 2254.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Open Access

14 Citations (Scopus)

“互联网之父” 拉里·罗伯茨

ZHONG, B., Apr 2021, 拉里·罗伯茨: 永不陨落的“互联网之父”. 方兴东 (ed.). 中信出版集团股份有限公司, p. 127-134 8 p.

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

从“叙事转向”到“视觉转向”: 视觉传播在健康传播研究中的路径启发

Translated title of the contribution: From “Narrative Turn”to“Visual Turn”: Visual Communication Blazes New Trails in Health Communication ResearchZHONG, B. & 黄雅堃, 2021, In: 视觉传播研究. 00

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review