Kedao Lai
Biographic Data
| ID | 298828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kedao Lai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kedao |
| FAMILY NAME | Lai |
| SIGNATURE | LAI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jinan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2035-9275 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Traditional medicinal bath plants along the Beibu Gulf coast of Guangxi, China
BACKGROUND: Medicinal baths are a widely practiced traditional health maintenance method in southern China, yet systematic ethnobotanical studies from coastal regions remain limited. The Beibu Gulf coastal area of Guangxi is a biologically and culturally diverse region where such practices are actively maintained. This study aims to document the plant species used in traditional medicinal baths and to characterize their composition, usage pattern…
Physicians’ subjective knowledge and use of medical AI
Eating "rubbish"? Exploring the herbal secrets of "Laji-He," a traditional herbal rice snack from southern China
Laji-He is a traditional functional snack, with the plants used in its preparation serving as both food and medicine. Preserving and promoting the culture of Laji-He can contribute to enhancing food security and sovereignty at both the local and national levels
How dark triad influences rumors spreading on social media? Mediating role of declining third-person effect
Psychological distance from breast cancer and women’s self-screening intention
The Active Fraction of Polyrhachis vicina Roger (AFPR) activates ERK to cause necroptosis in colorectal cancer
Could Children’s Gender Predict Their Parents’ Housework Behavior
This study’s objective was to examine whether parents show different patterns in housework behavior in relation to children’s gender. Previous studies have suggested that children’s gender might shape family processes through various paths. However, in married couples, housework behavior is mainly explained by the economic or structural differences between partners, but little is known about the potential relevance between children’s gender and p…
Testing the interconnectedness hypothesis
The medicinal plant used in the Guangxi Fangcheng Golden Camellias national nature reserve, a coastal region in southern China
Backgrounds Guangxi Fangcheng Golden Camellias national nature reserve, situated in Fangcheng City, Guangxi Province, China, is a coastal region renowned for its exceptional natural environment. Over time, the residents of this area have acquired extensive knowledge regarding medicinal plants, owing to their close association with the abundant flora. Our study aims to document the medicinal plants used by the local community near the Guangxi Fang…
The Dark Side of Upward Social Comparison for Social Media Users
The digital age has seen a rise in digital hoarding behavior, which is defined as the behavior of accumulating digital files, resulting in stress and disorder. However, little is known about the causes and psychological mechanisms of digital hoarding. To address this research gap, this study proposed and empirically tested a moderated mediation model of social networking site (SNS) users' causes of and psychological motivation for digital hoardin…
The Relationship between Bullshit Receptivity and Willingness to Share Misinformation about Climate Change
Widespread dissemination of misinformation about climate change has seriously harmed the health of future generations and the world. Moreover, misinformation-sharing behaviors exhibit strong individual characteristics. However, research is limited on the antecedents of and mechanism underlying the willingness to share misinformation about climate change in terms of individual personalities and physiological states. Accordingly, we surveyed 582 wo…
Does Quality of Life Act as a Protective Factor against Believing Health Rumors? Evidence from a National Cross-Sectional Survey in China
A high quality of life (QoL), an individual’s subjective assessment of overall life condition, has been shown to have a protective effect against negative behaviors. However, whether QoL protects people from the harmful impact of health rumors is still unknown. In this study, a national survey in China (n = 3633) was conducted to explore the relationship between health rumor belief (HRB) and QoL, which includes physical, psychological, social, an…
Does Science Literacy Guarantee Resistance to Health Rumors? The Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy of Science Literacy in the Relationship between Science Literacy and Rumor Belief
Health rumors not only incite unnecessary fears and skepticism, but may also cause individuals to refuse effective remedy and thus delay their treatment. Studies have found that health literacy may help the public identify the falsity of health rumors and avoid their negative impact. However, whether other types of literacy work in helping people disbelieve health rumors is still unknown. With a national survey in China (N = 1646), our study exam…
The research on propagation modeling and governance strategies of online rumors based on behavior–attitude
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to achieve effective governance of online rumors through the proposed rumor propagation model and immunization strategy. Design/methodology/approach The paper leverages the agent-based modeling (ABM) method to model individuals from two aspects, behavior and attitude. Based on the analysis and research of online data, we propose a rumor propagation model, namely the Untouched view transmit removed-Susceptible …
Online Rumor Transmission Among Younger and Older Adults
Social media not only leads to efficient dissemination of information but also facilitates the spread of rumors. However, it remains unknown whether and how WeChat use influences rumor transmission. Using a nationwide sample of Chinese adults ( N = 9,368), we applied a moderated mediation model to examine whether the relationship among WeChat use, rumor anxiety, and rumor transmission intention varies with age. Our findings show that frequent use…
Media Exposure and General Trust as Predictors of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
There is a paucity of literature on the roles of media exposure, general trust, and their interactions in long-term post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after a natural disaster. Trying to address this knowledge gap, our study aimed to (a) investigate whether exposure to media coverage during the traumatic event and general trust directly affected adult survivors' long-term PTSD symptoms 10 years after the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake, and …
Are mothers of sons more traditional? The influence of having son(s) and daughter(s) on parents’ gender ideology
Gender and gender ideology have gained increasing attention from researchers in contemporary social sciences. In recent years, some research evidence also indicates that children can affect parents’ social value and social attitudes. Based on the sample from CGSS2013 data (N = 8339), this study aims to explore whether children’s gender can influence the gender ideology of their parents. Results show that the number of children can significantly i…
Are mothers of sons more traditional? The influence of having son(s) and daughter(s) on parents’ gender ideology
Gender and gender ideology have gained increasing attention from researchers in contemporary social sciences. In recent years, some research evidence also indicates that children can affect parents’ social value and social attitudes. Based on the sample from CGSS2013 data (N = 8339), this study aims to explore whether children’s gender can influence the gender ideology of their parents. Results show that the number of children can significantly i…
The medicinal plant used in the Guangxi Fangcheng Golden Camellias national nature reserve, a coastal region in southern China
Backgrounds Guangxi Fangcheng Golden Camellias national nature reserve, situated in Fangcheng City, Guangxi Province, China, is a coastal region renowned for its exceptional natural environment. Over time, the residents of this area have acquired extensive knowledge regarding medicinal plants, owing to their close association with the abundant flora. Our study aims to document the medicinal plants used by the local community near the Guangxi Fang…
Eating "rubbish"? Exploring the herbal secrets of "Laji-He," a traditional herbal rice snack from southern China
Laji-He is a traditional functional snack, with the plants used in its preparation serving as both food and medicine. Preserving and promoting the culture of Laji-He can contribute to enhancing food security and sovereignty at both the local and national levels
The Dark Side of Upward Social Comparison for Social Media Users
The digital age has seen a rise in digital hoarding behavior, which is defined as the behavior of accumulating digital files, resulting in stress and disorder. However, little is known about the causes and psychological mechanisms of digital hoarding. To address this research gap, this study proposed and empirically tested a moderated mediation model of social networking site (SNS) users' causes of and psychological motivation for digital hoardin…
Are mothers of sons more traditional? The influence of having son(s) and daughter(s) on parents’ gender ideology
Gender and gender ideology have gained increasing attention from researchers in contemporary social sciences. In recent years, some research evidence also indicates that children can affect parents’ social value and social attitudes. Based on the sample from CGSS2013 data (N = 8339), this study aims to explore whether children’s gender can influence the gender ideology of their parents. Results show that the number of children can significantly i…
Media Exposure and General Trust as Predictors of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
There is a paucity of literature on the roles of media exposure, general trust, and their interactions in long-term post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after a natural disaster. Trying to address this knowledge gap, our study aimed to (a) investigate whether exposure to media coverage during the traumatic event and general trust directly affected adult survivors' long-term PTSD symptoms 10 years after the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake, and …
Online Rumor Transmission Among Younger and Older Adults
Social media not only leads to efficient dissemination of information but also facilitates the spread of rumors. However, it remains unknown whether and how WeChat use influences rumor transmission. Using a nationwide sample of Chinese adults ( N = 9,368), we applied a moderated mediation model to examine whether the relationship among WeChat use, rumor anxiety, and rumor transmission intention varies with age. Our findings show that frequent use…
Does Quality of Life Act as a Protective Factor against Believing Health Rumors? Evidence from a National Cross-Sectional Survey in China
A high quality of life (QoL), an individual’s subjective assessment of overall life condition, has been shown to have a protective effect against negative behaviors. However, whether QoL protects people from the harmful impact of health rumors is still unknown. In this study, a national survey in China (n = 3633) was conducted to explore the relationship between health rumor belief (HRB) and QoL, which includes physical, psychological, social, an…
Does Science Literacy Guarantee Resistance to Health Rumors? The Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy of Science Literacy in the Relationship between Science Literacy and Rumor Belief
Health rumors not only incite unnecessary fears and skepticism, but may also cause individuals to refuse effective remedy and thus delay their treatment. Studies have found that health literacy may help the public identify the falsity of health rumors and avoid their negative impact. However, whether other types of literacy work in helping people disbelieve health rumors is still unknown. With a national survey in China (N = 1646), our study exam…
The research on propagation modeling and governance strategies of online rumors based on behavior–attitude
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to achieve effective governance of online rumors through the proposed rumor propagation model and immunization strategy. Design/methodology/approach The paper leverages the agent-based modeling (ABM) method to model individuals from two aspects, behavior and attitude. Based on the analysis and research of online data, we propose a rumor propagation model, namely the Untouched view transmit removed-Susceptible …
The Relationship between Bullshit Receptivity and Willingness to Share Misinformation about Climate Change
Widespread dissemination of misinformation about climate change has seriously harmed the health of future generations and the world. Moreover, misinformation-sharing behaviors exhibit strong individual characteristics. However, research is limited on the antecedents of and mechanism underlying the willingness to share misinformation about climate change in terms of individual personalities and physiological states. Accordingly, we surveyed 582 wo…
The Active Fraction of Polyrhachis vicina Roger (AFPR) activates ERK to cause necroptosis in colorectal cancer
Could Children’s Gender Predict Their Parents’ Housework Behavior
This study’s objective was to examine whether parents show different patterns in housework behavior in relation to children’s gender. Previous studies have suggested that children’s gender might shape family processes through various paths. However, in married couples, housework behavior is mainly explained by the economic or structural differences between partners, but little is known about the potential relevance between children’s gender and p…
Testing the interconnectedness hypothesis
The medicinal plant used in the Guangxi Fangcheng Golden Camellias national nature reserve, a coastal region in southern China
Backgrounds Guangxi Fangcheng Golden Camellias national nature reserve, situated in Fangcheng City, Guangxi Province, China, is a coastal region renowned for its exceptional natural environment. Over time, the residents of this area have acquired extensive knowledge regarding medicinal plants, owing to their close association with the abundant flora. Our study aims to document the medicinal plants used by the local community near the Guangxi Fang…
The Dark Side of Upward Social Comparison for Social Media Users
The digital age has seen a rise in digital hoarding behavior, which is defined as the behavior of accumulating digital files, resulting in stress and disorder. However, little is known about the causes and psychological mechanisms of digital hoarding. To address this research gap, this study proposed and empirically tested a moderated mediation model of social networking site (SNS) users' causes of and psychological motivation for digital hoardin…
How dark triad influences rumors spreading on social media? Mediating role of declining third-person effect
Psychological distance from breast cancer and women’s self-screening intention
Eating "rubbish"? Exploring the herbal secrets of "Laji-He," a traditional herbal rice snack from southern China
Laji-He is a traditional functional snack, with the plants used in its preparation serving as both food and medicine. Preserving and promoting the culture of Laji-He can contribute to enhancing food security and sovereignty at both the local and national levels
Traditional medicinal bath plants along the Beibu Gulf coast of Guangxi, China
BACKGROUND: Medicinal baths are a widely practiced traditional health maintenance method in southern China, yet systematic ethnobotanical studies from coastal regions remain limited. The Beibu Gulf coastal area of Guangxi is a biologically and culturally diverse region where such practices are actively maintained. This study aims to document the plant species used in traditional medicinal baths and to characterize their composition, usage pattern…
Physicians’ subjective knowledge and use of medical AI
Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (8 works) · China (6 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Media Influence and Health (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Rumor (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works)