Xinxia Dong
Biographic Data
| ID | 3801145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xinxia Dong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xinxia |
| FAMILY NAME | Dong |
| SIGNATURE | DONG X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shanghai University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9748-9938 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sweet Relief or Risky Substitute? Applying Secondary Risk Theory to Sugar Consumption
Excessive sugar consumption is widely recognized as a serious health risk, linked to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Sugar substitutes are often promoted as a healthier alternative, yet they carry their own set of potential risks, creating a complex decision-making context for consumers. This study applies secondary risk theory to examine how individuals evaluate both the primary risks of sugar consumption and the secondary risks o…
Belief in Channels, Trust in Scientists, Perception of Capacity: The Impact of Conflicting Information on Information Seeking Intention
Guided by the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study explores how conflicting information shapes individuals' relevant channel beliefs and trust in scientists, as well as how these two factors interact with perceived information gathering capacity to predict information seeking intention. The research context is per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, a novel environmental health risk. A one-way between…
From activism to polarization: Temporal dynamics of #MeToo politicization on Twitter/X
This study is focused on how social media activism is politicized over time, attending to diverse groups of users and their response to real-world events on social media. Extending the scholarship on politicization, we hypothesize three temporal dimensions of this process: partisan voices (1) crowd out activist voices, (2) show sustained participation, and (3) respond to events selectively through partisan references and criticisms. Situating our…
Social dominance orientation and information seeking about the Mpox outbreak
Grounded in the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study investigated how individual characteristics and socio-psychological factors influenced Americans' information seeking about the Monkeypox (Mpox) outbreak. The RISP model proposes that one's cognitive need for information (i.e. information insufficiency) and desire to fulfill social expectations about their own information level (i.e. informational subjective norms) a…
Conflicted and Relevant: Systematic Processing of Information on PFAS Contamination
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination is an emerging environmental and public health crisis. Thus, it is crucial to understand public risk perception and communication behaviors surrounding this issue. Guided by the heuristic-systematic model of information processing, this study explores the impact of conflicting information and personal relevance on information insufficiency and information processing. Through an online exper…
Platform affordances, discursive opportunities, and social media activism: A cross-platform analysis of #MeToo on Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit, 2017–2020
This study proposes affordances for discursive opportunities (ADO) as a theoretical framework that leverages the concept of technological affordances and the theory of discursive opportunities to understand platform potential in shaping social media activism. Specifically, ADO underscores how social media platform affordances (e.g., algorithmic curation, shared group identity and culture, connectivity) shape movement visibility, resonance, and le…
Monkeypox outbreak: Psychological distance, risk perception, and support for risk mitigation
Building on construal level theory, results from a survey based on a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults ( N = 1000) indicate an indirect effect of social distance and temporal distance perception on emotional response, policy support, and vaccination intention through risk perception. This study also reveals that social dominance orientation contributes to perceived psychological distance of the monkeypox outbreak. These results sugg…
When the Personal Becomes Political: Unpacking the Dynamics of Sexual Violence and Gender Justice Discourses Across Four Social Media Platforms
We propose a three-pronged framework to study discourses surrounding social media activism initiated by networked counterpublics: personalized expressions that share stories and support, demands for changes that address systematic problems, and contentions between various actors and perspectives. These discourses were more sensitive to real-world events on Twitter and Facebook, but more ephemeral and cyclical on Instagram and more persistent and …
Insufficiency and capacity: Seeking and processing of risk information about PFAS
According to the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, greater information insufficiency leads to more active information seeking and systematic processing, and these relationships are moderated by perceived information gathering capacity. These moderation effects, however, have only been documented in a few studies. We employ an experimental design to examine these relationships. The research context is per- and polyfluoroalkyl s…
Systematic Processing of Covid-19 Information: Relevant Channel Beliefs and Perceived Information Gathering Capacity as Moderators
Applying the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study investigates the sociopsychological factors associated with systematic processing. Results reveal interesting moderating effects for relevant channel beliefs and perceived information gathering capacity. These findings suggest that science communication surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic needs to attend to the target audience’s beliefs about specific information channels…
Platform affordances, discursive opportunities, and social media activism: A cross-platform analysis of #MeToo on Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit, 2017–2020
This study proposes affordances for discursive opportunities (ADO) as a theoretical framework that leverages the concept of technological affordances and the theory of discursive opportunities to understand platform potential in shaping social media activism. Specifically, ADO underscores how social media platform affordances (e.g., algorithmic curation, shared group identity and culture, connectivity) shape movement visibility, resonance, and le…
Monkeypox outbreak: Psychological distance, risk perception, and support for risk mitigation
Building on construal level theory, results from a survey based on a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults ( N = 1000) indicate an indirect effect of social distance and temporal distance perception on emotional response, policy support, and vaccination intention through risk perception. This study also reveals that social dominance orientation contributes to perceived psychological distance of the monkeypox outbreak. These results sugg…
Insufficiency and capacity: Seeking and processing of risk information about PFAS
According to the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, greater information insufficiency leads to more active information seeking and systematic processing, and these relationships are moderated by perceived information gathering capacity. These moderation effects, however, have only been documented in a few studies. We employ an experimental design to examine these relationships. The research context is per- and polyfluoroalkyl s…
Systematic Processing of Covid-19 Information: Relevant Channel Beliefs and Perceived Information Gathering Capacity as Moderators
Applying the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study investigates the sociopsychological factors associated with systematic processing. Results reveal interesting moderating effects for relevant channel beliefs and perceived information gathering capacity. These findings suggest that science communication surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic needs to attend to the target audience’s beliefs about specific information channels…
Systematic Processing of Covid-19 Information: Relevant Channel Beliefs and Perceived Information Gathering Capacity as Moderators
Applying the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study investigates the sociopsychological factors associated with systematic processing. Results reveal interesting moderating effects for relevant channel beliefs and perceived information gathering capacity. These findings suggest that science communication surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic needs to attend to the target audience’s beliefs about specific information channels…
When the Personal Becomes Political: Unpacking the Dynamics of Sexual Violence and Gender Justice Discourses Across Four Social Media Platforms
We propose a three-pronged framework to study discourses surrounding social media activism initiated by networked counterpublics: personalized expressions that share stories and support, demands for changes that address systematic problems, and contentions between various actors and perspectives. These discourses were more sensitive to real-world events on Twitter and Facebook, but more ephemeral and cyclical on Instagram and more persistent and …
Insufficiency and capacity: Seeking and processing of risk information about PFAS
According to the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, greater information insufficiency leads to more active information seeking and systematic processing, and these relationships are moderated by perceived information gathering capacity. These moderation effects, however, have only been documented in a few studies. We employ an experimental design to examine these relationships. The research context is per- and polyfluoroalkyl s…
Conflicted and Relevant: Systematic Processing of Information on PFAS Contamination
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination is an emerging environmental and public health crisis. Thus, it is crucial to understand public risk perception and communication behaviors surrounding this issue. Guided by the heuristic-systematic model of information processing, this study explores the impact of conflicting information and personal relevance on information insufficiency and information processing. Through an online exper…
Platform affordances, discursive opportunities, and social media activism: A cross-platform analysis of #MeToo on Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit, 2017–2020
This study proposes affordances for discursive opportunities (ADO) as a theoretical framework that leverages the concept of technological affordances and the theory of discursive opportunities to understand platform potential in shaping social media activism. Specifically, ADO underscores how social media platform affordances (e.g., algorithmic curation, shared group identity and culture, connectivity) shape movement visibility, resonance, and le…
Monkeypox outbreak: Psychological distance, risk perception, and support for risk mitigation
Building on construal level theory, results from a survey based on a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults ( N = 1000) indicate an indirect effect of social distance and temporal distance perception on emotional response, policy support, and vaccination intention through risk perception. This study also reveals that social dominance orientation contributes to perceived psychological distance of the monkeypox outbreak. These results sugg…
Belief in Channels, Trust in Scientists, Perception of Capacity: The Impact of Conflicting Information on Information Seeking Intention
Guided by the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study explores how conflicting information shapes individuals' relevant channel beliefs and trust in scientists, as well as how these two factors interact with perceived information gathering capacity to predict information seeking intention. The research context is per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, a novel environmental health risk. A one-way between…
From activism to polarization: Temporal dynamics of #MeToo politicization on Twitter/X
This study is focused on how social media activism is politicized over time, attending to diverse groups of users and their response to real-world events on social media. Extending the scholarship on politicization, we hypothesize three temporal dimensions of this process: partisan voices (1) crowd out activist voices, (2) show sustained participation, and (3) respond to events selectively through partisan references and criticisms. Situating our…
Social dominance orientation and information seeking about the Mpox outbreak
Grounded in the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this study investigated how individual characteristics and socio-psychological factors influenced Americans' information seeking about the Monkeypox (Mpox) outbreak. The RISP model proposes that one's cognitive need for information (i.e. information insufficiency) and desire to fulfill social expectations about their own information level (i.e. informational subjective norms) a…
Sweet Relief or Risky Substitute? Applying Secondary Risk Theory to Sugar Consumption
Excessive sugar consumption is widely recognized as a serious health risk, linked to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Sugar substitutes are often promoted as a healthier alternative, yet they carry their own set of potential risks, creating a complex decision-making context for consumers. This study applies secondary risk theory to examine how individuals evaluate both the primary risks of sugar consumption and the secondary risks o…
Climate Change Communication and Perception (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Perception (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (3 works) · Information processing (3 works)