Zhi Lin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4394111 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zhi Lin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zhi |
| FAMILY NAME | Lin |
| SIGNATURE | LIN Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3398-4774 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Affective Publics in the YouTube Live Chat
Televised debates between political candidates have become dynamic, interactive events on live-streaming platforms where audiences form affective publics through real-time interactions and emotional expressions in live chat. In this study, we focused on real-time emotional contagion on a right-wing YouTube channel during the live-streamed 2024 U.S. presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Examining how multimodal emotional expr…
Interacting with like-minded people
The relationship between resilience, academic engagement, and english academic achievement among children in rural regions
Voto Latinx
In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump captured a substantial share of the Latinx vote, renewing debates about identity, media effects, and political behavior. This study examines how nativist attitudes and hyper-conservative media consumption shape support for Trump, with particular attention to racial and national identity. Using a moderated mediation model, we find that nativism and hyper-conservative media consumption both incre…
Empowering civic engagement in AI governance
Greater centralization, increased marketization? Evidence from China’s primary urban land market
Exploring the market-oriented allocation of resources is a significant topic in both academic research and government reform. In China, local governments have a monopoly over the supply of primary urban land, leading to an underdeveloped land market. This study examined the supply of primary urban land in China to assess whether enhancing the centralization of land supply by local governments improves the efficiency and equity of market-oriented …
HIV Conspiracy Beliefs Among Black LGBQ+ People
As Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disproportionately affects racial and gender minorities in the U.S., this study investigates the role of intersecting identities – specifically being Black and LGBQ+ – along with the sociocultural and communicative factors intertwined with these identities in shaping beliefs in HIV conspiracy theories. An online survey (N = 1,505) shows that Black LGBQ+ people display higher levels of HIV conspiracy beliefs t…
The Underlying Mechanisms of Active and Passive Cancer Information Behaviors
Although increasingly popular, theoretical frameworks describing complex and multidimensional cancer information behaviors remain limited. In response, this study developed a context-specific model by integrating cancer worry into the situational theory of problem solving (STOPS) to explain individuals’ active and passive information behaviors. An online survey conducted in Hong Kong (N = 593) and the United States (N = 625) revealed that STOPS f…
The characteristics of formula milk marketing on health system
Formula milk marketing aims to influence the practices and services within the health system in China, both directly through health professionals and facilities, and also indirectly by targeting mothers. These marketing strategies have impacted the perceptions of providers on formula milk, and strategies targeting consumers have aimed to further influence and undermine mothers' intentions to continue breastfeeding. Stricter regulation of industry…
A Virtual Battlefield for Embassies
Mediated public diplomacy is a critical way of strategic communication for governments to influence global public opinion, especially during international conflicts. Based on the theories of mediatization and digitalization as well as the layered model of communicative space, this study investigates how the United States and Iranian embassies competed on the Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo over 13 months. Following a network ethnography …
Can chatbots satisfy me? A mixed-method comparative study of satisfaction with task-oriented chatbots in mainland China and Hong Kong
Exploring Depression among the Elderly during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The mental health of the elderly is vulnerable during public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and the risks of depression is increased. The study aimed to explore the effects of physical health, the Big Five personality traits, media use, and different kinds of perceived social support as predictors of levels of depression among the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in more than 120 cit…
Localization and mainstream emergence of hip-hop music in China
Hip-hop culture has evolved into a global phenomenon, attracting extensive academic research on its adaptation and localization in different societies. However, most studies have either neglected the influence of political economic power on hybridization or have overestimated the rationality of the artists in hip-hop culture. This study adopted critical transculturalism theory to shed light on the agency and power relations involved in the locali…
Identify Key Determinants of Contraceptive Use for Sexually Active Young People
Sexually active young people face an increasing public health burden of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases due to improper contraception. However, environmental and social factors related to young people's contraception remain unclear. To identify the key factors, we applied ensemble machine learning methods to the data of 12,280 heterosexual Chinese college students who reported sexual intercourse experience in the National…
Xian-Ling-Gu-Bao induced inflammatory stress rat liver injury
A Virtual Battlefield for Embassies
Mediated public diplomacy is a critical way of strategic communication for governments to influence global public opinion, especially during international conflicts. Based on the theories of mediatization and digitalization as well as the layered model of communicative space, this study investigates how the United States and Iranian embassies competed on the Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo over 13 months. Following a network ethnography …
Localization and mainstream emergence of hip-hop music in China
Hip-hop culture has evolved into a global phenomenon, attracting extensive academic research on its adaptation and localization in different societies. However, most studies have either neglected the influence of political economic power on hybridization or have overestimated the rationality of the artists in hip-hop culture. This study adopted critical transculturalism theory to shed light on the agency and power relations involved in the locali…
Xian-Ling-Gu-Bao induced inflammatory stress rat liver injury
Identify Key Determinants of Contraceptive Use for Sexually Active Young People
Sexually active young people face an increasing public health burden of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases due to improper contraception. However, environmental and social factors related to young people's contraception remain unclear. To identify the key factors, we applied ensemble machine learning methods to the data of 12,280 heterosexual Chinese college students who reported sexual intercourse experience in the National…
Exploring Depression among the Elderly during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The mental health of the elderly is vulnerable during public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and the risks of depression is increased. The study aimed to explore the effects of physical health, the Big Five personality traits, media use, and different kinds of perceived social support as predictors of levels of depression among the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in more than 120 cit…
Localization and mainstream emergence of hip-hop music in China
Hip-hop culture has evolved into a global phenomenon, attracting extensive academic research on its adaptation and localization in different societies. However, most studies have either neglected the influence of political economic power on hybridization or have overestimated the rationality of the artists in hip-hop culture. This study adopted critical transculturalism theory to shed light on the agency and power relations involved in the locali…
Can chatbots satisfy me? A mixed-method comparative study of satisfaction with task-oriented chatbots in mainland China and Hong Kong
The Underlying Mechanisms of Active and Passive Cancer Information Behaviors
Although increasingly popular, theoretical frameworks describing complex and multidimensional cancer information behaviors remain limited. In response, this study developed a context-specific model by integrating cancer worry into the situational theory of problem solving (STOPS) to explain individuals’ active and passive information behaviors. An online survey conducted in Hong Kong (N = 593) and the United States (N = 625) revealed that STOPS f…
The characteristics of formula milk marketing on health system
Formula milk marketing aims to influence the practices and services within the health system in China, both directly through health professionals and facilities, and also indirectly by targeting mothers. These marketing strategies have impacted the perceptions of providers on formula milk, and strategies targeting consumers have aimed to further influence and undermine mothers' intentions to continue breastfeeding. Stricter regulation of industry…
A Virtual Battlefield for Embassies
Mediated public diplomacy is a critical way of strategic communication for governments to influence global public opinion, especially during international conflicts. Based on the theories of mediatization and digitalization as well as the layered model of communicative space, this study investigates how the United States and Iranian embassies competed on the Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo over 13 months. Following a network ethnography …
HIV Conspiracy Beliefs Among Black LGBQ+ People
As Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disproportionately affects racial and gender minorities in the U.S., this study investigates the role of intersecting identities – specifically being Black and LGBQ+ – along with the sociocultural and communicative factors intertwined with these identities in shaping beliefs in HIV conspiracy theories. An online survey (N = 1,505) shows that Black LGBQ+ people display higher levels of HIV conspiracy beliefs t…
Affective Publics in the YouTube Live Chat
Televised debates between political candidates have become dynamic, interactive events on live-streaming platforms where audiences form affective publics through real-time interactions and emotional expressions in live chat. In this study, we focused on real-time emotional contagion on a right-wing YouTube channel during the live-streamed 2024 U.S. presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Examining how multimodal emotional expr…
Interacting with like-minded people
The relationship between resilience, academic engagement, and english academic achievement among children in rural regions
Voto Latinx
In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump captured a substantial share of the Latinx vote, renewing debates about identity, media effects, and political behavior. This study examines how nativist attitudes and hyper-conservative media consumption shape support for Trump, with particular attention to racial and national identity. Using a moderated mediation model, we find that nativism and hyper-conservative media consumption both incre…
Empowering civic engagement in AI governance
Greater centralization, increased marketization? Evidence from China’s primary urban land market
Exploring the market-oriented allocation of resources is a significant topic in both academic research and government reform. In China, local governments have a monopoly over the supply of primary urban land, leading to an underdeveloped land market. This study examined the supply of primary urban land in China to assess whether enhancing the centralization of land supply by local governments improves the efficiency and equity of market-oriented …
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · China (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public health (3 works)