Wan‐ying Lin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4443370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wan‐ying Lin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wan‐ying |
| FAMILY NAME | Lin |
| SIGNATURE | LIN W Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1512-1396 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 116 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
How can the deposit return scheme promote the high-value recycling of food contact PET
Soliciting Social Support from Migrant Domestic Workers’ Connections to Storytelling Networks during a Public Health Crisis
Guided by communication infrastructure theory and social support theory, this study scrutinizes how the storytelling networks of marginalized communities, particularly migrant domestic workers (MDWs), provided social support amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Data obtained from in-depth interviews with 32 Indonesian MDWs in Hong Kong revealed that the community storytelling networks, comprising interpersonal relationships, community organizations, and m…
Consequences of deceptive self-presentation in online dating
This study seeks to increase knowledge regarding the consequences of deceptive self-presentation in the context of online dating. Specifically, this study investigates how online daters may react to different levels of misrepresentation in online dating and the role gender may play in the above situation. A two (degree of deception) by two (self-presenting content) by two (gender) between-subjects factorial experimental design was adopted to empi…
The Political Consequences of Online Disagreement: The Filtering of Communication Networks in a Polarized Political Context
The present study challenges prevailing beliefs and research on the role of social media in supporting deliberation and an active public sphere. Based on a two-wave online panel survey ( n = 791) of the adult population of Hong Kong, as one case of a politically polarized society, we examine the degree to which individuals disconnect from those with whom they politically disagree with on social media. The analysis indicates that exposure to disag…
Effects of Social Movement Participation on Political Efficacy and Well-Being: A Longitudinal Study of Civically Engaged Youth
How Do New Media Influence Youths’ Health Literacy? Exploring the Effects of Media Channel and Content on Safer Sex Literacy
This study examines whether youths’ safer sex literacy and their intentions to share health-related information are affected by channel (websites vs. social networking sites) and content (fact-based vs. feeling-based content). A 2 × 2 factorial experiment with repeated measures was implemented in a large public university in Hong Kong. The results showed that website-based content facilitated respondents’ safer sex literacy and information sharin…
Hanging together or not? Impacts of social media use and organisational membership on individual and collective political actions
Do social media help individuals without organisational memberships to engage more in politics or do they only facilitate political participation for those already involved? We examine how social media use and organisational membership jointly affect participation. Comparative surveys in Hong Kong and Taipei reveal that information sharing and virtual political engagement on social media mobilised users to engage in collective political actions. …
Revisiting the contact hypothesis: Effects of different modes of computer-mediated communication on intergroup relationships
From Moment to Movement: Empowerment and Resilience as a Framework for Collective Action in Hong Kong
The Transconceptual Model of Empowerment and Resilience ( American Journal of Community Psychology , 52, 2013, 333) suggests that a set of resilience and empowerment resources fuel both initial and sustained participation in collective action. Using the case study of a prodemocracy movement in Hong Kong, the present study focused on the subset of those resources that are relevant in ongoing collective action: efficacy, skills, and maintenance. As…
Making the world a distant place? How foreign TV news affects individual cynicism in post-colonial Hong Kong
This article examines the psychological impact of foreign television news on political cynicism in Hong Kong. The authors hypothesize that exposure to the prevalent negative events and conflicts in international news will lead to the audience’s cynical perception of the world. Given Hong Kong’s colonial history and its highly mobile population, the study further investigates the role of individual globality and immigration status in the process. …
Globalization and people’s interest in foreign affairs: A comparative survey in Hong Kong and Taipei
Globalization signifies the increasing interconnectedness among different parts of the world. But few studies have examined whether and how the processes of globalization relate to people’s interests in foreign affairs. This study tackles the question at the individual level. It identifies transnational social connections, willingness to move abroad, foreign language abilities, and perceived impact of globalization as four factors representing pe…
The dynamic relationship between East Asian adolescents’ use of the internet and their use of other media
We examined the internet connectedness of adolescents in relation to their use of traditional media, including television, radio and newspapers, as well as their goals when going online. The study was based on a survey of 1874 adolescents in five East Asian cities – Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo. We first identify three types of internet connectedness: communication/entertainment; expression/participation; and information/research…
Bias in television foreign news in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Television news has been criticized for bias toward certain countries and topics, relying too much on public officials as news sources and presenting a large portion of sensational news. This study investigates whether biases exist in foreign news on television in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, where potentially more than a billion Chinese viewers reside. A content analysis was conducted, and 565 news stories were analyzed. Results confirmed the p…
Localizing the Global: Exploring the Transnational Ties That Bind in New Immigrant Communities
This study seeks to examine the ways in which transnational life is lived at different “local” levels. In particular, we ask: What are some of the important aspects of immigrants' life that are enacted across borders? To what extent are ethnic media that serve the immigrant population connected to home countries in content and operation? To what extent does transnational news have local and global implications? Multiple methods are employed in th…
Becoming Citizens: Youths’ Civic Uses of New Media in Five Digital Cities in East Asia
Asian youths are embracing communication technologies at a burgeoning rate, yet interesting differences in Internet access and use exist among this younger generation. Our empirical investigation provides a rich and comparative look into what Asian youths do online, with an emphasis on an understudied area: their civic uses of new media. Data collected among youths aged between 12 and 17 in Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo in 2007 s…
The Attitudes of Urban Chinese Towards Globalization: A Survey Study of Media Influence
Since Deng Xiaoping's southern tour in 1992 to reenergize the marketization drive in China, the Chinese government's policy towards has been one of active engagement. His successor Jiang Zemin, and current President Hujintao, with their respective proclamations of Three Represents and Harmonious World,1 have continued the push to embrace global capitalism. Opening the country to global capital is seen by Chinese national leaders as a way to furth…
Beyond Market Competition: The Political Economy of the Cable TV Industry in Taiwan
Geo-ethnic storytelling: An examination of ethnic media content in contemporary immigrant communities
This article investigates the content of ethnic media to better understand their roles in contemporary immigrant communities under the forces of globalization, population diversity, and new communication technologies. Drawing upon communication infrastructure theory (CIT), we argue that globalization is always experienced in the local context. We thus investigate the extent to which the ethnic press tells geo-ethnic stories, which are culturally …
The influence of social environment on internet connectedness of adolescents in Seoul, Singapore and Taipei
This article examines the influence of the social environment on adolescents’ connectedness to the internet in East Asia, one of the most wired regions in the world. Connectedness is a qualitative conceptualization of an individual’s relationship with the internet, taking into consideration the breadth, depth, and the importance of individuals’ internet experience. This study seeks to situate adolescents’ internet connectedness in three spheres o…
The 'Net' Effect in Politics: The 'Stop the Overlay' Campaign in Los Angeles
The ‘Net’ Effect in Politics: The ‘Stop the Overlay’ Campaign in Los Angeles
New information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly the Internet, can facilitate the rapid exchange of information that is essential to coordinating political activity. This case study examines a cyber-advocacy campaign in which the Internet was employed effectively to impact public policy and regulatory change in US telecommunications. The Internet facilitated collective action not only by altering the costs of communication but …
Using the Web in the democratic process. The Web-orchestrated ‘Stop the Overlay’ cyber-campaign
In the 1996 US Presidential elections, new information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly the Internet and World Wide Web (Web), began to play a visible role in US campaigns and elections, and its role has expanded to shape the political process more generally. Case studies have shown how the Web, for example, can facilitate the rapid exchange of information that is essential to coordinating political activity. By virtue of reduc…
Content Analysis of the World Wide Web: Opportunities and Challenges
This article examines methodological issues for content analytic research of the World Wide Web. The outline of content analysis as a systematic and quantitative scientific method for measuring the content of messages have existed for centuries. Nevertheless, its development and diffusion have been primarily spurred by the rise of mass media, newspapers in the 19th century and electronic media in the 20th century. The growth of the Internet promi…
Geo-ethnic storytelling: An examination of ethnic media content in contemporary immigrant communities
This article investigates the content of ethnic media to better understand their roles in contemporary immigrant communities under the forces of globalization, population diversity, and new communication technologies. Drawing upon communication infrastructure theory (CIT), we argue that globalization is always experienced in the local context. We thus investigate the extent to which the ethnic press tells geo-ethnic stories, which are culturally …
Content Analysis of the World Wide Web: Opportunities and Challenges
This article examines methodological issues for content analytic research of the World Wide Web. The outline of content analysis as a systematic and quantitative scientific method for measuring the content of messages have existed for centuries. Nevertheless, its development and diffusion have been primarily spurred by the rise of mass media, newspapers in the 19th century and electronic media in the 20th century. The growth of the Internet promi…
Revisiting the contact hypothesis: Effects of different modes of computer-mediated communication on intergroup relationships
The influence of social environment on internet connectedness of adolescents in Seoul, Singapore and Taipei
This article examines the influence of the social environment on adolescents’ connectedness to the internet in East Asia, one of the most wired regions in the world. Connectedness is a qualitative conceptualization of an individual’s relationship with the internet, taking into consideration the breadth, depth, and the importance of individuals’ internet experience. This study seeks to situate adolescents’ internet connectedness in three spheres o…
Becoming Citizens: Youths’ Civic Uses of New Media in Five Digital Cities in East Asia
Asian youths are embracing communication technologies at a burgeoning rate, yet interesting differences in Internet access and use exist among this younger generation. Our empirical investigation provides a rich and comparative look into what Asian youths do online, with an emphasis on an understudied area: their civic uses of new media. Data collected among youths aged between 12 and 17 in Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo in 2007 s…
From Moment to Movement: Empowerment and Resilience as a Framework for Collective Action in Hong Kong
The Transconceptual Model of Empowerment and Resilience ( American Journal of Community Psychology , 52, 2013, 333) suggests that a set of resilience and empowerment resources fuel both initial and sustained participation in collective action. Using the case study of a prodemocracy movement in Hong Kong, the present study focused on the subset of those resources that are relevant in ongoing collective action: efficacy, skills, and maintenance. As…
The dynamic relationship between East Asian adolescents’ use of the internet and their use of other media
We examined the internet connectedness of adolescents in relation to their use of traditional media, including television, radio and newspapers, as well as their goals when going online. The study was based on a survey of 1874 adolescents in five East Asian cities – Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo. We first identify three types of internet connectedness: communication/entertainment; expression/participation; and information/research…
Bias in television foreign news in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Television news has been criticized for bias toward certain countries and topics, relying too much on public officials as news sources and presenting a large portion of sensational news. This study investigates whether biases exist in foreign news on television in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, where potentially more than a billion Chinese viewers reside. A content analysis was conducted, and 565 news stories were analyzed. Results confirmed the p…
The ‘Net’ Effect in Politics: The ‘Stop the Overlay’ Campaign in Los Angeles
New information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly the Internet, can facilitate the rapid exchange of information that is essential to coordinating political activity. This case study examines a cyber-advocacy campaign in which the Internet was employed effectively to impact public policy and regulatory change in US telecommunications. The Internet facilitated collective action not only by altering the costs of communication but …
Hanging together or not? Impacts of social media use and organisational membership on individual and collective political actions
Do social media help individuals without organisational memberships to engage more in politics or do they only facilitate political participation for those already involved? We examine how social media use and organisational membership jointly affect participation. Comparative surveys in Hong Kong and Taipei reveal that information sharing and virtual political engagement on social media mobilised users to engage in collective political actions. …
The Political Consequences of Online Disagreement: The Filtering of Communication Networks in a Polarized Political Context
The present study challenges prevailing beliefs and research on the role of social media in supporting deliberation and an active public sphere. Based on a two-wave online panel survey ( n = 791) of the adult population of Hong Kong, as one case of a politically polarized society, we examine the degree to which individuals disconnect from those with whom they politically disagree with on social media. The analysis indicates that exposure to disag…
Globalization and people’s interest in foreign affairs: A comparative survey in Hong Kong and Taipei
Globalization signifies the increasing interconnectedness among different parts of the world. But few studies have examined whether and how the processes of globalization relate to people’s interests in foreign affairs. This study tackles the question at the individual level. It identifies transnational social connections, willingness to move abroad, foreign language abilities, and perceived impact of globalization as four factors representing pe…
Using the Web in the democratic process. The Web-orchestrated ‘Stop the Overlay’ cyber-campaign
In the 1996 US Presidential elections, new information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly the Internet and World Wide Web (Web), began to play a visible role in US campaigns and elections, and its role has expanded to shape the political process more generally. Case studies have shown how the Web, for example, can facilitate the rapid exchange of information that is essential to coordinating political activity. By virtue of reduc…
Content Analysis of the World Wide Web: Opportunities and Challenges
This article examines methodological issues for content analytic research of the World Wide Web. The outline of content analysis as a systematic and quantitative scientific method for measuring the content of messages have existed for centuries. Nevertheless, its development and diffusion have been primarily spurred by the rise of mass media, newspapers in the 19th century and electronic media in the 20th century. The growth of the Internet promi…
Using the Web in the democratic process. The Web-orchestrated ‘Stop the Overlay’ cyber-campaign
In the 1996 US Presidential elections, new information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly the Internet and World Wide Web (Web), began to play a visible role in US campaigns and elections, and its role has expanded to shape the political process more generally. Case studies have shown how the Web, for example, can facilitate the rapid exchange of information that is essential to coordinating political activity. By virtue of reduc…
The 'Net' Effect in Politics: The 'Stop the Overlay' Campaign in Los Angeles
The ‘Net’ Effect in Politics: The ‘Stop the Overlay’ Campaign in Los Angeles
New information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly the Internet, can facilitate the rapid exchange of information that is essential to coordinating political activity. This case study examines a cyber-advocacy campaign in which the Internet was employed effectively to impact public policy and regulatory change in US telecommunications. The Internet facilitated collective action not only by altering the costs of communication but …
The influence of social environment on internet connectedness of adolescents in Seoul, Singapore and Taipei
This article examines the influence of the social environment on adolescents’ connectedness to the internet in East Asia, one of the most wired regions in the world. Connectedness is a qualitative conceptualization of an individual’s relationship with the internet, taking into consideration the breadth, depth, and the importance of individuals’ internet experience. This study seeks to situate adolescents’ internet connectedness in three spheres o…
Geo-ethnic storytelling: An examination of ethnic media content in contemporary immigrant communities
This article investigates the content of ethnic media to better understand their roles in contemporary immigrant communities under the forces of globalization, population diversity, and new communication technologies. Drawing upon communication infrastructure theory (CIT), we argue that globalization is always experienced in the local context. We thus investigate the extent to which the ethnic press tells geo-ethnic stories, which are culturally …
Beyond Market Competition: The Political Economy of the Cable TV Industry in Taiwan
The Attitudes of Urban Chinese Towards Globalization: A Survey Study of Media Influence
Since Deng Xiaoping's southern tour in 1992 to reenergize the marketization drive in China, the Chinese government's policy towards has been one of active engagement. His successor Jiang Zemin, and current President Hujintao, with their respective proclamations of Three Represents and Harmonious World,1 have continued the push to embrace global capitalism. Opening the country to global capital is seen by Chinese national leaders as a way to furth…
Localizing the Global: Exploring the Transnational Ties That Bind in New Immigrant Communities
This study seeks to examine the ways in which transnational life is lived at different “local” levels. In particular, we ask: What are some of the important aspects of immigrants' life that are enacted across borders? To what extent are ethnic media that serve the immigrant population connected to home countries in content and operation? To what extent does transnational news have local and global implications? Multiple methods are employed in th…
Becoming Citizens: Youths’ Civic Uses of New Media in Five Digital Cities in East Asia
Asian youths are embracing communication technologies at a burgeoning rate, yet interesting differences in Internet access and use exist among this younger generation. Our empirical investigation provides a rich and comparative look into what Asian youths do online, with an emphasis on an understudied area: their civic uses of new media. Data collected among youths aged between 12 and 17 in Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo in 2007 s…
Bias in television foreign news in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Television news has been criticized for bias toward certain countries and topics, relying too much on public officials as news sources and presenting a large portion of sensational news. This study investigates whether biases exist in foreign news on television in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, where potentially more than a billion Chinese viewers reside. A content analysis was conducted, and 565 news stories were analyzed. Results confirmed the p…
Globalization and people’s interest in foreign affairs: A comparative survey in Hong Kong and Taipei
Globalization signifies the increasing interconnectedness among different parts of the world. But few studies have examined whether and how the processes of globalization relate to people’s interests in foreign affairs. This study tackles the question at the individual level. It identifies transnational social connections, willingness to move abroad, foreign language abilities, and perceived impact of globalization as four factors representing pe…
The dynamic relationship between East Asian adolescents’ use of the internet and their use of other media
We examined the internet connectedness of adolescents in relation to their use of traditional media, including television, radio and newspapers, as well as their goals when going online. The study was based on a survey of 1874 adolescents in five East Asian cities – Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo. We first identify three types of internet connectedness: communication/entertainment; expression/participation; and information/research…
Making the world a distant place? How foreign TV news affects individual cynicism in post-colonial Hong Kong
This article examines the psychological impact of foreign television news on political cynicism in Hong Kong. The authors hypothesize that exposure to the prevalent negative events and conflicts in international news will lead to the audience’s cynical perception of the world. Given Hong Kong’s colonial history and its highly mobile population, the study further investigates the role of individual globality and immigration status in the process. …
Revisiting the contact hypothesis: Effects of different modes of computer-mediated communication on intergroup relationships
From Moment to Movement: Empowerment and Resilience as a Framework for Collective Action in Hong Kong
The Transconceptual Model of Empowerment and Resilience ( American Journal of Community Psychology , 52, 2013, 333) suggests that a set of resilience and empowerment resources fuel both initial and sustained participation in collective action. Using the case study of a prodemocracy movement in Hong Kong, the present study focused on the subset of those resources that are relevant in ongoing collective action: efficacy, skills, and maintenance. As…
How Do New Media Influence Youths’ Health Literacy? Exploring the Effects of Media Channel and Content on Safer Sex Literacy
This study examines whether youths’ safer sex literacy and their intentions to share health-related information are affected by channel (websites vs. social networking sites) and content (fact-based vs. feeling-based content). A 2 × 2 factorial experiment with repeated measures was implemented in a large public university in Hong Kong. The results showed that website-based content facilitated respondents’ safer sex literacy and information sharin…
Hanging together or not? Impacts of social media use and organisational membership on individual and collective political actions
Do social media help individuals without organisational memberships to engage more in politics or do they only facilitate political participation for those already involved? We examine how social media use and organisational membership jointly affect participation. Comparative surveys in Hong Kong and Taipei reveal that information sharing and virtual political engagement on social media mobilised users to engage in collective political actions. …
Effects of Social Movement Participation on Political Efficacy and Well-Being: A Longitudinal Study of Civically Engaged Youth
Consequences of deceptive self-presentation in online dating
This study seeks to increase knowledge regarding the consequences of deceptive self-presentation in the context of online dating. Specifically, this study investigates how online daters may react to different levels of misrepresentation in online dating and the role gender may play in the above situation. A two (degree of deception) by two (self-presenting content) by two (gender) between-subjects factorial experimental design was adopted to empi…
The Political Consequences of Online Disagreement: The Filtering of Communication Networks in a Polarized Political Context
The present study challenges prevailing beliefs and research on the role of social media in supporting deliberation and an active public sphere. Based on a two-wave online panel survey ( n = 791) of the adult population of Hong Kong, as one case of a politically polarized society, we examine the degree to which individuals disconnect from those with whom they politically disagree with on social media. The analysis indicates that exposure to disag…
Soliciting Social Support from Migrant Domestic Workers’ Connections to Storytelling Networks during a Public Health Crisis
Guided by communication infrastructure theory and social support theory, this study scrutinizes how the storytelling networks of marginalized communities, particularly migrant domestic workers (MDWs), provided social support amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Data obtained from in-depth interviews with 32 Indonesian MDWs in Hong Kong revealed that the community storytelling networks, comprising interpersonal relationships, community organizations, and m…
How can the deposit return scheme promote the high-value recycling of food contact PET
Political science (18 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Social Media and Politics (13 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Politics (10 works) · Business (8 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Media studies (7 works)