Mobile Media & Communication

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print.

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print. Numerous studies have shown that platform differences can affect users’ online political engagement. However, there are few studies exploring the impact of different terminals on the online political eng…

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print. Mobile media, and the larger digital technological systems of which they are a part, both shape and are shaped by contemporary experiences of aging. With the aim of exploring older adults’ understandings…

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print. While older adults are often overlooked as active participants in economic life, their ways of earning and earmarking money demonstrate their agency, creativity, and efforts to maintain social relations …

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print. Co-present smartphone use—the use of smartphones in the presence of others—is a prevalent behavior in social contexts. However, the situational mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain poorly underst…

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print. Nomophobia, characterized by anxiety when out of mobile phone contact, has emerged as a pervasive issue in this digital age, with negative consequences across various domains. Prior studies have been lim…

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print. This article examines sidetalking – a usability feature introduced by Nokia in its N-Gage and 7700 devices during 2002 and 2003 – and positioned as innovative; sidetalking involved holding the phone side…

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print. New media technologies have transformed social interactions, offering connectivity but also drawbacks such as phubbing – the act of ignoring others by using mobile phones during face-to-face interactions…

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print. This study examines how Chinese older seasonal migrants (Houniao, 候鸟) employ vlogging on Douyin (Chinese TikTok) to create hybrid digital–physical spaces reshaping their mobility experiences. Through qua…

Mobile Media &Communication, Ahead of Print. The pervasive association of long-term care with frailty and dependency has shaped research agendas. Everyday life studies that take into account care home residents’ knowledge, values, and experiences a…