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Yang, Q., Sangalang, A., Rooney, M.*, Maloney, E., Emery, S., & Cappella, J.N. (2018). How is marijuana vaping portrayed on YouTube? Content, features, popularity and retransmission of vaping marijuana YouTube videos. Journal of Health Communication. 23(4), 360-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2018.1448488
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Paik, E., Choung, H., & Yang, Q. (Feb 01, 2026, Epub ahead of print). Understanding the intention to use ChatGPT for seeking health information: Applying the UTAUT model. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2026.2620497
Yang, Q., Saleem, M., Dobson, E.* & Grimmesey, S. (2024). The mediating role of hesitancy in the associations between mental disorders and different sources to seek help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Behavioral Sciences. 14(11), 979. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14110979
Yang, Q., Van Stee, S., & Rains, S. (2023). Comprehensive model of information seeking: A meta-analysis. Journal of Health Communication. 28(6), 360-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2023.2214097
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Yang, Q., Ledbetter, A., Zhuang, J., & Richards, A. (2023). Theme and sentiment of posts in a weight loss sub-reddit influence popularity, engagement, and users’ weight loss: A computational approach. Human Communication Research. 49(4), 452-459. https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqad023
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Yang, Q., Lim, S. *, Meng, J., & Rains, S. (Oct 17, 2025, Epub ahead of print). The role of communication: A review of systematic reviews of health-focused conversational AI. Behaviour & Information Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2025.2567989
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Yang, Q., Liu, J, & Rui, J. (2022). Association between social network site use and serious mental illness: A meta-analytic review. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. 16(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2022-1-1
Yang, Q. (2020). Understanding computer-mediated support groups: A revisit using a meta-analytic approach. Health Communication, 35(2), 209-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2018.1551751
Yang, Q., Millette, D., Zhou, C.*, Beatty, M. Carcioppolo, N., & Wilson, G. (2020). The effectiveness of interactivity in improving mediating variables, behaviors and outcomes of web-based health interventions: A meta-analytic review. Health Communication. 35(11), 1334-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1631992
Yang, Q., & Van Stee, S. (2019). The comparative effectiveness of mHealth interventions in improving health outcomes: A meta-analytic review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(4), e11244. https://doi.org/10.2196/11244
Yang, Q. (2017). Are social networking sites making health behavior change interventions more effective? A meta-analytic review. Journal of Health Communication. 22(3), 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2016.1271065
Yang, Q., & Beatty, M. J. (2016). A meta-analytic review of health information credibility: Belief in physicians or belief in peers? Health Information Management Journal, 45(2), 80-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/1833358316639432
Zhou, C., & Yang, Q. (May 28, 2025, Epub ahead of print). A story matters: The role of narratives in inducing regulatory construal fit in persuasive health communication. Atlantic Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2025.2511216
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Carcioppolo, N., Orrego, V., & Yang, Q. (2017). How do perceived descriptive norms influence indoor tanning? An application of the Theory of Normative Social Behavior. Health Communication. 32(2), 230-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2015.1120697