Thanks for Dr. Lu Tang and Dr. Sunny Liu for organizing it. Congrats to the five papers' authors. 

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Refereed Research Paper Session: Reflecting and Advancing Chinese Communication Theories in a Post-Pandemic World

 

Moderating/Presiding

Yong Volz, Missouri

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Presenting

Zero-COVID or Coexistence? It is An Ideological Question: Examining Politicized Cognition Underlying the Chinese Public’s Attitude to Pandemic Control

Xi Luo, Jingjie Qian, and Hepeng Jia, Soochow University, Suzhou,

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China Communicating Environment Protection via VR: Effects of Realism and Spatial Presence on Risk Perception

Ran Wei, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shuhua Zhou, Missouri, Kannie Huang, Fu Jen Catholic University, and Renyi He, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Young Adults’ Intentions Toward the Prevention of Parents’ Dementia in Taiwan: Examining Personality and Information Processing in Fear-Appeal Communication

Shu-Chu Sarrina Li and Cheng-Ting Peng, Institute of Communication Studies, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

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Alleviating Coronavirus Disinformation: Examining Influences of Social Media (Dis)information Efficacy, Critical Social Media Post, and Health Literacy on Preventive Measures and Vaccination Trisha T. C. Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Jeffry Oktavianus, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Esther H. T. Heng, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

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The Polarized Nasty Talkers: Examining How Different Social Media Exposure Patterns Play Their Roles in Affecting Online Incivility Participation in China

Jing Guo and Jiayu Qu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Zhumeng Zuo, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Discussants

Zhaoxi Josie Liu, Trinity University