Wai Yen Tang Ph.D.
@wytang.bsky.social
Erasmus Rotterdam University - Lecturer
Communications Ph.D. - Media Psychology - Videogames & Sexism
Communications Ph.D. - Media Psychology - Videogames & Sexism
Wu, C., & Chang, C.-H. (2025). How multiplayer online games can yield positive effects on individual gamers, gaming companies, and society as a whole. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12. doi.org/10.1057/s415...
Big title, big claims, big statistical model
cc @celestialsem.bsky.social
Big title, big claims, big statistical model
cc @celestialsem.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Wu, C., & Chang, C.-H. (2025). How multiplayer online games can yield positive effects on individual gamers, gaming companies, and society as a whole. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12. doi.org/10.1057/s415...
Big title, big claims, big statistical model
cc @celestialsem.bsky.social
Big title, big claims, big statistical model
cc @celestialsem.bsky.social
And where they are now...
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
And where they are now...
It's telling of who are those pandemic "heroes "...
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It's telling of who are those pandemic "heroes "...
Found this document from April 2020 at Utrecht Centraal train station & it's such a piece of misinformation wrapped in performative professionalism
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Found this document from April 2020 at Utrecht Centraal train station & it's such a piece of misinformation wrapped in performative professionalism
Reducing Toxic Behaviors in the Gaming Community: A Social-Psychological Intervention with Lasting Effects by Ágnes Zsila, Gábor Orosz, & Zsolt Demetrovics
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Reducing Toxic Behaviors in the Gaming Community: A Social-Psychological Intervention with Lasting Effects by Ágnes Zsila, Gábor Orosz, & Zsolt Demetrovics
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Can we separate the character from the creator [Read: JK Rowling]? An exploratory study on parasocial relationships
by Kristina L. Howell, Meisam Vahedi & @rcfraley.bsky.social
psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...
cc @domaindead.bsky.social @shaunvids.bsky.social
by Kristina L. Howell, Meisam Vahedi & @rcfraley.bsky.social
psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...
cc @domaindead.bsky.social @shaunvids.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Can we separate the character from the creator [Read: JK Rowling]? An exploratory study on parasocial relationships
by Kristina L. Howell, Meisam Vahedi & @rcfraley.bsky.social
psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...
cc @domaindead.bsky.social @shaunvids.bsky.social
by Kristina L. Howell, Meisam Vahedi & @rcfraley.bsky.social
psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...
cc @domaindead.bsky.social @shaunvids.bsky.social
From Reel to Real: The Impact of Cinematic Violence on Youth Aggression in India by Kiran Raveendran & Athira Baburaj
doi.org/10.1080/1040...
I'm wondering what is the consensus on media violence research in India
cc @cjferguson1111.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1040...
I'm wondering what is the consensus on media violence research in India
cc @cjferguson1111.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
From Reel to Real: The Impact of Cinematic Violence on Youth Aggression in India by Kiran Raveendran & Athira Baburaj
doi.org/10.1080/1040...
I'm wondering what is the consensus on media violence research in India
cc @cjferguson1111.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1040...
I'm wondering what is the consensus on media violence research in India
cc @cjferguson1111.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Surveying Phone Anxiety Patterns, Perceptions, and Coping
by Florin-Alexandru Bursuc & @henningpohl.bsky.social
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
by Florin-Alexandru Bursuc & @henningpohl.bsky.social
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
September 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Surveying Phone Anxiety Patterns, Perceptions, and Coping
by Florin-Alexandru Bursuc & @henningpohl.bsky.social
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
by Florin-Alexandru Bursuc & @henningpohl.bsky.social
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Calling for Play-Oriented Research on Blockchain Video Games: An Overview Study by Hugh X. Liu & Jussi P. Holopainen
So most of Blockchain research on video games is focused on the financialization of videogames 😬
doi.org/10.1145/3674...
So most of Blockchain research on video games is focused on the financialization of videogames 😬
doi.org/10.1145/3674...
August 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Calling for Play-Oriented Research on Blockchain Video Games: An Overview Study by Hugh X. Liu & Jussi P. Holopainen
So most of Blockchain research on video games is focused on the financialization of videogames 😬
doi.org/10.1145/3674...
So most of Blockchain research on video games is focused on the financialization of videogames 😬
doi.org/10.1145/3674...
A Bentham Science Publication asking me to review a paper on astrology and human behavior
very science! very proof!
very science! very proof!
August 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A Bentham Science Publication asking me to review a paper on astrology and human behavior
very science! very proof!
very science! very proof!
Women are derogated for expressing group-based anger which undermines collective action for gender equality by Helena R. M. Radke & Amy Hanson
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
July 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Women are derogated for expressing group-based anger which undermines collective action for gender equality by Helena R. M. Radke & Amy Hanson
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Hi #AcademicSky, I am looking for the latest edition of a survey research methods textbook for undergrads, say in the past 5 years. I liked Fowler's textbook, but his latest edition is more than 5 years old.
June 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hi #AcademicSky, I am looking for the latest edition of a survey research methods textbook for undergrads, say in the past 5 years. I liked Fowler's textbook, but his latest edition is more than 5 years old.
The interpersonal consequences of community #gatekeeping by Evan Weingarten, Rachel Gershon & Amit Bhattacharjee psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
April 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The interpersonal consequences of community #gatekeeping by Evan Weingarten, Rachel Gershon & Amit Bhattacharjee psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Women in Video Games: An Analysis of the Biased Representation of Female Characters in Current Video Games
by Ana María De la Torre-Sierra & Virginia Guichot-Reina
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
by Ana María De la Torre-Sierra & Virginia Guichot-Reina
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
April 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Women in Video Games: An Analysis of the Biased Representation of Female Characters in Current Video Games
by Ana María De la Torre-Sierra & Virginia Guichot-Reina
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
by Ana María De la Torre-Sierra & Virginia Guichot-Reina
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
‘I Would Pretend to be a Dude’: #NBA 2K Gamers’ Motivations, Use of WNBA Features, and Experiences With Harassment
by Ali Forbes & @sadareed.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/2167...
by Ali Forbes & @sadareed.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/2167...
April 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
‘I Would Pretend to be a Dude’: #NBA 2K Gamers’ Motivations, Use of WNBA Features, and Experiences With Harassment
by Ali Forbes & @sadareed.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/2167...
by Ali Forbes & @sadareed.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/2167...
Understanding the interplay between video game design features #darkpatterns and dysregulated gaming patterns: A call to anchor future research directions in interactionist frameworks by Maèva Flayelle, Mélina Andronicos, Daniel L. King & @joelbillieux.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ab...
April 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Understanding the interplay between video game design features #darkpatterns and dysregulated gaming patterns: A call to anchor future research directions in interactionist frameworks by Maèva Flayelle, Mélina Andronicos, Daniel L. King & @joelbillieux.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ab...
Zilveren Kruis doing a campaign on social media use popup in Utrecht Centraal station
April 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Zilveren Kruis doing a campaign on social media use popup in Utrecht Centraal station
Examining the Culture of #DEI and Inclusion Practices Within the #videogames Industry Through an Anti-Isms Lens co-authored by @drlindseydarvin.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1123/jege...
doi.org/10.1123/jege...
April 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Examining the Culture of #DEI and Inclusion Practices Within the #videogames Industry Through an Anti-Isms Lens co-authored by @drlindseydarvin.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1123/jege...
doi.org/10.1123/jege...
That's awkward...
March 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
That's awkward...
That moment encapsulates this feeling of 'thaumazein'.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto
youtu.be/MMDTbzZR1hU?...
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto
youtu.be/MMDTbzZR1hU?...
March 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
That moment encapsulates this feeling of 'thaumazein'.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto
youtu.be/MMDTbzZR1hU?...
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth by Uoto
youtu.be/MMDTbzZR1hU?...
@rijksmuseum.bsky.social peering through the American exhibition
February 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
@rijksmuseum.bsky.social peering through the American exhibition
Navigating toxic playgrounds: Managing reputational and financial brand safety in multiplayer video games by Bernritter et al.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Navigating toxic playgrounds: Managing reputational and financial brand safety in multiplayer video games by Bernritter et al.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...