Xin MA (馬鑫)

Selected Publications

1. Ding, L., Lu, J., & Ma, X. (corresponding author) (in press). WeChat use, cognitive function, and depressive symptoms: Examining longitudinal relationships among Chinese older adults. Mass Communication & Society. (SSCI Journal, Q1 in Communication, 2024 Impact Factor = 2.7) https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2025.2546449
2. Ma, X., Xia, S, & Ding, L. (2025). Building community resilience and calling for collective actions: How organizations and publics communicate disaster aid on social media. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. (SSCI Journal, Q1 in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2024 Impact Factor = 3.6) https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05049-7
   *(Top Three Student Papers: Third Place in Public Relations Division in ICA 2023)
3. Ding, L., & Ma, X. (corresponding author) (2025). “Middle-aged old mothers” in Chinese social media: Humorous motherhood counter-discourse. Feminist Media Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2025.2509014 (SSCI Journal, Q2 in Communication, 2024 Impact Factor = 1.7)
4. Tao, P., & Ma, X. (corresponding author) (2024). Validating the distinctiveness between transilience and efficacy constructs in China. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06864-y (SSCI Journal, Q1 in Multidisciplinary Psychology, 2023 Impact Factor = 2.6)
5. Dai, M., Xia, S., Calabrese, C., Ma, X., & Chen, T. (2024). Behavioral and demographic factors associated with STI testing adherence among Non-Single Men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00524-z (SSCI Journal, Q1 in Clinical Psychology, 2024 Impact Factor = 2.9)
6. Ma, X., Ma, L., & Liu, B. F. (2023). Should relationships be at the heart of public relations?: A meta-analysis of the antecedents and outcomes of organization-public relationships. Public Relations Review, 49(5), 102388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102388 (SSCI Journal, Q1 in Communication, 2024 Impact Factor = 3.4)
7. Niu, R., & Ma, X (corresponding author) (2023). Warranted inferences of mediation and the possibility of a threshold effect: Verifying the mediating effects of anger in Situational Crisis Communication Theory. Public Relations Review, 49(5), 102372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102372 (SSCI Journal, Q1 in Communication, 2024 Impact Factor = 3.4)
   *(Top Three Student Papers: First Place in Public Relations Division in ICA 2023)
8. Ma, X., Yang, Y., Tong, L., Zhang, Y., & Zheng, E. (2023). Loneliness, purpose in life, and protective behavior: Examining cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships in older adults before and during COVID-19. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, gbad117. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad117 (SSCI Journal, Q1 in Multidisciplinary Psychology, 2024 Impact Factor = 3.2)
9. Ma, X., Yang, Y., & Chen, L. (2023). Promoting behaviors to mitigate the effects of climate change: Using the Extended Parallel Process Model at the personal and collective level in China. Environmental Communication, 17(4), 353-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2023.2181134 (SSCI Journal, Q1 in Communication, 2024 Impact Factor = 4.1)
10. Ma, X. & Chen, L. (2023). Seeking online health information for aged parents in China: A multigroup comparison of Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking based on eHealth literacy levels. International Journal of Communication, 17, 2326-2347. (SSCI Journal, Q2 in Communication, 2024 Impact Factor = 1.5)
11. Liu, B. F., Atwell Seate, A., Kim, J. Y., Ma, X., Lee, S., & Hawblitzel, D. (2023). Blue or stormy skies?: The roles of strategic risk communication in protecting communities before, during, and after severe weather. In H. D. O’Hair & M. J. O’Hair (Eds.), Communication and catastrophic events: Strategic risk and crisis management. Wiley Blackwell.
12. Yang, Y., Ma, X., & Myrick, J. (2023). Social media exposure, interpersonal communication, and tampon use: A multigroup comparison based on network structure. Journal of Health Psychology, 28(4), 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1177/135910532211203 (SSCI Journal, Q2 in Clinical Psychology, 2024 Impact Factor = 2.2)
13. Liu, B. F., Atwell Seate, A., Kim, J. Y., Hawblitzel, D., Lee, S., & Ma, X. (2022). Relationships are built on sunny days: Uncovering quiet weather communication strategies. Weather, Climate & Society,14(1), 223-236. https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-21-0096.1 (SSCI Journal, Q3 in Environmental Studies, 2023 Impact Factor = 1.9)
14. Ma, X., & Yuan, C. (2022). Technologies of refuge and displacement: Rethinking digital divides, by Linda Leung. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 99(4), 1171-1172. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699019849580 (SSCI Journal, Q1 in Communication, 2024 Impact Factor = 3.6)
15. Chen, L., Wang, P., Ma, X., & Wang, X. (2021). Cancer communication and user engagement on Chinese social media: Content analysis and topic modeling study. Journal of Medical Internet Research,23(11), e26310. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/26310 (SCI Journal, Q1 in Medical Informatics, 2024 Impact Factor = 6.0)