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      I am a Ph.D. student at <a href="https://comartsci.msu.edu/our-people/junwen-hu/">the Department of Communication, Michigan State University</a>. 
      I study how interpersonal communication (IPC) and new technologies shape voluntary relationships.
      I am a top student paper winner at our top conference (ICA) and have published in high-impact journals such as <i>Computers in Human Behavior</i> (IF = 9.0) as the sole or first author. 
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<center><a href="https://junwenhu.github.io/aboutme/">About Me</a> | <a href="https://junwenhu.github.io/publication/">Publication</a></center>
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<center><b>Latest Work</b></center><br>

<b>Does online dating make relationships more successful? Replication and extension of a previous study</b>
<br><a href="https://comartsci.msu.edu/our-people/junwen-hu">Junwen Hu</a>
<br><i>Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking</i>, Jul, 2024.
<br><a href="https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2024.0136">PDF</a>
<br><b>Key concern</b><br>Are you curious whether relationships beginning in online dating are more successful than those that begin offline? We had different findings than research conducted a decade ago. Click to read more.<br><br>

<b>The affective and relational correlates of algorithmic beliefs among U.S. online daters: Extension of two previous studies</b>
<br><a href="https://comartsci.msu.edu/our-people/junwen-hu">Junwen Hu</a>
<br><i>Computers in Human Behavior</i>, Jul, 2024.
<br><a href="https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1jQPv2f%7EUWQUzj">PDF</a>
<br><b>Key concern</b><br>In online dating, what may people's beliefs about dating algorithms reveal about dating outcomes? Click to read more.<br><br>

<b>Algorithm awareness in online dating: associations with mate-searching difficulty and future expectancies among U.S. online daters</b>
<br><a href="https://comartsci.msu.edu/our-people/junwen-hu">Junwen Hu</a> and <a href="https://comartsci.msu.edu/our-people/shuo-emily-zhan">Emily (Shuo) Zhan</a>
<br><i>Behaviour & Information Technology</i>, Jan, 2024.
<br><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SEKDFGVFEGVBWERXWTKD/full?target=10.1080/0144929X.2023.2299297">PDF</a>
<br><b>Key concern</b><br>Scholars have advocated for promoting algorithm awareness. In online dating, does having higher algorighm awareness smoothen match-seeking? Click to read more.<br>

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  <img src="https://junwenhu.github.io/assets/img/fig2huzhan24.png" alt="Figure 2 of Hu and Zhan 2024" width="70%">
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<b>The relationship between preference for online social interaction and affective well-being via compulsive dating app use: The moderating role of algorithmic beliefs</b>
<br><a href="https://comartsci.msu.edu/our-people/junwen-hu">Junwen Hu</a> and <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G9CYx9MAAAAJ&hl=en">Jian (Raymond) Rui</a>
<br><i>Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace</i>, Sep, 2023.
<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2023-4-2">PDF</a>
<br><b>Key concern</b><br>Does having more faith in dating algorithms help mobile daters feel better, as they navigate the "ruthless" matching system? Click to read more.<br>

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<b>Familiarity breeds trust? The relationship between dating app use and trust in dating algorithms via algorithm awareness and critical algorithm perceptions</b>
<br><a href="https://comartsci.msu.edu/our-people/junwen-hu">Junwen Hu</a> and <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZysUK0kAAAAJ&hl=en">Rui Wang</a>
<br><i>International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction</i>, May, 2023.
<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2023.2217014">PDF</a> | 
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371169210_Familiarity_
  Breeds_Trust_The_Relationship_between_Dating_App_Use_and_Trust_in_Dating_Algorithms
  _via_Algorithm_Awareness_and_Critical_Algorithm_Perceptions?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZ
  SI6InByb2ZpbGUiLCJwYWdlIjoicHJvZmlsZSIsInBvc2l0aW9uIjoicGFnZUNvbnRlbnQifX0">Measures</a>
<br><b>Key concern</b><br>How do people develop their narratives and attitude towards dating algorithms, as they navigate mobile dating? Click to read more.<br>

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  <img src="https://junwenhu.github.io/assets/img/figure3huwang2023.png" alt="Figure 3 of Hu and Wang 2023" width="70%">
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<b>Exploring the impact of a ‘confining’ imaginary of user-recommendation systems on platform usage and relationship development among dating app users</b>
<br><a href="https://comartsci.msu.edu/our-people/junwen-hu">Junwen Hu</a>
<br><i>Behaviour & Information Technology</i>, April, 2023
<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2023.2201353">PDF</a>
<br><b>Key concern</b><br>Does having a critical imaginary of dating algorithms help mobile daters avoid negative relational impact of mobile dating? Click to read more.<br>

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  <img src="https://junwenhu.github.io/assets/img/figure2hu2023.png" alt="Figure 3 of Hu and Wang 2023" width="70%">
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