📢 New in HCR: Interviews with 26 missionaries show metaphors, memorable messages, & personification, grounded in Christian in-group vernacular, support sense-making during reentry. This extends the CSM model with personification & in-group vernacular. Read the full article: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...

📢 New in HCR: Two preregistered experiments show that Instagram self-presentation can be self-affirming and, when it occurs before upward social comparison, can buffer against envy. The well-being effects of social media can depend on the sequence of activities. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...

New in HCR by @pmerz.bsky.social & @cvsikorski.bsky.social: Influencer posts with collective response efficacy increased these beliefs and collective action intentions. Effects were strongest for followers with strong parasocial bonds; repeated exposure amplified effects. doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...

📢 New in HCR by @janadreston.bsky.social and @andreasnanz.bsky.social: Both intentional search and accidental exposure to election info on social media boost political knowledge—but don’t improve vote-choice alignment. Intentional seekers just feel more confident. Read: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...

📢 New in HCR! Vol. 51, Issue 4 (Oct 2025)! Studies on intellectual humility, AI imaginaries, media parenting, gender and sexist behavior, political communication, identity, and parent-child conversations about mental health. Read the full issue here: academic.oup.com/hcr/issue/51/4

📢 New in HCR: “What do people watch under adversity?" By combining Netflix viewing histories with diary data, this study finds no evidence that daily adversity predicts content choice. Instead, coping strategies shape genre preferences. 🔗 academic.oup.com/hcr/advance-... #Coping #MoodManagement

📢 Editorial Note from the Editor-in-Chief of Human Communication Research academic.oup.com/hcr/advance-...

⏰ Deadline Day! 🚨 Don't forget to submit your extended abstract to HCR's Special Issue: "Advancements in the Study of Causal Mechanisms across Communication Contexts." 📌 Due: Sep 15, 2025 👤 Guest Editor: R. Lance Holbert (UPenn) 🔗 For details: academic.oup.com/hcr/pages/ca...

⏳ Countdown: 10 days left! Human Communication Research is accepting submissions for a Special Issue: "Advancements in the Study of Causal Mechanisms across Communication Contexts" 📌 Guest Editor: R. Lance Holbert (UPenn) 📝 Extended abstracts due Sept 15, 2025 🔗 academic.oup.com/hcr/pages/ca...

⏰ 21 days left! HCR Special Issue: "Advancements in the Study of Causal Mechanisms across Communication Contexts" Guest Editor: R. Lance Holbert (University of Pennsylvania) 📌 Extended abstracts due September 15, 2025 🔗 Full details: academic.oup.com/hcr/pages/ca...

New Publication Alert from HCR! How is AI constituted as valuable in organizations? Emma Christensen shows how communicative practices mobilize expectations and imaginaries to shape what AI means. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/... #AI #HumanCommunicationResearch #SociotechnicalImaginaries

🚨Call for Papers – HCR🚨 Special Issue: Advancements in the Study of Causal Mechanisms across Communication Contexts Guest Editor: R. Lance Holbert (University of Pennsylvania) 📌 Abstracts due: September 15, 2025 📝 Full papers due: March 2026 🔗 Details: academic.oup.com/hcr/pages/ca...

New Article from HCR! A global study by Jane Shawcroft & Drew P. Cingel identifies five media parenting profiles across four world regions, showing how culture shapes which parenting approaches best support adolescent well-being in the digital age. Read the full article: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...

Special Issue Alert from HCR – Now Available! Theme: Communication and the Self: Past, Present, and Future Guest Editors: Dr. Markus Appel and Dr. Amanda Holmstrom Read here: academic.oup.com/hcr/issue/51/3 #HumanCommunicationResearch #HCRSpecialIssue