Zheng, Y., Lee, F. L. F., & Chan, M. (2026). Different Expectations, Different Perceptions? Examining Perceived Institutionalized and Non-Institutionalized Misinformation in 48 Countries and Regions . 76th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
Wu-Ouyang, B., Chan, M., Lazić, A., Vranken, S., & Matthes, J. (2026). Curating Perfection: How Engagement with AI-Generated Influencers Impact FoMO and AI Addiction. 76th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
Chan, M. (2025). China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Public Opinion in Asia: A cross-national analysis. 2025 WAPOR Annual Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
Dragic, L. & Chan, M. (2025). Public Service Media and Attitudes Towards Minority Groups in Europe: A Cross-National Study. 2025 WAPOR Annual Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
Chan, M., Zheng, N., & Dragic, L. (2025). Multilevel Analysis in Communication Research: A Three-Decade Review. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2025, San Francisco, USA.
Chan, M., Matthes, J., & Bojić, L. (2025). Examining Generative AI Valence on Social Media and Its Implications on Generative AI Attitudes and Uses Among Young Adults. A Cross-National Comparison. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2025, Denver, USA.
Li, X., Chan, M., & Fu, B. (2025). Being Reciprocal for Well-being: A Dual Process from Reciprocity Norms to Psychological Well-being through Mobile Phone Checking Behaviors. 75th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Denver, USA.
Zheng, N., & Chan, M. (2025). Online Media, Right-Wing Ideology, and Nationalistic Attitudes: Examining the Structural Role of the Online Information Environment. 75th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Denver, USA.
Matthes, J., Hodzic, S., Stevic, A., Nanz, A., Binder, A., Chan, M., & Bojic, L. (2025). “There Are Risks, but I Can Handle it”. Predicting the Urge to Regulate and the Intended Use of Generative AI Among Youth in Four Countries. 75th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Denver, USA.
Stevic, A., Hodzic, S., Matthes, J., Nanz, A., Binder, A., & Chan, M. (2025). Generative AI Literacy: Key Antecedents and Outcomes Among Youth in Four Countries. 75th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Denver, USA.
Dragic, L., & Chan, M. (2024). Examining the roles of polarization and press freedom on digital media and attitudes towards homosexuals: A cross-national analysis. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2024, Philadelphia, USA.
Yi, J., & Chan, M. (2024). Climate change attitudes under political polarization: A comparative analysis of U.S., UK, Australia, South Korea, and Japan. Paper presented at the 2024 WAPOR Annual Conference, Seoul, South Korea.
Chan, M. (2024). Perceived misinformation exposure and news personalization among online news users. Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Chan, M., Vaccari, C., & Yamamoto, M. (2024). Cognitive drivers of misinformation belief and sharing on social media: A cross-national comparison. Paper presented at the 2024 International Conference on Social Media & Society, London, UK.
Chan, M., Vaccari, C., & Yamamoto, M. (2024). A Cross-national examination on the effects of accuracy nudges and content veracity labels to reduce belief in and sharing of false news on social media. Paper presented at the 74th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
Chan, M., & Yi, J. (2023). Media Use and Democratic Outcomes in Asia: A Cross-National Analysis Examining the Contextual Roles of Affective Polarization and Hate Speech in Political Discourse. Paper presented at the 2023 WAPOR Asia Pacific Sixth Annual Conference, Canberra, Australia.
Liu, W., & Chan, M. (2023). Digital natives and news. A cross-national analysis of Gen Z news consumption and comparisons with other generations. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Chan, M., & Yi, J. (2023). Social media use and political engagement in polarized times. A multilevel analysis examining the roles of issue and affective polarization among developed democracies. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference.
Chan, M., & Yi, J. (2023). Examining how news exposure from public service media shapes citizens’ media attitudes and news avoidance: A cross-national comparative analysis. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference.
Vaccari, C., Rossini, P., Ross, A. R. N., Chan, M., Dvir-Gvirsman, S., Sude, D., Recuero, R., & Steele, J. (2022). Visual Misinformation in Global Perspective: Platforms, Devices, and Users. American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting 2022, Montreal, Canada.
Vaccari, C., Rossini, P., Ross, A. R. N., Chan, M., Dvir-Gvirsman, S., Sude, D., Recuero, R., & Steele, J. (2022). Visual Misinformation in Global Perspective: Platforms, Devices, and Users. AoIR2022 Internet Research Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
Chan, M. (2022). Examining the role of news literacy on recognizing fake news and subsequent authentication behaviors. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2022, Detroit, US.
Chan, M., Yi, J., & Kuznetsov, D. (2022). Do government online censorship and surveillance suppress the digital media and political engagement relationship? A cross-national multilevel analysis. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2022, Detroit, USA.
Chan, M., Kuznetsov, D., Lee, F., & Chen, H. T. (2022). Distributed discovery of news and perceived misinformation exposure: A multilevel cross-national analysis. Paper presented at the 72st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference.
Wu, B., & Chan, M. (2022). Communication findings may be overestimated. Comparing Self-Reported with Log Mobile Data by Mobile Donation Method. Paper presented at the 72st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference.
Vaccari, C., Rossini, P., Ross, A. R. N., Chan, M., Dvir-Gvirsman, S., Sude, D., . . . Steele, J. (2022). Visual Misinformation in Global Perspective: Platforms, Devices, and Users. Paper presented at the Political Studies Association (PSA) Annual International Conference 2022, University of York, UK.
Chan, M., Yi, J., Hu, P., & Kuznetsov, D. (2021). The Politics of Contextualization in Communication Research: Examining the Discursive Strategies of Non-US Research in JCR Journals From 2000 to 2020. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2021, Virtual Conference.
Chan, M., Lee, F., & Chen, H. T. (2021). Avoid or authenticate? A multilevel cross-country analysis of the roles of fake news concern and news fatigue on news avoidance and authentication. Paper presented at the 71st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Virtual Conference.
Chan, M., Chen, H. T., & Lee, F. (2021). Cross-cutting discussion on social media and online political participation: A cross-national examination of information search and social accountability explanations. Paper presented at the 71st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Virtual Conference.
Li, X., & Chan, M. (2021). Smartphone uses and emotional and psychological well-being in China: The attenuating role of perceived information overload. Paper presented at the 71st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Virtual Conference.
Chan, M., Chen, H. T., & Lee, F. (2020). Youth Political and Civic Engagement in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong: Examining the Dynamics of Information Sharing on Social Media and the Role of Personal Network Structure. Paper presented at the Youth, News, and Democratic Engagement Workshop, University of Southern Denmark.
Chan, M., Mak, M. K. F. & Hu, P. (2020). Mediation analysis and warranted inferences in media and communication research: Examining research design in the field’s prominent journals. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2020, San Francisco, USA. [Top Faculty Paper and Top Methods Paper, Communication Theory & Methodology Division]
Chan, M., & Li, X. (2020). Smartphones and psychological well-being in China: Comparing WeChat with other uses. Paper presented at the 70th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
Mak, M. K., Chan, M., Lee, F. L. F., & Chen, H. T. (2020). The mediating role of recommendation features in the relationship between concern over online expression and news engagement on social media: A comparative study of six Asian countries. Paper presented at the 70th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
Chan, M., Hu, P., & Mak, M. K. F. (2019). Mediation analysis in communication science: Examining the study of indirect effects in communication journals between 1996-2017. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2019, Toronto, Canada. [Top Faculty Paper and Top Methods Paper, Communication Theory & Methodology Division]
Chan, M., Chen, H. T., & Lee, F. L. F. (2019). Structure of social media news engagement and impact on news literacy: A global comparison of ten democracies. Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, Madrid, Spain.
Chan, M. (2019). Ethnic identity and processing of prime-time news: Examining the role of music and national anthem. Paper presented at the 69th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Washington, D.C., USA. [Top paper, Intergroup Communication Division]
Lee, F. L. F., Chan, M., Chen, H. T., Nielsen, R., & Fletcher, R. (2019). News Feed Curation on Social Media as Active Personalization: A Study of Six East Asian Markets. Paper presented at the 69th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Washington, D.C., USA.
Chan, M., Chen, H. T., & Lee, F. L. F. (2018). Examining Social Media News Engagement in Six Asian Countries and The Roles of Political Social Networks and Efficacy. Paper presented at the Social Media & Society Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Chan, M., & Tong, C. (2018). Seniors and smartphones: An examination from a usage and symbolic perspective. Paper presented at the Social Media & Society Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Chan, M. (2018). Party identification and support for normative and non-normative political
actions in Hong Kong: Examining the moderating roles of alternative media and social media news use. Paper presented at the CeDEM Asia 2018 Conference, Yokohama, Japan.
Lee, P. S. N., So, C. Y., Leung, L., Lee, F. L. F., & Chan, M. (2018). The impact of social media on political stance. Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, Eugene, Oregon.
Chan, M. (2018). Digital communications and psychological well-being across different age groups: Examining the mediating roles of individual social capital and civic engagement. Paper presented at the 68th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
Chan, M. (2017). Mobile-mediated multimodal communications, relationship quality and subjective well-being: An analysis of smartphone use from a life course perspective. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2017, Chicago, USA.
Chan, M. (2017). Partisan strength and social media use among voters during the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election: Examining the roles of ambivalence and disagreement. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2017, Chicago, USA.
Chan, M. (2017). Networked counterpublics and discursive contestation in the agonistic public sphere: Political jamming a police force Facebook page. Paper presented at the 67th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, San Diego, USA.
Chan, M. (2017). Facebook page data extraction for non-programmers: Introducing the Netvizz and Facepager tools. Paper presented at the 67th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, San Diego, USA.
Chan, M., & Leung, R. (2017). Multimodal connectedness, family communications and well-being: Examining young people’s use of online communications with their parents. Paper presented at the 67th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, San Diego, USA.
Reich, S., Reinecke, L., Hefner, D., Winkler, J., Hopp, F. R., Knop, K., Chan, M., Owen, B., Vorderer, P. (2017). Self-construal, cultural values and everyday life with a smartphone: Intercultural differences in being permanently online and connected. Paper presented at the 67th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, San Diego, USA.
Chan, M. (2016). Reluctance to talk face-to-face and post on Facebook about politics: Examining the roles of fear of isolation, willingness to self-censor, and network structure. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2016, Minnesota, USA.
Li, X., & Chan, M. (2016). Comparing social media use, discussion, political trust, and political engagement among university students in China and Hong Kong: An application of the O-S-R-O-R model. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2016, Minnesota, USA.
Chan, M., & Tong, C. (2016). User-generated counter-hegemonic discourse in social media: The case of the Hong Kong Police Force Facebook page. Paper presented at the Social Media & Society Conference, London, UK.
Chan, M. (2016). Examining the effects of ethnic identity on linguistic intergroup bias and prejudice in Hong Kong/China relations. Paper presented at the 66th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Fukuoka, Japan.
Chan, M., Chen, H.T. & Lee, F. L. F. (2016). Examining the effects of mobile and social media news on political participation: A cross-national analysis of three Asian societies using a communication mediation approach. Paper presented at the 66th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Fukuoka, Japan.
Lee, F. L. F., Lee, P. S. N., Leung, L., So, C. Y. K., & Chan, M. (2016). Conditional Impact of Facebook as an Information Source on Political Opinions: The Case of Political Reform in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the 66th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Fukuoka, Japan.
Chen, Z. & Chan, M. (2016). Motivations for social media use and impact on political participation in China: A cognitive and communication mediation approach. Paper presented at the 66th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Fukuoka, Japan.
Chan, M. (2015). Online media and the social identity model of collective action: Examining the roles of online alternative news and social media news. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference 2015, San Francisco, USA.
Chan, M., Chen, H. T., & Lee, F. L. F. (2015). Mobile news, social media news, and political participation in three asian societies: An examination of direct and indirect effects using the O-S-R-O-R model. Work-in-progress paper presented at the Social Media & Society Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Chan, M. (2015). In-group membership and the linguistic intergroup bias: Exploring the role of ethnic identification. Paper presented at the 65th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Puerto Rico, USA.
Chan, M. (2015). Social media and democratic engagement: Exploring Facebook uses and impact on political participation and political efficacy. Paper presented at the 65th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Puerto Rico, USA.
Chan, M. (2015). Mobile phones and social capital from a lifespan perspective: Examining the roles of mobile function use and mobile competence. Paper presented at the 65th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Puerto Rico, USA.
Chan, M. (2014). Mobility and the news: Examining the influences of news use patterns and generational differences on mobile news use. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 97th Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Chan, M. (2014). Multiple uses. Diverse effects? The impact of mobile phone usage on social capital and subjective well-being. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 97th Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Chan, M. (2014). Multimodal connectedness and the good life: Examining the impact of communication technologies on the subjective well-being of Hong Kong citizens. Paper presented at the 64nd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Seattle, USA.
Chan, M. (2013). (Re)categorizing intergroup relations: Applying social-psychological perspectives to news reporting on international conflict. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 96th Conference, Washington, D.C., USA. [Top 3 faculty paper, International Communication Division]
Chan, M., & Lee, F. L. F. (2013). The impact of partisan media exposure on diversity of public affairs interests and agenda diversity. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 96th Conference, Washington, D.C., USA.
Chan, M. (2012). Yes, I can! Exploring the contingent effects of party identification and political efficacy on Internet news use and its impact on political and civic participation. Paper presented at the 62nd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Phoenix, USA.
Chan, M., & Guo, J. (2011). The impact of political identity, efficacy, and selective media exposure on political participation. A comparative study of young adults in the United States and Hong Kong. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 95th Conference, St Louis, USA. [Best paper, Political Communication IG]
Chan, M. (2011). The discursive reproduction of Chinese and Japanese national identities: Editorials and opinions of the East China Sea dispute in the China Daily and Daily Yomiuri. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 95th Conference, St Louis, USA. [Top 3 student paper, International Communication Division]
Chan, M. (2011). Social identity dynamics and emotional labour: Shifting identities and communication accommodation strategies of professional masseuses in a Chinese spa complex. Paper presented at the 61st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Boston, USA.
Lee, F. L. F., & Chan, M. (2011). Examining the Political Implications of Audience Selectivity in the Multi-channel Media Environment. Paper presented at the 61st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Boston, USA.
Chan, M. (2010). The impact of social identity gratifications of Facebook use on collective action. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 94th Conference, Denver, USA.
Chan, M. (2010). Impact of E-Mail and Gender on Donation Request Responses: A Field Application of SIDE. Paper presented at the 60th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Singapore.
Chan, M. (2009). Shyness, Sociability, and the Role of Media Synchronicity in the Use of Computer-Mediated Communication. Paper presented at the 59th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Chicago, USA.