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This publication was supported by the 2025 Korean Studies Grant Program of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2025-P-015).

Empathy in the Pathway From Active Social Media Use to Subjective Happiness: Social Media Effects on Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States

Jin-Ae Kang, Jung Kyu Kim, Glenn T. Hubbard
pp. 153-178
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/kjc.00015
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Health Persuasion Enablers and Barriers, Intertwined: Uncovering the Roles of Trust, Risk Tolerance, and Message Fatigue Among Australian Adults

Hyoyeun Jun, Amisha Mehta, Youngji Seo, Yan Jin, Jacob Riley
pp. 179-205
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/kjc.00016
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Encouraging Energy Saving Through Facebook: Effect of Message Concreteness and Message Sender Distance on Consumer Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions

Nah Ray Han, Joe Phua, Jihoon (Jay) Kim
pp. 206-226
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/kjc.00017
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Korean Sci-Fi as Social Critique: Class Conflict, Authoritarianism, and Neoliberal Governance

Hyejung Ju, Patrick L. Stearns
pp. 227-251
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/kjc.00018
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Gaenyeomdol: Challenging Stereotypes of K-pop Idols

Ju Oak Kim
pp. 252-268
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/kjc.00019
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Queer Visibility in Korean Popular Culture and Queer Invisibility in Korean Communication and Media Studies

Jungmin Kwon
pp. 269-277
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/kjc.00020
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