Volume 4 Issue 1: Special Issue of Communication Technology and Well-being (Part 1)

Introducing the Special Issue of Communication Technology and Well-Being (Part I) [Editor’s Note]

Young, A., Lachlan, K.A., Young, R.C. (2021). OK, Google, tell me about birth control: Sentiment analysis of anti- and pro-birth control headlines and snippets. Journal of Communication Technology, 4(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.51548/joctec-2021-002

Johnson, B.K. (2021). Look up, look down: Articulating inputs and outputs of social media social comparison. Journal of Communication Technology, 4(1), 28-53. https://doi.org/10.51548/joctec- 2021-003

Yu, V., Alvarez, K. P. B., & Chen, V. H. H. (2021). Game streamers’ practices on Twitch and management of well-beingJournal of Communication Technology, 4(1), 54-77. https://doi.org/10.51548/joctec-2021-004

Kallis, R. (2021). Creating a future relationship or destroying my self-esteem? An exploratory study on dating app experiences and well-beingJournal of Communication Technology, 4(1), 78-100. https://doi.org/10.51548/joctec-2021-005

Book Reviews:

Liberman, C.J. (2021). Growing up on Facebook [Book Review]. Journal of Communication Technology, 4(1), 101-105. https://doi.org/10.51548/joctec-2021-006

Moody, K. (2021). Locally played: Real-world games for stronger places and communities [Book Review]. Journal of Communication Technology, 4(1), 106-111. https://doi.org/10.51548/joctec-2021-007