School of Journalism and Communication, CUHK

Leung, L. (2012). Predicting Internet Risks: A Longitudinal Panel Study of Gratifications-sought, Internet Addiction Symptoms and Social Media Use among Adolescents and Children. Paper presented to the Communication Technology Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, August 8-12.

Leung, L. (2012). Generational Differences in Content Generation in Social Media: The Roles of the Gratifications Sought and of Narcissism. Paper presented to the 21st Asian Media and Information Center (AMIC) Conference, Shah Alam, Malaysia, July 11-14.

Mo, R., Hao, Y.Q., Wu, X., Xi, R., Zhang, S., & Leung, L. (2012). Linking Psychological Attributes and Microblog Usage to Social Capital in Mainland China. Paper presented to the 21st Asian Media and Information Center (AMIC) Conference, Shah Alam, Malaysia, July 11-14.

Zhao, W.Y. & Leung, L. (2012). Perception of Online Polls, Information Literacy, Political Efficacy and Online Polls Participation in Mainland China. Paper presented at the WAPOR 65th Annual Conference, Hong Kong, June 14-16.

Poon, Damon C.H. & Leung, Louis (2011). Effects of Narcissism, Leisure Boredom and Gratifications Sought on User-generated Content among Net-generation Users. Paper presented at the 2011 International Telecommunications Society (ITS) Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, June 26-28.

Zhou, Selina Xingyuan & Leung, Louis (2011). Gratifications, Loneliness, Leisure Boredom and Self-esteem as Predictors of SNS-Game Addiction and Usage Pattern among Chinese College Students. Paper presented at the 2011 International Telecommunications Society (ITS) Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, June 26-28.

Leung, Louis & Lee, Paul S.N. (2011). Impact of Internet Literacy, Internet Addiction Symptoms, and Internet Activities on Academic Performance. Paper presented at the 9th Annual International Conference on Communication and Mass Media, Athens, Greece, May 16-19.

Leung, Louis & Lee, Paul S.N. (2010). ”Safety and Security of the Internet: An Examination of Information Literacy, Internet Addiction and Parenting Styles.” Paper presented at the International Telecommunications Society, Tokyo, Japan, June 27-30, 2010.

Leung, Louis (2010). “Effects of Internet Connectedness and Information Literacy on Quality of Life.” Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA), Singapore, June 22-26.

Leung, Louis (2010). “Effects of Motives for Internet Use, Aloneness, and Age Identity Gratifications on Online Social Behaviors and Social Support among Adolescents.” Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA), Singapore, June 22-26.

Leung, Louis & Lee, Paul S.N. (2010). “Loneliness, Social Support, and Adolescents’ Preference for Online Social Interaction: The Mediating Effects of Online Social Identity Gratifications.” Paper presented at the International Conference of “Internet Turning 40: The Never-ending Novelty of new Media Research?” School of Journalism & Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, June 17-19.

Zhang, Sylvia Yue & Leung, Louis (2010). “Gratifications-sought, Audience Activities and the Displacement Effect of YouTube among Chinese Young Adults.” Paper presented at the 19th Annual International Conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC). Singapore, June 21-23.

Leung, Louis & Lee, Paul S.N. (2009). “Information Literacy, Internet Addiction, Parenting Style, Online Risks, and Academic Performance among Adolescents in Hong Kong: Implications for New Media Policy and Research.” Paper presented at the International Workshop on Regulatory Policies for New Media, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, September 23-25.

Leung, Louis (2009). Effects of ICT Use, Permeability, Flexibility, and Spillovers on Distress and Job Satisfaction. Paper presented at the 18th Annual International Conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC). New Delhi, India, July 13-16.

Leung, Louis (2008). “Users-Generated Content on the Internet: An Examination of Gratifications, Civic Engagement, and Psychological Empowerment.” Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference, Stockholm, Sweden, July 25-30.

Huang, Hanyun & Leung, Louis (2008). “Gratification-opportunities, Self-esteem, and Loneliness in Determining Usage Preference of BBS and Blog Among Teenagers in China.” Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference, Stockholm, Sweden, July 25-30.

Leung, Louis (2008). “Internet Embeddedness: Links with Online Health Information Seeking, Expectancy Value/Quality of Health Information Websites, and Internet Usage Patterns.” Paper presented at the International Telecommunications Society (ITS) conference, Montreal, Canada, June 23-27.

Huang, Hanyun & Leung, Louis (2008). “Instant Messenger Addiction among Teenagers in China: Shyness, Alienation, and Academic Performance Decrements.” Paper presented at the Internet Addiction Research in Asia Workshop, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Manila, The Philippines, June 16-17.

Leung, Louis (2008). “Internet Embeddedness: Links with Online Health Information Seeking, Expectancy Value/Quality of Health Information Websites, and Internet Usage Patterns.” Paper presented at the Idea@Internet.cn conference, University Service Center, Chinese University of Hong Kong, June 16-20.

Leung, Louis (2008). “Freedom of Expression and Censorship in Internet Search Engines: The Debate about Google.” Paper presented at the Gatekeepers in a Digital Asian-European Media Landscape: The Rising Structural Power of Internet Search Engines Workshop. A Project supported by the Asia-Europe Workshop Series and the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation and Singapore Internet Research Center (SiRC), School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, February 29 – March 2.

Leung, Louis (2007). “ Examining the Antecedents to Addiction and Improper Use of the Mobile Phone .” Paper presented at the 16th Asian Media Information and Communication Center (AMIC) Annual Conference, Singapore, June 25-28, 2007.

Leung, Louis (2007). “Leisure Boredom, Sensation Seeking, Self-esteem, Addiction Symptoms and Patterns of Mobile Phone Use.” Paper presented at the International Communication Association, May 25-28, 2007. (Recipient of TOP TEN INTERACTIVE PAPER AWARD from 125 papers)

Leung, Louis (2007). “Effects of Expectancy Values/Qualities of Health Information Websites, Health Information Seeking Online, and Internet Connectedness on Embeddedness of the Internet.” Paper presented at the HK-Korea Communication Conference on Culture, Media and Technology. Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Communication, April 27-28.

Leung, Louis (2007). “Leisure Boredom, Sensation Seeking, Self-esteem, Addiction Symptoms and Patterns of Mobile Phone Use.” Paper presented at Research Seminar, School of Journalism & Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, March 30.

Leung, Louis (2006). “Stressful Life Events, Motives for Internet Use, and Social Support Among Digital Kids.” Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Dresden, Germany, June 19-23.

Leung, Louis (2006). “Linking Psychological Attributes to Addiction and Improper Use of the Camera Phone.” Paper presented at the Crossing Boundaries: Global Communication in the New Media Age, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, July 5-11.

羅文輝、梁永熾、熊澄宇、李少南 (2005) 。互聯網對傳統媒體的時間取代效果北京、臺北、香港的比較研究。香港中文大學新聞與傳播學院主辦第四屆「世界華文傳媒與華夏文明傳播國際學術研討會」發表。 9 月 23 日 - 27 日。

Leung, Louis & Lee, Paul S.N (2005). “Technology and Leisure Satisfaction: The Roles and importance of Internet Activities, New Media Use, Mass Media Use, Size of Repertoire, and Leisure Participation.” Paper presented at the Audience and Reception Section of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference at Taipei, Taiwan, July 23-26

Leung, Louis, Lee, Paul S.N., Lo, Venhwei, & Xiong, Chengyu (2005). “A Comparative Study Exploring the Impact of Internet Activities, Use of New Media, and Leisure Activities on Quality of Life in Beijing, Taipei, and Hong Kong.” Paper presented to the 14 th AMIC Annual Conference, Media ad Society in Asia: Transformations and transition, Beijing, China, July 18-21.

Lee, Paul S.N., Leung, Louis, Lo, Venhwei, & Xiong, Chengyu (2005). “Mobile Phone & Internet in Raising Quality of Life in Three Chinese Cities.” Paper presented at the Hong Kong Mobility Roundtable: Mobile Communications in the Knowledge Society jointly hosted by E-Commerce Center, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, June 1-3.

Ma, Miranda Lai-yee & Leung, Louis (2004). “Unwillingness-to-communicate, Perceptions of the Internet, and Self-disclosure in ICQ.” Paper presented at the Mass Communication & Society Division of the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC), Toronto, Canada, August 4-7. (Peer-reviewed on a competitive basis).

Leung, Louis (2004). “Unwillingness-to-communicate and Motives in SMS Mobile Messaging.” Paper presented at the Audience and Reception Section of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference at Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 25-30.

Leung, Louis & Lee, Paul S.N. (2004). “Multiple Determinants of Life Quality: The Roles of Internet Activities, Use of New Media, Social Support, and Leisure Activities.” Paper presented at the Communication Technology Policy Section of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference at Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 25-30.

Ng, Ruby W. K., & Leung, Louis (2004). “Exploring the Roles of Lifestyles and Innovation Attributes on the Adoption of Electronic Service Delivery (ESD) in e-Government.” Paper presented at the Community Communication Section of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference at Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 25-30.

Lee, Paul S.N. & Leung, Louis (2004). “The Internet’s role in cultivating multiple identities and tolerance of differences and ambiguities.” Paper presented at the Community Communication Section of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference at Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 25-30.

Leung, Louis (2004). “ Net-Generation Attributes and Seductive Properties of the Internet as Predictors of Online Activities and Internet Addiction.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Internet Communication in Intelligent Societies. School of Journalism & Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 8-10.

Lee, S.N. Lee & Leung, Louis (2004). “Assessing the Displacement Effects of the Internet. Paper presented at the International Conference on Internet Communication in Intelligent Societies. School of Journalism & Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 8-10.

Lo, Ven-hwei, Xiong, Cheng-yu, Leung, Louis, & Lee, Paul S.N. (2004). “Predictors of Internet use in Beijing, Taipei and Hong Kong: A comparative study .” Paper presented at the International Conference on Internet Communication in Intelligent Societies. School of Journalism & Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 8-10. Xiong,

Cheng-yu, Lee, Paul S.N., Lo, Ven-hwei, & Leung, Louis (2004). “A comparative study on Internet use in Beijing, Taipei and Hong Kong .” Paper presented at the International Conference on Internet Communication in Intelligent Societies. School of Journalism & Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 8-10.

Lee, P. & Leung, L. (2003, November). “The displacement effects of the Internet on the news media - A case study of Hong Kong.” Paper presented at the Journalism Education Association Annual Conference held in November 25-29, Sydney, Australia.

李少南、梁永熾、蘇鑰機 (2003) 。全球化的影響：邁向智能社會。上海大學影視學院與上海大學傳媒研究院主辦「全球化巿場化高科化時代的大眾傳媒」國際研討會發表。 12 月 2 日 – 4 日。

Hu, Stella & Leung, Louis (2003). “ Effects of Expectancy-value, Attitudes, and Use of the Internet on Psychological Empowerment Experienced by Chinese Women at the Workplace.” Paper accepted for presentation at the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), at Taipei. Conference, July 14-16.

Lee, Paul S.N., Leung, Louis, & So, Clement (2003). “Towards intelligent societies: The impacts of globalization, customization, flexibility, and multiple identities.” Paper accepted for presentation at the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), at Taipei. Conference, July 14-16.

Leung, Louis (2002). “Impact of Net-Generation Attributes, Seductive Properties of the Internet, and Gratifications-Obtained on Internet Use.” Paper presented at the Audience and Reception Studies Section of the 23rd Conference and General Assembly of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), July 21-26, Barcelona, Spain.

Leung, Louis (2002). “Loneliness, Self-disclosure, and ICQ (‘I Seek You’) Use.” Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunication Society (ITS), August 18-21, Seoul, S. Korea.

Lee, Paul S.N. & Leung, Louis (2001). “The Youth’s Media Use in the Internet Age: A Case of Hong Kong.” Paper presented at the Youth’s Use of Media in Chinese Societies” at the Chinese Communication Society Conference, Hong Kong, July 3-5, 2001.

Lee, Paul S.N. & Leung, Louis (2001). “The Youth’s Media Use in the Internet Age: A Case of Hong Kong.” Paper presented at the Youth’s Use of Media in Chinese Societies” at the Chinese Communication Society Conference, Taiwan. Hong Kong Baptist University, July 2001.

Wei, Ran & Leung, Louis (2001). Impact of Internet use on traditional media, leisure and work: A path model approach. Paper presented to the International Communication Association, Washington, May.

Leung, Louis (2000). “ College Student Motives for Chatting on “ICQ . ” Paper presented at the Bi-annual International Association for Mass Communication Research (IAMCR), Singapore, July 17-20.

Leung, Louis (2000). “Societal, Organizational, and Individual Perceptual Factors Influencing the Adoption of Telecommuting in Hong Kong . ” Paper presented at the International Conference at the 35 th Anniversary of the School of Journalism & Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 24-26, 2000.

Leung, Louis & Wei, Ran (2000). More Than Just Talk on the Move: Uses and Gratifications of the Cellular Phone,” Paper presented at the Communication and Technology Division, the 50 th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico, June 1-5.

Leung, Louis & Wei, Ran (1999). "Who are the Mobile Phone Have-nots? Influences and Consequences," Paper presented at the Media Management and Economics Division of the 82nd Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC), New Orleans, August 3-4.

Leung, Louis & Wei, Ran (1999). "Domestication of Internet Communication in Hong Kong: Gratifications, Chronic Loneliness and Internet Use," Paper presented at the Research Panel, Chinese Communication Association (CCA), of the 82nd Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC), New Orleans, August 3-4.

Leung, Louis & Wei, Ran (1999). "The Dissolving Boundaries of Mobile Phone Use: A Use and Gratification Perspective." Paper presented at the International Conference: In Search of Boundaries: Communication, Nation-States and Cultural Identities at the Department of Journalism & Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, June 25-26, 1999.

Wei, Ran & Leung, Louis (1999). "Blurring Public and Private Behaviors in Public Space: Policy Challenges in the Use, Improper Use and Complaints of the Mobile Telephone," Paper presented at the Media Management and Economics Division of the 82nd Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC), New Orleans, August 3-4.

Leung, Louis (1998). "Predicting the Adoption of New Media Technologies in Urban China: A Study on the Influence of Lifestyles, Media Use and Demographics on Innovativeness." Paper presented at the 48th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Jerusalem, Israel, July 20-24.

Leung, Louis (1998). "Exploring Potential Factors in the Adoption of New Media Technologies in Urban China." Paper presented at the China International Business Symposium, Shanghai, China, May 27-29.

Leung, Louis & Or, Ka Kee (1998). "The Effects of Celebrity Voice-Over and Gender on Product Brand Name Recall, Comprehension, and Purchase Intention." Paper presented at the 48th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Jerusalem, Israel, July 20-24.

Leung, Louis & Wei, Ran (1998). "Seeking News via the Pager: A Use and Gratification Study." Paper presented at the 48th annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Jerusalem, Israel, July 20-24.

Leung, Louis & Wei, Ran (1998). "Exploring Factors Influencing the Adoption of Interactive TV in Hong Kong," Paper presented at Division 5: Innovation and Convergence, Twelfth Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunication Society (ITS), Stockholm, Sweden, June 21-24.

Wei, Ran & Leung, Louis (1998). "New Communication Technologies and the Quality of Life: An Empirical Study." Paper presented at the Communication Technology Policy Section of the 21 st General Assembly & Scientific Conference of the International Association for Mass Communication Research (IAMCR) in Glasgow, Scotland, July 26-30.

Wei, Ran & Leung, Louis. (1997). "A Cross-Societal Study on the Role of the Mass Media in Political Socialization in China and Taiwan." Paper presented at the 3 rd Annual Conference David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, November 17-19.

Leung, Louis & Wei, Ran. (1997). “The Gratifications of Pager Use: Fashion, Sociability, and Entertainment.” Paper presented at the 80th annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC), Chicago, July 30-August 2.

Wei, Ran & Leung, Louis. (1996). “Mass Media and Socio-political Changes in China and Taiwan: A Comparison.” Paper presented at the 48th Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS). Honolulu, Hawaii, April 1996.