Dr. Lee is a part of the team that has recently published “Personal cancer worry and Systemic Cancer Concern: Pathways to health behaviors via social media and emotional well-being” in Computers in Human Behavior, investigating how personal worry and systemic cancer concern relate to digital health behaviors through distinct affective and trust-related pathways. Drawing on an integrated theoretical framework, this study analyzes nationally representative U.S. data using structural equation modeling. The findings inform psychologically responsive digital health design, such that emotion-sensitive features may support users with heightened vulnerability, whereas credibility cues may address institutional distrust.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2026.108918