Articles, preprints, in-press

Publications.

This list includes only public-facing work — peer-reviewed articles, posted preprints, and accepted-in-press manuscripts. In-progress and under-review manuscripts appear only after they ship as preprints.

Stress and coping in VRChat: A mixed-method case study of the use of VRChat as a coping tool during the COVID-19 pandemic

AvatarsRelationshipsAffect

Leith, A. P., Lim, C., Foxman, M., Beyea, D., Jeong, D. C. · Computers in Human Behavior Reports · 2025

doi:10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100843

Balancing fun and professionalism in game development: The dark and light side of play in virtual meetings

UsersRelationships

Douzek, D., Foxman, M., Lim, C., Leith, A. P. · Frontiers in Communication · 2025

doi:10.3389/fcomm.2025.1609776

Time matters in VR: Students benefit from longer VR class duration, but certain outcomes decline after 45 minutes, with large individual variance

AvatarsRelationshipsAffect

Ratan, R. A., Lin, Q., Lim, C., Park, R., Lover, A., Han, E., Jang, D., Leith, A. P., Bailenson, J. N. · Computers & Education · 2025

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2025.105328

Meeting needs: How social interaction anxiety, Zoom fatigue, relatedness, and demographics predict virtual meeting feature preferences

UsersRelationships

Lim, C., Leith, A. P., Ratan, R., Bouzek, D. · Computers in Human Behavior Reports · 2025

doi:10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100673

Examining attitudes about the virtual workplace: Associations between Zoom fatigue, impression management, and virtual meeting adoption intent

UsersRelationships

Lim, C., Ratan, R., Foxman, M., Beyea, D., Jeong, D., Leith, A. P. · PLOS One · 2025

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0312354

Zoom fatigue in review: A meta-analytical examination of videoconferencing fatigue's antecedents

UsersRelationships

Beyea, D., Lim, C., Lover, A., Foxman, M., Ratan, R., Leith, A. P. · Computers in Human Behavior Reports · 2025

doi:10.1016/j.chbr.2024.100571

Metaverse-mediated communication: A call for theory-driven XR research [Editorial]

AvatarsRelationshipsAffect

Beyea, D., Foxman, M., Ratan, R., Klebig, B., Leith, A. P., Chen, V. H. H. · Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications · 2025

doi:10.1027/1864-1105/a000465

The Hyperpersonal Model of Communication in virtual meetings

UsersRelationships

Lim, C., Leith, A. P., Foxman, M., Ratan, R., Klebig, B. · Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) · 2025

Focusing on virtual groups: A method for focus group interviews in XR/VR group settings

AvatarsUsersRelationshipsAffect

Milik, O., Jang, D., Foxman, M., Klebig, B., Beyea, D., Leith, A. P., Ratan, R. · AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research · 2024

Making a virtual playground: Values-based game design in meeting platforms

UsersRelationships

Foxman, M., Bouzek, D., Lim, C., Ratan, R., Klebig, B., Leith, A. P., Beyea, D. · DiGRA 2024 Conference: Playgrounds · 2024

Wanting playfulness to counter fatigue from virtual meetings

UsersRelationships

Lim, C., Foxman, M., Leith, A. P., Meshi, D., Ratan, R. · DiGRA 2024 Conference: Playgrounds · 2024

Virtually limited: Boundaries of play in virtual reality production

AvatarsRelationshipsAffect

Foxman, M., Bouzek, D., Ratan, R. A., Leith, A. · DiGRA 2023 Conference: Limits and Margins of Games · 2023

Mixed feelings and realities: Joyful to nauseating sentiments about VR on Twitter

AvatarsUsersRelationshipsAffect

Leith, A., Foxman, M., Onuche, M., Ratan, R., Lim, C. · DiGRA 2023 Conference: Limits and Margins of Games · 2023

Beyond genre: Classifying virtual reality experiences

AvatarsRelationshipsAffect

Foxman, M., Beyea, D., Leith, A. P., Ratan, R. A., Chen, V. H. H., Klebig, B. · IEEE Transactions on Games · 2022

doi:10.1109/TG.2021.3119521

Twitch in the time of quarantine: The role of engagement in needs fulfillment

UsersRelationshipsAffect

Leith, A. P., Gheen, E. · Psychology of Popular Media · 2022

doi:10.1037/ppm0000372

Parasocial cues: The ubiquity of parasocial relationships on Twitch

UsersRelationshipsAffect

Leith, A. P. · Communication Monographs · 2021

doi:10.1080/03637751.2020.1868544

Virtual reality genres: Comparing preferences in immersive experiences and games

AvatarsRelationshipsAffect

Foxman, M., Beyea, D., Leith, A. P., Klebig, B., Chen, V. H. H., Ratan, R. · CHI PLAY '20: Extended Abstracts · 2020

doi:10.1145/3383668.3419881

Women keep it real: Avatar gender choice in League of Legends

AvatarsRelationshipsAffect

Ratan, R. A., Fordham, J., Leith, A. P., Williams, D. · Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking · 2019

doi:10.1089/cyber.2018.0302

Playing games for others: Constructing a gameplay livestreaming taxonomy

UsersRelationshipsAffect

Leith, A. P. · Proceedings of Meaningful Play 2018 · 2019

doi:10.1184/R1/9995969

R.I.P. Kutner: Parasocial grief following the death of a television character

UsersRelationshipsAffect

DeGroot, J. M., Leith, A. P. · OMEGA — Journal of Death and Dying · 2018

doi:10.1177/0030222815600450

The (de-)evolution of evolution games: Analyzing the accuracy of evolution depiction in video games

AvatarsRelationshipsAffect

Leith, A. P., Ratan, R. A., Wohn, D. Y. · Journal of Science Education and Technology · 2016

doi:10.1007/s10956-016-9620-x