Publications
All Publications
2026
Isser, M., & Gazit, T. (2026). SOCIAL MEDIA FOR MENTAL HEALTH: INFORMATIONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN ADHD FACEBOOK COMMUNITIES. In M. B. Nunes, P. Isaias, P. Powell, P. Kommers, & L. Rodrigues (Eds.), 19th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2026 and 24th International Conference on e-Society, IS ES 2026 (pp. 393-400). (19th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2026 and 24th International Conference on e-Society, IS ES 2026). IADIS.
Gazit, T., & Bayraktar, F. (2026). The FoMO–JoMO Paradox in Digital Parenting: What Drives Oversharenting? Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 29(6), 391-397. https://doi.org/10.1177/21522715261443070
Gazit, T., Bergman, Y. S., Hoffman, Y., Weissberger, G., & Shrira, A. (2026). The effect of positive and negative daily social media emotional experiences on older adults’ subjective age: Unveiling the negativity bias in WhatsApp groups. New Media and Society, 28(3), 929-950. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241312525
Gazit, T., Eitan, T., Gal, L., & Gradovitch, N. (2026). Adoption of Generative AI Technologies: Insights From the UTAUT2 Model, Personality Characteristics, and Behavioural Factors. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 42(1), Article e70162. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcal.70162
Gazit, T., Tager-Shafrir, T., Zhong, H. X., Hung, P. C. K., & Cheung, V. (2026). The dark side of the interface: examining the influence of different background modes on cognitive performance. Ergonomics, 69(5), 828-841. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2483451
Elhai, J. D., Gazit, T., Casale, S., & Montag, C. (Accepted/In press). FOMO’s Underlying Dimensions Are Differentially Related to Problematic Smartphone Use but Equally Related to Depression, Anxiety, Rumination, and Distress Tolerance. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-026-01680-w
Zaklas, N., & Gazit, T. (2026). The experience of using AI-generated social stories as a behavioral intervention tool for children. Computers and Education, 254, Article 105723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2026.105723
2025
Gazit, T., & Eden, S. (2025). Students engagement in a forced distance learning: the relation to personality characteristics. Educational Media International, 62(1), 77-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/09523987.2024.2441140
Levine, D., & Gazit, T. (2025). Unorthodox Information Sources of Coping With the COVID-19 Crisis in the Ultra-Orthodox Society. Social Science Computer Review, 43(1), 89-109. https://doi.org/10.1177/08944393241246282
Gazit, T., & Eden, S. (2025). From Screens to Scars: Understanding the Association Between Social Media Engagement and Trauma During Crises and Emergency Situations. Stress and Health, 41(6), Article e70115. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.70115
Isser, M., & Gazit, T. (2025). Scrolling for support: informational, emotional, and social support in adult ADHD Facebook groups. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, Article 1755437. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1755437
Gal, L., Bronstein, J., & Gazit, T. (2025). Navigating parenthood in the digital landscape: a study on Facebook parenting community administrators. Journal of Documentation, 81(3), 638-656. https://doi.org/10.1108/jd-09-2024-0233
2024
Gazit, T. (2024). “For students shall not live by Zoom alone”: psychological factors explaining the engagement of students during the COVID-19. Information and Learning Science, 125(7-8), 545-564. https://doi.org/10.1108/ils-02-2023-0019
Eitan, T., & Gazit, T. (2024). Explaining transformational leadership in the digital age: The example of Facebook group leaders. Technology in Society, 78, Article 102637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102637
גל, ל., ברונשטין, ג., & גזית, ט. (2024). הלוחשות להורים: ייחודיותן האישיותית והדמוגרפית של מנהלות קהילות הורים בפייסבוק. מסגרות מדיה, 25, 14-39. https://doi.org/10.57583/MF.2024.25.10042
2023
Avizohar, C., Gazit, T., & Aharony, N. (2023). Facebook medical support groups: the communication privacy management perspective. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 75(4), 664-684. https://doi.org/10.1108/ajim-10-2021-0298
Gazit, T., & Eden, S. (2023). Personality Characteristics and Students’ Engagement in a Forced Distance Learning. In האדם הלומד בעידן הדיגיטלי: כנס צ'ייס למחקרי טכנולוגיות למידה (קובץ בעריכת: דורית אולינק-שמש, אינה בלאו, ניצה גרי, אבנר כספי, יעל סידי, יורם עשת-אלקלעי, יורם קלמן, איל רובין) (pp. 18 (2023), 3E-9E). האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, מרכז המחקר לשילוב טכנולוגיות בהוראה ע"ש צ'ייס. https://www.openu.ac.il/Lists/MediaServer_Documents/innovation/chais/2023/chais-2023-sefer.pdf
Rehman, U., Shah, M. U., Danzinger, F., Gazit, T., Hung, P. C. K., & Gurkas Aydin, G. Z. (2023). Guest editorial: Human factors in business technology management. EuroMed Journal of Business, 18(3), 313-320. https://doi.org/10.1108/EMJB-09-2023-213
Gazit, T., Nisim, S., & Ayalon, L. (2023). Intergenerational family online community and older adults' overall well-being. Online Information Review, 47(2), 221-237. https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-06-2021-0332
Gazit, T., Mass, H., & Bronstein, J. (2023). Examining Facebook Groups Engaging in Reading Experiences: The Interactive Therapeutic Process Perspective. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 41(1), 259-283. https://doi.org/10.1177/02762374221118522
לוין, ד., & גזית, ט. (2023). חרדים לקורונה: דרכי ההתמודדות עם משבר הקורונה באמצעות מקורות מידע דיגיטליים ומקורות מידע מסורתיים בקרב הציבור החרדי בישראל. מידעת. https://is.biu.ac.il/sites/is/files/shared/%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D%20%D7%9C%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94.pdf
Eitan, T., & Gazit, T. (2023). Leader behaviors in Facebook support groups: An exploratory study. Current Psychology, 42(12), 9691-9707. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02262-w
Gal, L., Gazit, T., & Bronstein, J. (2023). The motivations of leaders to lead Facebook online groups: a case study of parenting groups. Behaviour and Information Technology, 42(10), 1604-1616. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929x.2022.2093272
2022
גזית, ט. (2022). לא על הזום לבדו: גורמים פסיכולוגיים המסבירים את מעורבותם של סטודנטים בלימודים האקדמיים בתקופת מגפת הקורונה. מידעת. https://is.biu.ac.il/sites/is/files/shared/%D7%9C%D7%90%20%D7%A2%D7%9C%20%D7%94%D7%96%D7%95%D7%9D%20%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%93%D7%95.pdf
2021
Gazit, T., & Bronstein, J. (2021). An exploration of the leadership strategies of Facebook community leaders. Online Information Review, 45(1), 99-117. https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-01-2020-0034
Gazit, T. (2021). Exploring leadership in Facebook communities: Personality traits and activities. In T. X. Bui (Ed.), Proceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021 (pp. 3027-3036). (Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; Vol. 2020-January). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2021.369
Gazit, T., & Amichai-Hamburger, Y. (2021). Factors Underlying Engagement in Facebook Support Groups of Female Infertility Patients. Psychological Reports, 124(3), 1150-1173. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120934703
Gazit, T. (2021). Key motivations for leading Facebook communities: a uses and gratifications approach. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 73(3), 454-472. https://doi.org/10.1108/ajim-11-2020-0379
2020
Aharony, N., & Gazit, T. (2020). Students’ information literacy self-efficacy: An exploratory study. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52(1), 224-236. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618790312
Gazit, T., Aharony, N., & Amichai-Hamburger, Y. (2020). Tell me who you are and I will tell you which SNS you use: SNSs participation. Online Information Review, 44(1), 139-161. https://doi.org/10.1108/oir-03-2019-0076
2019
Aharony, N., & Gazit, T. (2019). Factors affecting students’ information literacy self-efficacy. Library Hi Tech, 37(2), 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/lht-10-2018-0154
Gazit, T. (2019). Engagement in Facebook learning groups. In iConference 2019 Proceedings iSchools. https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/103310
Gazit, T., Amichai-Hamburger, Y., & Bar-Ilan, J. (2019). Student Engagement in a Facebook Group Supporting a University Couse. In האדם הלומד בעידן הטכנולוגי: כנס צ'ייס למחקרי טכנולוגיות למידה (קובץ) (pp. 14 (2019), 28E-33E). האוניברסיטה הפתוחה ושה"ם. https://www.openu.ac.il/innovation/chais2019/f/a1_1.pdf
2018
Gazit, T. (2018). Virtual leadership: WhatsApp Groups Managers Characteristics. Paper presented at ISIC2018 – the information behavior conference, Krakow, Poland.
Gazit, T. (2018). Searching for love on the Internet. Paper presented at Conference on Technologies and Information in the Internet Age, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Perez, O., Bar-Ilan, J., Gazit, T., Aharony, N., Amichai-Hamburger, Y., & Bronstein, J. (2018). The prospects of E-democracy: an experimental study of collaborative E-rulemaking. Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 15(3), 278-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2018.1485605
Gazit, T., Bronstein, J., Amichai-Hamburger, Y., Aharony, N., Bar-Ilan, J., & Perez, O. (2018). Active participants and lurkers in online discussion groups: An exploratory analysis of focus group interviews and observation. Information Research, 23(2).
Gazit, T., & Aharony, N. (2018). Factors explaining participation in WhatsApp groups: an exploratory study. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 70(4), 390-413. https://doi.org/10.1108/ajim-03-2018-0053
2017
Gazit, T. (2017). Ask us a question: Who and what enhance discussions in Facebook groups?. Paper presented at INFO 2017 - The 32 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2016
Bronstein, J., Gazit, T., Perez, O., Bar-Ilan, J., Aharony, N., & Amichai-Hamburger, Y. (2016). An examination of the factors contributing to participation in online social platforms. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 68(6), 793-818. https://doi.org/10.1108/ajim-05-2016-0059
Aharony, N., & Gazit, T. (2016). The importance of the Whatsapp family group: an exploratory analysis. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 68(2), 174-192. https://doi.org/10.1108/ajim-09-2015-0142
Amichai-Hamburger, Y., Gazit, T., Bar-Ilan, J., Perez, O., Aharony, N., Bronstein, J., & Sarah Dyne, T. (2016). Psychological factors behind the lack of participation in online discussions. Computers in Human Behavior, 55, 268-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.09.009
Gazit, T. (2016). Participation and Lurking in Virtual Groups. Paper presented at iConference 2016, Philadelphia, United States.
2008
מעוז, ג., ארנון, צ., גזית, ט., & קלין, א. (2008). הערכת דיסוציאציה ופוסט-טראומה במבחן רורשך. חוקרים בעמק, 3, 117-142.
2003
גזית, ט. (2003). הגישה המערכתית לעיצוב הדרכה - תועלות ומגבלות בעולם הקונסטרוקטיביסטי. משאבי אנוש: ירחון, 189-190, 22-25.