Xi, Yipeng
Article History
Received: 23 October 2022
Accepted: 18 May 2023
First Online: 1 June 2023
Ethical approval
: The research design for this study was approved by the Department Ethics Review Committee (DERC) of the Department of Communications and New Media of National University of Singapore (Ethics approval number: 20200122-01).
: Informed consent was obtained from all study participants prior to participation. The research objectives were presented to the participants before the study, either through WeChat or face-to-face communication, and their approval for using their information was obtained. During the interview process, I reiterated the potential uses of their information and recorded their verbal consent. As a result, informed consent was secured from all participants.
: The author declares no competing interests.