Media violence, social context, and personality - An analysis of juvenile problem groupsAbstract. A cross-sectional study analyzed central influences on aggression, disposition to violence, and peacefulness of students in grades 5-10 of the lowest track ...
Zusammenfassung. In einer Studie zur Modifikation der Differentiellen Affekt Skala (DAS) wurden die positiven Emotionen Zuneigung, Fröhlichkeit, Zufriedenheit, Faszination, Vergnügen und Freude dahingehend geprüft, ob sie sich in medienpsychologischen ...
The authors examined the effects of suboptimally presented primes (facial expressions) embedded into video messages on self-reported positive activation (PA) and negative activation (NA). The results showed that joyful facial primes elicited increased PA ...
We reflect on the typical sequence of complex emotions associated with the process of scientific discovery. It is proposed that the same sequence is found to underlie many forms of media entertainment, albeit substantially scaled down. Hence, a distinct ...
Abstract. We examined emotional, motivational, and evaluative responses to positively and negatively valenced online news messages about companies with a good or bad corporate reputation; the valence of reader comments on the news messages ...
Abstract. In recent years, the viewing of reality television has become increasingly prevalent among television audiences. However, little is known about the psychological processes at work when viewing these programs. This study examined ...
Abstract. This study investigated the validity of the narrative engagement scale (Busselle & Bilandzic, 2009) by grounding the dimensions of the scale in relationships between self-reported narrative engagement and embodied mental ...
Abstract. In the current study we examined a psychological mechanism linking Facebook use to depression. A survey was conducted with 319 undergraduates about their passive Facebook use, their frequency of making upward social comparisons ...
Abstract. Boredom is a prevalent and relevant, yet understudied, negative emotion in the field of media psychology. This paper proposes novel theoretical foundations to study boredom as an emotion and its related regulation strategies in ...