Zusammenfassung. In der vorliegenden Untersuchung wurde ein Film zur Erstunterweisung in Arbeitssicherheit einer Wirksamkeits- und Akzeptanzüberprüfung unterzogen. Es handelt sich um einen instruktiven Arbeitssicherheitsfilm, der sicherheitsgerechte ...
Media-Based Empathy (MBE)–Development of an Instrument to Assess Empathic Reactions When Using MediaAbstract. Empathy is the ability to understand and feel for the emotions of others (Cohen & Strayer, 1996). In the context of media use research, the role ...
Zusammenfassung. TV-Zuschauer/innen, die bislang Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeits-Themen gegenüber resistent waren, sollen mithilfe des Ecotainment-Konzeptes erreicht werden. Dieses erfordert eine positive Auseinandersetzung auf kognitiv-emotionaler Ebene. Um ...
Zusammenfassung. Das vorliegende Experiment untersucht den Einfluss attraktiver Werbemodels auf die Zufriedenheit von Rezipientinnen mit ihrem Aussehen auf Basis der Theorie sozialer Vergleichsprozesse. 94 Versuchspersonen (Durchschnittsalter = 21.8, SD = ...
Abstract. This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of exposure to a computer game on arousal and subsequent task performance. After inducing a state of low arousal, participants were assigned to experimental or control conditions via self-...
The effects of censored versus uncensored sexually explicit music on undergraduate students’ attitudes toward premarital sex, perception of peer sexual activity, and attitudes toward women were examined. Under the guise of a lyrical memory task, the ...
The present article demonstrates the use of random-effects models, such as latent growth models (LGM), for the estimation of media effects on attitudes in longitudinal designs. On the basis of data from a three-wave panel study on the asylum law campaign ...
In this article, we provide the nontechnical reader with a fundamental understanding of the components of virtual reality (VR) and a thorough discussion of the role VR has played in social science. First, we provide a brief overview of the hardware and ...
This paper explores the cultivation effect of a newspaper on its readers’ reality estimates and attitudes. Additionally, the study tries to advance cultivation research by examining implicit attitudes (i.e., automatic affective reactions toward an object)...
Utilizing a 2 (lyrics: present or absent) × 2 (images: present or absent) design, this study examined the unique effects of sexually degrading music videos and music lyrics on males’ aggressive behavior toward women, as well as males’ endorsement of rape ...
The international media coverage of disability sports displays diverse quantitative and qualitative shortcomings and shows that disability sports issues are frequently framed in unfavorable and negative ways. This study explores the effects of (valenced) ...
Scientific information about the global climate and its development is both complex and uncertain. For laypersons, mass media and the Internet constitute the main sources of information about climate change. However, so far, little is known about the ...
The stereotypical media coverage of persons with physical disabilities (PWDs) has been repeatedly criticized, because biased depictions of PWDs can negatively affect nondisabled recipients’ attitudinal evaluations of PWDs. However, it remains unclear how ...
Abstract. The aim of the present study was to investigate individual differences in the influence of the likability of a sexual female main character on women’s willingness to have casual sex with a stranger. Specifically, we studied the ...
Abstract. The present research aims to verify the presence of linguistic biases in crime news reports (Study 1) and their role (Study 2) in activating a crime stereotype toward racial/ethnic minorities. In a first content analysis study, ...
Abstract. Logic from the model of intuitive morality and exemplars (MIME) suggests that narrative media emphasizing moral intuitions can increase the salience of those intuitions in audiences. To date, support for this logic has been limited to adults. ...
Abstract. Media psychology researchers seek to understand both why people choose certain media over others and how media influence cognitive, emotional, social, and psychological processes. A burgeoning body of literature has emerged in ...
Abstract. Investigating the role of identity in mediated experiences involves a great deal of complexity. However, media psychologists all too often explore the antecedents and consequences of identity in ways that less than optimally ...
Abstract: It is a popular notion that binge-watching – watching several episodes of a TV show in one sitting – enhances entertainment experiences compared to watching singular episodes. However, empirical results are contradictory, and the ...