Self-control and media: Recovery, coping, & mood-management
Sequential moral choice in video games
Spoiler alert! How spoilers affect enjoyment in television and film
Selective exposure to political information and entertainment
Very young children’s ability to learn foundational STEM skills and content from media, with a focus on how media characters influence learning
Depictions of race and gender on television shows that claim to teach STEM to preschool-aged children
Effects of regular exposure to a STEM show featuring a diverse, counter-stereotypical cast on children's attitudes towards STEM learning and beliefs about STEM occupations
Effects of models' age in alcohol advertising
Effects of emotional transfer on ad processing
Relation of excessive social media use to decision-making
Developing an intervention to influence the amount of social media use
The use of serious games in mental health interventions
Mechanisms underlying the Proteus effect across a wide range of media
Race and media – the impact of media viewing of various genres on racial attitudes
Reciprocity and extrinsic motivation as mediators of the impact of media depictions on racist attitudes
Developing models of comprehension of audio-visual texts
Reflective imaginative involvement with narrative worlds
The antecedents and consequences of fandom
Effects of narrative and character identification in social change games on emotional experience and prosocial behaviors
Effects of cognitive and physical challenge in exergames on enjoyment
Communication of norms through fictional narratives
Fear appeal messages: How much fear is too much?
Reactance processes: Face threat and threat to freedom
Dynamics of norms and attitudes over time
The portrayal and influence of moral content in media
The effect of behavioral synchrony in virtual environments on outgroup trust
Applying attribution theory to explain the appeal of imperfect heroes within an affective disposition theory framework
Effects of ego depletion on the enjoyment and recovery potential of tendentious and non-tendentious humor
Construal level’s ability to moderate the effect of moral intuitions on reactions to moral dilemma
Risky portrayals in entertainment media – how risky character behavior (e.g., alcohol, sex, violence) impact the cognitions and behaviors of adolescents and emerging adults
Binge watching – how people use media and the influence of media use on health
The role of attitude and norm accessibility, and of moral emotions such as shame and guilt, in encouraging smoking cessation
Visual attention to, evaluation of, and privacy concerns about sponsored health-related mobile apps
Psychological antecedents of risky behaviors
Listening to popular music while playing a driving simulation game and its effects on driving performance
