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Abstract: Based on mood management, hedonic contingency hypothesis, and selective exposure theories, this two-part study examined self-transcendent and hedonic entertainment selection after elevation or nontranscendent positive affect was induced (Part 1). Guided by the broaden-and-built theory of positive emotions, it also examined how positive emotions experienced after consuming selected media content motivated a helping behavior (Part 2). Approximately 1 week after an online pretest, 268 undergraduate students completed the randomized, between-subject laboratory experiment. Participants in the elevation-induction group chose to view more self-transcendent media than those in the nontranscendent but positive affect-induction condition. Additionally, more self-transcendent video exposure led to higher levels of elevation, which in turn led to a greater likelihood of help. Overall, elevation had a stronger and more stable relationship with helping than did (nontranscendent) positive affect alone. The role of media exposure types, entertainment preferences, and individual differences in the selective exposure process and helping behaviors are discussed in light of the findings.

This article presents an analysis of media effects articles published in JMCQ from 1954 to 2020. Although the primary focus of our sample of articles focused on news, a wealth of additional topics were also examined, including attitude change, media selection, and sharing of media content. While some of this body of scholarship reflects more "traditional" conceptualizations of media effects research, others point to a broader conceptualization that reflects individuals as active in their selection, processing, evaluation, and even creation of media content.

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AbstractAffective disposition theory explains well the process of enjoying hero narratives but not the appeal of narratives featuring antiheroes. Recent antihero studies suggest that character identification and moral disengagement might be important factors in the enjoyment of such fare. The current study builds on this work. A sample of 101 self-identified fans and nonfans of the television series

This study examined the interaction among different news sources, individual levels of partisanship, and the hostile media effect in sports news. Two hundred and three participants read a balanced story about their home-town college football team in one of three newspapers: the home-town, the cross-state rival university's town, or a neutral-town paper. The study found differences in the hostile media effect across conditions, suggesting the importance of news source in the phenomenon. Further, findings indicate strong support for the hostile media effect among sports news consumers.

A history of media effects research traditions / Peter Vorderer, David W. Park, and Sarah Lutz -- Media effects theories : an overview / Patti M. Valkenburg and Mary Beth Oliver -- The world of news and politics / Yariv Tsfati and Nathan Walter -- News framing theory and research / David Tewksbury and Dietram A. Scheufele -- Cultivation theory, media, stories, processes, and reality / Rick Busselle and Jan Van den Bulck -- Media priming and accessibility / David R. Ewoldsen and Nancy Rhodes -- Social cognitive theory / Marina Krcmar -- Currents in the study of persuasion / James Price Dillard -- Narrative effects / Melanie Green, Helena Bilandzic, Kaitlin Fitzgerald, and Elaine Paravati -- Media choice and selective exposure / Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, Axel Westerwick, and Daniel J. Sude -- Media and emotion / Robin L. Nabi -- Media, identity, and the self / Jonathan Cohen, Markus Appel, and Michael D. Slater -- Media psychophysiology and neuroscience : bringing brain science into media processes and effects research / Paul D. Bolls, René Weber, Annie Lang, and Robert F. Potter -- Media violence and aggression / Jessica Taylor Piotrowski and Karin M. Fikkers -- Media and sexuality / Paul Wright -- Media stereotypes : content, effects, and theory / Travis L. Dixon -- Eudaimonia as media effect / Arthur A. Raney, Mary Beth Oliver, and Anne Bartsch -- Advertising effects and advertising effectiveness / Louisa Ha -- Educational media for children / Amy B. Jordan and Sarah E. Vaala -- Media effects and health / Jessica G. Myrick -- Entertainment and enjoyment as media effect / Arthur A. Raney and Jennings Bryant -- Video games / Christoph Klimmt and Daniel Possler -- Psychological effects of interactive media technologies : a human-computer interaction (HCI) perspective / S. Shyam Sundar and Jeeyun Oh -- Social media / Jesse Fox and Bree McEwan -- Effects of mobile communication : revolutions in an evolving field / Scott W. Campbell and Rich Ling -- Virtual reality in media effects / Sriram Kalyanaraman and Jeremy Bailenson -- Cross-cultural media effects research / Jinhee Kim and Kimin Eom.

Our use of media touches on almost all aspects of our social lives, be they friendships, parent-child relationships, emotional lives, or social stereotypes. How we understand ourselves and others is now largely dependent on how we perceive ourselves and others in media, how we interact with one another through mediated channels, and how we share, construct, and understand social issues via our mediated lives. This volume highlights cutting edge scholarship from preeminent scholars in media psychology that examines how media intersect with our social lives in three broad areas: media and the self; media and relationships; and social life in emerging media. The scholars in this volume not only provide insightful and up-to-date examinations of theorizing and research that informs our current understanding of the role of media in our social lives, but they also detail provocative and valuable roadmaps that will form that basis of future scholarship in this crucially important and rapidly evolving media landscape.

What is Positive Media Psychology? -- Key Theories and Concepts from Media Psychology -- Key Theories and Concepts from Positive Psychology -- Hedonic Entertainment -- Meaningful Entertainment -- Transcendent Entertainment -- Social Media -- Digital Games and Virtual Reality -- Positive News and Nonfiction -- Narrative Persuasion -- Educational and Prosocial Media for Children -- Individual and Cultural Differences -- Living Well with Media in the Digital Age.

Scholars have increasingly explored the ways that media content can touch, move, and inspire audiences, leading to numerous beneficial outcomes including increased feelings of connectedness to and heightened motivations for doing good for others. Although this line of inquiry is relatively new, sufficient evidence and patterns of results have emerged such that a clearer picture of the inspiring media experience is coming into focus. This article has two primary goals. First, we seek to synthesize the existing research into a working and evolving model of inspiring media experiences reflecting five interrelated and symbiotic elements: exposure, message factors, responses, outcomes, and personal/situational factors. The model also identifies theoretical mechanisms underlying the previously observed positive effects. Secondly, the article explores situations in which, and precipitating factors present, when these hoped-for outcomes either fail to materialize or result in negative or maladaptive responses and outcomes. Ultimately, the model is proposed as a heuristic roadmap for future scholarship and as an invitation for critique and collaboration in the emerging field of positive media psychology.

Little is yet known about audiences who routinely seek out media content that is inspirational in nature. The current study expands the research on inspirational media by utilizing a nationally representative sample of U.S. audiences ( n = 2,016) to explore relationships between inspiring media exposure, trait transcendence, and self-transcendent emotions. Results show that media content is a reliable source for everyday self-transcendent emotional experiences in U.S. audiences. These experiences are most frequently encountered by persons with high levels of trait spirituality and gratitude. The profile of U.S. audiences that seek out inspiring media is discussed.

Although a great deal of research has examined the potential negative effects of Facebook, studies also show that Facebook use can lead to various positive effects. This study builds on this positive effects scholarship: together, the two studies presented herein aim to provide an understanding of the inspirational content available on Facebook and the way social media users in the United States encounter, recall, and interact with this content. Results from the quantitative content analysis in Study 1 show that inspirational Facebook posts contain similar frequencies of hope and appreciation of beauty and excellent elicitors when compared with other forms of media and social media. Results from the national survey conducted in Study 2 show that social media users are most often inspired by portrayals of kindness and overcoming obstacles and that Facebook users did not report different sharing behavior as compared with users of other social media sites.