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- Publications
- Influence
Enjoyment of Mediated Fright and Violence: A Meta-Analysis
- Cynthia A. Hoffner, Kenneth J. Levine
- Psychology
- 1 May 2005
In this meta-analysis, we synthesized data from published journal articles that investigated viewers' enjoyment of fright and violence. Given the limited research on this topic, this analysis was… Expand
Support for Censorship of Television Violence
- Cynthia A. Hoffner, M. Buchanan, +6 authors K. Silberg
- Psychology
- 1 December 1999
This study examined predictors of support for censorship of television violence, including third-person effects (the belief that others are more affected by televised violence than oneself) and… Expand
Parasocial Interaction With Liked, Neutral, and Disliked Characters on a Popular TV Series
- Q. Tian, Cynthia A. Hoffner
- Psychology
- 2 June 2010
In this study, 174 respondents completed an online questionnaire measuring their responses to a liked, neutral, or disliked character from the ABC drama Lost. Specifically, they reported their… Expand
Parents' Responses to Television Violence: The Third-Person Perception, Parental Mediation, and Support for Censorship
- Cynthia A. Hoffner, M. Buchanan
- Psychology
- 1 August 2002
Extending prior research on the third-person effect, which has focused on perceived media effects on adults, the present study examined parents' beliefs about the effects of televised violence on… Expand
Adolescents’ Conceptions of Work
- Kenneth J. Levine, Cynthia A. Hoffner
- Psychology
- 1 November 2006
Anticipatory socialization is the process of gaining knowledge about work that begins in early childhood and continues until entering the workplace full-time. On self-administered questionnaires, 64… Expand
The Third-Person effect in perceptions of the influence of television violence
- Cynthia A. Hoffner, Richard S. Plotkin, +6 authors Angela Pastorek
- Psychology
- 1 June 2001
This study examines the third-person effect (the belief that others are more affected by media messages than oneself) for two different effects of televised violence, mean world perceptions and… Expand
Mobile Phone Use, Emotion Regulation, and Well-Being
- Cynthia A. Hoffner, S. Lee
- Psychology, Computer Science
- Cyberpsychology Behav. Soc. Netw.
- 13 July 2015
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Young Voters' Responses to the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election: Social Identity, Perceived Media Influence, and Behavioral Outcomes
- Cynthia A. Hoffner, Raiza A. Rehkoff
- Psychology
- 1 August 2011
Hostile news perceptions, perceived media influence, and behavioral outcomes among Republicans and Democrats were examined before and after the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Predictions were… Expand
Diffusion of News of the Shuttle Columbia Disaster: The Role of Emotional Responses and Motives for Interpersonal Communication
- A. S. Ibrahim, J. Ye, Cynthia A. Hoffner
- Psychology
- 18 April 2008
This study examined the role of emotion in the process of news diffusion following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Respondents reported both sadness and anger, but sadness was the predominant… Expand