Me versus them: Third-person effects among Facebook users
- M. Tsay-Vogel
- Business, PsychologyNew Media & Society
- 1 October 2016
Applying the third-person effect (TPE) hypothesis to the context of social media, this research uniquely investigates the difference in estimated Facebook effects on self versus others, relationship between perceptions of Facebook use and estimated Facebookeffects on self vs others, and association between perceived desirability of Facebook as a social medium and estimatedFacebook effects onSelf versus others.
Social media cultivating perceptions of privacy: A 5-year analysis of privacy attitudes and self-disclosure behaviors among Facebook users
- M. Tsay-Vogel, J. Shanahan, N. Signorielli
- BusinessNew Media & Society
- 1 January 2018
Findings at the global level support the socializing role of Facebook in cultivating more relaxed privacy attitudes, subsequently increasing self-disclosure in both offline and online contexts, and longitudinal trends indicate that while risk perceptions increased for heavy users, they remained stable for light users.
How Violent Video Games Communicate Violence: A Literature Review and Content Analysis of Moral Disengagement Factors
- T. Hartmann, K. Krakowiak, M. Tsay-Vogel
- Psychology
- 3 July 2014
Mechanisms of moral disengagement in violent video game play have recently received considerable attention among communication scholars. To date, however, no study has analyzed the prevalence of…
What Makes Characters’ Bad Behaviors Acceptable? The Effects of Character Motivation and Outcome on Perceptions, Character Liking, and Moral Disengagement
- K. Krakowiak, M. Tsay-Vogel
- Psychology
- 1 March 2013
Many characters in entertainment content behave in morally questionable ways at least some of the time. However, the negative effects of those behaviors on individuals’ judgments of the character may…
Fandom and the Search for Meaning: Examining Communal Involvement With Popular Media Beyond Pleasure
- M. Tsay-Vogel, Meghan S. Sanders
- Business
- 2017
The present study expands on current theorizing about fandom by considering how communal involvement with popular media extends beyond pleasure and is more strongly associated with the search for…
Inspirational Reality TV: The Prosocial Effects of Lifestyle Transforming Reality Programs on Elevation and Altruism
- M. Tsay-Vogel, K. Krakowiak
- Psychology
- 1 October 2016
In light of recent theories of meaningful media that suggest a host of psychological benefits, the present study uniquely extends the boundaries of the effects of reality TV from simply offering…
Theorizing Parasocial Interactions Based on Authenticity: The Development of a Media Figure Classification Scheme
- M. Tsay-Vogel, Mitchael L. Schwartz
- Business
- 1 April 2014
The relationships viewers develop with media figures have received substantial attention in the scholarship of entertainment. The present research proposes an original four-dimension classification…
Beyond Heroes and Villains: Examining Explanatory Mechanisms Underlying Moral Disengagement
- Meghan S. Sanders, M. Tsay-Vogel
- Psychology
- 25 January 2016
In recent years, theorizing regarding the role and importance of media entertainment in everyday life has garnered much serious attention by media effects scholars. The role of moral judgments,…
Exploring Viewers’ Responses to Nine Reality TV Subgenres
- M. Tsay-Vogel, K. Krakowiak
- Psychology
- 1 October 2017
Reality TV is a genre that places nonactors in dramatic situations with unpredictable outcomes. The influx of reality TV dominating network and cable programming has been highly reflective in its…
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Research on Bullying in Adolescence
- Melissa K. Holt, J. Green, M. Tsay-Vogel, J. Davidson, Claire Brown
- Psychology
- 1 March 2017
Bullying is a significant public health problem in the United States that affects youth functioning in multiple domains. Much of the research on bullying to date has focused on children, however,…
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