MediaPsychMEP
@mediapsychmep.bsky.social
Media Psychology is an academic journal that publishes theoretically oriented, empirical research about media uses, processes, and effects.
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• Do I Value My Private Data? Exploring Model-Driven Predictions on the Willingness to Use Smart Home Devices (Registered Report)
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Media Psychology
Volume 29, Issue 1 of Media Psychology
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February 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
• Do I Value My Private Data? Exploring Model-Driven Predictions on the Willingness to Use Smart Home Devices (Registered Report)
👉 Explore the full issue here:
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hmep20/c...
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• “This Message was Deleted”: The Psychological Consequences of Being Out of the Loop During Messenger Use
• Conceptualizing and Measuring Character Depth
• Exposure to Interactive Media, but at Low Levels, is Associated with Better Executive Functioning in Children: A Meta-Analysis
• Conceptualizing and Measuring Character Depth
• Exposure to Interactive Media, but at Low Levels, is Associated with Better Executive Functioning in Children: A Meta-Analysis
February 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
• “This Message was Deleted”: The Psychological Consequences of Being Out of the Loop During Messenger Use
• Conceptualizing and Measuring Character Depth
• Exposure to Interactive Media, but at Low Levels, is Associated with Better Executive Functioning in Children: A Meta-Analysis
• Conceptualizing and Measuring Character Depth
• Exposure to Interactive Media, but at Low Levels, is Associated with Better Executive Functioning in Children: A Meta-Analysis
This issue includes research on:
• Effects of Framing Counter-Stereotypes as Surprising on Rethinking Prior Opinions About Outgroups: The Moderating Role of Political Ideology
• A Content Analysis of Abortion Storylines on U.S. Streaming Services: Lessons from Narrative Persuasion
• Effects of Framing Counter-Stereotypes as Surprising on Rethinking Prior Opinions About Outgroups: The Moderating Role of Political Ideology
• A Content Analysis of Abortion Storylines on U.S. Streaming Services: Lessons from Narrative Persuasion
February 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This issue includes research on:
• Effects of Framing Counter-Stereotypes as Surprising on Rethinking Prior Opinions About Outgroups: The Moderating Role of Political Ideology
• A Content Analysis of Abortion Storylines on U.S. Streaming Services: Lessons from Narrative Persuasion
• Effects of Framing Counter-Stereotypes as Surprising on Rethinking Prior Opinions About Outgroups: The Moderating Role of Political Ideology
• A Content Analysis of Abortion Storylines on U.S. Streaming Services: Lessons from Narrative Persuasion
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#mediapsychology #children #screenuse #executivefunction #development #problematicmedia #parenting #longitudinal
#mediapsychology #children #screenuse #executivefunction #development #problematicmedia #parenting #longitudinal
Early Media Use Predicts Later Executive Function Difficulties Through Problematic Media Use: A Cross-Lagged Panel Model Testing Bidirectional Relations in Middle Childhood with an Early Childhood Med...
Pervasive digital media use in early childhood raises concerns about problematic media use and executive functions. Yet, limited research has examined its long-term predictive effects and bidirecti...
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February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Results also suggest bidirectional relationships, where cognitive challenges and problematic media use reinforce each other over time.
✨ Overall, the study highlights how early media habits may have long-term developmental implications, emphasizing the importance of mindful media use in childhood.
✨ Overall, the study highlights how early media habits may have long-term developmental implications, emphasizing the importance of mindful media use in childhood.
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Results also suggest bidirectional relationships, where cognitive challenges and problematic media use reinforce each other over time.
✨ Overall, the study highlights how early media habits may have long-term developmental implications, emphasizing the importance of mindful media use in childhood.
✨ Overall, the study highlights how early media habits may have long-term developmental implications, emphasizing the importance of mindful media use in childhood.
Tracking over 1,100 children across multiple years, the findings show that higher media use at age 6 predicted more problematic media use later on, which in turn was linked to greater executive function difficulties.
February 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Tracking over 1,100 children across multiple years, the findings show that higher media use at age 6 predicted more problematic media use later on, which in turn was linked to greater executive function difficulties.
✨ In short, this concise tool makes it easier for scholars to quickly and accurately measure parasocial experiences.
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#mediapsychology #parasocial #measurement #researchmethods #scales #mediaeffects
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#mediapsychology #parasocial #measurement #researchmethods #scales #mediaeffects
Measuring Parasocial Processing: An Easily-Applicable Short Version of the Parasocial Interaction-Process Scales
Research on parasocial phenomena is thriving, and parasocial processing emerged as a key concept in the wake of this trend. In this paper, we derive and systematically test a shortened version of t...
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February 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
✨ In short, this concise tool makes it easier for scholars to quickly and accurately measure parasocial experiences.
🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1080/1521...
#mediapsychology #parasocial #measurement #researchmethods #scales #mediaeffects
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#mediapsychology #parasocial #measurement #researchmethods #scales #mediaeffects
The newly developed Parasocial Processing Short Scale (PP-SS) includes just 9 items and was validated across multiple large samples. Results show strong reliability, validity, and consistency across different groups and media personas.
February 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The newly developed Parasocial Processing Short Scale (PP-SS) includes just 9 items and was validated across multiple large samples. Results show strong reliability, validity, and consistency across different groups and media personas.
A new study by Tilo Hartmann, Philipp K. Masur, and Holger Schramm introduces a short, easy-to-use scale for assessing parasocial processing—the psychological processes behind our one-sided connections with media figures.
February 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
A new study by Tilo Hartmann, Philipp K. Masur, and Holger Schramm introduces a short, easy-to-use scale for assessing parasocial processing—the psychological processes behind our one-sided connections with media figures.
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Thank you to all of our authors, reviewers, and readers for making 2025 such a meaningful year for media psychology research!
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Thank you to all of our authors, reviewers, and readers for making 2025 such a meaningful year for media psychology research!
Media Psychology
Volume 29, Issue 1 of Media Psychology
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February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Thank you to all of our authors, reviewers, and readers for making 2025 such a meaningful year for media psychology research!
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Thank you to all of our authors, reviewers, and readers for making 2025 such a meaningful year for media psychology research!
• Mitigating Perceived Polarization by Acknowledging Subjectivity: An Experimental Study of the Impact of Differently Phrasing Comments in Online News Discussions
February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
• Mitigating Perceived Polarization by Acknowledging Subjectivity: An Experimental Study of the Impact of Differently Phrasing Comments in Online News Discussions
• “I Usually Love Your Posts, but I didn’t Like This One … ” the Role of Masspersonal Factors and Valence of Follower Communication on Influencer Responses, Mood, and Job Satisfaction
• Designing children’s media: taxonomies as a scaffold for learning and attention
• Designing children’s media: taxonomies as a scaffold for learning and attention
February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
• “I Usually Love Your Posts, but I didn’t Like This One … ” the Role of Masspersonal Factors and Valence of Follower Communication on Influencer Responses, Mood, and Job Satisfaction
• Designing children’s media: taxonomies as a scaffold for learning and attention
• Designing children’s media: taxonomies as a scaffold for learning and attention
• Protective Self-Presentation for Audiences with Interdependent Self-Construals on Ephemeral Platforms: The Case of Humblebragging
February 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
• Protective Self-Presentation for Audiences with Interdependent Self-Construals on Ephemeral Platforms: The Case of Humblebragging
This issue includes research on:
• From Live Streamer to Influencer: Credibility Effects of Authority, Interactivity, and Sponsorship
• Exploring the Paradox of Cross-Cutting Exposure and Affective Polarization: A Curvilinear Model Influenced by Political Ideology Strength
• From Live Streamer to Influencer: Credibility Effects of Authority, Interactivity, and Sponsorship
• Exploring the Paradox of Cross-Cutting Exposure and Affective Polarization: A Curvilinear Model Influenced by Political Ideology Strength
February 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This issue includes research on:
• From Live Streamer to Influencer: Credibility Effects of Authority, Interactivity, and Sponsorship
• Exploring the Paradox of Cross-Cutting Exposure and Affective Polarization: A Curvilinear Model Influenced by Political Ideology Strength
• From Live Streamer to Influencer: Credibility Effects of Authority, Interactivity, and Sponsorship
• Exploring the Paradox of Cross-Cutting Exposure and Affective Polarization: A Curvilinear Model Influenced by Political Ideology Strength
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#mediapsychology #imagecredibility #replication #AIimages #openscience #misinformation
#mediapsychology #imagecredibility #replication #AIimages #openscience #misinformation
Contextual Changes, Credible Conclusions? A Direct and Conceptual Replication of Shen et al.'s (2019) Study on Online Image Credibility
Alarmingly low replication rates have been highlighted across disciplines. In communication science, rates are unknown but replications have some tradition. However, due to the field’s need to adap...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Can we still trust what we see online in the age of AI images?
A replication by Mario Haim, Philipp Knöpfle, and Johannes Breuer confirms that many conclusions about online image credibility hold across contexts—including AI-generated images.
A replication by Mario Haim, Philipp Knöpfle, and Johannes Breuer confirms that many conclusions about online image credibility hold across contexts—including AI-generated images.
February 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Can we still trust what we see online in the age of AI images?
A replication by Mario Haim, Philipp Knöpfle, and Johannes Breuer confirms that many conclusions about online image credibility hold across contexts—including AI-generated images.
A replication by Mario Haim, Philipp Knöpfle, and Johannes Breuer confirms that many conclusions about online image credibility hold across contexts—including AI-generated images.
Read more: doi.org/10.1080/1521...
#mediapsychology #empathy #eudaimonicentertainment #fearofdeath #emotionalhealing #filmresearch
#mediapsychology #empathy #eudaimonicentertainment #fearofdeath #emotionalhealing #filmresearch
Empathy in the Face of Death: Fear Transcendence Effects are Conditional on Empathizing with Movie Characters in Eudaimonic Entertainment
The Terror Management Theory of Media Entertainment (TMT-ME) proposes that death portrayals in eudaimonic entertainment can invite viewers to face their fear of death and transcend it. Although emp...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Can meaningful films help us cope with fear of death?
New research by Anneke de Graaf & Enny Das finds that empathy while watching meaningful films predicts greater acceptance of death, whereas simple identification shows little effect.
New research by Anneke de Graaf & Enny Das finds that empathy while watching meaningful films predicts greater acceptance of death, whereas simple identification shows little effect.
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Can meaningful films help us cope with fear of death?
New research by Anneke de Graaf & Enny Das finds that empathy while watching meaningful films predicts greater acceptance of death, whereas simple identification shows little effect.
New research by Anneke de Graaf & Enny Das finds that empathy while watching meaningful films predicts greater acceptance of death, whereas simple identification shows little effect.
Read more: doi.org/10.1080/1521...
#mediapsychology #femvertising #advertising #empowerment #wellbeing #brandperception
#mediapsychology #femvertising #advertising #empowerment #wellbeing #brandperception
From Ads to Action: Femvertising’s Impact on Brand Image and Purchase Probability Through Well-Being Dimensions
Femvertising stands for feminism advertising and its goal is to support and empower girls and women through advertisements. Despite its increasing relevance, femvertising is still an underexplored ...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Can feminist advertising (femvertising) do more than sell products?
Hikari Abe-Džujka and Tobias Dienlin find it boosts empowerment and positive emotions, slightly increasing purchase likelihood, though brand image remains largely unchanged.
Hikari Abe-Džujka and Tobias Dienlin find it boosts empowerment and positive emotions, slightly increasing purchase likelihood, though brand image remains largely unchanged.
February 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Can feminist advertising (femvertising) do more than sell products?
Hikari Abe-Džujka and Tobias Dienlin find it boosts empowerment and positive emotions, slightly increasing purchase likelihood, though brand image remains largely unchanged.
Hikari Abe-Džujka and Tobias Dienlin find it boosts empowerment and positive emotions, slightly increasing purchase likelihood, though brand image remains largely unchanged.
Read more: doi.org/10.1080/1521...
#mediapsychology #cyberbullying #EEG #neuroscience #family #values #mentalhealth
#mediapsychology #cyberbullying #EEG #neuroscience #family #values #mentalhealth
The Network Topology of the rs-EEG Associated with Cyberbullying Perpetration: The Role of Materialism as a Mediator and Parental Acceptance as a Moderator
Little research has examined the neural substrates behind cyberbullying perpetration. This study used resting-state EEG and minimal spanning tree analysis to investigate the relation between topolo...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM