Below you may find selected research articles from faculty in the School of Communication.

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Submissions from 2023

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Shot Talk: Development and Pilot Test of a Theory of Planned Behavior Campaign to Combat College Student COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Hannah Ball, Tayah Renea Wozniak, and Cailin M. Kuchenbecker

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The Role of Organizational Messages About Mental Health in Disclosure and Support-Seeking Decisions Among First Responders: A Qualitative Investigation, Erin S. Craw and Michelle Miller-Day

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Digital Flourishing in the U.S.: Validation of the Digital Flourishing Scale (DFS) and Demographic Exploration, Sophie Janicke-Bowles

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Digital Flourishing: Conceptualizing and Assessing Positive Perceptions of Mediated Social Interactions, Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles, Tess M. Buckley, Rikishi T. Rey, Tayah Renea Wozniak, Adrian Meier, and Anna Lomanowska

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Media Convergence for US–China Competition? Comparative Case Studies of China Media Group and the US Agency for Global Media, Wenshan Jia and Fangzhu Lu

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Relational Effects of Romantic Partner’s Perceived Parasocial Romantic Attachment With Pornography, Jessica Journeay, Megan A. Vendemia, and Rebecca (Riva) Tukachinsky Forster

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How Class Matters: Examining Working-Class Children’s Home Technology Environments from a Developmental Perspective, Vikki Katz and Brianna Hightower

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Op-Ed: California’s Budget Surplus Has Vanished and Its Economy is in Danger. It Can Go One of Two Ways, Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky

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“Some Days Are Much Holier Than Others”: Relational Uncertainty and Partner Influence in Christian Dating Couples' Sexual Intimacy Negotiation, Arielle Leonard Hodges and Jennifer L. Bevan

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How Activated Self-Concepts Influence Selection and Processing of Body-Positive Narratives, Melissa J. Robinson and Megan A. Vendemia

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Does Narrative Quality Matter During Implementation of a School-Based Prevention Intervention? A Test of Narrative Engagement Theory, YoungJu Shin, Michelle Miller-Day, Jonathan Pettigrew, and Michael L. Hecht

Submissions from 2022

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A Mixed Methodological Examination of Older Adults’ Psychological Reactance toward Caregiving Messages from their Adult Children, Hannah Ball, Keith Weber, Alan K. Goodboy, Christine E. Kunkle, Christa L. Lilly, and Scott A. Myers

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A Descriptive Literature Review of Early Research on COVID-19 and Close Relationships, Jennifer L. Bevan, Madison K. Murphy, Pamela J. Lannutti, Richard B. Slatcher, and Rhonda N. Balzarini

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“This Isn’t Just Busy, This is Scary”: Stress, Social Support, and Coping Experiences of Frontline Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Erin S. Craw, Tess M. Buckley, and Michelle Miller-Day

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Interpersonal Communication in Eye Care: An Analysis of Potential Impacts on Cataract Surgery Candidates’ Expectations and Behaviors, Amy Hellem, Sara LaBelle, Cynthia Matossian, and Paul Karpecki

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Other-Focus Versus Self-Focus: The Power Of Self-Transcendent TV Shows, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Brooke Jenkins, Brooklyn O'Neill, Lauren Thomason, and Emma Psomas

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Inspiration on Social Media: Applying an Entertainment Perspective to Longitudinally Explore Mental Health and Well-Being, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Arthur A. Raney, Mary Beth Oliver, Katherine R. Dale, Danyang Zhao, Dominik Neumann, Russell B. Clayton, and Alysia A. Hendry

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The Impact of HPV Vaccine Narratives on Social Media: Testing Narrative Engagement Theory with a Diverse Sample of Young Adults, Amy E. Leader, Michelle Miller-Day, Rikishi T. Rey, Preethi Selvan, Anne E. Pezalla, and Michael L. Hecht

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Extending Psychological Reactance Theory to Include Denial of Threat and Media Sharing Intentions as Freedom Restoration Behavior, Noel H. McGuire and Hannah Ball

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Men’s Stories: An Account of Translating Vaccine Decision Narratives from Young Men in the U.S. into a Targeted Public Health Intervention, Michelle Miller-Day, Erin S. Craw, Diana Harris, and Michael L. Hecht

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The Student Athlete Wellness Portal: Translating Student Athletes’ Prescription Opioid Use Narratives into a Targeted Public Health Intervention, Anne E. Pezalla, HyeJeong Choi, Francis McKee, Michelle Miller-Day, and Michael L. Hecht

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Positive Digital Communication Among Youth: The Development and Validation of the Digital Flourishing Scale for Adolescents, Jasmina Rosič, Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles, Luca Carbone, Bojana Lobe, and Laura Vandenbosch

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Losing Parasocial Friendships over Celebrity Politics: A Cognitive Discrepancies Approach, Rebecca (Riva) Tukachinsky Forster and Sarah E. Downey

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Media Users as Allies: Personality Predictors of Dominant Group Members’ Support for Racial and Sexual Diversity in Entertainment Media, Rebecca (Riva) Tukachinsky, Caitlin Neuville, Sixtine Foucaut, Sara Morgan, Angela Poerschke, and Andrea Torres

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An Intersectional Approach to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Women’s Sexualized Body-Positive Imagery on Instagram, Megan A. Vendemia, Kyla N. Brathwaite, and David C. DeAndrea

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Student Intentions to Engage Instructors in Mental Health-Related Conversations: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior, Allie White, Hannah Ball, and Sara LaBelle

Submissions from 2021

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Romantic Partner Interference and Psychological Reactance in the Context of Caregiving for an Aging Family Member, Hannah Ball, Jennifer L. Bevan, Tessa Urbanovich, and Erin S. Craw

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Why Do Some Americans Resist COVID-19 Prevention Behavior? An Analysis of Issue Importance, Message Fatigue, and Reactance Regarding COVID-19 Messaging, Hannah Ball and Tayah Renea Wozniak

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Introduction to the Special Issue: Relationships in the Time of COVID-19, Jennifer L. Bevan and Pamela J. Lannutti

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How Music Awakens the Heart: An Experimental Study on Music, Emotions, and Connectedness, Rebecca N. H. de Leeuw, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, and Qihao Ji

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HPV Vaccine Intent among Adult Women Receiving Care at Community Health Centers, M. L. Hecht, R. BeLue, A. Ray, S. Hopfer, Michelle Miller-Day, and F. Mckee

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Visual Framing Effects of News Coverage of Police Use of Deadly Force on Intergroup Relationships, Lucile Henderson, Riva Tukachinsky Forster, Leora Kalili, and Simone Guillory

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Global Cultural Shifts Induced by COVID-19, Wenshan Jia

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US Media’s Coverage of China’s Handling of COVID-19: Playing the Role of the Fourth Branch of Government or the Fourth Estate?, Wenshan Jia and Fangzhu Lu

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Burnout in the Nursing Profession: Extant Knowledge and Future Directions for Research and Practice, Sara LaBelle

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Model of Inspiring Media, Mary Beth Oliver, Arthur A. Raney, Anne Bartsch, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Markus Appel, and Katherine R. Dale

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Effects of News and Threat Perceptions on Americans’ COVID-19 Precautionary Behaviors, Riva Tukachinsky Forster and Megan A. Vendemia

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Online Daters’ Sexually Explicit Media Consumption and Imagined Interactions, Megan A. Vendemia and Kathryn D. Coduto

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The Effects of Engaging in Digital Photo Modifications and Receiving Favorable Comments on Women’s Selfies Shared on Social Media, Megan A. Vendemia and David C. DeAndrea

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Objectifying The Body Positive Movement: The Effects of Sexualizing and Digitally Modifying Body-Positive Images on Instagram, Megan A. Vendemia, David C. DeAndrea, and Kyla N. Brathwaite

Submissions from 2020

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Identifying Behavioral Differences Between People With and Without Previous Cancer Diagnosis, Kyle Anderson, Lisa Sparks, Jianwei Zhang, and Cyril Rakovski

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Self-Centeredness As A Response To Narratives With Few Self-Transcendent Elicitors, Sophie Janicke-Bowles

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Addressing Student Precarities in Higher Education: Our Responsibility as Teachers and Scholars, Sara LaBelle

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Exploring Indicators of Engagement in Online Learning as Applied to Adolescent Health Prevention: A Pilot Study of REAL Media, Anne E. Ray, Kathryn Greene, Teja Pristavec, Michael L. Hecht, Michelle Miller-Day, and Smita C. Banerjee

Submissions from 2019

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Self-Transcendent Emotions and Social Media: Exploring the Content and Consumers of Inspirational Facebook Posts, Katherine R. Dale, Arthur A. Raney, Qihao Ji, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Joshua Baldwin, Jerrica T. Rowlett, Cen Wang, and Mary Beth Oliver

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The Influence of Self-Generated and Third-Party Claims Online: Perceived Self-Interest as an Explanatory Mechanism, David C. DeAndrea and Megan A. Vendemia

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Exploring the Spirit in U.S. Audiences: The Role of the Virtue of Transcendence in Inspiring Media Consumption, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Arthur A. Raney, Mary Beth Oliver, Katherine R. Dale, Robert P. Jones, and Daniel Cox

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The Adoption of Collaborative Robots toward Ubiquitous Diffusion: A Research Agenda, Yuhua (Jake) Liang and Seungcheol Austin Lee

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An E-Learning Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Media Literacy Curriculum to Prevent Youth Substance Use in Community Groups: Development and Feasibility of REAL Media, Anne E. Ray, Kathryn Greene, Michael L. Hecht, Sarah C. Barriage, Michelle Miller-Day, Shannon D. Glenn, and Smita C. Banerjee

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Playing a Bad Character but Endorsing a Good Cause: Actor-character Fundamental Attribution Error and Persuasion, Riva Tukachinsky

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Promoting Support for Public Health Policies Through Mediated Contact: Can Narrator Perspective and Self-Disclosure Curb In-Group Favoritism?, Riva Tukachinsky, Emily Brogan-Freitas, and Tessa Urbanovich

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A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Continued Influence of Misinformation in the Face of Correction: How Powerful Is It, Why Does It Happen, and How to Stop It?, Nathan Walter and Riva Tukachinsky

Submissions from 2018

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Designed Cultural Adaptation and Delivery Quality in Rural Substance Use Prevention: An Effectiveness Trial for the Keepin’ it REAL Curriculum, Michael L. Hecht, YoungJu Shin, Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, and Janice L. Krieger

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Taking an HPV Vaccine Research-Tested Intervention to Scale in a Clinical Setting, Suellen Hopfer, Anne E. Ray, Michael L. Hecht, Michelle Miller-Day, Rhonda Belue, Gregory Zimet, W. Douglas Evans, and Francis X. McKee

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Social Media for Good? A Survey on Millennials’ Inspirational Social Media Use, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Ava Nayaran, and Anja Seng

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Finding Meaning at Work: The Role of Inspiring and Funny YouTube Videos on Work-Related Well-Being, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Diana Rieger, and Winston Connor III

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Spreading the Good News: Analyzing Socially Shared Inspirational News Content, Qiaho Ji, Arthur A. Raney, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Katherine R. Dale, Mary Beth Oliver, Abigail Reed, Jonmichael Seibert, and Arthur A. Raney II

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Differential Effects of Parental “Drug Talk” Styles and Family Communication Environments on Adolescent Substance Use, YoungJu Shin, Michelle Miller-Day, and Michael L. Hecht

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Trends of Parent-Adolescent Drug Talk Styles in Early Adolescence, YoungJu Shin, Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, Michael L. Hecht, and Janice L. Krieger

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Parasocial Romantic Relationships, Romantic Beliefs, and Relationship Outcomes in USA Adolescents: Rehearsing Love or Setting Oneself Up to Fail?, Riva Tukachinsky and Sybilla M. Dorros

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The Psychology of Marathon Television Viewing: Antecedents and Viewer Involvement, Riva Tukachinsky and Keren Eyal

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Theorizing Development of Parasocial Engagement, Riva Tukachinsky and Gayle S. Stever

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Meta-Analysis of Anger and Persuasion: An Empirical Integration of Four Models, Nathan Walter, Riva Tukachinsky, Ayellet Pelled, and Robin Nabi

Submissions from 2017

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Parent Prevention Communication Profiles and Adolescent Substance Use: A Latent Profile Analysis and Growth Curve Model, Hye Jeong Choi, Michelle Miller-Day, YoungJu Shin, Michael L. Hecht, Jonathan Pettigrew, Janice L. Krieger, JeongKyu Lee, and John W. Graham

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Coming to the New D.A.R.E.: A Preliminary Test of the Officer-Taught Elementary keepin’ it REAL Curriculum, L. Edward Day, Michelle Miller-Day, Michael L. Hecht, and Desiree Fehmie

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How Nurse-Led Practices Perceive Implementation of the Patient-Centered Medical Home, Rosemary Frasso, A. Golinkoff, Heather Klusaritz, Katherine Kellom, Helen Kollar-McArthur, Michelle Miller-Day, Robert Gabbay, and Peter F. Cronholm

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Positive Impacts of Social Media at Work: Job Satisfaction, Job Calling, and Facebook Use among Co-Workers, Brittany Hanna, Kerk Kee, and Brett W. Robertson

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Spiritual Media Experiences, Trait Transcendence, and Enjoyment of Popular Films, Sophie Janicke and Srividya Ramasubramanian

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Watching Online Videos At Work: The Role of Positive and Meaningful Affect for Recovery Experiences and Well-Being at the Workplace, Sophie Janicke, Diana Rieger, Leonard Reinecke, and Winston Connor III

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Chinese Communication Studies: Three Paths Converging, Wenshan Jia

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Now, Globalization With Chinese Characteristics – Analysis, Wenshan Jia

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Narrative Persuasion 2.0: Transportation in Participatory Websites, Yuhua (Jake) Liang and Riva Tukachinsky

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Parental Messages about Substance Use in Early Adolescence: Extending a Model of Drug-Talk Styles, Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, Young Ju Shin, Janice L. Krieger, Michael L. Hecht, and John W. Graham

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Profiling the Audience for Self-Transcendent Media: A National Survey, Arthur A. Raney, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Mary Beth Oliver, Katherine R. Dale, Robert P. Jones, and Daniel Cox

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A Longitudinal Study of Parental Anti-Substance-Use Socialization for Early Adolescents’ Substance Use Behaviors, YoungJu Shin and Michelle Miller-Day

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Entertainment-Education Videos as a Persuasive Tool in the Substance Use Prevention Intervention "keepin' it REAL", YoungJu Shin, Michelle Miller-Day, Michael L. Hecht, and Janice L. Krieger

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Rationale and Study Protocol for the Patient-Centered Outcome Aid (PCOA) Randomized Controlled Trial: A Personalized Decision Tool for Newly Diagnosed Ovarian Cancer Patients, Lari Wenzel, Dana Mukamel, Kathryn Osann, Laura Havrilesky, Lisa Sparks, Joseph Lipscomb, Alexi A. Wright, Joan Walker, Ronald Alvarez, Linda Van Le, Katina Robison, Robert Bristow, Robert Morgan, Bobbie Rimel, Heather Ladd, Susie Hsieh, Aditi Wahi, and David Cohn

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User-Generated Opinion: How Reader Reactions and Source Reputation Influence the Effects of Online News, Stephan Winter, Nicole C. Krämer, and Yuhua (Jake) Liang

Submissions from 2016

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“In Principle We Have Agreement, But in Practice It Is a Bit More Difficult": Obtaining Organizational Buy-In to Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation, Janelle Applequist, Michelle Miller-Day, Peter F. Cronholm, Robert Gabbay, and Deborah S. Bowen

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Creating Trans-Inclusive Schools: Introductory Activities that Enhance the Critical Consciousness of Future Educators, Kris T. De Pedro, Christopher Jackson, Erin Campbell, Jade Gilley, and Brock Ciarelli

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Stakeholder Perspectives on Changes in Hypertension Care Under the Patient-Centered Medical Home, Alison J. O'Donnell, Hillary R. Bogner, Peter F. Cronholm, Katherine Kellom, Michelle Miller-Day, Heather F. de Vries McClintock, Elise M. Kaye, and Robert Gabbay

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Social Media at Work: The Roles of Job Satisfaction, Employment Status, and Facebook Use with Co-Workers, Brett W. Robertson and Kerk Kee

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Judgment and Choice: Moral Judgment, Enjoyment and Meaningfulness in Interactive and Non-Interactive Narratives, Daniel M. Shafer, Sophie Janicke, and Jonmichael Seibert

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Psychological Abuse, Mental Health, and Acceptance of Dating Violence Among Adolescents, Jeff R. Temple, Hye Jeong Choi, JoAnna Elmquist, Michael L. Hecht, Michelle Miller-Day, Gregory L. Stuart, Meagan Brem, and Caitlin Wolford-Clevenger

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The Effect of Relational and Interactive Aspects of Parasocial Experiences on Attitudes and Message Resistance, Riva Tukachinsky and Angeline Sangalang

Submissions from 2015

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How Are Important Life Events Disclosed On Facebook? Relationships With Likelihood Of Sharing And Privacy, Jennifer L. Bevan, Megan B. Cummings, Ashley Kubiniec, Megan Mogannam, Madison Price, and Rachel Todd

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The Relationship Between Elevation, Connectedness, and Compassionate Love in Meaningful Films, Sophie Janicke and Mary Beth Oliver

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Exploring the Role of Identification and Moral Disengagement in the Enjoyment of an Antihero Television Series, Sophie Janicke and Arthur A. Raney

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Information Diffusion, Facebook Clusters, and the Simplicial Model of Social Aggregation: A Computational Simulation of Simplicial Diffusers for Community Health Interventions, Kerk Kee, Lisa Sparks, Daniele C. Struppa, Mirco A. Manucci, and Alberto Damiano

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Teacher Narratives and Student Engagement Testing Narrative Engagement Theory in Drug Prevention Education, Michelle Miller-Day, Michael L. Hecht, Janice L. Krieger, Jonathan Pettigrew, Young Ju Shin, and John L. Graham

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When Actors Don’t Walk the Talk: Parasocial Relationships Moderate the Effect of Actor-Character Incongruence, Riva Tukachinsky

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Where We Have Been and Where We Can Go From Here: Looking To the Future In Research On Media, Race And Ethnicity, Riva Tukachinsky

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Documenting Portrayals of Race/Ethnicity on Primetime Television over a 20-Year Span and Their Association with National-Level Racial/Ethnic Attitudes, Riva Tukachinsky, Dana Mastro, and Moran Yarchi

Submissions from 2014

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Strategies for Achieving Whole-Practice Engagement and Buy-in to the Patient-Centered Medical Home, William K. Bleser, Michelle Miller-Day, Dana Naughton, Patricia L. Bricker, Peter F. Cronholm, and Robert A. Gabbay

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Resisting Pressure From Peers To Engage In Sexual Behavior: What Communication Strategies Do Early Adolescent Latino Girls Use?, Anne E. Norris, Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, Michael L. Hecht, Janet Hutchison, and Kristi Campoe

Submissions from 2013

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Adapting School-Based Substance Use Prevention Curriculum Through Cultural Grounding: A Review and Exemplar of Adaptation Processes for Rural Schools, Margaret Colby, Michael L. Hecht, Michelle Miller-Day, Janice L. Krieger, Amy K. Syvertsen, John W. Graham, and Jonathan Pettigrew

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The Patient Centered Medical Home: Mental Models and Practice Culture Driving the Transformation Process, Peter F. Cronholm, Judy A. Shea, Rachel M. Werner, Michelle Miller-Day, Jim Tufano, Benjamin F. Crabtree, and Robert A. Gabbay

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Random Assignment of Schools to Groups in the Drug Resistance Strategies Rural Project: Some New Methodological Twists, John W. Graham, Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, Janice L. Krieger, Jiangxiu Zhou, and Michael L. Hecht

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The Psychology of the 3D Experience, Sophie Janicke and Andrew Ellis

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Promoting Effective Health Advocacy to Promote Global Health: The Case of the Global Advocacy Leadership Academy (GALA), Gary L. Kreps, Paula Kim, Lisa Sparks, Linda Neuhauser, Carol G. Daugherty, Mollie Rose Canzona, Wonsun Kim, and Jungmi Jun