Submissions from 2024
How Family Communication Emerges in HPV Vaccine Parent Narratives, Samantha Garcia, Suellen Hopfer, Michelle Miller-Day, Jamie McCain, and Michael L. Hecht
Can Social Media Boost Civic Engagement This Election?, Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles
Introducing the Transcendent Media Experience Model (TMEM), Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles
Trajectories of Digital Flourishing in Adolescence: The Predictive Roles of the Developmental Changes and Digital Divide Factors, Jasmina Rosič, Lara Schreurs, Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles, and Laura Vandenbosch
Submissions from 2023
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
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
Digital Flourishing in the U.S.: Validation of the Digital Flourishing Scale (DFS) and Demographic Exploration, Sophie Janicke-Bowles
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
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
Relational Effects of Romantic Partner’s Perceived Parasocial Romantic Attachment With Pornography, Jessica Journeay, Megan A. Vendemia, and Rebecca (Riva) Tukachinsky Forster
How Class Matters: Examining Working-Class Children’s Home Technology Environments from a Developmental Perspective, Vikki Katz and Brianna Hightower
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
“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
How Activated Self-Concepts Influence Selection and Processing of Body-Positive Narratives, Melissa J. Robinson and Megan A. Vendemia
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
Extending Psychological Reactance Theory to Include Denial of Threat and Media Sharing Intentions as Freedom Restoration Behavior, Noel H. McGuire and Hannah Ball
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
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
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
Losing Parasocial Friendships over Celebrity Politics: A Cognitive Discrepancies Approach, Rebecca (Riva) Tukachinsky Forster and Sarah E. Downey
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
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
Promoting Body Positivity Through Stories: How Protagonist Body Size And Esteem Influence Readers’ Self-Concepts, Megan A. Vendemia and Melissa J. Robinson
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
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
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
Introduction to the Special Issue: Relationships in the Time of COVID-19, Jennifer L. Bevan and Pamela J. Lannutti
How Music Awakens the Heart: An Experimental Study on Music, Emotions, and Connectedness, Rebecca N. H. de Leeuw, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, and Qihao Ji
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
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
Global Cultural Shifts Induced by COVID-19, Wenshan Jia
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
Burnout in the Nursing Profession: Extant Knowledge and Future Directions for Research and Practice, Sara LaBelle
Model of Inspiring Media, Mary Beth Oliver, Arthur A. Raney, Anne Bartsch, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Markus Appel, and Katherine R. Dale
Effects of News and Threat Perceptions on Americans’ COVID-19 Precautionary Behaviors, Riva Tukachinsky Forster and Megan A. Vendemia
Online Daters’ Sexually Explicit Media Consumption and Imagined Interactions, Megan A. Vendemia and Kathryn D. Coduto
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
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
Identifying Behavioral Differences Between People With and Without Previous Cancer Diagnosis, Kyle Anderson, Lisa Sparks, Jianwei Zhang, and Cyril Rakovski
Self-Centeredness As A Response To Narratives With Few Self-Transcendent Elicitors, Sophie Janicke-Bowles
Addressing Student Precarities in Higher Education: Our Responsibility as Teachers and Scholars, Sara LaBelle
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
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
The Influence of Self-Generated and Third-Party Claims Online: Perceived Self-Interest as an Explanatory Mechanism, David C. DeAndrea and Megan A. Vendemia
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
The Adoption of Collaborative Robots toward Ubiquitous Diffusion: A Research Agenda, Yuhua (Jake) Liang and Seungcheol Austin Lee
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
Playing a Bad Character but Endorsing a Good Cause: Actor-character Fundamental Attribution Error and Persuasion, Riva Tukachinsky
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
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
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
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
Social Media for Good? A Survey on Millennials’ Inspirational Social Media Use, Sophie Janicke-Bowles, Ava Nayaran, and Anja Seng
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
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
Differential Effects of Parental “Drug Talk” Styles and Family Communication Environments on Adolescent Substance Use, YoungJu Shin, Michelle Miller-Day, and Michael L. Hecht
Trends of Parent-Adolescent Drug Talk Styles in Early Adolescence, YoungJu Shin, Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, Michael L. Hecht, and Janice L. Krieger
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
The Psychology of Marathon Television Viewing: Antecedents and Viewer Involvement, Riva Tukachinsky and Keren Eyal
Theorizing Development of Parasocial Engagement, Riva Tukachinsky and Gayle S. Stever
Meta-Analysis of Anger and Persuasion: An Empirical Integration of Four Models, Nathan Walter, Riva Tukachinsky, Ayellet Pelled, and Robin Nabi
Submissions from 2017
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
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
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
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
Spiritual Media Experiences, Trait Transcendence, and Enjoyment of Popular Films, Sophie Janicke and Srividya Ramasubramanian
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
Chinese Communication Studies: Three Paths Converging, Wenshan Jia
Now, Globalization With Chinese Characteristics – Analysis, Wenshan Jia
Narrative Persuasion 2.0: Transportation in Participatory Websites, Yuhua (Jake) Liang and Riva Tukachinsky
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
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
A Longitudinal Study of Parental Anti-Substance-Use Socialization for Early Adolescents’ Substance Use Behaviors, YoungJu Shin and Michelle Miller-Day
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
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
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
“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
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
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
Social Media at Work: The Roles of Job Satisfaction, Employment Status, and Facebook Use with Co-Workers, Brett W. Robertson and Kerk Kee
Judgment and Choice: Moral Judgment, Enjoyment and Meaningfulness in Interactive and Non-Interactive Narratives, Daniel M. Shafer, Sophie Janicke, and Jonmichael Seibert
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
The Effect of Relational and Interactive Aspects of Parasocial Experiences on Attitudes and Message Resistance, Riva Tukachinsky and Angeline Sangalang
Submissions from 2015
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
The Relationship Between Elevation, Connectedness, and Compassionate Love in Meaningful Films, Sophie Janicke and Mary Beth Oliver
Exploring the Role of Identification and Moral Disengagement in the Enjoyment of an Antihero Television Series, Sophie Janicke and Arthur A. Raney
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
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
When Actors Don’t Walk the Talk: Parasocial Relationships Moderate the Effect of Actor-Character Incongruence, Riva Tukachinsky
Where We Have Been and Where We Can Go From Here: Looking To the Future In Research On Media, Race And Ethnicity, Riva Tukachinsky
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
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
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