The unpredictable pandemic has drastically altered learning approaches, where online
learning has been booming. Through VOSviewer, this study visualizes the network of top …

Introduction to Positive Media Psychology summarizes and synthesizes the key concepts,
theories, and empirical findings on the positive emotional, cognitive, and behavioral effects …

The goal of this study is to investigate how flow experience and diverse smartphone
activities play a role in influencing people's perceived boredom during free time. Through a …

This book offers a new, interdisciplinary model for understanding audience engagement as
a type of behaviour, a form of response and a cost to audiences that, combined, offer value …

In recent years, entertainment theory has undergone a paradigmatic shift: The traditional
conceptualization of entertainment as an exclusively pleasurable affective state has been …

Following the news is generally understood to be crucial for democracy as it allows citizens
to politically participate in an informed manner; yet, one may wonder about the unintended …

This chapter focuses on the main analytical concepts used to study audiences in journalism
and how they can be refined and extended by amplifying the field of journalism studies with …

Political satire has been an object of study for communication researchers for more than a
generation. Focused primarily on the political effects of satire exposure on attitudes and …

The idea that individuals use media to escape from the restrictions and frustrations of
everyday life is one of the oldest in media uses and effects research (eg, Pearlin, 1959). In …

Entertainment media are found to evoke appreciation when they deal with topics such as
moral virtues, values, or questions of sense in life. Drawing upon terror management theory …