People spend a considerable amount of their time mentally simulating experiences other
than the one in which they are presently engaged, as a means of distraction, coping, or …

This instructor's manual is designed to assist faculty teaching a mass communication theory
or media and society course. It offers many of the items typically found in such a manual (for …

Wir leben in einer Zeit grundlegenden, vielfältigen und schnellen Wandels, in dessen
Verlauf sich auch die Bedeutung der Kommunikationsmedien verändert. Es ist das Anliegen …

In this study, 208 young adults completed questionnaires measuring their perceptions of and
responses to their favorite fictional television characters, both male and female. Measures …

Grounded in theoretical principle, Media Effects and Society help students make the
connection between mass media and the impact it has on society as a whole. The text also …

Theories of media effects have long established a link between media consumption and fear
of crime. To date, prior investigations have almost exclusively focused on traditional types of …

This article explores the continued applicability of cultivation theory in a new media
environment. Previous theoretical and empirical work on media that were “new” at the time …

The first longitudinal, controlled experiment of a video game explored the presence of
cultivation effects due to play. Over the course of 1 month, participants in an online game …

From interactive, real-time Internet broadcasts to video game-like images of smart bombs on
television, our perception of reality is shaped by the mass media. Willing or not, we are a …

Background Digital media are pervasive in the lives of young people and provide
opportunities for them to learn about STEM. Multiple theories argue that the STEM media …