De Gruyter Handbook of Media Psychology

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De Gruyter Handbook of Media Psychology

Edited by: Rachel L. Bailey and Glenna L. Read

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2025

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Volume 15 | De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Handbooks

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This book presents a survey of contemporary research investigating the psychological processes related to media consumption. As a rapidly growing and changing sub-discipline of mass communication, Media Psychology analyzes how media facilitate communication and how communication, in turn, shapes attitudes, emotions, and behavior. The handbook addresses leading ideas and debates in media psychology, persisting lines of inquiry and new areas of interest. Adopting an organizational approach that embraces a dynamic systems perspective, the book is subdivided into sections that examine nested components of the larger system in question, such as audiences, messages, content and context, while also acknowledging that they do not function in isolation.

An essential and up-to-date overview of Media Psychology as a discipline
Includes contemporary debates on cutting-edge technologies and research methods
Organized to reflect a dynamics systems perspective

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Rachel L. Bailey, Florida State University, USA.
Glenna L. Read, University of Georgia, USA.

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Frontmatter
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Author’s Note
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Contents
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Section 1: What is Media Psychology?
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Section 1: What is Media Psychology?
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1 Media Psychology: Paradigms and Assumptions
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Glenna Read and Rachel L. Bailey
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2 Dynamic Systems Approaches to Media Psychology Research
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Rachel L. Bailey, Jingjing Han, Glenna L. Read and Rachel L. Bailey
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3 De-Westernizing Media Psychology
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Srividya Ramasubramanian, Muhammad Ittefaq, Funmilayo Ogunsanwo, Lazar Dragić and Benjamin Tetteh
Section 2: Audiences
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Section 2: Audiences
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4 Social Identity, Self-Presentation and Self-Symbolizing
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Sabine Trepte and Johanna Börsting
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5 Selection and Choice
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Kevin Wise, Veranika Paltaratskaya and Alice Ji
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6 Youth as Agents of Change: Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Social Network Campaigns
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Kirsten Bevelander, Thabo van Woudenberg, Crystal Smit and Moniek Buijzen
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7 Media Literacy
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W. James Potter
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8 Impulsivity and Media
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Nicole L. Hayes, Craig A. Anderson and Craig Anderson
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Section 3: Messages
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9 Mediated Message Framing: Processes and Effects
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Paul D’Angelo
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10 Media Priming
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David R. Ewoldsen and Nancy Rhodes
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11 Emotion
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Jessica Gall Myrick
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12 Complex Interactions of Motivation in Media Psychology
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Rachel L. Bailey, Sooyeon Park, Sun Young Park, Rachel L. Bailey, Sooyeon Park and Sun Young Park
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13 Media and Embodiment
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Annie Dooley, Annie Dooley and Teresa Lynch
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14 Structural Features of Media
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Robert F. Potter
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15 Narrative
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John Tchernev and John Tchernev
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Section 4: Content
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16 Sexual Media Content and Effects
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Paul Wright, Leah Dajches and Leah Dajches
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17 Mediated Identity Representation and Social Cognitive Processes
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Glenna L. Read
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18 What Makes People Believe or Disbelieve Misinformation? A Review of Theoretical Frameworks and Factors Affecting Information Credibility Judgment
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Mengxue Ou and Shirley S. Ho
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19 The Hate Between You and Me: Media Psychology and Affective Polarization
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Jay Hmielowski, Michael Beam and Myiah Hutchens
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20 To Cancel or Call Out? The Rise and Prevalence of #cancelculture
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Natalya Saldanha and Natalya Saldanha
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21 Online Discrimination
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Ozen Baş and Gülten Okçuoğlu
Section 5: Media
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Section 5: Media
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22 Catalysts of Consumer Behavior: Tracing the Evolution of Sources of Influence
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Chen Lou and Junru Huang
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23 Algorithms and Affordances: Psychology of Human–AI Interaction
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S. Shyam Sundar, Mengqi Liao and Sangwook Lee
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24 Great Reflexes, Slow Mastery: Game Studies in Social Sciences
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Ruud S. Jacobs
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25 Television Streaming Selection and Behaviors
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Arienne Ferchaud and Arienne Ferchaud
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26 Being Present in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Explicating the Psychology of Immersive Technology (XR)
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Tilo Hartmann and Tilo Hartmann
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27 Privacy
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28 Trust in Media
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Yariv Tsfati, Jesper Strömbäck and Nayla Fawzi
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29 Eudaimonic Entertainment and Wellbeing: The Role of Threatened Needs and Fundamental Fears
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Enny Das
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30 Digital Media and Mental Health
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Kathleen Beullens and Robyn Vanherle
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31 Morality and Media
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Meghan S. Sanders
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32 Psychology of Digital News Consumption and Public Opinion
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Ozan Kuru and Anita K. C. Liu
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33 Beyond the Billboard: Exploring the Dynamic Shifts in Advertising
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Liselot Hudders and Steffi de Jans
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34 “Why are you like this?” Exploring the Antecedents and Outcomes of Consuming Sports Media
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Kenon A. Brown, Andrew C. Billings and Joshua R. Jackson
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35 The Effects of Reality Television on the Audience
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Rachelle Pavelko and Rachelle Pavelko
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36 The Psychology of Digital Activism and Political Participation
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Daniel S. Lane and Hannah Overbye-Thompson
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Section 7: Contemporary Issues and Innovations
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37 Media Psychology Methods: Current and Innovations
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Bartosz Wojdynski
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38 Current Practices and Innovations in Sampling
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Gwen Petro, Amy Gonzales and Cynthia Nikita McLeod
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39 Creating a Foundation for Future Theory Innovation in Media Psychology
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Morgan E. Ellithorpe, R. Lance Holbert, Camille J. Saucier and Camille J. Saucier
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40 The Human-Media Environment: Reflections on Conceptualizing Media Psychology as a Dynamic System
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Glenna L. Read and Rachel L. Bailey
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eBook published on:

October 5, 2025

eBook ISBN:

9783111292144

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October 5, 2025

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9783111291710

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10

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586

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111292144

eBook ISBN: 9783111292144

Hardcover ISBN: 9783111291710

Keywords for this book

Media Psychology; Media Effects; Media Research; Media Technologies; Media Use

Audience(s) for this book

Scholars and students of Media Psychology, Media Studies, Communication, Psychology, Journalism, Public Relations.

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De Gruyter Handbook of Media Psychology

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Author’s Note

Contents

Section 1: What is Media Psychology?

1 Media Psychology: Paradigms and Assumptions

2 Dynamic Systems Approaches to Media Psychology Research

3 De-Westernizing Media Psychology

Section 2: Audiences

4 Social Identity, Self-Presentation and Self-Symbolizing

5 Selection and Choice

6 Youth as Agents of Change: Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Social Network Campaigns

7 Media Literacy

8 Impulsivity and Media

Section 3: Messages

9 Mediated Message Framing: Processes and Effects

10 Media Priming

11 Emotion

12 Complex Interactions of Motivation in Media Psychology

13 Media and Embodiment

14 Structural Features of Media

15 Narrative

Section 4: Content

16 Sexual Media Content and Effects

17 Mediated Identity Representation and Social Cognitive Processes

18 What Makes People Believe or Disbelieve Misinformation? A Review of Theoretical Frameworks and Factors Affecting Information Credibility Judgment

19 The Hate Between You and Me: Media Psychology and Affective Polarization

20 To Cancel or Call Out? The Rise and Prevalence of #cancelculture

21 Online Discrimination

Section 5: Media

22 Catalysts of Consumer Behavior: Tracing the Evolution of Sources of Influence

23 Algorithms and Affordances: Psychology of Human–AI Interaction

24 Great Reflexes, Slow Mastery: Game Studies in Social Sciences

25 Television Streaming Selection and Behaviors

26 Being Present in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Explicating the Psychology of Immersive Technology (XR)

27 Privacy

Section 6: Contexts

28 Trust in Media

29 Eudaimonic Entertainment and Wellbeing: The Role of Threatened Needs and Fundamental Fears

30 Digital Media and Mental Health

31 Morality and Media

32 Psychology of Digital News Consumption and Public Opinion

33 Beyond the Billboard: Exploring the Dynamic Shifts in Advertising

34 “Why are you like this?” Exploring the Antecedents and Outcomes of Consuming Sports Media

35 The Effects of Reality Television on the Audience

36 The Psychology of Digital Activism and Political Participation

Section 7: Contemporary Issues and Innovations

37 Media Psychology Methods: Current and Innovations

38 Current Practices and Innovations in Sampling

39 Creating a Foundation for Future Theory Innovation in Media Psychology

40 The Human-Media Environment: Reflections on Conceptualizing Media Psychology as a Dynamic System

Index

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