Search Results - "Kryston, Kevin"

Inspired to Adopt: The Role of Social Norms in Media Inspiration by Kryston, Kevin, Fitzgerald, Kaitlin

“…We consider the potential for inspirational media content (inspiring videos about dogs) and injunctive norms (social media comments on the videos) to motivate…”
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Incorporating Virtual Reality training in an introductory public speaking course by Kryston, Kevin, Goble, Henry, Eden, Allison

“…This study presents the results of two studies using a virtual reality (VR) public-speaking training simulation as an instructional aid in a basic…”
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Building blocks of suspense: subjective and physiological effects of narrative content and film music by Bente, Gary, Kryston, Kevin, Jahn, Nolan T., Schmälzle, Ralf

“…Abstract The current study explores the role of narrative content and non-diegetic music, as well as their interplay in the creation of film suspense. In a…”
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I Like What You Like: Social Norms and Media Enjoyment by Kryston, Kevin, Eden, Allison

“…People consume and enjoy similar media entertainment as their friends and close others do. Yet the underlying psychological processes driving selection and…”
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When does disgrace matter? Injunctive norms explain the avoidance of entertainment starring a socially accused actor by Park, Sunyoung, Kryston, Kevin, Eden, Allison

“…This study explored how social pressures surrounding film viewing might reduce audiences' intentions to watch highly-rated entertainment content. Using an…”
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Examining genre success, co-occurrence, release, and production of 9,068 films over twenty years by Francemone, C. Joseph, Kryston, Kevin, Grizzard, Matthew

“…•Analysis of 9,068 films in terms of success, co-occurrence, release, and production.•Differences between genres that garner popularity (Action) and acclaim…”
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Social Norms and Social Identity Explain the Selection and Anticipated Enjoyment of In-Group Versus Out-Group Films by Park, Sunyoung, Kryston, Kevin, Eden, Allison

“…This study examines the role of social norms in the context of entertainment media selection based on social identity theory and the theory of normative social…”
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Predicting Audience Verification Intention: The Impact of Partisanship, Source, Importance, and Information Familiarity on Willingness to Verify Headlines by Mourão, Rachel R., Thorson, Esther, Kryston, Kevin, Tunney, Carin

“…This study employed a 2 × 3 × 2 experiment in the United States to understand how headlines trigger willingness to verify information, manipulating partisan…”
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Why we fight: investigating the moral appeals in terrorist propaganda, their predictors, and their association with attack severity by Hahn, Lindsay, Schibler, Katherine, Lattimer, Tahleen A, Toh, Zena, Vuich, Alexandra, Velho, Raphaela, Kryston, Kevin, O’Leary, John, Chen, Sihan

“…Abstract How do terrorists persuade otherwise decent citizens to join their violent causes? Guided by early mass communication research investigating…”
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Social Norm Cues and the Narrative Enjoyment and Appreciation Rationale (NEAR) by Kryston, Kevin

“…Narrative content and social cues (e.g., others’ opinions, context) are powerful determinants of audiences’ appraisals of entertainment, such as enjoyment and…”
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Using Attribution Theory To Explain The Affective Dispositions Of Tireless Moral Monitors Toward Narrative Characters by Tamborini, Ron, Grall, Clare, Prabhu, Sujay, Hofer, Matthias, Novotny, Eric, Hahn, Lindsay, Klebig, Brian, Kryston, Kevin, Baldwin, Joshua, Aley, Melinda, Sethi, Neha

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Seeking Spoilage: The Impact of Content Challenge, Self-Control, and Traits on Spoiler Selection by Kryston, Kevin, Ulusoy, Ezgi, Grady, Sara M., Johnson, Benjamin K., Rosenbaum, Judith E., Eden, Allison

“…Two experiments examined whether perceived content challenge, self-control, and trait variables predicted participants' choice of a spoiled/unspoiled movie…”
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The Representation of Altruism and Egoism in Children's Books by Tamborini, Ron, Hahn, Lindsay, Klebig, Brian, Walling, Brandon M., Kryston, Kevin, Aley, Melinda R.

“…Although the social implications of children's media have been a central public concern for millennia, there has been no systematic attempt to quantify the…”
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