Journal Article Entertainment as Pleasurable and Meaningful: Identifying Hedonic Eudaimonic Motivations for Consumption Get access Mary Beth Oliver, Oliver 1Department of Film/Video & Media Studies, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Arthur A. Raney 2School Communication, Florida Tallahassee, FL 32306-2664, Volume 61, Issue 5, 1 October 2011, Pages 984–1004,...

Journal Article Appreciation as Audience Response: Exploring Entertainment Gratifications Beyond Hedonism Get access Mary Beth Oliver, Oliver 1Department of Film/Video & Media Studies, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16801, USA 1Corresponding author: Oliver; Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anne Bartsch 2Department and Communication Martin Luther Halle, 06108 Germany Human Research, Volume 36, Issue 1, 1 January 2010, Pages 53–81,...

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the extent which news story format (narrative vs. non-narrative) can initiate empathic processes that produce more favorable evaluations stigmatized groups. Participants ( N = 399) read one two versions a described health care–related dilemmas for either immigrants, prisoners, or elderly. Narrative-formatted stories compassion toward individuals in story, attitudes group, beneficial behavioral intentions, and information-seeking behavior.

Journal Article Elevation in Response to Entertainment Portrayals of Moral Virtue Get access Mary Beth Oliver, Oliver 1Department Film/Video & Media Studies, Pennsylvania State University, 210 Carnegie Building, University Park, PA 16801, USA 1Corresponding author: Oliver; Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Tilo Hartmann, Hartmann 2Department Communication Science, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands Julia K. Woolley 3College Communications, 16802, Human...

We conducted an experiment to examine individuals' perceptions of enjoyable and meaningful video games the game characteristics dimensions need satisfaction associated with enjoyment appreciation.Participants (N ═12) were randomly assigned 1 2 groups that asked them recall a they found either particularly fun or meaningful, then rate their recalled.Enjoyment was high for both groups, though appreciation higher in meaningful-than fun-game condition.Further, most strongly gameplay needs...

Interest in the meaningful sides of media entertainment has blossomed over last decade, with numerous scholars examining how certain content can enhance social good and well-being. Because scientific work this area is relatively new rapidly evolving, conceptualizations experiences have been introduced. In paper we argue for importance recognizing a unique form experience that causes us to look beyond our own concerns, recognize moral beauty, feel unity humanity nature—what label here as...

The concept of met emotions (appraisals emotional reactions) was used in three studies designed to explore the enjoyment sad films and develop a scale that would reflect such gratifications. Study 1 showed reactions response this type entertainment were positively related females reported stronger both terms responses than males. Sad-Film Scale (SFS) developed associated with measures empathy, femininity, positive appraisals emotions. 2 found evidence scale's reliability validity. 3...

A content analysis of "reality‐based" police shows (e.g., Cops.) was conducted to explore portrayals crime, race, and aggression. Violent crime overrepresented in the programs as percentage crimes that were portrayed solved. White characters more likely be officers than criminal suspects, whereas black Hispanic suspects officers. Police generally engage aggressive behaviors white recipient unarmed physical aggression by

Journal Article Tender Affective States as Predictors of Entertainment Preference Get access Mary Beth Oliver 1Department Film/Video & Media Studies, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Communication, Volume 58, Issue 1, March 2008, Pages 40–61, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2007.00373.x Published: 12 2008

The purpose of this article is to examine the experience appreciation media entertainment as a unique audience response that can be differentiated from enjoyment. To those ends, first section provides conceptualization in which we outline how are using term and it distinct questions emotional valence. second discusses types portrayals depictions believe most likely elicit feelings appreciation. Here, suggest evident for meaningful focus on human virtue inspire audiences contemplate...

Although Facebook is primarily known for building and maintaining relationships, the 2008 presidential election highlighted this social networking website as a viable tool political communication. In fact, during primary season until Election Day in 2008, users created more than 1,000 group pages that focused on Barack Obama John McCain. Using quantitative content analysis, purpose of study was to assess how both McCain were portrayed across these groups. Results indicated membership...

This article extends current theorizing in media psychology on audience responses to cinema by examining individuals' perceptions of meaningfulness. Specifically, it presents the results a study designed expand upon research psychological and subjective well-being experiences memories films that are perceived as particularly meaningful viewers. Characteristics themes such examined identified, well specific emotional accompany cinema.

Some of the most compelling characters are morally ambiguous, but little research has examined these characters. This study (N = 313) empirically tests effects good, bad, and ambiguous (MACs) on audience responses. Findings an experiment reveal that different character types appealing for reasons. Specifically, good enjoyed because they well liked; bad liked least, equally as transporting, suspenseful, thus cognitively engaging other MACs, hand, less than characters, nevertheless engaging,...

Recent conceptualizations of eudaimonic entertainment and aesthetic experience highlight the role emotions in stimulating rewarding experiences insight, meaning, reflectiveness among audiences. The current evidence is mainly correlational, however. This study used an experimental approach to examine assumed causal influence being moved, on reflective thoughts. Participants were randomly assigned see one two versions a short film that elicited different levels feeling while keeping cognitive,...

The majority of research on media counter‐stereotyping race/ethnicity has tended to employ positive portrayals or counter‐stereotypical exemplars as a primary strategy in eliciting attitudes among White participants. In contrast, this article reports the results an experiment unique role affective responses messages mechanism inducing greater feelings connectedness with diversity racial/ethnic groups. Our focus is response elevation specifically, which refers being moved, touched, and...

Theories of eudaimonic entertainment and destigmatization concur to suggest that empathic feelings elicited by portrayals Paralympic athletes can increase audience interest in para-sports lead prosocial attitude change toward persons with disabilities general. Three experiments were conducted examine this dual, mutually reinforcing function empathy promoting public awareness destigmatization. Participants watched television spots about the Paralympics different levels empathy. As expected,...

Despite the increased attention to eudaimonic media experiences, date scholars have paid little specific portrayals responsible for those experiences. Study 1 of this project reports first systematic content analysis self-transcendent media—a particular type media—using a sample 100 "inspirational" YouTube videos. The presence 20 elicitors associated with emotions was examined and reported. In 2, respondents provided real-time emotional reactions while viewing 3 As expected, ratings...

Abstract White participants read a series of newspaper crime briefs (short news stories) that included both violent and nonviolent stories f e t u red photographs Black criminal suspects. Subsequently, identified in terms whether or not they had been featured each the stories. Misidentification individuals as suspects was higher when individual actual suspect were same race than not. In addition, misidentification Blacks Whites for stories, but These patterns did vary function participants'...

This research examines the role of media literacy training and counter-stereotypical news stories in prejudice reduction. Research participants read either stereotypical or after exposure to a video control video. After this, they completed paper-and-pencil questionnaire that included Likert-type scales feeling-thermometer ratings about their feelings toward African Americans, Asian-Indians, Caucasian-Americans. The findings reveal hostile is more likely be expressed African-Americans...

Emotionally evocative public service announcements are one way that health advocates hope to persuade people take action against skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in United States. This article describes an experiment (N = 193) test ways mixed emotional appeals influence communication and outcomes. The data indicate foster feelings compassion, which turn motivate individual social behaviors. findings also provide insight into how audience reactions fear impact postmessage...

Expanding on the research of meaningful entertainment media and its effects, this study investigated relationship between experiences related to elevation responses film.Whereas thus far has focused primarily portrayals altruism elicit elevation, results show that connectedness, love, kindness in films are also able feelings elevation.Moreover, mediated connectedness towards transcendent, close others toward one's family; compassionate love others; motivation be good humanity.The...

This study investigates disposition-formation processes in entertainment by predicting perceptions of media heroes and villains their behavior specific moral domains. Participants rated self-selected from television film along the domains care, fairness, loyalty, authority, purity (Haidt & Joseph, 2007 Haidt, J. C. (2007). The mind: How 5 sets innate intuitions guide development many culture-specific virtues, perhaps even modules. In P. Carruthers S. Laurence Stich (Eds.), mind (Vol. 3, pp....