Cynthia Vinney

Connecting the dots between fantasy and reality: The social psychology of our engagement with fictional narrative and its functional value

Karen E. Shackleford, Cynthia Vinney, Kristin Hopper‐Losenicky · Social and Personality Psychology Compass · 2016 · 47 citations

Functional Value, First-person Narrative, Social Psychology +26

Development and validation of a measure of popular media fan identity and its relationship to well-being.

Cynthia Vinney, Karen E. Shackleford, Courtney N. Plante et al. · Psychology of Popular Media Culture · 2019 · 43 citations

Social Psychology, Fan Communities, Popular Culture +16

Watching <i>Black Panther</i> with racially diverse youth: relationships between film viewing, ethnicity, ethnic identity, empowerment, and wellbeing

Carlos Allende González-Velázquez, Karen E. Shackleford, Lauren N. Keller et al. · Review of Communication · 2020 · 26 citations

That Sounds Familiar: The Relationship Between Listeners’ Recognition of Celebrity Voices, Perceptions of Vocal Pleasantness, and Engagement with Media

Cynthia Vinney, Lisa A. Vinney · Journal of Radio & Audio Media · 2017 · 16 citations

Fan fiction as a vehicle for meaning making: Eudaimonic appreciation, hedonic enjoyment, and other perspectives on fan engagement with television.

Cynthia Vinney, Karen E. Shackleford · Psychology of Popular Media Culture · 2016 · 11 citations

Audience Reception, Fan Loyalty, Television Study +10