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Media Effects Reception

Media Effects Reception is a theoretical framework within media reception studies that specifically examines how audiences cognitively, affectively, and behaviorally internalize media content through the lens of perceived realism, social influence, and psychological mechanisms, thereby distinguishing it from broader reception models by focusing on causally linked outcomes of media exposure.

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2.5K

Citations

120

Authors

67

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

44

Television Images and Psychological Symptoms after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

Jennifer Ahern, Sandro Galea, Heidi S. Resnick et al. · Psychiatry · 2002 · 368 citations

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Crime, News and Fear of Crime: Toward an Identification of Audience Effects

Ted Chiricos, Sarah Eschholz, Marc Gertz · Social Problems · 1997 · 355 citations

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Parasocial Interaction With Liked, Neutral, and Disliked Characters on a Popular TV Series

Tian Qing, Cynthia A. Hoffner · Mass Communication & Society · 2010 · 223 citations

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The Psychological Impact of Viewing the Film "JFK": Emotions, Beliefs, and Political Behavioral Intentions

Lisa D. Butler, Cheryl Koopman, Philip G. Zimbardo · Political Psychology · 1995 · 202 citations

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Packaging Television News: The Effects of Tabloid on Information Processing and Evaluative Responses

Maria Elizabeth Grabe, Shuhua Zhou, Annie Lang et al. · Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media · 2000 · 199 citations

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Authors

120

  1. MG
    Marc Gertz

    Florida State University, United States

    2 publications · 435 citations

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  2. DW
    David Westerman

    West Virginia University, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

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  3. TC
    Ted Chiricos

    Florida State University, United States

    2 publications · 435 citations

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  4. PR
    Patric R. Spence

    University of Kentucky, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

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  5. KA
    Kenneth A. Lachlan

    University of Connecticut, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

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Institutions

67

  1. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    21 citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    25 citations

  3. Western Michigan University

    Kalamazoo, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    73 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    44 citations

  5. Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    407 citations

  6. University of Würzburg

    Würzburg, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    93 citations

  8. Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Tarragona, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    80 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

    3 publications · 219 citations

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  2. Mass Communication & Society

    2 publications · 240 citations

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  3. Journalism Quarterly

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  5. Social Problems

    2 publications · 435 citations

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