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Psychological Suspense

Psychological Suspense is a narrative mode within the genre of mystery for young adults that belongs to the broader category of suspense literature and is distinguished by its focus on the protagonist’s internal emotional and cognitive states, particularly anxiety, paranoia, and uncertainty, which are systematically heightened through ambiguous threats, unreliable perceptions, and the gradual unraveling of psychological tension rather than external action or explicit danger.

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2.2K

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66

Authors

47

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Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

38

Tense future: modernism, total war, encyclopedic form

Choice Reviews Online · 2015 · 214 citations

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The Psychology of Suspense in Dramatic Exposition

D olf Zillmann · 2013 · 197 citations

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Enjoyment of Mediated Fright and Violence: A Meta-Analysis

Cynthia A. Hoffner, Kenneth J. Levine · Media Psychology · 2005 · 193 citations

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Toward a general psychological model of tension and suspense

Moritz Lehne, Stefan Koelsch · Frontiers in Psychology · 2015 · 173 citations · Full text

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Enjoying the possibility of defeat: Outcome uncertainty, suspense, and intrinsic motivation

Sami Abuhamdeh, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Baland Jalal · Motivation and Emotion · 2014 · 128 citations

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Authors

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  1. MW
    Michael W. Kroff

    Southern Utah University, United States

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  2. HM
    Henrike Moll

    University of Southern California, United States

    2 publications · 64 citations

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  3. CA
    Cynthia A. Hoffner

    Georgia State University, United States

    2 publications · 240 citations

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  4. JG
    Julie Guidry Moulard

    Louisiana Tech University, United States

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  5. SK
    Silvia Knobloch‐Westerwick

    The Ohio State University, United States

    2 publications · 148 citations

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Institutions

47

  1. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    289 citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    268 citations

  3. University of Alabama

    Tuscaloosa, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    225 citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    324 citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    135 citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    89 citations

  7. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    193 citations

  8. Valdosta State University

    Valdosta, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 286 citations

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  2. Poetics

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  3. Frontiers in Psychology

    2 publications · 184 citations

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  4. Media Psychology

    MP · 2 publications · 221 citations

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  5. Journal of Interactive Advertising

    1 publications · 15 citations

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