Psychology of Popular Media

Papers
(The H4-Index of Psychology of Popular Media is 16. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Supplemental Material for The Effect of Short-Form Video Usage on Self-Expansion49
The expansion of the chūnibyō experience in Thailand.39
Me, myself, and my avatar: Self-discrepancy, embodiment, and narrative involvement in gaming experiences.37
Random app of kindness: Evaluating the potential of a smartphone intervention to impact adolescents’ empathy, prosocial behavior, and aggression.36
Supplemental Material for Video Games as Conduits for Radicalization: Impact of Exposure to Extremist Recruitment and Authoritarianism on Sexist Attitudes and Aggression35
The psychology of likes: Relevance of feedback on Instagram and relationship to self-esteem and social status.29
Qualitative and quantitative investigations of Office fans’ connections with fictional and celebrity couples: Identification, parasocial relationships, and beyond.27
What does the Cat in the Hat know about that? An analysis of the educational and unrealistic content of children’s narrative science media.27
Supplemental Material for Other-Focus Versus Self-Focus: The Power of Self-Transcendent TV Shows25
Supplemental Material for “To Be Yourself or Your Selfies, That Is the Question”: The Moderation Role of Gender, Nationality, and Privacy Settings in the Relationship Between Selfie-Engagement and Bod25
Supplemental Material for Subtle Threat Cues in Marketing Horror and Children’s Entertainment25
Supplemental Material for Postexposure Engagement With More and Less Eudaimonic Films: 10-Year Patterns of Response and the Role of Parasocial Relationship and Retrospective Imaginative Involvement22
Can the social network bridge social distancing? Social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic.19
Social media usage is associated with lower knowledge about anxiety and indiscriminate use of anxiety coping strategies.18
Black lives matter, Black stories matter, Black voices matter: Black Lives Matter protests, COVID-19, and streaming services.17
“Using Comics and tweets to raise awareness about gender biases in STEM.” Correction to Freedman, Green, Kaufman, and Flanagan (2022).17
Looking to the stars: Validating the existence of para-couple relationships among emerging adults.16
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