Research Handbook on the Social Psychology of the Media

Edited by David Giles, Department of Psychology, University of Winchester, UK and Jennifer Johnston, Behavioral Sciences Department, Western New Mexico University, USA

‘Dr. Giles’ “Media Psychology” (2003) was the first reading assigned to us in my Media Psychology doctoral program. From the opening page not only was I completely captivated, but also even more solidly certain of my choice to pursue a career in this dynamically emerging field. With this latest work, Dr. Giles, with co-editor Dr. Johnston, has again proven himself not only a brilliant thought leader and scholar, but also a vital voice in the perpetually evolving intersection of media, psychology, and human communications. The 22 chapters consummately curated by Drs. Giles and Johnson traverse an exceptionally comprehensive and well measured scope of content across theoretical, scientific, pragmatic, and media consumer constructs and challenges - each masterfully crafted by top topic experts and visionaries. This book is a “must have” guide for anyone striving to successfully navigate our increasingly enmeshed mediated world, whether as creator, consumer, or academic. Bravo to all!’

• ContentsPART I  INTRODUCTION1 Changing media? Changing social psychology? 2David C. Giles and Jennifer B. JohnstonPART II  APPLYING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TO MEDIA TOPICS2 Attitudes and behavior in response to media consumption 10David R. Ewoldsen and Nancy Rhodes3 Narrative persuasion in media 24Juan José Igartua4 Positive media psychology 46Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles, Noel H. McGuire, Jarrod Ventura, andMonica Dupuy5 Social influence in the media and how to resist it 66Didier CourbetPART III  SOCIAL IDENTITY6 Identities in online interactions: Emergent and contingent constructions ofthe ‘self’ and ‘other’ 82Rahul Sambaraju7 Social identity and online interactions: How group membership motivatesbehavior on social media 97Sramana Majumdar and Archisha Wadhwa8 Social identity and fandom: A perspective on fandom studies 111Daniel P. ChadbornPART IV  REPRESENTATION AND ENGAGEMENT9 Media framing and social representations 131Alexandros Vlazakis10 Political engagement and news media 148Sharon Coen11 Negative representation of refugees in news media 166Simon Goodman12 Empowering marginalized populations online: Empowering through socialmedia and empowering for social media 181Özen Odağ, Larisa Buhin, and Sophie Luise BergerPART V  COMMUNITIES AND CONNECTIONS13 Social influence in digital environments 199Paolo Riva, Alessia Telari, and Marco Marinucci14 Social exclusion and social media: Negative and mitigating effects 216Christiane M. Büttner, Sarah Lutz, and Jan-Philipp Stein15 Entertainment media and romantic relationships 236Valerie E. Kretz and Veronica Hefner16 Media literacy and digital inclusion in older adults 251Päivi Rasi-HeikkinenPART VI  MEDIA USERS AND MEDIA FIGURES17 Is it all about the clout? Psychological perspectives on celebrity influence 272Elizabeth L. Cohen18 Online celebrity bashing: Conceptualization and evolution 293Gaëlle Ouvrein19 The social psychology of fandom 314Gayle S. Stever20 Vicarious social connection: A model of engagement with characters andmedia personalities 329Karen Dill-Shackleford, Keith Oatley, Melanie C. Green, and Gayle S. SteverPART VII  ANALYSING MEDIA21 Visual rhetorical analysis of media images: A critical discursivepsychology approach 349Jari Martikainen22 Challenges with measuring modern media engagement and ‘problematic’use 367Liam P. Satchell