Media Effects Research Lab Research Archive All Research Categories Communication Technology Privacy Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Information Seeking Personalization and Customization Interactivity and Persuasion Web Advertising Social Media Uses and gratifications Psychophysiology Source Credibility Internet Use Gaming Immersion Emotion and Video Games Race, Gender, and Stereotypes Computer-Mediated Communication Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Avatars and Online Agents Entertainment Persuasion Social Influence Student Publication Category: Gaming Gaming Race, Gender, and Stereotypes Priming effect of gender stereotypical game portrayal and perspectives towards different gender Gaming Immersion Entertainment That’s Funny: The Effects of Humor and Information on Immersion and Enjoyment in Let’s Play Content Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Social Media Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Am I Just Eating Because I’m Bored? TikTok’s #Quarantine15’s Influence on Body Image and Intent to Diet and Exercise Communication Technology Uses and gratifications Gaming Animal Crossing usage during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of players’ socialization and escapism gratifications Communication Technology Gaming Gaming with Discord: Heuristic Evaluations of Customizable Interface Elements Communication Technology Interactivity and Persuasion Gaming Computer-Mediated Communication Evaluating Interactivity Types for Data Visualization in Virtual Reality Communication Technology Source Credibility Gaming Entertainment The effects review modality and genre on perceived source credibility of video games reviews Gaming Emotion and Video Games The therapeutic effects of cinema: An experimental study of catharsis through narrative media and contemplation Gaming Emotion and Video Games The influence of video game controllers and mirror images on game-player’s self-awareness, sense of control and enjoyment Gaming Emotion and Video Games The effects of home video game violence and fantasy portrayals upon enjoyment and emotional state: A gender comparison Gaming Emotion and Video Games Do we improve, disrupt, or embrace sadness? Exploring sadness-based media choice and its anticipated effects on coping Gaming Emotion and Video Games Toward an understanding of the emotive structure and motivational systems and their influence on the processing of strategic health messages Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Sexual suggestiveness in online ads: Effects of objectification on opposite genders Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Perceptual verification of racial homogenization in advertising models Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Real or enhanced? A closer look into the effects of photo manipulation Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Construction of beauty as a measure of self-worth among college females: Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Relationships among sexually suggestive advertising, advertising evaluations, body attitudes, and self-esteem in female college students Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Social cognition and anti-drug psa effects on adolescent attitudes Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Advertising effects on alcohol consumption among college students Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Effects of magazine advertisements on college females' drive for thinness, self-esteem, and body satisfaction Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Monkey see, monkey do: Do college students model collegehumor.com? Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction What’s green is good: The effect of green advertising on perception of product quality, corporate social responsibility and purchase intent Communication Technology Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Gaming Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction Everything you wanted to know about tdp media but were too afraid to ask A study about tdp media and its effects on the public Gaming Computer-Mediated Communication OMG: gossip girls (perez included) & cultivation--wth are the effects? A study of gossip blogs on material values and real world perceptions Gaming Computer-Mediated Communication My fitness perception: User self-health and motivations and rationales for mobile health application Gaming Computer-Mediated Communication Understanding intention to use mobile time banking Gaming Computer-Mediated Communication The effect of media modality on cross cultural virtual cooperation Gaming Computer-Mediated Communication The effect of media consumption on perceptions of romantic relationships Gaming Computer-Mediated Communication If you don't have anything nice to say...: The effect of systems breakdown on human-computer interactions Gaming Computer-Mediated Communication Friendships through im: Examining the relationship between instant messaging and intimacy Older Research