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A study was conducted to examine the roles that adolescents' attitudes about sexuality and punishment play in their enjoyment of R-rated "slasher films." Ninety-six high school students completed a series of attitude questionnaires and rated their perceptions of a videotaped preview of a slasher film that varied the sexuality in the portrayal (sexual, nonsexual) with the gender of the victim who was killed at the film's conclusion. More permissive sexual attitudes and lower levels of punitiveness were associated with greater enjoyment of frightening films. However, traditional attitudes toward females' sexuality were positively associated with gore-watching motivations (e.g., watching slasher films "to see the victims get what they deserve"). The manipulations of sexual behavior and gender of victim in the video preview had little effect on ratings of enjoyment overall. However, punitive attitudes toward sexuality were associated with greater overall enjoyment of the previews, and punitiveness was associated with greater enjoyment of the previews featuring sexuality. For male subjects, more traditional attitudes about females' sexuality were associated with greater enjoyment of previews featuring female victims.

This article presents an analysis of media effects articles published in JMCQ from 1954 to 2020. Although the primary focus of our sample of articles focused on news, a wealth of additional topics were also examined, including attitude change, media selection, and sharing of media content. While some of this body of scholarship reflects more "traditional" conceptualizations of media effects research, others point to a broader conceptualization that reflects individuals as active in their selection, processing, evaluation, and even creation of media content.

This study examined how commercialization of Internet news sites can impact perceptions of news. An experiment (N=260) showed that perceptions of online news stories varied as a function of the presence or seriousness of online advertising and Internet use (light versus heavy). Among light Internet users, the inclusion of advertisements resulted in significantly lower perceived news value of hard news stories.

Telephone surveys were conducted in Virginia and Wisconsin to explore attitudinal predictors of exposure to and enjoyment of reality-based and fictional crime programs. Punitive attitudes about crime, higher levels of racial prejudice, and higher levels of authoritarianism were associated with more frequent viewing and greater enjoyment of reality-based programming, but were unrelated to enjoyment of fictional programming. Reality-based viewing and enjoyment were also more common among younger respondents, respondents with lower levels of education, and respondents who were heavier television viewers.

A history of media effects research traditions / Peter Vorderer, David W. Park, and Sarah Lutz -- Media effects theories : an overview / Patti M. Valkenburg and Mary Beth Oliver -- The world of news and politics / Yariv Tsfati and Nathan Walter -- News framing theory and research / David Tewksbury and Dietram A. Scheufele -- Cultivation theory, media, stories, processes, and reality / Rick Busselle and Jan Van den Bulck -- Media priming and accessibility / David R. Ewoldsen and Nancy Rhodes -- Social cognitive theory / Marina Krcmar -- Currents in the study of persuasion / James Price Dillard -- Narrative effects / Melanie Green, Helena Bilandzic, Kaitlin Fitzgerald, and Elaine Paravati -- Media choice and selective exposure / Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, Axel Westerwick, and Daniel J. Sude -- Media and emotion / Robin L. Nabi -- Media, identity, and the self / Jonathan Cohen, Markus Appel, and Michael D. Slater -- Media psychophysiology and neuroscience : bringing brain science into media processes and effects research / Paul D. Bolls, René Weber, Annie Lang, and Robert F. Potter -- Media violence and aggression / Jessica Taylor Piotrowski and Karin M. Fikkers -- Media and sexuality / Paul Wright -- Media stereotypes : content, effects, and theory / Travis L. Dixon -- Eudaimonia as media effect / Arthur A. Raney, Mary Beth Oliver, and Anne Bartsch -- Advertising effects and advertising effectiveness / Louisa Ha -- Educational media for children / Amy B. Jordan and Sarah E. Vaala -- Media effects and health / Jessica G. Myrick -- Entertainment and enjoyment as media effect / Arthur A. Raney and Jennings Bryant -- Video games / Christoph Klimmt and Daniel Possler -- Psychological effects of interactive media technologies : a human-computer interaction (HCI) perspective / S. Shyam Sundar and Jeeyun Oh -- Social media / Jesse Fox and Bree McEwan -- Effects of mobile communication : revolutions in an evolving field / Scott W. Campbell and Rich Ling -- Virtual reality in media effects / Sriram Kalyanaraman and Jeremy Bailenson -- Cross-cultural media effects research / Jinhee Kim and Kimin Eom.

Awe, a self-transcendent emotion often triggered by vast nature panoramas, is likely to stimulate pro-environmental action. We examined whether appealing to awe could promote perceived risk of climate change, support for low-carbon policies, and intentions to perform pro-environmental behaviors. Given conversations around comedy as a strategy for communicating climate change, we also tested whether appealing to humor, another positive emotional experience, could have similar effects. In a preregistered experiment with a national sample of U.S. adults, we found that awe appeals increased all outcomes measured. The parody-based humor appeals strengthened belief in climate change and perceived risk. These findings demonstrate awe-inspiring messages can increase several pro-environmental outcomes and parody can increase belief-oriented outcomes. For outcomes where the effects of the awe appeals depended on individuals' political affiliation, effects were strongest for Republicans.