Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications is 1. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Expanded Coverage and Expanding Our Editorial Team40
Digital Communication, Family Identity, and Markers of Emerging Adulthood25
Media Task-Switching as Self-Control Failure23
Is It Time to Abandon the Media Multitasking Index?19
Seeking Support Online14
Correction to Bonus et al. (2020)13
Media Use as an Avenue to Political Identity in an Authoritarian Context?13
Problematic Internet Use in Emerging Adulthood13
Digital Game Culture in Korea12
Bleeding-Heart Horror Fans12
Celebrating Wins, Lamenting Losses in the Aftermath of Presidential Elections12
The Effects of Pandemic-Related Fear on Social Connectedness Through Social Media Use and Self-Disclosure11
Actor–Observer Asymmetry in Virtual Reality11
Who Am I? Mothers’ Self-Uncertainty, Identification, and Conformity in Online Maternal Groups on Social Media11
The Influence of Minority Views on Majority Participation in Online Discourse10
Inspiration by Role Models10
AI for Combatting Mis/Disinformation10
Why Is Right-Wing Media Consumption Associated With Lower Compliance With COVID-19 Measures?9
A Longitudinal Analysis of Political Ideology, Pornography Consumption, and Attitude Change9
Emerging Adulthood and Media Use: Latest Research and Future Directions8
More Mobile Connectedness, Less Well-Being?8
Does Passive Social Media Use Harm Well-Being?8
Correction to Ewoldsen et al. (2022)7
Media Use and Black Emerging Adults’ Acceptance of Jezebel and Sapphire Stereotypes7
Is Hearing Really Believing?7
Consumption of Psychological Horror is Associated With Reduced Stigmatization of Mental Illness7
Metaverse-Mediated Communication7
Emotion Regulation Strategies Are Associated With Differential Responses to the News7
An Experience Sampling Study on the Association Between Social Media Use and Self-Esteem7
Moral Tipping Points7
Do Perceived Benefits Compensate for Low Provider Trustworthiness in Disclosure Decisions?6
Editable, Persistent, and Emotionally Expressive6
Psychological Underpinnings of Misinformation Countermeasures6
Tidying Up Attitudes, Queer Eye Style6
Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material in Adolescence and Unwanted Sexual Behavior in Emerging Adulthood6
Can Narratives Increase Compliance?5
Understanding Mechanisms of Media Use for the Social Sharing of Emotion5
Impression Formation Effects of Message Interactivity on the Relationship Between Organizations and Their Publics5
Trapped Between Goal Conflict and Availability Norm?5
Converging Crowds and Tied Twins5
How Are Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Portrayed on Social Media?5
The Effect of Psychological Needs Satisfaction on Protective Gaming Beliefs and Behaviors5
Beyond the Screen5
Hate Speech as an Indicator for the State of the Society5
The Influence of Social Justice Movies5
Measuring Gratification From and Consequences of Likes5
Theory Development and Evaluation Within a Critical Media Effects Framework4
Correction to Wong et al. (2022)4
Media and Moral Understanding4
20th Century Media and the American Psyche: A Strange Love4
Examining Readers’ Emotional Responses to Stories4
Privacy Is Dead, Long Live Privacy!4
Losing Awareness of Our Surroundings?4
Media Neuroscience on a Shoestring 2.04
Reactance to Uncivil Disagreement?4
Collaborative Memory: What Happens With Remote Communication?3
The Psychological Benefits of Scary Play in Three Types of Horror Fans3
Supernatural Enemies Affect Outgroup Attitudes Through Strength of Human Identity?3
Effects of Issue- and Character-Based Narrative Political Ads on Ad Evaluations3
Do Sexist Comments Hinder Participation in Online Political Discussions?3
Breaking Up for Good3
“Anyway, I Love You, Text Me Please”3
Correction to Riles et al. (2022)3
Using Neuroimaging Techniques to Link Game Rewards to Memory Through Activity in the Hippocampus3
Incubating Scholarship From Emerging Media Psychologists3
Nevertheless, It Persists3
Do We Judge Fiction by the Author’s Gender?3
Call for Papers: Media and Moral Understanding3
Information Integrity in a Digital Age3
Exaggerated and Questioning Clickbait Headlines and Their Influence on Media Learning2
Moral Understanding and Media2
Threat and Enhancement2
Media Neuroscience on a Shoestring2
Binge-Watching, Self-Determination, and Well-Being2
Relations Between Violent Video Game Experiences and Prosocial Behavior2
Straddling the Boundary of Misleading Information Group2
Preexisting Stereotypes and Selection of Counter-Stereotypical Genius Representations in Entertainment Media2
The Grand Finale2
The Fitness-Validation Model of Propagandist Persuasion and the 5Ds of Propaganda2
A Note of Thanks, and a Nod Towards Internationalization2
I Play Online Games Because I Believe in a Just Virtual World2
“Feed” or “Unfeed”?2
Reviewers 20242
Rival as Villain – How Moral and Threat Language in American News Coverage Relates to American Attitudes Toward China2
Mad Scientists, Bad Impressions?1
How Affective Polarization Deepens the Partisan Divide in US Cable News Use1
Learning in Virtual Reality1
Screen Acting and Moral Understanding1
An Examination of Youths’ Social Media Use and Body Image1
“Speak[ing] My Mind”1
How Online Dating Motivations and Social Networks Affect Warranting Value and Interpersonal Impressions1
Emotionally Toned Online Discussions Evoke Subjectively Experienced Emotional Responses1
Social Anxiety, Perceptions of Social Support, and Behavior in Anticipation of Online Peer Interaction1
Adolescents’ Online Communication and Self-Disclosure to Online and Offline Acquaintances1
Relational Effects of Romantic Partner’s Perceived Parasocial Romantic Attachment With Pornography1
The Effects of Fear and Shame in Health Testimonial Videos on Identification and Health Beliefs1
Exploring the Unique Effects of Virtual and Mixed Reality on Students’ Science Learning Intentions1
“They Are Wallowing in Luxury, but Complain About the Struggles of Lockdown”1
How Humorous Posts Influence Engagement With Political Posts on Social Media1
Suspicion of an Online Claim Reduces Its Warranting Value and Subsequent Impressions1
When Posting Is Believing1
The Influence of Feeling-of-Knowing on Metacognitive Processes in the Digital Media Environment1
What Post-Pandemic Paradox?1
Correction to Fransen et al. (2023)1
Choice of Communication Channel for Dyadic Relationship Dissolution Processes in Abusive and Non-Abusive Relationships1
That’s Good News ☹1
Cognitive and Emotional Responses to Russian State-Sponsored Media Narratives in International Audiences1
The Degree of Homogeneity Versus Heterogeneity in Individuals’ Political News Consumption1
Testing Obtrusiveness and Addressing as Determinants of the Intensity of Parasocial Interactions1
Integrating Community-Based Participatory Research Into Immersive Narratives1
Correction to1
Helping on Social Media1
Social Media Posting Anxiety1
Correction to Skowronski et al. (2022)1
Mood Enhancement, Self-Transcendence, and Prosociality1
What Is Critical Concern?1
Validation of the Manga Attachment Scale (MAS) for Measuring Attachment to Manga – Japanese Comics1
Does Polarizing News Become Less Polarizing When Written by an AI?1
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