Psychology of Popular Media

Papers
(The H4-Index of Psychology of Popular Media is 15. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Supplemental Material for The Effect of Short-Form Video Usage on Self-Expansion45
The psychology of likes: Relevance of feedback on Instagram and relationship to self-esteem and social status.32
Qualitative and quantitative investigations of Office fans’ connections with fictional and celebrity couples: Identification, parasocial relationships, and beyond.30
Random app of kindness: Evaluating the potential of a smartphone intervention to impact adolescents’ empathy, prosocial behavior, and aggression.29
Supplemental Material for Who Finds Media Violence Funny? Testing the Effects of Media Violence Exposure and Dark Personality Traits28
Me, myself, and my avatar: Self-discrepancy, embodiment, and narrative involvement in gaming experiences.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.24
Disappearing in the age of hypervisibility: Definition, context, and perceived psychological consequences of social media ghosting.23
“Using Comics and tweets to raise awareness about gender biases in STEM.” Correction to Freedman, Green, Kaufman, and Flanagan (2022).22
Black lives matter, Black stories matter, Black voices matter: Black Lives Matter protests, COVID-19, and streaming services.21
Social comparison and state–trait dynamics: Viewing image-conscious Instagram accounts affects college students’ mood and anxiety.20
The portrayal of mental illness in popular children's programs on Netflix: A content and thematic analysis.19
Extensions of the proteus effect on intergroup aggression in the real world.19
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 Bod17
Supplemental Material for Subtle Threat Cues in Marketing Horror and Children’s Entertainment17
Supplemental Material for Other-Focus Versus Self-Focus: The Power of Self-Transcendent TV Shows15
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