David L Stamps
Biographic Data
| ID | 767440 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David L Stamps |
| GIVEN NAMES | David L |
| FAMILY NAME | Stamps |
| SIGNATURE | STAMPS D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Louisiana State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7435-853X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The plight of police propaganda
Black audiences’ watching uncritical television depictions of police (i.e. police propaganda) have created convoluted outcomes related to attitudes toward the police. Numerous police measures aimed at addressing relations between Black people and the police have failed. With an uptick in advocacy aimed at addressing police brutality and criminal justice reform, conversations are timely. Applying social identity theory, we examined Black audiences…
Latino intergenerational family dynamics
This article reports on a study conducted in the New England region of the US that examined young Latino family members’ support for older family members’ use of digital technology. We apply the community belonging framework and qualitatively analyze data from adolescent family members ( N = 29). The findings highlight late adolescents’ influence and adherence in meeting the needs of older family members’ digital technology use. Example outcomes …
Digital Natives and Community Resilience
The current study adopted community resilience and explored Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) digital natives’ supporting family members’ digital technology use and outcomes related to engagement. A sample of 29 AAPI late adolescents answered open-ended questions about the challenges, benefits, and familial dynamics when the group helped or instructed older family members in using digital technologies. Findings showcased complex intergro…
Black Communities’ Relationship to Hip-Hop Culture, Self-Efficacy and Critical Consciousness
Hip-Hop culture’s contribution to Black communities’ reflection on society and self-efficacy are meaningful. Black audiences’ relationship with Hip-Hop culture often provides knowledge regarding social issues, self-reflection, and promotes resilience. However, research on Black adults’ consumption of Hip-Hop culture and its relationship to the critical consciousness of the group’s socio-political beliefs remains underdeveloped. The current study,…
Black audiences' Black-oriented media consumption and attitudes toward Black Nationalism
Black audiences’ media consumption and its relationship to individual well-being are well documented. However, empirical investigations that have examined Black audiences’ media consumption and feelings toward Black Nationalism, or loyalty toward Black community members and community well-being, are limited. Using a cross-sectional sample of US Black adults (N = 2137) from the National Study of American Life (NSAL), the current study drew on soci…
The nexus between Black media consumers’ racial identity, critical and digital media literacy skills, and psychological well-being
Black individuals view mass media and participate in digital media at rates greater than their racial counterparts and this relationship often promotes favorable group-based outcomes. However, quantitative examinations of the relationship between Black audiences’ media use, media literacy skills, and favorable results related to well-being are lacking. Using a cross-sectional US Black adult sample (N = 1,027) and applying tenets of media uses and…
Covid-19 in the Media
Using survey data of 330 self-identified Black individuals, we examine how Black individuals coped with news media coverage about the negative consequences of COVID-19 for Black communities, and what stressors other than COVID-19 news coverage they experienced. We find that Black individuals relied primarily on healthy, positive-coping strategies (e.g., taking proactive health measures, spending time with family and friends, and focusing on work)…
Anti‐Blackness and psychological stress
Increased anti‐Blackness, including interpersonal racist encounters and macro forms such as extrajudicial killings by the state, have demonstrated that Black communities and their psychological well‐being are in a precarious position. Extant research has revealed that increased encounters with anti‐Blackness are related to excessive psychological stress. However, the role of stigma awareness, its relationship to anti‐Blackness and psychological s…
Oy Vey, the Shtick
The current set of studies adopts cultivation theory and mediated contact to explore the relationship between viewers’ consumption of Jewish television characters, endorsement of negative Jewish stereotypes (study 1; N = 150), anti-Semitism, and support for Jewish-related social issues (study 2; N = 584). Study 1 revealed a significant relationship between viewers’ consumption of Jewish television characters and Jewish stereotype endorsement. Stu…
Black Audiences’ Identity-Focused Social Media Use, Group Vitality, and Consideration of Collective Action
Black individuals use social media at higher rates than their racial counterparts, and these relationships often promote favorable group-based outcomes. However, quantitative examinations of these relationships are lacking. Using a cross-sectional U.S. Black adult sample ( N = 295) and applying social identity gratifications, the present work examines individuals’ social media use, racial adherence, perceptions of group vitality, and motivations …
Black cultural projection
Newspapers often play a significant role in providing knowledge about political matters and may shape public opinion about political figures. However, a focus on newspaper coverage of some of the first Black mayors of major US cities and themes related to racial identity and policy is under-examined. The current investigation adopts an ethnographic content analysis and examines 30 days of major daily newspaper coverage of Black mayoral campaigns …
Audiences’ Mediated Contact with Black Characters in Scripted Television and Support for Racialized Social Issues
Within scripted television programs, portrayals of Black characters have improved in both quantity and quality over the past few years. Research suggests that these various television characterizations may communicate an influential social standing of the group. Using a cross-sectional multicultural sample (N = 206) and applying mediated contact theories, the current research investigates audiences’ consumption of Black scripted television, paras…
The collective challenges of color, Covid-19, and their convergence
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationNotes on contributorsDavid StampsDavid Stamps (Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara) is an Assistant Professor in the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University. His research aims to understand the psychological and behavioral effects of identity-focused interpersonal interactions and audiences’ exposure to and …
B(l)ack By Popular Demand
Often media research interrogating Black male characters featured in television does so from a deficit-based framework. To shift the conversation and showcase affirmative examples of Black male roles in scripted television, the following essay analyzes portrayals in the series This Is Us (2016–current), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2019), S.W.A.T. (2017–current), and A Million Little Things (2018–current). This work adopts critical race theory…
Relational maintenance, collectivism, and coping strategies among Black populations during Covid-19
The current study, adopting community resilience and social creativity, explores Black individuals' relational maintenance and collectivist strategies employed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 410 Black adults across the United States answered open-ended web-based survey questions about identifiable shifts in relational dynamics and examples of mutual support exhibited among community members amid COVID-19. Findings include individuals imp…
Race and Media
The following article illuminates how race-related media effects research creates a space for race to be represented within quantitative literature. However, it presents barriers towards inclusion regarding the examination of diverse audiences and distinct media content, while also normalizing existing patterns of hierarchy by concentrating on the implications of White viewers. To address this, the following text presents a synthesis of previous …
Media literacy as liberator
Robust literature identifies news media’s sordid history of presenting disparaging depictions of Black identity and its subsequent influence on non-Black audiences. However, research addressing Black viewers, their varied group identities, and protective factors that minimize this influence, has received limited attention. Accordingly, this study examines the relationship between Black individuals’ political identities, news media consumption, cr…
The Social Construction of the African American Family on Broadcast Television
This work analyzes the social construction of the African American family on primetime broadcast television. A textual analysis was conducted on two scripted television shows, The Cosby Show and Blackish. The analysis reveals similarities among both shows, which include well-rounded, educated family members that are representative of suburban, affluent minorities in America. However, differences including each broadcast shows' willingness to addr…
Relational maintenance, collectivism, and coping strategies among Black populations during Covid-19
The current study, adopting community resilience and social creativity, explores Black individuals' relational maintenance and collectivist strategies employed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 410 Black adults across the United States answered open-ended web-based survey questions about identifiable shifts in relational dynamics and examples of mutual support exhibited among community members amid COVID-19. Findings include individuals imp…
B(l)ack By Popular Demand
Often media research interrogating Black male characters featured in television does so from a deficit-based framework. To shift the conversation and showcase affirmative examples of Black male roles in scripted television, the following essay analyzes portrayals in the series This Is Us (2016–current), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2019), S.W.A.T. (2017–current), and A Million Little Things (2018–current). This work adopts critical race theory…
The Social Construction of the African American Family on Broadcast Television
This work analyzes the social construction of the African American family on primetime broadcast television. A textual analysis was conducted on two scripted television shows, The Cosby Show and Blackish. The analysis reveals similarities among both shows, which include well-rounded, educated family members that are representative of suburban, affluent minorities in America. However, differences including each broadcast shows' willingness to addr…
Black audiences' Black-oriented media consumption and attitudes toward Black Nationalism
Black audiences’ media consumption and its relationship to individual well-being are well documented. However, empirical investigations that have examined Black audiences’ media consumption and feelings toward Black Nationalism, or loyalty toward Black community members and community well-being, are limited. Using a cross-sectional sample of US Black adults (N = 2137) from the National Study of American Life (NSAL), the current study drew on soci…
Media literacy as liberator
Robust literature identifies news media’s sordid history of presenting disparaging depictions of Black identity and its subsequent influence on non-Black audiences. However, research addressing Black viewers, their varied group identities, and protective factors that minimize this influence, has received limited attention. Accordingly, this study examines the relationship between Black individuals’ political identities, news media consumption, cr…
Covid-19 in the Media
Using survey data of 330 self-identified Black individuals, we examine how Black individuals coped with news media coverage about the negative consequences of COVID-19 for Black communities, and what stressors other than COVID-19 news coverage they experienced. We find that Black individuals relied primarily on healthy, positive-coping strategies (e.g., taking proactive health measures, spending time with family and friends, and focusing on work)…
Anti‐Blackness and psychological stress
Increased anti‐Blackness, including interpersonal racist encounters and macro forms such as extrajudicial killings by the state, have demonstrated that Black communities and their psychological well‐being are in a precarious position. Extant research has revealed that increased encounters with anti‐Blackness are related to excessive psychological stress. However, the role of stigma awareness, its relationship to anti‐Blackness and psychological s…
The Social Construction of the African American Family on Broadcast Television
This work analyzes the social construction of the African American family on primetime broadcast television. A textual analysis was conducted on two scripted television shows, The Cosby Show and Blackish. The analysis reveals similarities among both shows, which include well-rounded, educated family members that are representative of suburban, affluent minorities in America. However, differences including each broadcast shows' willingness to addr…
Race and Media
The following article illuminates how race-related media effects research creates a space for race to be represented within quantitative literature. However, it presents barriers towards inclusion regarding the examination of diverse audiences and distinct media content, while also normalizing existing patterns of hierarchy by concentrating on the implications of White viewers. To address this, the following text presents a synthesis of previous …
Media literacy as liberator
Robust literature identifies news media’s sordid history of presenting disparaging depictions of Black identity and its subsequent influence on non-Black audiences. However, research addressing Black viewers, their varied group identities, and protective factors that minimize this influence, has received limited attention. Accordingly, this study examines the relationship between Black individuals’ political identities, news media consumption, cr…
Audiences’ Mediated Contact with Black Characters in Scripted Television and Support for Racialized Social Issues
Within scripted television programs, portrayals of Black characters have improved in both quantity and quality over the past few years. Research suggests that these various television characterizations may communicate an influential social standing of the group. Using a cross-sectional multicultural sample (N = 206) and applying mediated contact theories, the current research investigates audiences’ consumption of Black scripted television, paras…
The collective challenges of color, Covid-19, and their convergence
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationNotes on contributorsDavid StampsDavid Stamps (Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara) is an Assistant Professor in the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University. His research aims to understand the psychological and behavioral effects of identity-focused interpersonal interactions and audiences’ exposure to and …
B(l)ack By Popular Demand
Often media research interrogating Black male characters featured in television does so from a deficit-based framework. To shift the conversation and showcase affirmative examples of Black male roles in scripted television, the following essay analyzes portrayals in the series This Is Us (2016–current), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2019), S.W.A.T. (2017–current), and A Million Little Things (2018–current). This work adopts critical race theory…
Relational maintenance, collectivism, and coping strategies among Black populations during Covid-19
The current study, adopting community resilience and social creativity, explores Black individuals' relational maintenance and collectivist strategies employed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 410 Black adults across the United States answered open-ended web-based survey questions about identifiable shifts in relational dynamics and examples of mutual support exhibited among community members amid COVID-19. Findings include individuals imp…
Black Audiences’ Identity-Focused Social Media Use, Group Vitality, and Consideration of Collective Action
Black individuals use social media at higher rates than their racial counterparts, and these relationships often promote favorable group-based outcomes. However, quantitative examinations of these relationships are lacking. Using a cross-sectional U.S. Black adult sample ( N = 295) and applying social identity gratifications, the present work examines individuals’ social media use, racial adherence, perceptions of group vitality, and motivations …
Black cultural projection
Newspapers often play a significant role in providing knowledge about political matters and may shape public opinion about political figures. However, a focus on newspaper coverage of some of the first Black mayors of major US cities and themes related to racial identity and policy is under-examined. The current investigation adopts an ethnographic content analysis and examines 30 days of major daily newspaper coverage of Black mayoral campaigns …
Oy Vey, the Shtick
The current set of studies adopts cultivation theory and mediated contact to explore the relationship between viewers’ consumption of Jewish television characters, endorsement of negative Jewish stereotypes (study 1; N = 150), anti-Semitism, and support for Jewish-related social issues (study 2; N = 584). Study 1 revealed a significant relationship between viewers’ consumption of Jewish television characters and Jewish stereotype endorsement. Stu…
The nexus between Black media consumers’ racial identity, critical and digital media literacy skills, and psychological well-being
Black individuals view mass media and participate in digital media at rates greater than their racial counterparts and this relationship often promotes favorable group-based outcomes. However, quantitative examinations of the relationship between Black audiences’ media use, media literacy skills, and favorable results related to well-being are lacking. Using a cross-sectional US Black adult sample (N = 1,027) and applying tenets of media uses and…
Covid-19 in the Media
Using survey data of 330 self-identified Black individuals, we examine how Black individuals coped with news media coverage about the negative consequences of COVID-19 for Black communities, and what stressors other than COVID-19 news coverage they experienced. We find that Black individuals relied primarily on healthy, positive-coping strategies (e.g., taking proactive health measures, spending time with family and friends, and focusing on work)…
Anti‐Blackness and psychological stress
Increased anti‐Blackness, including interpersonal racist encounters and macro forms such as extrajudicial killings by the state, have demonstrated that Black communities and their psychological well‐being are in a precarious position. Extant research has revealed that increased encounters with anti‐Blackness are related to excessive psychological stress. However, the role of stigma awareness, its relationship to anti‐Blackness and psychological s…
Digital Natives and Community Resilience
The current study adopted community resilience and explored Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) digital natives’ supporting family members’ digital technology use and outcomes related to engagement. A sample of 29 AAPI late adolescents answered open-ended questions about the challenges, benefits, and familial dynamics when the group helped or instructed older family members in using digital technologies. Findings showcased complex intergro…
Black Communities’ Relationship to Hip-Hop Culture, Self-Efficacy and Critical Consciousness
Hip-Hop culture’s contribution to Black communities’ reflection on society and self-efficacy are meaningful. Black audiences’ relationship with Hip-Hop culture often provides knowledge regarding social issues, self-reflection, and promotes resilience. However, research on Black adults’ consumption of Hip-Hop culture and its relationship to the critical consciousness of the group’s socio-political beliefs remains underdeveloped. The current study,…
Black audiences' Black-oriented media consumption and attitudes toward Black Nationalism
Black audiences’ media consumption and its relationship to individual well-being are well documented. However, empirical investigations that have examined Black audiences’ media consumption and feelings toward Black Nationalism, or loyalty toward Black community members and community well-being, are limited. Using a cross-sectional sample of US Black adults (N = 2137) from the National Study of American Life (NSAL), the current study drew on soci…
The plight of police propaganda
Black audiences’ watching uncritical television depictions of police (i.e. police propaganda) have created convoluted outcomes related to attitudes toward the police. Numerous police measures aimed at addressing relations between Black people and the police have failed. With an uptick in advocacy aimed at addressing police brutality and criminal justice reform, conversations are timely. Applying social identity theory, we examined Black audiences…
Latino intergenerational family dynamics
This article reports on a study conducted in the New England region of the US that examined young Latino family members’ support for older family members’ use of digital technology. We apply the community belonging framework and qualitatively analyze data from adolescent family members ( N = 29). The findings highlight late adolescents’ influence and adherence in meeting the needs of older family members’ digital technology use. Example outcomes …
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