Morgan E Ellithorpe
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 87514 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Morgan E Ellithorpe |
| NOMBRES | Morgan E |
| APELLIDO | Ellithorpe |
| FIRMA | ELLITHORPE M E |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Delaware |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0317-9267 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 57 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 57 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Lifetime video game exposure and career interest in STEM
This study examined associations among adolescents’ lifetime video game exposure, STEM-related gender stereotypes, and interest in pursuing STEM careers through the lens of cultivation theory. A cross-sectional survey of 625 U.S. adolescents aged 13–17 assessed lifetime video game exposure, STEM-related sexist beliefs, STEM-related equity beliefs, and STEM career interest. Greater lifetime video game exposure was associated with stronger STEM-rel…
Justice denied
Lifetime Video Game Exposure is Associated with Internalization of Sexist STEM Beliefs in Women and Men
Video gaming culture and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are both contexts in which women often experience gender-based harassment, sexualization, and exclusion. Cultivation theory posits that individuals with heavy exposure to mediated content develop a perceived reality that closely aligns with the media world. In the present research, we investigated cultivation effects in the context of video gaming and examined t…
Distinct pathways of problematic social media use
Problematic social media use and mental health among disabled emerging adults
Very little research has been conducted with disabled emerging adults regarding whether they experience problematic social media use and negative consequences of such use. An online survey of U.S. disabled emerging adults (n = 201) aged 18–26 years measured their social media use frequency and problematic social media use, with the aim of describing the patterns of use exhibited by emerging adults with disabilities and exploring the associations …
Does the dog die? Empathic distress and spoilers as self-protection
Me, myself, and my avatar
I Did 10,000 Steps so I Earned This Treat
Smartwatches are digital devices, similar to smartphones, and come with the possibility of problematic use. Problematic technology use is the experience of psychological distress or reduced daily functioning in response to excessive or addictive technology use. The purpose of this study was to explore whether problematic use of smartwatch devices for exercise tracking influences user’s health behaviors such as eating habits and sedentary activity…
Hot or Not? Implicit and Explicit Attitudes of Sexualized Profiles on Tinder
135) to rate opposite-gender Tinder profiles using both an implicit reaction time task and explicit self-report. Men had more positive implicit evaluations of sexualized profiles compared with women. Men also showed an implicitly measured preference for sexualized profiles over nonsexualized profiles, while women showed the opposite preference. However, the genders did not differ in evaluation of sexualized or nonsexualized profiles in explicitly…
Is Bedtime Media Use Good or Bad? A Competitive Analysis Between the Sleep Displacement Hypothesis and the Media Recovery Hypothesis
Bedtime media use is often maligned in research and pop culture. However, the evidence for the relationship between bedtime media use and sleep for adults has been mixed – sometimes sleep quality is negatively affected by media use, sometimes it is positively affected. Competing explanations include the sleep displacement hypothesis (i.e. media use leads to later sleep onset, less total sleep, and lower sleep quality) and the media recovery hypot…
“I was Absolutely Devastated at This Death”
The emotional response to the dissolution of a parasocial relationship with a character or celebrity is known as parasocial breakup distress. However, research on this topic lacks organization in that it is unclear what kinds of dissolutions “count” as a parasocial breakup, nor is it clear what psychological factors might matter in determining distress. This study uses a within-subjects survey design (n = 196) to directly compare scenarios from p…
Strong Foundations and Forward-Thinking in Turbulent Times
Moral Balance or Moral Disengagement? The Influence of Decision Morality and Repeated Play on Player Guilt, Moral Evaluation, and Desire to Play Again
Video game players often replay narrative games, sometimes making different moral decisions each time. Theories relevant to moral decision-making in video games thus become important for understanding moral decisions in repeated gameplay. A mixed between- and within-subjects experiment conducted with U.S. undergraduates (n = 51) examined whether repeating the same moral decision but making opposite choices each playthrough would influence process…
Rural dwelling as a risk factor for mental health and well‐being for LGBTQ+ youth
PURPOSE: Existing literature on LGBTQ+ social support often overlooks the experiences of rural dwellers, who may face obstacles related to access to mental health resources and in-person social support. This study seeks to address the gap by examining how social support varies across different geographic areas and how it relates to mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ emerging adults. METHODS: This study surveyed LGBTQ+ emerging adults (n = 293) abo…
Intellectual television harms relaxation, games help us detach? Different attributes of bedtime media are associated with multiple types of recovery
People use media in a variety of ways, including as a tool for recovery after stress and strain. This study examines how different kinds of media can support recovery outcomes (like relaxation), and how guilt about media use can negatively impact the potential positive effects of use. This helps us better understand how people use media and which kinds of media may be most useful for self-regulation in daily life
Supernatural Enemies Affect Outgroup Attitudes Through Strength of Human Identity
Previous research investigated how a shared human identity may promote interracial inclusion in the context of mass media ( Ellithorpe et al., 2018 ). The original study found promising results of reduced intergroup prejudice through watching the supernatural genre. However, the original results had mixed support to theory, that is, the Common Ingroup Identity Model (CIIM). To test whether the expected and unexpected results of Ellithorpe et al. …
The Effect of Reciprocity on Trust
Reciprocity is a well-known influence on international cooperation. However, we lack an explanation for how reciprocity at the international level affects individual beliefs and attitudes. How do people interpret situations where countries return favors, or fail to? In this study, we present a micro-level explanation of reciprocity based on the theoretical framework of Unbounded Generalized Reciprocity, where reciprocity operates as an informatio…
That’s not supposed to happen! Spoilers’ impact on experience of narratives with (un)expected endings
Binge-watching to feel better
Gender Moderates the Relationship Between Avatar Customization and Enjoyment in Popular Video Games
153), this study investigates whether exposure to different levels of customization in games will increase the experiences of enjoyment, both directly and indirectly, through the experience of avatar embodiment, as well as whether these relationships are influenced by gender identity. Results indicate a positive relationship between level of exposure to customization and enjoyment for women-identified participants. These outcomes may provide insi…
I Help You, You Help Me
In this manuscript, three studies examined the effects of viewing situation comedies on attitudes toward Black Americans. Study 1 was a content analysis of sitcoms that had either predominately Black casts (PBC) or predominately White casts (PWC) and showcased interracial interaction. It is found that positive cross-racial interaction (interracial reciprocity) occurs in both types of shows but is more common with PBC sitcoms. Study 2 was a survey…
Black Queer Being/Knowing/Feeling
Anti-Blackness and heteronormativity are the driving forces that determine access to reproductive healthcare and services in the United States, and the rate of Black birthing-related deaths continue to skyrocket. Still, there is a dearth of literature that includes the reproductive experiences of Black birthing people and their interactions with the healthcare system. This current study builds power with 10 Black Queer birthing people (or Partner…
Pulling the field out of a “One Variable, One Role” mindset
Recent analytical work reveals the need to assess mediated interactions (independent variable-by-mediator multiplicative terms) in mediation models to ensure the proper reporting of indirect effects. Besides their analytical value, mediated interactions can aid theory development. This study adds a theoretical support structure to this emergent analytical imperative and provides a theory-driven decision tree for incorporating mediated interaction…
Boundaries on a binge
Binge-watching is often studied in research, and discussed in lay writings, under the assumption that it is a maladaptive and problematic behavior. However, as with all media use, there are circumstances in which binge-watching may be functional for an individual. This paper explores the role of intentionality-defined as the extent to which a viewing session was planned and executed as planned-in differentiating problematic from unproblematic bin…
Development and validation of the Female Gamer Stereotypes Scale
Female gamers belong to a stereotyped social group. The stereotypes associated with female gamers may be associated with issues such as sexism and gender discrimination in the gaming community. However, few tools exist to properly assess the complex nature of the stereotypes held about this group. The present paper describes the development and validation of the Female Gamer Stereotypes Scale (FGSS), which offers a multifaceted measure of the ste…
How Patterns of Learning About Sexual Information Among Adolescents Are Related to Sexual Behaviors
Adolescents' learning about sex from informal sources varies by race and gender. Future research should examine whether sexual health interventions and message development can capitalize on these differences
Alcohol, Sex, and Screens
Alcohol use and sexual behavior are important risk behaviors in adolescent development, and combining the two is common. The reasoned action approach (RAA) is used to predict adolescents' intention to combine alcohol use and sexual behavior based on exposure to alcohol and sex combinations in popular entertainment media. We conducted a content analysis of mainstream (n = 29) and Black-oriented movies (n = 34) from 2014 and 2013-2014, respectively…
Pulling the field out of a “One Variable, One Role” mindset
Recent analytical work reveals the need to assess mediated interactions (independent variable-by-mediator multiplicative terms) in mediation models to ensure the proper reporting of indirect effects. Besides their analytical value, mediated interactions can aid theory development. This study adds a theoretical support structure to this emergent analytical imperative and provides a theory-driven decision tree for incorporating mediated interaction…
Risky movies, risky behaviors, and ethnic identity among Black adolescents
Wanting to See People Like Me? Racial and Gender Diversity in Popular Adolescent Television
Putting the “self” in self-deprecation
This study tested how source knowledge affects enjoyment of self-deprecating humor about a minority group. Participants made aware that the source of a message poking fun at people with disabilities was himself disabled had more positive evaluations of the cartoon and author than participants unaware of his disability. Participants initially given no source information judged the author more positively the second time when they were given follow-…
Media violence exposure and aggression in adolescents
Media violence exposure (MVE) is associated with aggressive outcomes in adolescents. However, based on the differential susceptibility hypothesis, this risk is expected to vary based on the individual's unique risk and protective factors. Using survey data from 1,990 adolescents (Mean age = 15.6 ± 1.10 years; 48% female) and content analysis of U.S. top-grossing films and popular TV shows, we evaluated the effect of MVE in relation to both risk (…
Elevation (sometimes) increases altruism
Boundaries on a binge
Binge-watching is often studied in research, and discussed in lay writings, under the assumption that it is a maladaptive and problematic behavior. However, as with all media use, there are circumstances in which binge-watching may be functional for an individual. This paper explores the role of intentionality-defined as the extent to which a viewing session was planned and executed as planned-in differentiating problematic from unproblematic bin…
A content analysis of sports and energy drink advertising
Sex and Violence in the Movies
Sexual and violent media content is prevalent, and adolescents exposed to this content may be more likely to enact risky sexual and aggressive behaviors. According to the Differential Susceptibility Model, dispositional traits, such as empathy, can predict risky media exposure and moderate the relationship between exposure and behavior. A total of 2,424 US adolescents (ages 14-17) participated in an online study that measured exposure to sex, vio…
I didn’t see that coming
Spoilers are stigmatized as the potential ruin of narrative experience, and many people avoid them for the fear that exposure will, well, spoil the narrative. However, previous research indicates that spoilers can actually increase enjoyment. The present study tests mental model resonance as a mecha
Preparation and Analyses of Implicit Attitude Measures
Implicit measures such as the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and the Personalized-IAT can be useful tools for studying automatic processes and socially sensitive topics. But their reliance on reaction time data comes with issues for data preparation and analysis. Dealing with reaction time data can be complex – exacerbated by many steps and available alternatives. Greenwald et al. (2003) offer guidelines for handling IAT data. However, these gui…
Attitude Change in Competitive Framing Environments? Open-/Closed-Mindedness, Framing Effects, and Climate Change
Framing scholarship on policy issues has primarily focused on how competitive message environments alter framing effects or how individual differences moderate the impact of frames. This study combines both of these focal areas by examining how individual open-/closed-mindedness moderates framing effects about climate change within competitive and noncompetitive framing contexts. Contrary to previous scholarship, our experimental study finds effe…
Socialization of Dissonance Processes
Based on portrayals of dissonance as a learned drive state, it was hypothesized that there may be a role for parenting style and related variables in the development of dissonance reactions. This experiment found that both reports of having parents with authoritarian parenting styles and learning the link between responsibility and consequences moderated the effect of an induced compliance dissonance manipulation on attitudes. Reports of having e…
Elevation (sometimes) increases altruism
Putting the “self” in self-deprecation
This study tested how source knowledge affects enjoyment of self-deprecating humor about a minority group. Participants made aware that the source of a message poking fun at people with disabilities was himself disabled had more positive evaluations of the cartoon and author than participants unaware of his disability. Participants initially given no source information judged the author more positively the second time when they were given follow-…
Ignorance or bias? Evaluating the ideological and informational drivers of communication gaps about climate change
Does the relationship between media use and learning about climate change depend more on audiences’ scientific literacy on their ideological biases? To answer this question, we evaluate both the knowledge gap and belief gap hypotheses as they relate to climate change. Results indicate belief gaps for news and entertainment content and a knowledge gap for edutainment content. Climate change knowledge among conservatives decreased with greater atte…
Preparation and Analyses of Implicit Attitude Measures
Implicit measures such as the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and the Personalized-IAT can be useful tools for studying automatic processes and socially sensitive topics. But their reliance on reaction time data comes with issues for data preparation and analysis. Dealing with reaction time data can be complex – exacerbated by many steps and available alternatives. Greenwald et al. (2003) offer guidelines for handling IAT data. However, these gui…
The Role of Parents in Problematic Internet Use among US Adolescents
The internet has transformed the way youth communicate, learn, and network, with implications for their broader social, psychological, and physical health and well-being. With the technological capability of accessing the internet from anywhere, at any time, paired with the enormous variety of internet activities in which youth engage—from social networking to chatting to streaming videos to playing games to watching television content—instances …
I didn’t see that coming
Spoilers are stigmatized as the potential ruin of narrative experience, and many people avoid them for the fear that exposure will, well, spoil the narrative. However, previous research indicates that spoilers can actually increase enjoyment. The present study tests mental model resonance as a mecha
Wanting to See People Like Me? Racial and Gender Diversity in Popular Adolescent Television
Alcohol, Sex, and Screens
Alcohol use and sexual behavior are important risk behaviors in adolescent development, and combining the two is common. The reasoned action approach (RAA) is used to predict adolescents' intention to combine alcohol use and sexual behavior based on exposure to alcohol and sex combinations in popular entertainment media. We conducted a content analysis of mainstream (n = 29) and Black-oriented movies (n = 34) from 2014 and 2013-2014, respectively…
Risky movies, risky behaviors, and ethnic identity among Black adolescents
Do you see what I see? A character analysis of health risk behaviors in television shows popular with Black adolescents in the US
Adolescents spend many hours per day watching television, and there are racial differences in time spent watching television and in show preferences. Prior research suggests there are also differential associations in how exposure to media content affects adolescent behavior. This study examines the demographic representation of main characters and health risk behaviors (i.e., sex, alcohol use, violence, bullying, and their combinations) portraye…
How Patterns of Learning About Sexual Information Among Adolescents Are Related to Sexual Behaviors
Adolescents' learning about sex from informal sources varies by race and gender. Future research should examine whether sexual health interventions and message development can capitalize on these differences
Effectiveness of the fun for wellness online behavioral intervention to promote well-being and physical activity
ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT03194854 , registered 21 June 2017
Media violence exposure and aggression in adolescents
Media violence exposure (MVE) is associated with aggressive outcomes in adolescents. However, based on the differential susceptibility hypothesis, this risk is expected to vary based on the individual's unique risk and protective factors. Using survey data from 1,990 adolescents (Mean age = 15.6 ± 1.10 years; 48% female) and content analysis of U.S. top-grossing films and popular TV shows, we evaluated the effect of MVE in relation to both risk (…
Problematic social media use and social support received in real-life versus on social media
The Mediating Role of Family and Cultural Food Beliefs on the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns and Diet and Health Issues across Racial/Ethnic Groups
Consumption of red meat has been linked to a variety of health issues, yet Americans are resistant to reducing their meat consumption. Family communication environments shape beliefs about food and meat consumption, and therefore are locations for potential interventions to change the way people think about food. Families are embedded in cultures, and both family and cultural norms shape beliefs about what people should eat. This study (N = 773) …
All night long
Media use appears to adversely affect sleep quality. Yet, findings remain inconsistent based on medium, duration, and manner of use. Given the recent, widespread rise in consumption of video-on-demand services and social media platforms, problematic use of these media has become of interest to media and sleep researchers. Although research has looked at the correlation between problematic media use and sleep, to date no studies have compared diff…
Sex and Violence in the Movies
Sexual and violent media content is prevalent, and adolescents exposed to this content may be more likely to enact risky sexual and aggressive behaviors. According to the Differential Susceptibility Model, dispositional traits, such as empathy, can predict risky media exposure and moderate the relationship between exposure and behavior. A total of 2,424 US adolescents (ages 14-17) participated in an online study that measured exposure to sex, vio…
Would they save me, too? Victim race recall when the hero is Black vs. White and its influence on expectations of reciprocity
Bounded Generalized Reciprocity (BGR) hypothesizes that expectations of reciprocity provide the foundation for ingroup favoritism and outgroup derogation. These expectations can be influenced by interaction with outgroup members, including vicarious interaction through media. This analysis examines how non-Black participants view helping behavior by Black individuals, and how their interpretations of helping scenarios influence intergroup attitud…
Helping and Hurting on the TV Screen
Two survey studies, one with a college sample (Study 1, n = 245) and one with a national U.S. adult sample (Study 2, n = 590) examined how media messages can influence attitudes toward Black people in the U.S. A novel contribution is the role of Bounded Generalized Reciprocity, or the belief that members of an outgroup are likely to return a favor (positive), or enact retribution for a wrong (negative) as a factor in the relationship between tele…
Gamer Girl vs. Girl Gamer
Parents’ Behaviors and Experiences Associated with Four Vaccination Behavior Groups for Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy
Family and Cultural Perceptions About Meat Consumption among Hispanic/Latino and White Adults in the United States
The study examines the extent to which Hispanic/Latino Americans and non-Hispanic White Americans report that meat is an important aspect of their cultural beliefs and practices. An online national survey was completed using quota sampling to recruit approximately equal groups of U.S. Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic White Americans ( n = 512). A path model predicting willingness to reduce meat consumption was estimated. Hispanic/Latino Americans…
A content analysis of sports and energy drink advertising
Psychology (47 obras) · Social Psychology (36 obras) · Medicine (17 obras) · Media Influence and Health (16 obras) · Sociology (16 obras) · Computer Science (13 obras) · Social Psychology (13 obras) · Developmental psychology (12 obras) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (12 obras) · Political science (11 obras)