Addy Weijers
Biographic Data
| ID | 1617489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Addy Weijers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Addy |
| FAMILY NAME | Weijers |
| SIGNATURE | WEIJERS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How Stories in the Media Can Be Meaningful in Children’s Lives
Most children love stories, but studies examining their potential for growth are rare. In this qualitative study, we interviewed 66 children to understand how stories can be meaningful for them. Before the interview, they watched the Disney • Pixar film Inside Out. The story of this film follows the renowned framework of the Hero’s Journey and has been lauded for its premise concerning emotions and human connectedness. Findings from the in-depth …
All the reasons why
Controversial media content has mainly been dealt with in relation to concerns about how the media we consume might be detrimental to its viewers as individuals and society at large. Nevertheless, researchers have started to take a different approach to these types of content, namely that these might lead to processes of reflective appropriation, meaning-making, and moral rumination. Via qualitative in-depth interviews with young adults ( N = 45,…
Explaining the role of character development in the evaluation of morally ambiguous characters in entertainment media
Analyzing prisoners', law enforcement agents', and civilians' moral evaluations of The Sopranos
Analyzing prisoners', law enforcement agents', and civilians' moral evaluations of The Sopranos
Explaining the role of character development in the evaluation of morally ambiguous characters in entertainment media
All the reasons why
Controversial media content has mainly been dealt with in relation to concerns about how the media we consume might be detrimental to its viewers as individuals and society at large. Nevertheless, researchers have started to take a different approach to these types of content, namely that these might lead to processes of reflective appropriation, meaning-making, and moral rumination. Via qualitative in-depth interviews with young adults ( N = 45,…
How Stories in the Media Can Be Meaningful in Children’s Lives
Most children love stories, but studies examining their potential for growth are rare. In this qualitative study, we interviewed 66 children to understand how stories can be meaningful for them. Before the interview, they watched the Disney • Pixar film Inside Out. The story of this film follows the renowned framework of the Hero’s Journey and has been lauded for its premise concerning emotions and human connectedness. Findings from the in-depth …
Media Influence and Health (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Media, Gender, and Advertising (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Entertainment (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Media Studies and Communication (2 works)