Melissa J Robinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 184175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa J Robinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa J |
| FAMILY NAME | Robinson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBINSON M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | School of Communication; The Ohio State University; Columbus OH 43210 USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Guided by Routine and Nurturance
124) with mothers of infants 12 months or younger. Key findings revealed that routine orientation positively predicted searching for topics related to naps, sleep training, developmental milestones, and nurturance negatively predicted seeking topics of sleep training, crying, and infant bonding. Further, nuanced differences in how routine orientation and nurturance influence social media behaviors may exist. Being routine-oriented predicted askin…
How Activated Self-Concepts Influence Selection and Processing of Body-Positive Narratives
Guided by the self- and affect–management (SESAM) model, the current study employed a selective exposure quasi-experimental design in which women (N = 381; Mage = 31.50, SD = 4.89) chose a narrative genre (romance or career) they would like to read, featuring a thin or large character with low or high body esteem, to examine individual differences that influence story selections and subsequent impacts on their self-concepts. Results indicated par…
Instilling Belief in the Ability to Change for the Better
The present experiment draws on social cognitive theory to examine how story protagonist self-efficacy (high vs. low) influences participants' sleep hygiene-related self-efficacy and behavior three days after narrative exposure. Social comparisons as factors in narrative impact were examined. To ensure the robustness of findings, two different narratives served as stimuli. Results indicated that immediately after narrative exposure, participants …
Narratives’ Impacts on Attitudes
Reduced counterarguing – the generation of questions and arguments in response to a message – has been proposed to be a mechanism of persuasion in a variety of contexts, yet many questions remain unanswered regarding the factors that influence this process. Building upon past theorizing in narrative persuasion, this present work investigates whether signaling of persuasive intent (signaling vs. no signaling) and the fictional presentation of text…
Pick and choose” opinion climate
High-choice media environments allow people to cocoon themselves with like-minded messages (confirmation bias), which could shape both individual attitudes and perceived prevalence of opinions. This study builds on motivated cognition and spiral of silence theory to disentangle how browsing political messages (both selective exposure as viewing full articles and incidental exposure as encountering leads only) shapes perceived public opinion and s…
The Allure of Aphrodite
This study investigated how media exposure affects how noncollege women envision their futures. Over 5 days, a prolonged exposure experiment presented childless women (aged 21–35) with magazine portrayals of females in gender-congruent (mother/homemaker or beauty ideals) or gender-incongruent (professional) social roles. Responses to an open-ended question revealed that 3 days after media exposure, only gender-congruent roles remained salient. Ex…
Pick and choose” opinion climate
High-choice media environments allow people to cocoon themselves with like-minded messages (confirmation bias), which could shape both individual attitudes and perceived prevalence of opinions. This study builds on motivated cognition and spiral of silence theory to disentangle how browsing political messages (both selective exposure as viewing full articles and incidental exposure as encountering leads only) shapes perceived public opinion and s…
The Allure of Aphrodite
This study investigated how media exposure affects how noncollege women envision their futures. Over 5 days, a prolonged exposure experiment presented childless women (aged 21–35) with magazine portrayals of females in gender-congruent (mother/homemaker or beauty ideals) or gender-incongruent (professional) social roles. Responses to an open-ended question revealed that 3 days after media exposure, only gender-congruent roles remained salient. Ex…
The Allure of Aphrodite
This study investigated how media exposure affects how noncollege women envision their futures. Over 5 days, a prolonged exposure experiment presented childless women (aged 21–35) with magazine portrayals of females in gender-congruent (mother/homemaker or beauty ideals) or gender-incongruent (professional) social roles. Responses to an open-ended question revealed that 3 days after media exposure, only gender-congruent roles remained salient. Ex…
Pick and choose” opinion climate
High-choice media environments allow people to cocoon themselves with like-minded messages (confirmation bias), which could shape both individual attitudes and perceived prevalence of opinions. This study builds on motivated cognition and spiral of silence theory to disentangle how browsing political messages (both selective exposure as viewing full articles and incidental exposure as encountering leads only) shapes perceived public opinion and s…
Narratives’ Impacts on Attitudes
Reduced counterarguing – the generation of questions and arguments in response to a message – has been proposed to be a mechanism of persuasion in a variety of contexts, yet many questions remain unanswered regarding the factors that influence this process. Building upon past theorizing in narrative persuasion, this present work investigates whether signaling of persuasive intent (signaling vs. no signaling) and the fictional presentation of text…
Instilling Belief in the Ability to Change for the Better
The present experiment draws on social cognitive theory to examine how story protagonist self-efficacy (high vs. low) influences participants' sleep hygiene-related self-efficacy and behavior three days after narrative exposure. Social comparisons as factors in narrative impact were examined. To ensure the robustness of findings, two different narratives served as stimuli. Results indicated that immediately after narrative exposure, participants …
How Activated Self-Concepts Influence Selection and Processing of Body-Positive Narratives
Guided by the self- and affect–management (SESAM) model, the current study employed a selective exposure quasi-experimental design in which women (N = 381; Mage = 31.50, SD = 4.89) chose a narrative genre (romance or career) they would like to read, featuring a thin or large character with low or high body esteem, to examine individual differences that influence story selections and subsequent impacts on their self-concepts. Results indicated par…
Guided by Routine and Nurturance
124) with mothers of infants 12 months or younger. Key findings revealed that routine orientation positively predicted searching for topics related to naps, sleep training, developmental milestones, and nurturance negatively predicted seeking topics of sleep training, crying, and infant bonding. Further, nuanced differences in how routine orientation and nurturance influence social media behaviors may exist. Being routine-oriented predicted askin…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Media Influence and Health (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Literature (2 works)