Norman C H Wong
Biographic Data
| ID | 201325 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norman C H Wong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norman C H |
| FAMILY NAME | Wong |
| SIGNATURE | WONG N C H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oklahoma |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9385-1290 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
When a Celebrity Shares a Health Story
This study examined the role parasocial relationships with a celebrity figure (Selena Gomez) plays in influencing people’s perceptions and willingness to become living organ donors following the sharing of a celebrity health narrative involving living organ donation. Researchers recruited participants from a large university and an online research panel (i.e., Qualtrics panel) for an online experiment. In the experiment, participants viewed one o…
In Whom We Trust
As COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy remains a major public health issue, understanding the factors influencing attitudes and COVID-19 vaccination intentions is a public health priority. Applying the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study examined the role of two forms of social trust – namely, particularized trust toward relationally close others and generalized trust toward people in general – in moderating the relationship between social no…
“I Can’t Believe I Phubbed Up Our Friendship!”
As one of the dark sides of smartphone use, phubbing (i.e., snubbing others during face-to-face interactions by using their smartphones) has drawn increased attention in recent years. A growing literature on phubbing has widely examined psychological and social problems related to phubbing. However, very little is known about how certain psychological states and outcomes—mainly loneliness and life satisfaction—occur in relation to phubbing. This …
Meeting the (Trans)parent
This study examined the role parasocial contact with a transgender character on an online TV show (Transparent) may play in reducing prejudice toward transgender people. An experiment was conducted with participants randomly assigned to view either a video depicting a transgender character, or a non-transgender character portrayed by the same actor. Results were consistent with predictions derived from the intergroup contact mediation model for e…
Don’t Let the Tornado Get You! The Effects of Agency Assignment and Self-Construal on Responses to Tornado Preparedness Messages
This experiment explores the effects of agency assignment and self-construal on responses to tornado preparedness messages. Participants (N = 276) were randomly assigned to one of four conditions crossing agency assignment and self-construal. Results found threat agency associated with greater perceived susceptibility and tornado threat, whereas self-construal was primarily associated with perceived threat severity, such that those primed with in…
Antecedents and Consequences of Adult Play in Romantic Relationships
This study introduces and reports an initial test of a theoretical model of play in romantic relationships. It was hypothesized that self–esteem and humor orientation would be positively associated with playfulness in romantic relationships. Playfulness in romantic relationships was predicted to be positively associated with the experience of positive emotion. Positive emotion, in turn, was predicted to be associated with relationship satisfactio…
Norms, expectations, and deception
Violations of expectations have been advanced as an explanation for how people make veracity judgments, and previous research has found that unexpected weird behavior is rated as less honest than expected normal behavior. The current experiment (N = 128) varied norms and expectations independently to test four alternative models of veracity judgments. The models included a normative expectation model, an expectancy violation sufficient model, a m…
Norms, expectations, and deception
Violations of expectations have been advanced as an explanation for how people make veracity judgments, and previous research has found that unexpected weird behavior is rated as less honest than expected normal behavior. The current experiment (N = 128) varied norms and expectations independently to test four alternative models of veracity judgments. The models included a normative expectation model, an expectancy violation sufficient model, a m…
Norms, expectations, and deception
Violations of expectations have been advanced as an explanation for how people make veracity judgments, and previous research has found that unexpected weird behavior is rated as less honest than expected normal behavior. The current experiment (N = 128) varied norms and expectations independently to test four alternative models of veracity judgments. The models included a normative expectation model, an expectancy violation sufficient model, a m…
Antecedents and Consequences of Adult Play in Romantic Relationships
This study introduces and reports an initial test of a theoretical model of play in romantic relationships. It was hypothesized that self–esteem and humor orientation would be positively associated with playfulness in romantic relationships. Playfulness in romantic relationships was predicted to be positively associated with the experience of positive emotion. Positive emotion, in turn, was predicted to be associated with relationship satisfactio…
Meeting the (Trans)parent
This study examined the role parasocial contact with a transgender character on an online TV show (Transparent) may play in reducing prejudice toward transgender people. An experiment was conducted with participants randomly assigned to view either a video depicting a transgender character, or a non-transgender character portrayed by the same actor. Results were consistent with predictions derived from the intergroup contact mediation model for e…
Don’t Let the Tornado Get You! The Effects of Agency Assignment and Self-Construal on Responses to Tornado Preparedness Messages
This experiment explores the effects of agency assignment and self-construal on responses to tornado preparedness messages. Participants (N = 276) were randomly assigned to one of four conditions crossing agency assignment and self-construal. Results found threat agency associated with greater perceived susceptibility and tornado threat, whereas self-construal was primarily associated with perceived threat severity, such that those primed with in…
“I Can’t Believe I Phubbed Up Our Friendship!”
As one of the dark sides of smartphone use, phubbing (i.e., snubbing others during face-to-face interactions by using their smartphones) has drawn increased attention in recent years. A growing literature on phubbing has widely examined psychological and social problems related to phubbing. However, very little is known about how certain psychological states and outcomes—mainly loneliness and life satisfaction—occur in relation to phubbing. This …
In Whom We Trust
As COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy remains a major public health issue, understanding the factors influencing attitudes and COVID-19 vaccination intentions is a public health priority. Applying the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study examined the role of two forms of social trust – namely, particularized trust toward relationally close others and generalized trust toward people in general – in moderating the relationship between social no…
When a Celebrity Shares a Health Story
This study examined the role parasocial relationships with a celebrity figure (Selena Gomez) plays in influencing people’s perceptions and willingness to become living organ donors following the sharing of a celebrity health narrative involving living organ donation. Researchers recruited participants from a large university and an online research panel (i.e., Qualtrics panel) for an online experiment. In the experiment, participants viewed one o…
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 works) · Media Influence and Health (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (2 works) · Media, Gender, and Advertising (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work)