Afrooz Mosallaei
Biographic Data
| ID | 2924774 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Afrooz Mosallaei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Afrooz |
| FAMILY NAME | Mosallaei |
| SIGNATURE | MOSALLAEI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8757-6210 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Positive Images of Heat Waves Reduce the Effects of Messages About Extreme Heat among U.S. Adults
As climate change intensifies, extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and severe, posing growing risks to human health, ecosystems, and infrastructure. In a large-scale survey experiment (N = 3,960 U.S. adults) we examine how the emotional valence of imagery – negative, neutral, or positive – in social media-based news about heat waves influences worry about heat waves, beliefs about climate change’s role in extreme heat, and willingness …
Protest Paradigm Revisited
This paper looks closely at the civil unrest in Iran sparked in 2022 by the murder of Mahsa Amini which visual documentation is flooded with imagery of violence and counter-violence. Through closely reading two videos of these protests and relying upon the theoretical framework of violence in the works of political philosophers, this study intends to examine and contextualize state and non-state violence and counter-violence. This paper primarily…
From Politics to Entertainment
The "News Finds Me" (NFM) perception captures the common belief that one can stay informed without actively seeking news. This study aims to extend previous research by comparing the widely used general NFM measure with topic-specific perceptions of entertainment, sports, politics, COVID-19, and climate change news. We assess the strength, predictors, and outcomes of NFM perceptions across those different thematic domains. Our findings show that …
Do You See What I See? Perceptions and Effects of Image–Text Congruency in Online Climate Change News
Literature suggests that when the image and text of news are congruent, it enhances news salience. However, when incongruent, people prioritize the viewpoint of the picture over the words. But what is congruency? This study experimentally investigates perceived image–text congruency in climate change online news, examining how newsreaders perceive and are influenced by congruency. It also explores the impacts of news format on perceptions of cong…
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Do You See What I See? Perceptions and Effects of Image–Text Congruency in Online Climate Change News
Literature suggests that when the image and text of news are congruent, it enhances news salience. However, when incongruent, people prioritize the viewpoint of the picture over the words. But what is congruency? This study experimentally investigates perceived image–text congruency in climate change online news, examining how newsreaders perceive and are influenced by congruency. It also explores the impacts of news format on perceptions of cong…
Protest Paradigm Revisited
This paper looks closely at the civil unrest in Iran sparked in 2022 by the murder of Mahsa Amini which visual documentation is flooded with imagery of violence and counter-violence. Through closely reading two videos of these protests and relying upon the theoretical framework of violence in the works of political philosophers, this study intends to examine and contextualize state and non-state violence and counter-violence. This paper primarily…
From Politics to Entertainment
The "News Finds Me" (NFM) perception captures the common belief that one can stay informed without actively seeking news. This study aims to extend previous research by comparing the widely used general NFM measure with topic-specific perceptions of entertainment, sports, politics, COVID-19, and climate change news. We assess the strength, predictors, and outcomes of NFM perceptions across those different thematic domains. Our findings show that …
Positive Images of Heat Waves Reduce the Effects of Messages About Extreme Heat among U.S. Adults
As climate change intensifies, extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and severe, posing growing risks to human health, ecosystems, and infrastructure. In a large-scale survey experiment (N = 3,960 U.S. adults) we examine how the emotional valence of imagery – negative, neutral, or positive – in social media-based news about heat waves influences worry about heat waves, beliefs about climate change’s role in extreme heat, and willingness …
Computer Science (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Climate change (1 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (1 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (1 works) · Counter terrorism (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Extreme heat (1 works)