Sahara Byrne

Biographic Data

ID3770340
NAMESahara Byrne
GIVEN NAMESSahara
FAMILY NAMEByrne
SIGNATUREBYRNE S
AFFILIATIONSCornell University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS111
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX3

  • Testing the effects of certain versus hypothetical language in health risk messages

    Sherri Jean Katz, Byrne et al.ARTICLECommunication Monographs2019Cited by: 1References: 1

    This paper tests how the certainty or hypotheticality conveyed through language can be harnessed to enhance the effectiveness of targeted messaging about health risks. We conducted two experiments with adult smokers ( n = 317) and middle school youth ( n = 321) from low-income communities in the context of pictorial cigarette warning labels. We manipulated hypotheticality of risk through verb modality: 1. non-modal (present tense, e.g., smoking c…

  • Comparing in person and internet methods to recruit low-SES populations for tobacco control policy research

    Open AccessAmelia Greiner Safi, Carlos Reyes et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019References: 38

  • Testing competing explanations for graphic warning label effects among adult smokers and non-smoking youth

    Open AccessC Skurka, Byrne et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2018Cited by: 3References: 39

  • Variations in state use of antitobacco message themes predict youth smoking prevalence in the USA, 1999–2005

    Jeff Niederdeppe, Rosemary J Avery et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2014

    Youth-targeted state antitobacco PSAs that emphasise the health consequences of smoking (to oneself and others) and contain anti-industry appeals are associated with reduced youth smoking rates. Future work should avoid typologies that do not account for the co-occurrence of thematic and stylistic content in antitobacco PSAs

  • Caring for Mobile Phone-Based Virtual Pets can Influence Youth Eating Behaviors

    Byrne, Sahara Byrne et al.ARTICLEJournal of Children and Media2012

    This study tests the effects of feedback from a virtual pet on behavior change. A randomized field experiment with 39 adolescents in the US examined how a mobile phone game influenced their likelihood to eat breakfast. Manipulations included varying positive and negative visual feedback in response to participants' photos of breakfast meals. Results indicate that participants with a virtual pet that provided both positive and negative feedback we…

  • Descriptions of Media-Induced Fright Reactions in a Sample of US Elementary School Children

    Joanne Cantor, Byrne et al.ARTICLEJournal of Children and Media2010

    Grade-school children (N = 219, M age = 8.5 years) reported their experiences of media-induced fear in their own words and using forced-choice items. Seventy-six per cent reported a specific instance of media-induced fright; most were responding to movies (seen in theaters or homes) and media content they had not chosen to view. The most commonly mentioned content involved supernatural themes. More than one-third of children scared by movies name…

  • French Abstract

    Open AccessScott A Reid, Byrne et al.ARTICLEHuman Communication Research2007

    Journal Article French Abstract Get access Scott A. Reid, Scott A. Reid Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sahara Byrne, Sahara Byrne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jennifer S. Brundidge, Jennifer S. Brundidge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Mirit D. Shoham, Mirit D. Shoham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Acade…

  • Spanish Abstract

    Open AccessScott A Reid, Byrne et al.ARTICLEHuman Communication Research2007

    Spanish Abstract Get access Scott A. Reid, Scott A. Reid Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sahara Byrne, Sahara Byrne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jennifer S. Brundidge, Jennifer S. Brundidge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Mirit D. Shoham, Mirit D. Shoham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scho…

  • Korean Abstract

    Open AccessScott A Reid, Byrne et al.ARTICLEHuman Communication Research2007

    Journal Article Korean Abstract Get access Scott A. Reid, Scott A. Reid Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sahara Byrne, Sahara Byrne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jennifer S. Brundidge, Jennifer S. Brundidge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Mirit D. Shoham, Mirit D. Shoham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Acade…

  • German Abstract

    Open AccessScott A Reid, Byrne et al.ARTICLEHuman Communication Research2007

    German Abstract Get access Scott A. Reid, Scott A. Reid Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sahara Byrne, Sahara Byrne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jennifer S. Brundidge, Jennifer S. Brundidge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Mirit D. Shoham, Mirit D. Shoham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Schol…

  • Chinese Abstract

    Open AccessScott A Reid, Byrne et al.ARTICLEHuman Communication Research2007

    Chinese Abstract Get access Scott A. Reid, Scott A. Reid Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sahara Byrne, Sahara Byrne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jennifer S. Brundidge, Jennifer S. Brundidge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Mirit D. Shoham, Mirit D. Shoham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scho…

  • All Joking Aside: A Serious Investigation into the Persuasive Effect of Funny Social Issue Messages

    Robin L Nabi, Emily Moyer-Gusé et al.ARTICLECommunication Monographs2007Cited by: 89References: 7

    This research was designed to assess the effects of contemporary political humor on information processing and persuasion, focusing specifically on two competing processes: processing motivation/counterargument distraction and message discounting. In Study 1, 212 undergraduates read one of four monologues by political comedian Bill Maher. Correlations and path modeling suggested that, in general, humor associated with greater source liking, close…

  • A Critical Test of Self-Enhancement, Exposure, and Self-Categorization Explanations for First- and Third-Person Perceptions

    Open AccessScott A Reid, Byrne et al.ARTICLEHuman Communication Research2007Cited by: 18References: 37

    The third-person perception is the tendency for people to believe that others are more influenced by media content than themselves (W. P.Davison, 1983). The current study provides a critical test of self-enhancement, exposure, and self-categorization explanations for first- (i.e., self more influenced than others) and third-person perceptions. Male and female participants (N = 323) judged the extent to which pornography elicited "aroused and exci…