Alec C Tefertiller
Biographic Data
| ID | 4044233 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alec C Tefertiller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alec C |
| FAMILY NAME | Tefertiller |
| SIGNATURE | TEFERTILLER A C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kansas State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3933-5276 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Media System Dependency During Health Crises: The Impact of Traditional and New Media Technology on Knowledge and Protective Behaviors
Media system dependency theory posits that during times of crisis, individuals are more dependent on mass media for information, leading to attitudinal and behavioral change. The outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 provided a unique opportunity to study the impact of a global crisis within a new media context dominated by social and digital media. Using a cross-sectional survey administered in the United States at the outset of …
I just want to watch something I can ignore: Motivations, gratifications, and mood management in background, ambient television
“It’s you and me, there’s nothing like this”: Parasocial relationships, fear of missing out, and how fans consume the products in Taylor Swift’s media empire
Is it all binge-watching? Viewing patterns, audience activity, psychological antecedents, and media addiction in extended-time television viewing
The phenomenon of binge-watching has received considerable attention in both the media and in research. However, extended-time television viewing is not only confined to narrative binges. This study sought to better understand the differences between different types of extended-time television viewing, including binge-watching. The sample included 914 survey respondents convenience sampled from a national panel; all respondents had watched at lea…
Preparing Mass Communications Students for an Evolving Industry: The Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Extracurricular Involvement on Career Adaptability
Career paths of entry-level professionals in media fields are more ambiguous and complex than ever before. To make a successful transition into their careers, graduates must possess career management skills; they should be career adaptable. Grounded in a social psychological approach, a survey of college students ( N = 320) examined how emotional intelligence and extracurricular involvement influences career adaptability. Journalism and mass comm…
Watching is the new reading: Comparing the outcomes of popular books, TV shows, and video games
This study investigated three narrative media — books, video games, and television — and compared popular examples of them, as they represent narrative content in which the user now has the ability to control the pace of the narrative. Outcomes associated with narrative consumption were compared across these media, and the personality trait transportability was also included in the analysis. Results indicated that whereas books and TV represented…
Social Media Goes to the Movies: Fear of Missing Out, Social Capital, and Social Motivations of Cinema Attendance
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of participation in social media networks on theatrical movie attendance, with particular attention paid to the fear-of-missing-out (FoMO) and social media social capital. Using an online survey (N = 472), it was determined that the direct social utility of the theatrical experience was a better predictor of theatrical attendance than social media FoMO or social capital. However, both bridgin…
With or without you: Connected viewing and co-viewing Twitter activity for traditional appointment and asynchronous broadcast television models
Social networking services like Twitter have changed the way people engage with traditional broadcast media. But how social is “second screen” activity? The purpose of this study is to determine if patterns of connected viewing (augmenting television consumption with a second screen) and co-viewing (watching television together) are different for traditionally broadcast, “appointment” television shows versus streaming, asynchronous television rel…
Moviegoing in the Netflix Age: Gratifications, Planned Behavior, and Theatrical Attendance
Innovations in digital technology have provided consumers with a variety of screens and portals through which they can access motion picture entertainment. This study sought to understand what factors motivate consumers to experience a film in the theater versus waiting to see the film at home, using home-viewing technology. Using the uses and gratifications framework coupled with the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior, this study e…
Social Media Goes to the Movies: Fear of Missing Out, Social Capital, and Social Motivations of Cinema Attendance
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of participation in social media networks on theatrical movie attendance, with particular attention paid to the fear-of-missing-out (FoMO) and social media social capital. Using an online survey (N = 472), it was determined that the direct social utility of the theatrical experience was a better predictor of theatrical attendance than social media FoMO or social capital. However, both bridgin…
Moviegoing in the Netflix Age: Gratifications, Planned Behavior, and Theatrical Attendance
Innovations in digital technology have provided consumers with a variety of screens and portals through which they can access motion picture entertainment. This study sought to understand what factors motivate consumers to experience a film in the theater versus waiting to see the film at home, using home-viewing technology. Using the uses and gratifications framework coupled with the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior, this study e…
With or without you: Connected viewing and co-viewing Twitter activity for traditional appointment and asynchronous broadcast television models
Social networking services like Twitter have changed the way people engage with traditional broadcast media. But how social is “second screen” activity? The purpose of this study is to determine if patterns of connected viewing (augmenting television consumption with a second screen) and co-viewing (watching television together) are different for traditionally broadcast, “appointment” television shows versus streaming, asynchronous television rel…
Watching is the new reading: Comparing the outcomes of popular books, TV shows, and video games
This study investigated three narrative media — books, video games, and television — and compared popular examples of them, as they represent narrative content in which the user now has the ability to control the pace of the narrative. Outcomes associated with narrative consumption were compared across these media, and the personality trait transportability was also included in the analysis. Results indicated that whereas books and TV represented…
Social Media Goes to the Movies: Fear of Missing Out, Social Capital, and Social Motivations of Cinema Attendance
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of participation in social media networks on theatrical movie attendance, with particular attention paid to the fear-of-missing-out (FoMO) and social media social capital. Using an online survey (N = 472), it was determined that the direct social utility of the theatrical experience was a better predictor of theatrical attendance than social media FoMO or social capital. However, both bridgin…
Preparing Mass Communications Students for an Evolving Industry: The Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Extracurricular Involvement on Career Adaptability
Career paths of entry-level professionals in media fields are more ambiguous and complex than ever before. To make a successful transition into their careers, graduates must possess career management skills; they should be career adaptable. Grounded in a social psychological approach, a survey of college students ( N = 320) examined how emotional intelligence and extracurricular involvement influences career adaptability. Journalism and mass comm…
I just want to watch something I can ignore: Motivations, gratifications, and mood management in background, ambient television
“It’s you and me, there’s nothing like this”: Parasocial relationships, fear of missing out, and how fans consume the products in Taylor Swift’s media empire
Is it all binge-watching? Viewing patterns, audience activity, psychological antecedents, and media addiction in extended-time television viewing
The phenomenon of binge-watching has received considerable attention in both the media and in research. However, extended-time television viewing is not only confined to narrative binges. This study sought to better understand the differences between different types of extended-time television viewing, including binge-watching. The sample included 914 survey respondents convenience sampled from a national panel; all respondents had watched at lea…
Media System Dependency During Health Crises: The Impact of Traditional and New Media Technology on Knowledge and Protective Behaviors
Media system dependency theory posits that during times of crisis, individuals are more dependent on mass media for information, leading to attitudinal and behavioral change. The outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 provided a unique opportunity to study the impact of a global crisis within a new media context dominated by social and digital media. Using a cross-sectional survey administered in the United States at the outset of …
Media Influence and Health (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Advertising (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Media Studies and Communication (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social media (4 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (3 works)