Cynthia M Frisby
Biographic Data
| ID | 652853 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia M Frisby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia M |
| FAMILY NAME | Frisby |
| SIGNATURE | FRISBY C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0511-0287 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
“And That’s Why We’re Feelin’ the Blues
The current study shows how internalized racism, time spent watching television, and exposure to depictions of Blacks/African Americans viewed on television might influence self-reported depression. Internalized racism is the acceptance of a racial hierarchy in which whites are consistently ranked above people of color (Campón & Carter, Citation2015). Few studies have focused on how internalized racism, exposure to stereotypical, negative images …
Tweeting and Retweeting
Two studies were conducted to examine gender differences in the discursive political engagement on Twitter. Study 1 analysed about 5.6 million English tweets regarding nine political issues and one non-political issue. It found that, compared with men’s tweets, a higher proportion of women’s tweets are retweets, and that the majority of women’s retweets originate from men. The results may indicate that women have arelatively lower level of politi…
Posttraumatic Stress Related to the Killing of Michael Brown and Resulting Civil Unrest in Ferguson, Missouri
Objective: A significant body of research has examined the psychological harm of exposure to collective traumas such as disasters (e.g., tornados, hurricanes, mass violence). Less well studied are the mental health effects of exposure to macro-level race-related traumas, such as instances of police violence toward African Americans and subsequent civil unrest that are widely covered by traditional and social media. Method: This study examined pos…
A Content Analysis of Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber’s Racial and Sexist Microagressions
The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if microaggressions regularly found in sport coverage were present in stories about two elite female tennis players. Microaggressions are subtle statements that unconsciously communicate denigrating messages to female athletes. In recent years, qualitative studies have introduced the types of microaggressions that female athletes experience. In the present study, a content analysis of…
Richard Sherman Speaks and Almost Breaks the Internet
On January 19, 2014, NFL star Richard Sherman made a game winning play, blocking a pass intended for receiver Michael Crabtree in a matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. In an interview with Erin Andrews immediately following the game, Sherman, with great intensity, shouted, “I'm the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that is the result you are going to get. Don't you ever tal…
Sexual Objectification in Music Videos
Although sexual objectification is commonplace in media culture, music videos provide the most potent examples of it. In the current study, we developed a coding system to measure sexual objectification and its correlates in music videos. Our analysis compared sexual objectification across artists' gender and musical genres (R&B/hip-hop, pop, and country). Compared to male artists, female artists were more sexually objectified, held to stricter a…
Health News Agenda Building
This study uses a nationwide survey of health journalists (N = 774) to explore the agenda-building process in health news, examining how journalists develop story ideas, value expert source characteristics, and perceive the acceptability of using public relations materials. Results indicate that intermedia agenda setting may be a stronger influence on agenda building than are information subsidies, and that journalists rate characteristics associ…
A Matter of Life and Death
A2 × 2 experimental study was conducted to investigate the effect of message strategies on attitudes toward breast cancer prevention. The researcher used a sample of African American women ( N = 59) and two dependent variables: willingness to have a mammogram and perceived importance of breast cancer screening. Results indicated that message appeals utilizing testimonials taken from real survivors of breast cancer are most effective in increasing…
Does Race Matter
Using the theory of social comparison, this study examines the impact of exposure to advertisements of thin, physically attractive, Caucasian and African American models on the self-evaluations of African American women exhibiting varying levels of self-reported body esteem. As expected, exposure to idealized images of Caucasian models was not related to lowered self-evaluations regardless of the level of body esteem. However, women with low leve…
Messages of Hope
Despite the fact that mammography is a valuable tool for early detection of breast cancer, research shows that most Black women do not undergo mammography. To better understand why Black women do not utilize regular mammography screenings, the author interviewed 92 Black women ranging in age from 20 to 77 to determine what effect their attitudes and perceptions of breast cancer have on their underutilization of and experience with mammograms. Dat…
Sexual Objectification in Music Videos
Although sexual objectification is commonplace in media culture, music videos provide the most potent examples of it. In the current study, we developed a coding system to measure sexual objectification and its correlates in music videos. Our analysis compared sexual objectification across artists' gender and musical genres (R&B/hip-hop, pop, and country). Compared to male artists, female artists were more sexually objectified, held to stricter a…
Health News Agenda Building
This study uses a nationwide survey of health journalists (N = 774) to explore the agenda-building process in health news, examining how journalists develop story ideas, value expert source characteristics, and perceive the acceptability of using public relations materials. Results indicate that intermedia agenda setting may be a stronger influence on agenda building than are information subsidies, and that journalists rate characteristics associ…
Richard Sherman Speaks and Almost Breaks the Internet
On January 19, 2014, NFL star Richard Sherman made a game winning play, blocking a pass intended for receiver Michael Crabtree in a matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. In an interview with Erin Andrews immediately following the game, Sherman, with great intensity, shouted, “I'm the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that is the result you are going to get. Don't you ever tal…
Posttraumatic Stress Related to the Killing of Michael Brown and Resulting Civil Unrest in Ferguson, Missouri
Objective: A significant body of research has examined the psychological harm of exposure to collective traumas such as disasters (e.g., tornados, hurricanes, mass violence). Less well studied are the mental health effects of exposure to macro-level race-related traumas, such as instances of police violence toward African Americans and subsequent civil unrest that are widely covered by traditional and social media. Method: This study examined pos…
A Content Analysis of Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber’s Racial and Sexist Microagressions
The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if microaggressions regularly found in sport coverage were present in stories about two elite female tennis players. Microaggressions are subtle statements that unconsciously communicate denigrating messages to female athletes. In recent years, qualitative studies have introduced the types of microaggressions that female athletes experience. In the present study, a content analysis of…
Tweeting and Retweeting
Two studies were conducted to examine gender differences in the discursive political engagement on Twitter. Study 1 analysed about 5.6 million English tweets regarding nine political issues and one non-political issue. It found that, compared with men’s tweets, a higher proportion of women’s tweets are retweets, and that the majority of women’s retweets originate from men. The results may indicate that women have arelatively lower level of politi…
Messages of Hope
Despite the fact that mammography is a valuable tool for early detection of breast cancer, research shows that most Black women do not undergo mammography. To better understand why Black women do not utilize regular mammography screenings, the author interviewed 92 Black women ranging in age from 20 to 77 to determine what effect their attitudes and perceptions of breast cancer have on their underutilization of and experience with mammograms. Dat…
Does Race Matter
Using the theory of social comparison, this study examines the impact of exposure to advertisements of thin, physically attractive, Caucasian and African American models on the self-evaluations of African American women exhibiting varying levels of self-reported body esteem. As expected, exposure to idealized images of Caucasian models was not related to lowered self-evaluations regardless of the level of body esteem. However, women with low leve…
A Matter of Life and Death
A2 × 2 experimental study was conducted to investigate the effect of message strategies on attitudes toward breast cancer prevention. The researcher used a sample of African American women ( N = 59) and two dependent variables: willingness to have a mammogram and perceived importance of breast cancer screening. Results indicated that message appeals utilizing testimonials taken from real survivors of breast cancer are most effective in increasing…
Health News Agenda Building
This study uses a nationwide survey of health journalists (N = 774) to explore the agenda-building process in health news, examining how journalists develop story ideas, value expert source characteristics, and perceive the acceptability of using public relations materials. Results indicate that intermedia agenda setting may be a stronger influence on agenda building than are information subsidies, and that journalists rate characteristics associ…
Sexual Objectification in Music Videos
Although sexual objectification is commonplace in media culture, music videos provide the most potent examples of it. In the current study, we developed a coding system to measure sexual objectification and its correlates in music videos. Our analysis compared sexual objectification across artists' gender and musical genres (R&B/hip-hop, pop, and country). Compared to male artists, female artists were more sexually objectified, held to stricter a…
Richard Sherman Speaks and Almost Breaks the Internet
On January 19, 2014, NFL star Richard Sherman made a game winning play, blocking a pass intended for receiver Michael Crabtree in a matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. In an interview with Erin Andrews immediately following the game, Sherman, with great intensity, shouted, “I'm the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that is the result you are going to get. Don't you ever tal…
A Content Analysis of Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber’s Racial and Sexist Microagressions
The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if microaggressions regularly found in sport coverage were present in stories about two elite female tennis players. Microaggressions are subtle statements that unconsciously communicate denigrating messages to female athletes. In recent years, qualitative studies have introduced the types of microaggressions that female athletes experience. In the present study, a content analysis of…
Posttraumatic Stress Related to the Killing of Michael Brown and Resulting Civil Unrest in Ferguson, Missouri
Objective: A significant body of research has examined the psychological harm of exposure to collective traumas such as disasters (e.g., tornados, hurricanes, mass violence). Less well studied are the mental health effects of exposure to macro-level race-related traumas, such as instances of police violence toward African Americans and subsequent civil unrest that are widely covered by traditional and social media. Method: This study examined pos…
Tweeting and Retweeting
Two studies were conducted to examine gender differences in the discursive political engagement on Twitter. Study 1 analysed about 5.6 million English tweets regarding nine political issues and one non-political issue. It found that, compared with men’s tweets, a higher proportion of women’s tweets are retweets, and that the majority of women’s retweets originate from men. The results may indicate that women have arelatively lower level of politi…
“And That’s Why We’re Feelin’ the Blues
The current study shows how internalized racism, time spent watching television, and exposure to depictions of Blacks/African Americans viewed on television might influence self-reported depression. Internalized racism is the acceptance of a racial hierarchy in which whites are consistently ranked above people of color (Campón & Carter, Citation2015). Few studies have focused on how internalized racism, exposure to stereotypical, negative images …
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Media Influence and Health (4 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works)