Adam J Mason

Biographic Data

ID762896
NAMEAdam J Mason
GIVEN NAMESAdam J
FAMILY NAMEMason
SIGNATUREMASON A J
AFFILIATIONSMichigan State University
ORCID0000-0002-0703-5121
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Theoretical Distinctions Between Emotion and Cognition Content in Supportive Messages

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Junwen M Hu et al.ARTICLECommunication Research2026

    What constitutes effective supportive message content is a topic of intense interdisciplinary scholarly interest and has palpable real-world implications for individuals’ well-being. Emotion and cognition content are two commonly theorized supportive message forms. Although both are theorized to operate through conversationally induced reappraisal, their relative effects, underlying mediating mechanisms, and boundary conditions for effectiveness …

  • Testing the Effect of Sending an Evaluative Message on Perceiving Others in Computer-Mediated Communication

    Open AccessDuy Pham, Duy Tyler Pham et al.ARTICLEMedia Psychology2025

    Interpersonal mediated communication research has demonstrated that exchanging cues during online interactions can change message receivers’ perception of the senders in socially desirable ways. Building from previous self-transformative work, this work explores how perceptions of others are also shaped by the messages we write evaluating others. More specifically, the research examines the effects of sending different types of evaluative message…

  • An Experimental Investigation of Supportive Tactile Communication During Esteem Support Conversations

    Open AccessSamantha J Shebib, Josephine K Boumis et al.ARTICLEJournal of Nonverbal Behavior2024

    The present study examines how supportive touch impacts evaluations of esteem support content containing high emotion-focused (HEF) or high problem-focused (HPF) messages during observed esteem support interactions. A 2 (verbal content; i.e., HEF or HPF) by 2 (nonverbal content; i.e., presence or absence of supportive tactile communication) experiment was conducted to test for main and interactional effects. Results revealed that HEF conditions w…

  • Seeing invisible support

    Open AccessAdam J Mason, Samantha J Shebib et al.ARTICLEPersonal Relationships2022

    The concept of invisible support (Bolger et al., 2000) has sparked interest among social support researchers. Theoretically, invisible support avoids negative support outcomes related to face threats and, therefore, should lead to better outcomes than traditional support. Unfortunately, empirical tests of invisible support have yielded inconsistent results, potentially due to a lack of conceptual and operational clarity in defining invisible supp…

  • Self-Conscious Emotions and Esteem Support

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Samantha J Shebib et al.ARTICLEHuman Communication Research2021

    This experiment examines state shame and guilt responses to esteem support messages, testing predictions derived from the cognitive-emotional theory of esteem support messages (CETESM). Participants (N = 852) chose one of eight hypothetical scenarios designed to induce shame and/or guilt. Next, participants were directed to a randomization of emotion-focused (EF) and problem-focused (PF) esteem support messages and were asked to rate how the mess…

  • Toward a Theoretical Framework of Relational Maintenance in Computer-Mediated Communication

    Open AccessAdam J Mason, Caleb T CarrARTICLECommunication Theory2021Cited by: 4References: 11

    This article addresses the need for theoretical frameworks from which to advance the study of interpersonal relational maintenance in computer-mediated communication (CMC). We suggest one way to satisfy this need is to extend and adapt extant theories of offline relational maintenance to mediated interactions by addressing how CMC is likely integrated to sustain the underlying processes of human interaction in newer channels. Social penetration t…

  • Support gaps during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessA J Holmstrom, Samantha J Shebib et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2021Cited by: 8References: 48

    During times of stress, supportive communication can buffer individuals from experiencing negative outcomes. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has substantially altered the interactions people rely on for support, which may influence the supportive messages they desire and receive. When people receive quantities of support that differ from what they desire, they experience support gaps, which are often associated with negative outcomes. The present …