“Feeling the Pain of Others”
Examining the Framing Effects of Cancer Metaphors on Media Vicarious Traumatization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21616619 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wenqiang Teng (0009-0008-3887-6928, Beijing Normal University), Hui Zhi (0009-0003-0854-4715, Beijing Normal University), Rui Wang (0000-0001-7155-3356, Beijing Normal University), Min Zhou (0000-0001-5509-6845, Beijing Normal University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2191-2199 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1041-0236 • E-ISSN: 1532-7027 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10410236.2024.2444351 |
| PMID | 39711494 |
| OpenAlex | W4405698989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 64 |
When exposed to traumatic events through media coverage, how do we emotionally appraise the situation? Although many factors contribute to our reasoning about media vicarious traumatization, in this article we focus on the role of metaphorical frames. This study uses an online survey experiment (N = 280 CHN adults) to investigate how irrational beliefs influence the effects of metaphorical frames on media vicarious traumatization, with a focus on the mediating role of transportation. The findings revealed that journey metaphors increased media vicarious traumatization more than war metaphors in conditions of low irrational beliefs, while no significant difference was observed in conditions of high irrational beliefs. The interaction between metaphorical frames and irrational beliefs indirectly affected media vicarious traumatization through transportation. These results improve our understanding of the framing effects of cancer metaphors and suggest practical strategies for media health coverage
Feeling · Humor Studies and Applications · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Use of Metaphor in the Discourse on Cancer
The Transportation Scale–Short Form (TS–SF)
Distress, Worry, and Functioning Following a Global Health Crisis
Transportation and Need for Affect in Narrative Persuasion
Vicarious traumatization
The online use of Violence and Journey metaphors by patients with cancer, as compared with health professionals
Vicarious traumatization in the general public, members, and non-members of medical teams aiding in Covid-19 control
Media exposure to mass violence events can fuel a cycle of distress
The Metaphorical Structure of the Human Conceptual System
Infodemic vs. Pandemic Factors Associated to Public Anxiety in the Early Stage of the Covid-19 Outbreak
Narratives about Cancer
“Not Soldiers but Fire-fighters” – Metaphors and Covid-19
Fighting Fire or Fighting War
Enemies or obstacles
The Influence of Metaphorical Framing on Emotions and Reasoning About the Covid-19 Pandemic
War metaphors in public discourse
Emotional Implications of Metaphor
The impossibility of achieving consistently good mental health
Media Exposure and Anxiety during Covid-19
Metaphors can give life meaning
Mephedrone, assassin of youth
Relationship Between Vicarious Traumatization and Turnover Among Child Welfare Professionals
A computer-assisted study of the use of Violence metaphors for cancer and end of life by patients, family carers and health professionals
Toward a Theory of Entertainment Persuasion
Figurative Framing
Metaphor in culture
Transportation Into Narrative Worlds
The role of transportation in the persuasiveness of public narratives
The politics of 'platforms
An Integrated Approach to Metaphor and Framing in Cognition, Discourse, and Practice, with an Application to Metaphors for Cancer
Irrational Beliefs, Dysfunctional Emotions, and Marital Adjustment
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |