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September 27, 2025

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Instagram, a Decade On: A Living Archive of Identity in Flux

August 26, 2025

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Selfie-Conscious: Social Media’s Association with Social Appearance Anxiety

April 5, 2022

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Let’s Go, Brandon: An Expression of Disappointment, Partisan Reporting, and Distrust in News Media

Cognition & Perception

Contemporary propaganda often succeeds by obsuring where information comes from.

Blurring the Source: Information Laundering and the Cognitive Architecture of Modern Propaganda

Engineering Belief: How Rhetorical Structure Activates Cognitive Bias in Propaganda and Disinformation

Descriptive captions and ideological beliefs as predictors of emotional response towards people in ambiguous photos

Collaborative Heroism

Collaborative Heroism in Social Media Initiatives

Thinking Like An Opponent: The Relation Between Empathy, Competition, and Enjoyment in Gaming

Study Of Consumer Attitudes Towards Psychopharmacological And Psychological Treatments For Mental Health Occurrences

Media & Technology Use

May 14, 2025

338

Moved by Love: Kama Muta and Personal Growth in Peloton Users

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June 4, 2023

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Self-Determination in Media Gratifications Using Streaming Video-On-Demand Channels

February 15, 2012

19,393

Examining the Role of Anticipation in Outcome Expectations and Enjoyment of Televised Sports Contests

November 27, 2011

16,875

Is the Internet Giving Rise to New Forms of Altruism?

June 22, 2008

71,352

Media Ethics: Coverage of Hurricane Katrina

Games & Immersive Experiences

May 26, 2019

3,714

The Impact of Moral Decision-Making on Hedonic and Eudaimonic Appreciation in Video Games

October 21, 2010

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Moral Choice in Video Games

August 20, 2008

35,886

Understanding Video Gaming’s Engagement

June 21, 2008

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Prosocial Video Game Effects

The Media Psychology Review

The Media Psychology Review is an academic online, open access journal published by the Media Psychology Research Center to promote media psychology as an interdisciplinary and vital field that bridges research with practice for social impact.

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What is Media Psychology? A Qualitative Analysis
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Media and Popular Culture

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Popular Media Images of Yoga: Limiting Perceived Access to a Beneficial Practice

Modern Virtual Reality Technology: Cybersickness, Sense of Presence, and Gender

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The News Media and New Media: The Internet’s Effect on Civic Engagement

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Two Sides of the Same Immersion

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The Public’s Understanding of Research and the Role of Mass Media

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Applying an Attitude Change Theory in an Eastern Setting

Theory

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Theory: The Intellectual Heritage of Redecision Therapy

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Cyber-kindness: Spreading kindness in cyberspace

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FilmRaise: How Social Innovation Impacts The Film Issue Space

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The Evolving Definition of Media Psychology

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Media Social Action Campaigns: A Theoretical Approach

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What is Media Psychology? A Qualitative Analysis

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Blurring the Source: Information Laundering and the Cognitive Architecture of Modern Propaganda
January 18, 2026
Engineering Belief: How Rhetorical Structure Activates Cognitive Bias in Propaganda and Disinformation
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Selfie-Conscious: Social Media’s Association with Social Appearance Anxiety
August 26, 2025
Moved by Love: Kama Muta and Personal Growth in Peloton Users
May 14, 2025

The Media Psychology Review

The Media Psychology Review is an academic online journal for Media Psychology published under the Media Psychology Research Center to promote media psychology as an interdisciplinary and emerging field that bridges research with practice.

Authors may submit manuscripts on topics of related to the psychology of media and technology use, impact, and design to editor@mprcenter.org. All articles will be peer-reviewed. There is no fee for publication.

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