New Horizons in Media Psychology

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VI

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2. Introduction

   1. Recent Trends in European Media Psychology

      • Tom van der Voort, Peter Winterhoff-Spurk

      Pages 1-10

3. Media Appreciation and Use

   1. An Audience-Based Approach to Assessing Programme Quality

      • Barrie Gunter

      Pages 11-34

   2. Parasocial Interaction with People on the Screen

      • Uli Gleich

      Pages 35-55

   3. Changing Audiences for Changing Media: A Social Psychological Perspective

      • Sonia Livingstone

      Pages 56-72

   4. The Contribution of Media Psychology to User-Friendly Computers: A Proposal for Cooperative Work

      • Roland Mangold

      Pages 73-86

4. Aggressive and Emotional Reactions

   1. Effects of Extremely Violent Audiovisual Products on Young People’s Aggressive Behavior and Emotional Reactions

      • Tom H. A. van der Voort, Johannes J. W. Beentjes

      Pages 87-104

   2. Violence in TV News: The Cultivation of Emotions

      • Peter Winterhoff-Spurk

      Pages 105-115

   3. Psychophysiological Methods in Media Research

      • Peter Vitouch

      Pages 116-124

   4. The Socio-Emotional Dimension of Using Screen Media. Current Perspectives in German Media Psychology

      • Gary Bente, Peter Vorderer

      Pages 125-144

5. Language Acquisition and School Performance

   1. Could Enjoying a Movie Lead to Language Acquisition?

      • Géry d’Ydewalle, Ubolwanna Pavakanun

      Pages 145-155

   2. The English Language Within the Media Worlds of European Youth

      • Uwe Hasebrink, Margie Berns, Ewart Skinner

      Pages 156-174

   3. The Impact of Background Media on Homework Performance: Students’ Perceptions and Experimental Findings

      • Johannes W. J. Beentjes, Tom H. A. van der Voort

      Pages 175-189

6. Contemplative Contributions

   1. Sovereignty and Citizenship: Realms of Schizoid Perception in Britain in Relation to Television’s Mediation of Europe

      • J. Mallory Wober

      Pages 191-207

   2. Les Effets Violents de la Television

      • Liliane Lurçat

      Pages 208-213

7. Back Matter

   Pages 215-222

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• Computer
• Emotion
• Fernsehen
• Gewalt
• Integration
• Interaktion
• Medien
• Medienforschung
• Medienpsychologie
• Nation

Dr. Peter Winterhoff-Spurk ist Professor für Medien- und Organisationspsychologie an der Universität Saarbrücken und Mitherausgeber der Zeitschrift "Medienpsychologie". Tom van der Voort ist Professor für Medienpsychologie an der Universität Leiden, Niederlande.

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