Research has indicated that many video games and virtual worlds are populated by
unrealistic, hypersexualized representations of women, but the effects of using these …

Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of congruence between the
ideal self-image of a game player and the game character on identification and interaction …

The self is one the most important concepts in social cognition and plays a crucial role in
determining questions such as which social groups we view ourselves as belonging to and …

Experiences of awe, the emotional response to vast stimuli that do not fit into established
mental structures, have been found to be pleasurable and meaningful. As elicitors of the …

The increasing popularity of video games has fostered the accessibility demands for a wider
range of players, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing (d/Deaf). Recent studies …

Christopher Blake trägt mit seiner Arbeit dazu bei, umfassender und tiefgehender als bisher
verstehen zu können, warum Bilder von Frauen in den Medien die Körperzufriedenheit ihrer …

In this chapter an innovative experimental methodology is described for studying identity by
using identification with fictional characters in computerised fictional narrative material …

La presente tesis doctoral pretende examinar los procesos de profesionalización de las
personas que se consideran fans. En este sentido, este trabajo propone una nueva …

Philosophers and moral educators have examined the potential for narrative media (eg,
novels or films) to influence the development of practical wisdom (the forms of perception …

John Barry Page 1 pjp.psychreg.org 90 pjp.psychreg.org ‘Men say that he shall come again,
and he shall win the holy cross’: Gender differences in shared-religion bias in identifying with …