The character engagement and moral adjustment model (CEMAM): a synthesis of more than six decades of research
M Grizzard, A Eden - Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Character liking, identification, and parasocial interaction/relationships are terms used in
various literatures to describe character engagement. The current paper synthesizes more …
various literatures to describe character engagement. The current paper synthesizes more …
Stories in action
Stories have played a central role in human social and political life for thousands of years.
Despite their ubiquity in culture and custom, however, they feature only peripherally in …
Despite their ubiquity in culture and custom, however, they feature only peripherally in …
A comprehensive experimental test of the affective disposition theory of drama
Using a three-act written narrative, a preregistered 2 (Act 1 Moral/Immoral Character
Behavior)× 2 (Act 3 Moral/Immoral Character Behavior)× 2 (Positive/Negative Narrative …
Behavior)× 2 (Act 3 Moral/Immoral Character Behavior)× 2 (Positive/Negative Narrative …
Using attribution theory to explain the affective dispositions of tireless moral monitors toward narrative characters
R Tamborini, C Grall, S Prabhu, M Hofer… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Recent literature suggests that affective disposition theory (ADT) has difficulty explaining the
appeal of protagonists that sometimes do bad things. We addressed this issue by integrating …
appeal of protagonists that sometimes do bad things. We addressed this issue by integrating …
The impact of moral expectancy violations on audiences' parasocial relationships with movie heroes and villains
Integrating the predictions of disposition theory and expectancy violations theory, a
longitudinal survey assessed adults' parasocial relationships with characters in a popular …
longitudinal survey assessed adults' parasocial relationships with characters in a popular …
Detecting the boundaries of disposition bias on moral judgments of media characters' behaviors using social judgment theory
NL Matthews - Journal of Communication, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract eople continuously morally judge the behaviors of media characters. This informs
people's dispositions toward characters. Their dispositions bias their subsequent moral …
people's dispositions toward characters. Their dispositions bias their subsequent moral …
The effects of avatar customization and virtual human mind perception: A test using Milgram's paradigm
J Peña, M Craig, H Baumhardt - New Media & Society, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated how “teacher” avatar customization and exposure to “learner” virtual
humans who display mind-affected participants' behavior and emotions in a re-creation of …
humans who display mind-affected participants' behavior and emotions in a re-creation of …
Interdependence of narrative characters: Implications for media theories
Affective disposition theory suggests that viewers of narratives develop dispositions toward
characters through various cues, including appearance and behavior. Despite its predictive …
characters through various cues, including appearance and behavior. Despite its predictive …
Do audiences judge the morality of characters relativistically? How interdependence affects perceptions of characters' temporal moral descent
M Grizzard, NL Matthews… - Human …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In two pre-registered studies, we leveraged recent advances to disposition theory to
examine whether character judgments are relative. We used a Pilot Study to develop a …
examine whether character judgments are relative. We used a Pilot Study to develop a …
Demystifying Schadenfreude: How disposition theorizing explains responses to social media stories of unvaccinated COVID-19 deaths
Herman Cain Awards are presented on reddit. com/r/hermancainaward to individuals who
share COVID-19 misinformation on social media (SM) and subsequently die from the …
share COVID-19 misinformation on social media (SM) and subsequently die from the …