Navigating Morality in Parasocial Relationships. Exploring the Dynamics of Affective Disposition, Moral Foundations, and Expectancy Violations in Mediated Relationships
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DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2024.2390625
Abstract: ABSTRACT The morality of a media character’s behavior and its influence on viewers’ parasocial relationships (PSRs) are analyzed based on different theoretical perspectives on media entertainment and psychological theories. Affective disposition theory is used to… read more here.
Keywords: affective disposition; parasocial relationships; expectancy violations; moral foundations ... See more keywords
The slap heard round the world: Using live televised award-show incidents to teach expectancy violations theory
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DOI: 10.1080/17404622.2024.2350397
Abstract: This activity provides students with a way of understanding expectancy violations theory (EVT) by examining incidents that occurred during televised award shows. In this activity, in small groups, students will delve into well-known award-show incidents,… read more here.
Keywords: violations theory; award show; expectancy; expectancy violations ... See more keywords
When appearance does not match accent: neural correlates of ethnicity-related expectancy violations
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsw148
Abstract: Abstract Most research on ethnicity in neuroscience and social psychology has focused on visual cues. However, accents are central social markers of ethnicity and strongly influence evaluations of others. Here, we examine how varying auditory… read more here.
Keywords: ethnicity; correlates ethnicity; related expectancy; expectancy violations ... See more keywords
Indications of Referee Bias in Division I Women’s College Volleyball: Testing Expectancy Violations and Examining Nonverbal Communication
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DOI: 10.1123/ijsc.2023-0050
Abstract: This research examined the ball-handling errors that referees called against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Division I women’s college volleyball. A ball-handling error is an impermissible nonverbal communicative act such as a ball… read more here.
Keywords: referee bias; college volleyball; division women; expectancy violations ... See more keywords
The Impact of Moral Expectancy Violations on Audiences’ Parasocial Relationships With Movie Heroes and Villains
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DOI: 10.1177/0093650219886516
Abstract: Integrating the predictions of disposition theory and expectancy violations theory, a longitudinal survey assessed adults’ parasocial relationships with characters in a popular movie franchise before and after the release of the latest film installment of… read more here.
Keywords: expectancy violations; impact moral; parasocial relationships; film ... See more keywords
How Moral Expectancy Violations Influence Audiences’ Affective Dispositions Toward Characters
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DOI: 10.1177/00936502211039959
Abstract: Affective disposition theory (ADT) explains that the moral judgments of character behavior inform dispositions toward characters. These dispositions bias moral judgments of characters’ subsequent behaviors and establish behavioral expectations. We used expectancy violations theory to… read more here.
Keywords: characters moral; disposition; expectancy violations; toward characters ... See more keywords