Table of Contents
Media and Emotions
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. The nature of emotions: Theoretical approaches
and methodological applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A. Emotion theories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
B. Genesis of emotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
C. Types of emotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
D. Methods of emotion research . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. Emotions as effects of media exposure . . . . . . . . 8
A. Dimensions of media emotions . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B. Empathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
C. Mood regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
D. Arousal/Excitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
E. Suspense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
F. Fear/Anxiety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
G. Affective involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
H. Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. Effects of emotions in media content . . . . . . . . . 15
A. Emotions and information/news . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B. Emotions and texts/literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
C. Emotions and films/other television genres . . 17
D. Emotions and music (in radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Emotions as determinants of non-emotional
effects of media exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. Emotions and memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B. Emotion and persuasion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6. Perspectives and suggestions for
further research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Editor’s Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Recommended Citation
Wirth, Werner and Schramm, Holger
(2005)
"Media and Emotions,"
Communication Research Trends: Vol. 24:
No.
3, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/crt/vol24/iss3/1
