Anticipated violence, arousal, and enjoyment of movies: viewers' reactions to violent previews based on arousal-seeking tendency

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-292

  Xie, Guang Xin ^a   Lee, Moon J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipated enjoyment; Arousal seeking tendency; Movie previews; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 47049084694     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.148.3.277-292     Document Type: Article

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