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Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of TV Viewing: The Effect of Regret on Selective Exposure to and Impact of Experience-Relevant Programming |
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Extant theorizing and research suggests that media are used to meet social and psychological needs, emotional ones in particular, yet despite the research on media-induced fear and need for coping, the literature says very little about the use of television programming for coping with personal problems. Regret, in particular, has been wholly overlooked in the realm of media study. This research explores how regretted past experiences impact interest in experience-relevant television programming as well as the effect of such programming on felt regret and enjoyment. 144 participants, half of whom had been unfaithful in a romantic relationship, were asked to rate a series of storylines for interest in viewing. They were then exposed to one of two versions of a TV program segment edited to have different endings – regret for cheating or rationalization. Consistent with hypotheses, those who had both cheated and felt regret about their behavior were more likely than others to show interest in viewing cheating-related programming. Further, they appeared to enjoy the cheating storyline more than others, particularly the version with the dissonance-reducing ending. Overall, regret appeared to have been reduced, though this was not contingent on which ending had been viewed. We conclude that television can be a sought after and effective source for coping with regret. |
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| Nabi, Robin., Finnerty, Keli., Domsche, Tricia. and Hull, Shawnika. "Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of TV Viewing: The Effect of Regret on Selective Exposure to and Impact of Experience-Relevant Programming" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY, <Not Available>. 2008-10-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p14574_index.html> |
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| Nabi, R. , Finnerty, K. L., Domsche, T. and Hull, S. "Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of TV Viewing: The Effect of Regret on Selective Exposure to and Impact of Experience-Relevant Programming" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY Online <PDF>. 2008-10-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p14574_index.html |
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Abstract: Extant theorizing and research suggests that media are used to meet social and psychological needs, emotional ones in particular, yet despite the research on media-induced fear and need for coping, the literature says very little about the use of television programming for coping with personal problems. Regret, in particular, has been wholly overlooked in the realm of media study. This research explores how regretted past experiences impact interest in experience-relevant television programming as well as the effect of such programming on felt regret and enjoyment. 144 participants, half of whom had been unfaithful in a romantic relationship, were asked to rate a series of storylines for interest in viewing. They were then exposed to one of two versions of a TV program segment edited to have different endings – regret for cheating or rationalization. Consistent with hypotheses, those who had both cheated and felt regret about their behavior were more likely than others to show interest in viewing cheating-related programming. Further, they appeared to enjoy the cheating storyline more than others, particularly the version with the dissonance-reducing ending. Overall, regret appeared to have been reduced, though this was not contingent on which ending had been viewed. We conclude that television can be a sought after and effective source for coping with regret. |
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| Regret and TV Consumption 1 Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of TV Viewing: The Effect of Regret on Selective Exposure to and Impact of Experience-Relevant Programming Abstract Extant theorizing and research suggests that media are used to meet social and psychological needs emotional ones in particular yet despite the research on media-induced fear and need for coping the literature says very little about the use of television programming for coping with personal problems. Regret in particular has been wholly overlooked |
| 0.49 0.26 0.07 0 Regret Ending Diss. Ending Regret and TV Consumption 30 1 There is a notable amount of research on coping with fear generated by television viewing though this approach does not discuss the use of television as a coping device. 2 The regret variable was centered before creating the interaction term with past cheating behavior. Also the effect of whether or not one had been cheated on was explored but as it had no meaningful impact |
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