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Engagement with Novel Virtual Environments: The Role of Perceived Novelty and Flow in the Development of the Deficient Self-Regulation of Internet Use and Media Habits
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Tokunaga, Robert Shota – Human Communication Research, 2013
This article extends theory on the deficient self-regulation (DSR) of Internet use and media habits by integrating predictors relevant to technology use. It introduces novelty perceptions of a technology and flow as conditions that increase the likelihood of experiencing DSR and media habits. An experiment, with between- and within-subjects…
Descriptors: Internet, Change, Social Behavior, Self Control
Conceptualizing Media Stimuli in Experimental Research: Psychological versus Attribute-Based Definitions
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Tao, Chen-Chao; Bucy, Erik P. – Human Communication Research, 2007
This paper argues for a clearer conceptualization of media stimuli in experimental research and identifies 3 issues impeding our understanding of message processing: (a) assumptions bolstered by manipulation checks about homogeneity of response to media stimuli, (b) conflation of 2 different classes of variables--media attributes and psychological…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Research Methodology, Psychology, Responses