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Melissa J. Robinson
Melissa J. Robinson
Penn State University, Fayette, The Eberly Campus
Verified email at psu.edu
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The role of humor in messaging about the MMR vaccine
E Moyer-Gusé, MJ Robinson, J Mcknight
Journal of Health Communication 23 (6), 514-522, 2018
682018
“Pick and choose” opinion climate: How browsing of political messages shapes public opinion perceptions and attitudes
DJ Sude, S Knobloch-Westerwick, MJ Robinson, A Westerwick
Communication Monographs 86 (4), 457-478, 2019
382019
Bedtime stories that work: The effect of protagonist liking on narrative persuasion
MJ Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
Health Communication 32 (3), 339-346, 2017
332017
Peers versus pros: Confirmation bias in selective exposure to user-generated versus professional media messages and its consequences
A Westerwick, D Sude, M Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
Mass Communication and Society 23 (4), 510-536, 2020
262020
Beauty or business queen: How young women select media to reinforce possible future selves
S Knobloch-Westerwick, MJ Robinson, LE Willis, KT Luong
Communication Research 47 (3), 323-345, 2020
252020
The allure of Aphrodite: How gender-congruent media portrayals impact adult women's possible future selves
AR Kennard, LE Willis, MJ Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
Human Communication Research 42 (2), 221-245, 2016
192016
Picture yourself healthy—How users select mediated images to shape health intentions and behaviors
B Wilson, S Knobloch-Westerwick, MJ Robinson
Health Communication, 2018
182018
Does this book make me look fat? The effect of protagonist body weight and body esteem on female readers’ body esteem
MJ Kaminski, RG Magee
Body image 10 (2), 255-258, 2013
152013
“Affective news” and attitudes: A multi-topic experiment of attitude impacts from political news and fiction
S Knobloch-Westerwick, M Robinson, R Frazer, E Schutz
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 98 (4), 1078-1103, 2021
142021
Mood management through selective media use for health and well-being
MJ Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
The Routledge Handbook of Media Use and Well-Being, 65-79, 2016
122016
Promoting body positivity through stories: How protagonist body size and esteem influence readers’ self-concepts
MA Vendemia, MJ Robinson
Body Image 42, 315-326, 2022
92022
Instilling belief in the ability to change for the better: Narrative persuasion for sleep hygiene self-efficacy
MJ Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
Health communication 37 (3), 259-271, 2022
92022
Narratives’ impacts on attitudes: Do signaling of persuasive intent and fictionality matter?
R Frazer, MJ Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
Communication Studies 72 (3), 347-365, 2021
92021
Seeking inspiration through health testimonials: Improving mothers’ self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and behavior in handling children’s sleep behavior
MJ Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
Health Communication 35 (12), 1455-1465, 2020
72020
The role of affect and mood management in selective exposure to media messages
MJ Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
Routledge international handbook of emotions and media, 69-84, 2021
62021
How activated self-concepts influence selection and processing of body-positive narratives
MJ Robinson, MA Vendemia
Media Psychology 26 (6), 713-742, 2023
42023
Mood’s Role in Selective Exposure to Health and Risk Information
MJ Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication, 2017
22017
Social Comparison in Narrative Persuasion: When Struggling Characters Serve as Motivation
MJ Robinson
Communication Reports 37 (1), 45-59, 2024
2024
News as Entertainment Format: Applying Affective Disposition Theory and the Affective News Extended Model
MJ Robinson, S Knobloch-Westerwick
2021
Learning Healthy Sleep Behaviors: The Importance of Selection, Self-Concepts, and Social Comparison in Narrative Self-Education
MJ Robinson
The Ohio State University, 2017
2017
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