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A healthy dose of skepticism: The relationship between young adolescents' sexual media exposure and sexual intentions, and the moderating role of media skepticism. 健康的怀疑态度：青少年性媒介接触与性意图的关系，以及媒介怀疑的调节作用。

IF 1.6 2区文学

Psychology of Popular Media Pub Date : 2026-04-06 DOI: 10.1037/ppm0000667

Christina V Dodson, Reina Evans-Paulson, Tracy M Scull

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Social Media Reduction or Abstinence Interventions Are Providing Mental Health Benefits-Reanalysis of a Published Meta-Analysis. 减少社交媒体或戒断干预对心理健康有益——对一项已发表的荟萃分析的再分析

IF 1.6 2区文学

Psychology of Popular Media Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1037/ppm0000574

Johannes Thrul, Janardan Devkota, Dahlia AlJuboori, Timothy Regan, Saud Alomairah, Carol Vidal

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Associations between intentions for affective social media content choices and depressive symptoms in adolescence: A cross-sectional investigation of media response styles as moderators. 青少年对情感类社交媒体内容的选择意向与抑郁症状之间的关联：以媒体反应方式为调节因素的横断面调查。

IF 3 2区文学

Psychology of Popular Media Pub Date : 2024-01-08 DOI: 10.1037/ppm0000510

Nausikaä Brimmel, Patricia Bijttebier, Steven Eggermont