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Overview

Joanne Cantor is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a focus on psychology, arts and humanities, and health professions. In particular, they have contributed to subfields such as clinical psychology, literature and literary theory, social psychology, and health information management.

Their scholarly output includes work published primarily within the domain of media psychology. They have collaborated frequently with coauthors Kristen Harrison and Mary Beth Oliver.

The topics Cantor has addressed in their research cover diverse areas including media influence and health, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, COVID-19 and mental health, humor studies and applications, and film in education and therapy.

  • Media Influence and Health
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Humor Studies and Applications
  • Film in Education and Therapy

One of the most recent contributions was their 2022 paper titled "Parent Reports of Children's Fright Reactions to News of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a National U.S. Sample", published in Media Psychology.

Joanne Cantor's publication record indicates an interdisciplinary approach, integrating psychological concepts with media studies and health-related concerns. Their frequent publications in the area of media psychology highlight an ongoing interest in understanding the impact of media on health and emotional development.

Best Publications

  • The relationship between media consumption and eating disorders

    Kristen Harrison;Joanne Cantor

  • Perceiving and responding to mass media characters.

    Cynthia Hoffner;Joanne Cantor

  • The development of a child into a consumer.

    Patti M Valkenburg;Joanne Cantor

  • The portrayal of men and women in U.S. television commercials: A recent content analysis and trends over 15 years

    Daniel J. Bretl;Joanne Cantor

  • Enhancement of experienced sexual arousal in response to erotic stimuli through misattribution of unrelated residual excitation.

    Joanne R. Cantor;Dolf Zillmann;Jennings Bryant

  • Affective responses to the emotions of a protagonist

    Dolf Zillman;Joanne R. Cantor

  • Elderly Viewers' Responses to Televised Portrayals of Old Age Empathy and Mood Management Versus Social Comparison

    Marie-Louise Mares;Joanne Cantor

  • Tales from the Screen: Enduring Fright Reactions to Scary Media

    Kristen Harrison;Joanne Cantor

  • Digital Media, Anxiety, and Depression in Children

    Elizabeth Hoge;David Bickham;Joanne Cantor

  • Media and Violence: Intervention Strategies for Reducing Aggression

    Joanne Cantor;Barbara J. Wilson

  • Developmental Differences in Responses to a Television Character's Appearance and Behavior.

    Cynthia Hoffner;Joanne Cantor

  • Media ratings for violence and sex. Implications for policymakers and parents.

    Brad J. Bushman;Joanne Cantor

  • Reducing the Aggression-Promoting Effect of Violent Cartoons By Increasing Children's Fictional Involvement with the Victim: A Study of Active Mediation

    Amy I. Nathanson;Joanne Cantor

  • Directionality of transitory dominance as a communication variable affecting humor appreciation.

    Dolf Zillmann;Joanne R. Cantor

  • Communication and emotion : essays in honor of Dolf Zillmann

    Jennings Bryant;David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen;Joanne Cantor

  • Effect of timing of information about mitigating circumstances on emotional responses to provocation and retaliatory behavior

    Dolf Zillmann;Joanne R. Cantor

  • Screen Violence and Youth Behavior

    Craig A. Anderson;Brad J. Bushman;Brad J. Bushman;Bruce D. Bartholow;Joanne Cantor

  • ENHANCEMENT OF HUMOR APPRECIATION BY TRANSFERRED EXCITATION

    Joanne R. Cantor;Jennings Bryant;Dolf Zillmann

  • Children's fright reactions to television news.

    Joanne Cantor;Amy I. Nathanson

  • Developmental differences in empathy with a television protagonist's fear.

    Barbara Jan Wilson;Joanne Cantor

  • A Disposition Theory of Humour and Mirth

    Dolf Zillmann;Joanne R. Cantor

  • The development of a child into a consumer

    P.M. Valkenburg;J. Cantor;S. Calvert;C. Cocking

Frequent Co-Authors

Dolf Zillmann
Dolf Zillmann University of Alabama
Jennings Bryant
Jennings Bryant University of Alabama
Brad J. Bushman
Brad J. Bushman The Ohio State University
Amy I. Nathanson
Amy I. Nathanson The Ohio State University
Mary Beth Oliver
Mary Beth Oliver Pennsylvania State University
Sarah M. Coyne
Sarah M. Coyne Brigham Young University
Edward Donnerstein
Edward Donnerstein University of Arizona
Craig A. Anderson
Craig A. Anderson Iowa State University
David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen
David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen Michigan State University
Kristen Harrison
Kristen Harrison University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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