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Overview

Marina Krcmar is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within arts, humanities, and social sciences, with particular focus on literature and literary theory, social psychology, sociology and political science, education, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main fields of study for Marina Krcmar include:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social Sciences

Their work further explores specialized subfields such as:

  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Education
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Research topics predominantly address:

  • Media Influence and Health
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media

Key recent publications include:

  • "Considering Moral Foundations Theory and the Model of Intuitive Morality and Exemplars in the context of child and adolescent development," 2020, Annals of the International Communication Association
  • "Take a deep breath: the effects of television exposure and family communication on family shopping-related stress," 2020, International Journal of Advertising
  • "Mental Representations," 2020, The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology
  • "Media Use and the Development of Moral Reasoning," 2020, The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology
  • "The development and validation of a measure of moral intuition salience for children and adolescents: The Moral Intuitions and Development Scale," 2023, Journal of Communication

Marina Krcmar has frequently published in venues such as:

  • Media Psychology
  • The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology
  • Annals of the International Communication Association
  • International Journal of Advertising
  • Journal of Communication

Frequent co-authors in Krcmar's collaborative efforts include:

  • Drew P. Cingel
  • Kristen A. Haberkorn
  • Sarah Locke
  • Catherine A. Marple
  • Allyson L. Snyder

Best Publications

  • Developing a scale to assess three styles of television mediation: “Instructive mediation,” “restrictive mediation,” and “social coviewing”

    Patti M. Valkenburg;Marina Krcmar;Allerd L. Peeters;Nies M. Marseille

  • Targeting adolescent risk-taking behaviors: the contributions of egocentrism and sensation-seeking.

    Kathryn Greene;Marina Krcmar;Lynda Henley Walters;Donald L. Rubin

  • Conceptualizing Media Enjoyment as Attitude: Implications for Mass Media Effects Research

    Robin L. Nabi;Marina Krcmar

  • Can Toddlers Learn Vocabulary from Television? An Experimental Approach

    Marina Krcmar;Bernard Grela;Kirsten Lin

  • Parent–Child Joint Reading in Traditional and Electronic Formats

    Marina Krcmar;Drew P. Cingel

  • Parental media mediation styles for children aged 2 to 11 years.

    Shari Barkin;Edward Ip;Irma Richardson;Sara Klinepeter

  • Contextual Features of Violent Video Games, Mental Models, and Aggression

    Kirstie M. Farrar;Marina Krcmar;Kristine L. Nowak

  • Predicting exposure to and uses of television violence

    Marina Krcmar;Kathryn Greene

  • Predicting Media Use in Very Young Children: The Role of Demographics and Parent Attitudes

    Drew P. Cingel;Marina Krcmar

  • Uses and Gratifications of Media Violence: Personality Correlates of Viewing and Liking Violent Genres

    Marina Krcmar;Linda Godbold Kean

  • Predicting Exposure to and Liking of Media Violence: A Uses and Gratifications Approach

    Kathryn Greene;Marina Krcmar

  • The impact of controller naturalness on spatial presence, gamer enjoyment, and perceived realism in a tennis simulation video game

    Rory McGloin;Marina Krcmar

  • Can Social Meaningfulness and Repeat Exposure Help Infants and Toddlers Overcome the Video Deficit

    Marina Krcmar

  • The causes and consequences of presence: Considering the influence of violent video games on presence and aggression

    Kristine L. Nowak;Marina Krcmar;Kirstie M. Farrar

  • The effects of video game realism on attention, retention and aggressive outcomes

    Marina Krcmar;Kirstie Farrar;Rory McGloin

  • The Effect of Family Communication Environments on Children's Social Behavior During Middle Childhood:

    Mary Anne Fitzpatrick;Linda J. Marshall;Timothy J. Leutwiler;Marina Krcmar

  • Video Games, Immersion, and Cognitive Aggression: Does the Controller Matter?

    Rory McGloin;Kirstie Farrar;Marina Krcmar

  • Family communication patterns, discourse behavior, and child television viewing

    Marina Krcmar

  • Understanding the Process: How Mediated and Peer Norms Affect Young Women's Body Esteem

    Marina Krcmar;Steve Giles;Donald Helme

  • Children's moral reasoning and their perceptions of television violence

    Marina Krcmar;Mark C. Cooke

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn Greene
Kathryn Greene Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robin L. Nabi
Robin L. Nabi University of California, Santa Barbara
Mary Anne Fitzpatrick
Mary Anne Fitzpatrick University of Wisconsin–Madison

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