Long-Term Relations Among Prosocial-Media Use, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior

Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 358 - 368
Published: Feb 1, 2014
Abstract
Despite recent growth of research on the effects of prosocial media, processes underlying these effects are not well understood. Two studies explored theoretically relevant mediators and moderators of the effects of prosocial media on helping. Study 1 examined associations among prosocial- and violent-media use, empathy, and helping in samples from seven countries. Prosocial-media use was positively associated with helping. This effect was...
Paper Details
Title
Long-Term Relations Among Prosocial-Media Use, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior
Published Date
Feb 1, 2014
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
358 - 368
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