New Horizons in Media Psychology: Research Cooperation and Projects in Europe (German Edition)

Dr. Peter Winterhoff-Spurk ist Professor für Medien- und Organisationspsychologie an der Universität Saarbrücken und Mitherausgeber der Zeitschrift "Medienpsychologie". Tom van der Voort ist Professor für Medienpsychologie an der Universität Leiden, Niederlande. Technische und ökonomische Entwicklungen im Medienbereich setzen sich über nationale Grenzen hinweg durch, gelegentlich gilt dies auch für Medieninhalte und -formate. Die europäische Medienforschung im allgemeinen und damit auch die Medienpsychologie entwickelt sich bis heute jedoch zumeist noch im nationalen Rahmen. Erste Schritte zur Überwindung dieser unbefriedigenden Lage werden seit einigen Jahren von namhaften Medienpsychologen aus zahlreichen Ländern unternommen. Die in diesem Band versammelten Beiträge vermitteln dem Leser ein repräsentatives Bild von vielversprechenden Kooperationsmöglichkeiten wie auch von bereits bestehenden Kooperationsabsichten und gewähren ihm zugleich einen Einblick in den interessanten, wenngleich langwierigen Prozeß der europäischen Integration im Bereich der Medienforschung. Technical and economical developments in the media spread increasingly beyond national borders. Occasionally this also applies to the contents and formats of media. Yet research in general and also in the field of media psychology is done on an entirely national scale. Results, methods and theories of research in Europe are very often acknowledged only when they are published in American journals. In the present volume, well-known media psychologists from several European countries discuss new perspectives and schemes for cooperation on subjects such as content analysis, parasocial interaction with TV characters, television and language, and the impact of TV broadcasts on the audience, thus preparing the ground for further integration in the research of media in Europe. Recent Trends in European Media Psychology Tom van der Voort & Peter Winterhoff-Spurk 1. Introduction This book contains most of the papers presented at the three-day workshop "Psychology of Media in Europe," which was held in Otzenhausen, Germany, May 21-23, 1995. The Otzenhausen conference was the third, biennial meeting of European media psychologists. In July 1991, the first meeting was held at a symposium conducted at the 2nd European Congress of Psychology in Budapest. One of the conclusions reached at this symposium was that judging by the growing number of chairs established in media psychology as well as by the availability of introductory textbooks and a scientific journal devoted to this field of study (Medienpsychologie), media psychology had developed into a relatively autonomous branch of psychology, especially in the former Federal Republic of Germany. The second conclusion was that it was advisable to strengthen the ties between European researchers who are active in this new field of enquiry. In addition, the need was felt to exchange information about the state of the art of media-psychological research in various European countries. Therefore, one goal of the second meeting of European media psychologists was to make an inventory of the media-psychological research conducted in Europe. The meeting was held at the beautiful conference site of the Werner Reimers-Stiftung in Bad Homburg, from March 15 to 17, 1993 Front Matter....Pages I-VI Recent Trends in European Media Psychology....Pages 1-10 An Audience-Based Approach to Assessing Programme Quality....Pages 11-34 Parasocial Interaction with People on the Screen....Pages 35-55 Changing Audiences for Changing Media: A Social Psychological Perspective....Pages 56-72 The Contribution of Media Psychology to User-Friendly Computers: A Proposal for Cooperative Work....Pages 73-86 Effects of Extremely Violent Audiovisual Products on Young People’s Aggressive Behavior and Emotional Reactions....Pages 87-104 Violence in TV News: The Cultivation of Emotions....Pages 105-115 Psychophysiological Methods in Media Research....Pages 116-124 The Socio-Emotional Dimension of Using Screen Media. Current Perspectives in German Media Psychology....Pages 125-144 Could Enjoying a Movie Lead to Language Acquisition?....Pages 145-155 The English Language Within the Media Worlds of European Youth....Pages 156-174 The Impact of Background Media on Homework Performance: Students’ Perceptions and Experimental Findings....Pages 175-189 Sovereignty and Citizenship: Realms of Schizoid Perception in Britain in Relation to Television’s Mediation of Europe....Pages 191-207 Les Effets Violents de la Television....Pages 208-213 Back Matter....Pages 215-222 Peter Winterhoff-spurk, Tom H.a. Van Der Voort (eds.). Papers Presented At A Workshop Held May 21-23, 1995, Otzenhausen, Ger. Includes Bibliographical References. Includes One Contribution In French.