The virtues and vices of social comparisons: examining assimilative and contrastive emotional reactions to characters in a narrative

RT @BUCOMResearch: How do viewers socially compare with "moral" & "immoral" characters in entertainment media? CRC co-director and fellow M…

How do viewers socially compare with "moral" & "immoral" characters in entertainment media? CRC co-director and fellow Mina Tsay-Vogel's recently published research aims to better understand the nature of these social comparisons: https://t.co/Lt66vAXm

RT @BUCOMResearch: CRC co-director & @COMatBU professor Mina Tsay-Vogel used Social Comparison Theory to explore how exposure to moral & im…

CRC co-director & @COMatBU professor Mina Tsay-Vogel used Social Comparison Theory to explore how exposure to moral & immoral fictional characters affected viewers' assimilative & contrastive emotional reactions: https://t.co/YthiD8SOrO #Social

RT @PSUCOMMGradEd: PhD alum Mina Tsay-Vogel (now at @EMSatBU) and Maja Krakowiak (now at @UCCS) study social comparisons and emotions with…

PhD alum Mina Tsay-Vogel (now at @EMSatBU) and Maja Krakowiak (now at @UCCS) study social comparisons and emotions with media characters. https://t.co/HTkEAoo6jj