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R. Nabi

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R. Nabi — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 47
Works: 105
Citations: 13K

Most-cited papers

Social Cognitive Theory
R. Nabi, Abby Prestin
2020The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology2,720 citations
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Explaining the Effects of Narrative in an Entertainment Television Program: Overcoming Resistance to Persuasion
Emily Moyer-Gusé, R. Nabi
2010757 citations
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Exploring the Framing Effects of Emotion
R. Nabi
2003Communication Research740 citations
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Facebook Friends with (Health) Benefits? Exploring Social Network Site Use and Perceptions of Social Support, Stress, and Well-Being
R. Nabi, Abby Prestin, Jiyeon So
2013Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking490 citations
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All Joking Aside: A Serious Investigation into the Persuasive Effect of Funny Social Issue Messages
R. Nabi, Emily Moyer-Gusé, S. Byrne
2007453 citations
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Framing Climate Change: Exploring the Role of Emotion in Generating Advocacy Behavior
R. Nabi, Abel Gustafson, R. Jensen
2018Science communication414 citations
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The Sage handbook of media processes and effects
R. Nabi, M. Oliver
2009400 citations
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Conceptualizing Media Enjoyment as Attitude: Implications for Mass Media Effects Research
R. Nabi, M. Krcmar
2004344 citations
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The theoretical versus the lay meaning of disgust: Implications for emotion research
R. Nabi
2002335 citations
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The Persuasive Influence of Emotion in Cancer Prevention and Detection Messages
J. Dillard, R. Nabi
2006300 citations
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Anger, fear, uncertainty, and attitudes: a test of the cognitive-functional model
R. Nabi
2002287 citations
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Avoiding the boomerang: testing the relative effectiveness of antidrug public service announcements before a national campaign.
M. Fishbein, K. Hall-Jamieson, E. Zimmer, I. von Haeften +1 more
2002American Journal of Public Health277 citations Open access
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The Role of a Narrative's Emotional Flow in Promoting Persuasive Outcomes
R. Nabi, Melanie C. Green
2015271 citations
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Does Television Viewing Cultivate Unrealistic Expectations About Marriage
C. Segrin, R. Nabi
2002270 citations
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Reality-Based Television Programming and the Psychology of Its Appeal
R. Nabi, E. Biely, Sara J. Morgan, Carmen Stitt
2003250 citations
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Uplifting Fear Appeals: Considering the Role of Hope in Fear-Based Persuasive Messages
R. Nabi, J. Myrick
2019Health Communication232 citations
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Discrete Emotions and Persuasion
R. Nabi
2012220 citations
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Emotional Flow in Persuasive Health Messages
R. Nabi
2015Health Communication203 citations
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Emotional and Cognitive Predictors of the Enjoyment of Reality-Based and Fictional Television Programming: An Elaboration of the Uses and Gratifications Perspective
R. Nabi, Carmen Stitt, J. Halford, K. Finnerty
2006200 citations
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The Case for Emphasizing Discrete Emotions in Communication Research
R. Nabi
2010196 citations
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Can Emotions Capture the Elusive Gain-Loss Framing Effect? A Meta-Analysis
R. Nabi, Nathan Walter, Neekaan Oshidary, Camille G. Endacott +3 more
2020Communication Research157 citations
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Cosmetic Surgery Makeover Programs and Intentions to Undergo Cosmetic Enhancements: A Consideration of Three Models of Media Effects.
R. Nabi
2009126 citations
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Inspired by Hope, Motivated by Envy: Comparing the Effects of Discrete Emotions in the Process of Social Comparison to Media Figures
R. Nabi, Lauren Keblusek
2014104 citations
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Subjective Knowledge and Fear Appeal Effectiveness: Implications for Message Design
R. Nabi, D. Roskos-Ewoldsen, F. D. Dillman Carpentier
2008Health Communication104 citations
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Laughing in the Face of Fear (of Disease Detection): Using Humor to Promote Cancer Self-Examination Behavior
R. Nabi
2016Health Communication99 citations
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Exploring the Limits of Social Cognitive Theory: Why Negatively Reinforced Behaviors on TV May Be Modeled Anyway
R. Nabi, S. Clark
200892 citations
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Does misery love company? exploring the therapeutic effects of TV viewing on regretted experiences
R. Nabi, K. Finnerty, Tricia J. Domschke, S. Hull
200691 citations
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The Persuasive Effect of Host and Audience Reaction Shots in Television Talk Shows
R. Nabi, Alexandra Hendriks
200388 citations
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Comparing the Effects of Entertainment and Educational Television Programming on Risky Sexual Behavior
Emily Moyer-Gusé, R. Nabi
2011Health Communication83 citations
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Determining Dimensions of Reality: A Concept Mapping of the Reality TV Landscape
R. Nabi
200780 citations
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The Psychology of Framing: How Everyday Language Shapes the Way We Think, Feel, and Act
Stephen J. Flusberg, Kevin J. Holmes, Paul H. Thibodeau, R. Nabi +1 more
2024Psychological Science in the Public Interest79 citations
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Unrealistic Hope and Unnecessary Fear: Exploring How Sensationalistic News Stories Influence Health Behavior Motivation
R. Nabi, Abby Prestin
2016Health Communication78 citations
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It takes two: the effect of child characteristics on U.S. parents’ motivations for allowing electronic media use
R. Nabi, M. Krcmar
201672 citations
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Reduction of Perceived Social Distance as an Explanation for Media's Influence on Personal Risk Perceptions: A Test of the Risk Convergence Model
Jiyeon So, R. Nabi
201372 citations
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Personality Traits, Television Viewing, and the Cultivation Effect
R. Nabi, Karyn Riddle
200865 citations
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Emotionally Charged: Exploring the Role of Emotion in Online News Information Seeking and Processing
Theresa M. de los Santos, R. Nabi
2019Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media60 citations
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Exploring Anger in the Hostile Media Process: Effects on News Preferences and Source Evaluation
Laura M. Arpan, R. Nabi
201159 citations
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"Feeling" Resistance: Exploring the Role of Emotionally Evocative Visuals in Inducing Inoculation
R. Nabi
200359 citations
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Media Prescriptions: Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of Entertainment Media on Stress Relief, Illness Symptoms, and Goal Attainment
Abby Prestin, R. Nabi
202058 citations
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Consuming memes during the COVID pandemic: Effects of memes and meme type on COVID-related stress and coping efficacy.
J. Myrick, R. Nabi, Nicholas Eng
2021Psychology of Popular Media56 citations
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Kimmel on Climate: Disentangling the Emotional Ingredients of a Satirical Monologue
Chris Skurka, J. Niederdeppe, R. Nabi
2019Science communication52 citations
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Guilty Pleasure No More: The Relative Importance of Media Use for Coping With Stress
R. Nabi, Debora Pérez Torres, Abby Prestin
2017J. Media Psychol. Theor. Methods Appl.49 citations
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Meta-Analysis of Anger and Persuasion: An Empirical Integration of Four Models
Nathan Walter, R. Tukachinsky, Ayellet Pelled, R. Nabi
2018Journal of Communications47 citations Open access
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Standard back-translation procedures may not capture proper emotion concepts: a case study of Chinese disgust terms.
B. Barger, R. Nabi, Yuan-Hong Liang
2010Emotion47 citations
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Predicting Intentions Versus Predicting Behaviors: Domestic Violence Prevention From a Theory of Reasoned Action Perspective
R. Nabi, Brian G. Southwell, R. Hornik
2002Health Communication47 citations
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Social Cognitive Theory and Mass Media Effects
Frank M. Pajares, Abby Prestin, Jason A. Chen, R. Nabi
200944 citations
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When audiences become advocates: Self-induced behavior change through health message posting in social media
R. Nabi, Richard Huskey, Spencer B. Nicholls, Lauren Keblusek +1 more
2019Computers in Human Behavior42 citations Open access
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Coping with COVID-19 stress: The role of media consumption in emotion- and problem-focused coping.
R. Nabi, Lara N. Wolfers, Nathan Walter, Qi Li
2022Psychology of Popular Media40 citations
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Emotion and Persuasion: A Social Cognitive Perspective
R. Nabi
200939 citations
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Beyond Cultivation: Exploring the Effects of Frequency, Recency, and Vivid Autobiographical Memories for Violent Media
Karyn Riddle, W. Potter, Miriam J. Metzger, R. Nabi +1 more
201137 citations
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