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Author:

Yang, Hyeseung

Title:

Do Media Portrayals of Affluence Foster Feelings of Relative Deprivation? Exploring a Path Model of Social Comparison and Materialism on Television Viewers' Life Dissatisfaction

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

television
materialism
social comparison
relative deprivation
media portrayals
life satisfaction

File:

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Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mark E Hill, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Fan

Title:

EXCHANGING SOCIAL SUPPORT ONLINE: DECODING MOTIVATING FACTORS FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL SUPPORT IN A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF IBS PATIENTS

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Online forum
social support
IBS
social network analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Bu Zhong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bu Zhong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Xiaoyue Niu, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Chun

Title:

THE IMPACT OF DISGUST ON THREAT APPEALS: ENHANCEMENT OR ATTENUATION OF PERSUASION?

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Threat appeal
Disgust
Fear
Persuasion

File:

Download Yang__Chun_dissertation_for_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Hyun

Title:

AI Anxiety: An Explication and Exploration of Its Effect on State Anxiety When Interacting with AI Doctors

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

AI Anxiety
State Anxiety
Explainable AI
AI in Healthcare

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Committee Members:

Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Major Field Member

Author:

Yang, Guolan

Title:

Advertising Recognition and Persuasion in the Context of Sponsored Influencer Content: Effects of Disclosure Prominence, Message Involvement, and Persuasion Knowledge

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

sponsorship disclosure
persuasion knowledge
involvement
native advertising
advertising recognition
resistance

File:

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Committee Members:

Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Denise Sevick Bortree, Committee Member
Francis Erin Dardis, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Outside Member
Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair