Similarity to a model and self-evaluation.

Burnstein, Eugene; Stotland, Ezra; Zander, Alvin

doi:10.1037/h0043981

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“…These results are consistent with the findings of other researchers that demonstrate the similarity between observer and model as a factor in imitation of nonprosocial behavior (Baron, 1970;Burnstein, Stotland, & Zander, 1961;Hicks, 1965;Kazdin, 1974;Kornhaber & Schroeder, 1975;Rosekrans, 1967;Stotland & Hillmer, 1962;Stotland & Patchen, 1961;Stotland, Zander, & Natsoulas, 1961).…”

Section: Similaritysupporting

confidence: 95%

Effects of the Model's Age, Perceived Similarity, and Familiarity on Children's Donating

Owens

Ascione

1991

The Journal of Genetic Psychology

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Section: Similaritysupporting

confidence: 95%

Effects of the Model's Age, Perceived Similarity, and Familiarity on Children's Donating

Owens

Ascione

1991

The Journal of Genetic Psychology

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“…Individuals who are more likely to identify with media characters (Huesman, Eron, Klein, Brice, & Fischer, 1983) and perceive themselves to be similar to media characters (Brock, 1965;Burnstein, Stotland, & Zander, 1961) are more influenced by media content in which those characters are portrayed.…”

Section: Source Similarity and Identificationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Effects of Ethnic Identification on Web Browsers’ Attitudes toward and Navigational Patterns on Race-Targeted Sites

Appiah

2004

Communication Research

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Contrary to research that suggests Blacks can only be reached effectively withBlack-oriented media, this research demonstrates that there appears to be a subset of the Black population that can be reached equally well with Whitetargeted media as they can with Black-targeted media. The study findings confirm expectations that Blacks' differential responses to race-targeted Web sites are mediated by their level of ethnic identification. Blacks with strong ethnic identities spent more time browsing a site and viewing each story when the site was targeted to Blacks than Whites. Blacks with strong ethnic identities also rated the site and the stories more favorably when browsing the Black-targeted site compared to the White-targeted site. In contrast, Blacks with weak ethnic identities displayed no difference in their browsing time on the sites and stories or their rating of the sites and stories based on the racial target of the Internet site.

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“…Children as a group have a rich imagination that could be more influenced by media context if they perceive themselves to be similar to the characters. 38 In Diab, the characters were created to have diverse appearances with different genders, racial origins, body sizes and shapes, facial features, and personalities, which were acceptable to Hong Kong Chinese children.…”

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Acceptability and Applicability of an American Health Videogame with Story for Childhood Obesity Prevention Among Hong Kong Chinese Children

Wang

Baranowski

Lau

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Games for Health Journal

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Objective: Positive changes in diet have been observed in research carried out in the United States from the use of ''Escape from Diab'' (Diab), a health videogame designed to lower the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Whether the American story and characters in Diab might be perceived by Hong Kong Chinese children as interesting has not been explored. This study assessed the acceptability and applicability of Diab among Hong Kong Chinese children, whether the Diab story was understood by them, and whether it had potential to influence them both during the game and afterward. Subjects and Methods: Thirty-four students (21 males, 13 females) 9-12 years of age were included. Upon completion of all the Diab episodes, children completed an immersion scale with 18 items, as well as an individual interview with 10 open-ended questions. Results: Children achieved average immersion after playing Diab with the mean score at 39.1 (standard deviation = 9.0), higher than the median (36) of possible scores (range, 18-54). Four themes using framework analysis emerged from the interviews, including intuitive feelings about the interface, playing experience, perception of the effect of Diab on behavior change, and the applicability of Diab to Hong Kong children. The story and game developed for American children were found acceptable and applicable to Hong Kong Chinese children. Conclusions:The combination of quantitative and qualitative methods confirmed the acceptability and applicability of Diab to Hong Kong Chinese children.

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Similarity to a model and self-evaluation.

Cited by 88 publications

References 2 publications

Effects of the Model's Age, Perceived Similarity, and Familiarity on Children's Donating

Effects of the Model's Age, Perceived Similarity, and Familiarity on Children's Donating

Effects of Ethnic Identification on Web Browsers’ Attitudes toward and Navigational Patterns on Race-Targeted Sites

Acceptability and Applicability of an American Health Videogame with Story for Childhood Obesity Prevention Among Hong Kong Chinese Children

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