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Research Overview
Dr. Farrar’s research interests include:
• the effects of the mass media on individuals
• the effects of the mass media on adolescent socialization
• the effects of televised portrayals of sexual intercourse on young people
• the effects of different contextual features of violent video games on aggression related outcomes
Featured Publications
Farrar, K.M. (in press). Sexual Intercourse on Television: Do Safe Sex Messages Matter? Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.
Kunkel, D., Farrar, K.M., Eyal, K., Biely, E., & Donnerstein, E (in press). Sexual socialization messages in entertainment television: Comparing content trends 1997-2002. Media Psychology.
Farrar, K.M., Krcmar, M., & Nowak, K.L. (2006). Contextual Features of Violent Video Games, Mental Models and Aggression. Journal of Communication, 56 (2), 387-405.
Farrar, K.M, & Krcmar, M. (2006). Measuring state and trait aggression: A short, cautionary tale. Media Psychology, 8, 127-138.
Zwarun, L., & Farrar, K.M. (2005). Doing what they say, saying what they mean: Self-Regulatory Compliance and Depictions of Drinking in Alcohol Commercials in Television Sports. Mass Communication & Society, 8 (4), 347-371.
Farrar, K.M., Kunkel, D., Biely, E., Eyal, K., & Donnerstein, E. (2003). Sexual messages during prime-time programming. Sexuality and Culture, 7 (3), 7-37.
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