| Publication type: | Conference other |
| Type of review: | Peer review (abstract) |
| Title: | Seeing others suffer and authentically enjoying it? Schadenfreude, moral deservingness and the impact of social norms in media enjoyment |
| Authors: | Döveling, Katrin Suter, Lilian |
| et. al: | No |
| Conference details: | 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association ICA, Toronto, Canada, 25-29 May 2023 |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Schadenfreude; Fail-Videoclip; Deservingness; Entertainment; Personality |
| Subject (DDC): | 150: Psychology 302.23: Media |
| Abstract: | Americas funniest home videos or fail video clips on YouTube: People authentically enjoy watching the misfortunes of others. Schadenfreude, the joy then felt is a complex emotion worth studying. But why do we authentically laugh at those who suffer? Whereas authentic or genuine emotions can be described as sincere and spontaneous responses to the eliciting situation (Salmela, 2005), inauthentic emotional expressions unfold when genuine emotions are suppressed or when unfelt emotions are displayed (Zloteanu & Krumhuber, 2021). This talk will point out factors that foster or hinder an authentic display of schadenfreude during media reception. Key findings from multi-methodological studies using observational and survey data are revealed. The results disclose how schadenfreude and empathy are engendered. Furthermore, responsibility and moral deservingness seem to be important aspects. The social context and the impact of social norms are vital. Additionally, recipient characteristics such as personality traits enhance the proneness to schadenfreude. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27919 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Not specified |
| Departement: | Applied Psychology |
| Organisational Unit: | Psychological Institute (PI) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Angewandte Psychologie |
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Döveling, K., & Suter, L. (2023). Seeing others suffer and authentically enjoying it? Schadenfreude, moral deservingness and the impact of social norms in media enjoyment. 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association ICA, Toronto, Canada, 25-29 May 2023.
Döveling, K. and Suter, L. (2023) ‘Seeing others suffer and authentically enjoying it? Schadenfreude, moral deservingness and the impact of social norms in media enjoyment’, in 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association ICA, Toronto, Canada, 25-29 May 2023.
K. Döveling and L. Suter, “Seeing others suffer and authentically enjoying it? Schadenfreude, moral deservingness and the impact of social norms in media enjoyment,” in 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association ICA, Toronto, Canada, 25-29 May 2023, 2023.
DÖVELING, Katrin und Lilian SUTER, 2023. Seeing others suffer and authentically enjoying it? Schadenfreude, moral deservingness and the impact of social norms in media enjoyment. In: 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association ICA, Toronto, Canada, 25-29 May 2023. Conference presentation. 2023
Döveling, Katrin, and Lilian Suter. 2023. “Seeing Others Suffer and Authentically Enjoying It? Schadenfreude, Moral Deservingness and the Impact of Social Norms in Media Enjoyment.” Conference presentation. In 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association ICA, Toronto, Canada, 25-29 May 2023.
Döveling, Katrin, and Lilian Suter. “Seeing Others Suffer and Authentically Enjoying It? Schadenfreude, Moral Deservingness and the Impact of Social Norms in Media Enjoyment.” 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association ICA, Toronto, Canada, 25-29 May 2023, 2023.
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