Allison Eden

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Allison Eden is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Allison Eden has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 39 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 26 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Allison Eden's work include Media Influence and Health (45 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (17 papers) and Media, Gender, and Advertising (9 papers). Allison Eden is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (45 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (17 papers) and Media, Gender, and Advertising (9 papers). Allison Eden collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Allison Eden's co-authors include Ron Tamborini, Matthew Grizzard, Nicholas David Bowman, Leonard Reinecke, Robert Lewis, Christian Burgers, Tilo Hartmann, Benjamin K. Johnson, René Weber and Serena Daalmans and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Allison Eden

71 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Defining Media Enjoyment as the Satisfaction of Intrinsic Needs

2010 440 citations Ron Tamborini, Nicholas David Bowman et al. Journal of Communication profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Allison Eden United States	23	1.1k	856	546	325	303	75	2.2k
Marina Krcmar United States	30	1.7k 1.6×	869 1.0×	724 1.3×	347 1.1×	410 1.4×	79	3.2k
Paul D. Bolls United States	27	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	573 1.0×	130 0.4×	210 0.7×	55	2.9k
Ute Ritterfeld Germany	17	763 0.7×	570 0.7×	327 0.6×	801 2.5×	206 0.7×	72	2.0k
Muniba Saleem United States	21	1.9k 1.8×	596 0.7×	1.2k 2.2×	228 0.7×	191 0.6×	51	2.9k
Ron Tamborini United States	34	2.0k 1.9×	1.7k 2.0×	1.1k 2.1×	459 1.4×	617 2.0×	95	3.8k
Jeroen Jansz Netherlands	21	1.7k 1.6×	333 0.4×	449 0.8×	325 1.0×	288 1.0×	66	2.5k
Holger Schramm Germany	18	893 0.8×	996 1.2×	424 0.8×	133 0.4×	395 1.3×	67	2.2k
James Ivory United States	21	1.0k 1.0×	345 0.4×	371 0.7×	202 0.6×	339 1.1×	60	1.7k
John L. Sherry United States	13	997 0.9×	406 0.5×	312 0.6×	479 1.5×	166 0.5×	20	1.6k
Nobuko Ihori Japan	4	1.3k 1.2×	454 0.5×	927 1.7×	218 0.7×	117 0.4×	6	2.0k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wirz, Dominique S., et al.. (2025). Beyond pleasurable and meaningful: Psychologically rich entertainment experiences. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0315596–e0315596.

Eden, Allison, et al.. (2025). Examining Comfort Media: A Tool for Self-Regulation and Refuge?. Mass Communication & Society. 29(2). 245–268. 1 indexed citations

Wirz, Dominique S., et al.. (2024). Boundaries on a binge: Explicating the role of intentionality in binge-watching motivations and problematic outcomes. Acta Psychologica. 252. 104666–104666. 1 indexed citations

Weber, René, Frederic R. Hopp, Allison Eden, Jacob T. Fisher, & Hye Eun Lee. (2024). Vicarious punishment of moral violations in naturalistic drama narratives predicts cortical synchronization. NeuroImage. 292. 120613–120613. 2 indexed citations

Ellithorpe, Morgan E., et al.. (2024). Is Bedtime Media Use Good or Bad? A Competitive Analysis Between the Sleep Displacement Hypothesis and the Media Recovery Hypothesis. Media Psychology. 28(4). 516–547. 1 indexed citations

Eden, Allison, et al.. (2024). When does disgrace matter? Injunctive norms explain the avoidance of entertainment starring a socially accused actor. Communication Research Reports. 41(3). 143–154.

Johnson, Benjamin K., et al.. (2022). Seeking Spoilage: The Impact of Content Challenge, Self-Control, and Traits on Spoiler Selection. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 66(3). 440–463. 1 indexed citations

Eden, Allison, et al.. (2022). Media use and avoidance experiences during social distancing.. 3(1). 108–123. 6 indexed citations

Grizzard, Matthew & Allison Eden. (2022). The Character Engagement and Moral Adjustment Model (CEMAM): A Synthesis of More than Six Decades of Research. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 66(4). 698–722. 3 indexed citations

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Beyea, David, Brandon Van Der Heide, David R. Ewoldsen, Allison Eden, & Jingbo Meng. (2021). Avatar-Based Self-Influence in a Traditional CMC Environment. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 3 indexed citations

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Eden, Allison, et al.. (2021). I Like What You Like: Social Norms and Media Enjoyment. Mass Communication & Society. 25(5). 603–625. 6 indexed citations

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Huskey, Richard, Allison Eden, Clare Grall, et al.. (2020). Marr’s Tri-Level Framework Integrates Biological Explanation Across Communication Subfields. Journal of Communication. 70(3). 356–378. 29 indexed citations

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Meshi, Dar, et al.. (2020). Problematic social media use is associated with increased risk-aversion after negative outcomes in the Balloon Analogue Risk Task.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 34(4). 549–555. 17 indexed citations

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Eden, Allison, et al.. (2020). Media for Coping During COVID-19 Social Distancing: Stress, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-Being. Frontiers in Psychology. 11. 577639–577639. 125 indexed citations

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Johnson, Benjamin K., et al.. (2019). Spoilers Go Bump in the Night. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 32(1). 14–25. 11 indexed citations

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Eden, Allison, Benjamin K. Johnson, & Tilo Hartmann. (2017). Entertainment as a Creature Comfort: Self-Control and Selection of Challenging Media. Media Psychology. 21(3). 352–376. 14 indexed citations

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Koningsbruggen, Guido M. van, Tilo Hartmann, Allison Eden, & Harm Veling. (2017). Spontaneous Hedonic Reactions to Social Media Cues. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 20(5). 334–340. 45 indexed citations

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Burgers, Christian, et al.. (2016). Rousing reviews and instigative images: The impact of online reviews and visual design characteristics on app downloads. Mobile Media & Communication. 4(3). 327–346. 34 indexed citations

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Eden, Allison, Mary Beth Oliver, Ron Tamborini, Anthony M. Limperos, & Julia K. Woolley. (2014). Perceptions of Moral Violations and Personality Traits Among Heroes and Villains. Mass Communication & Society. 18(2). 186–208. 43 indexed citations

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Tamborini, Ron, René Weber, Nicholas David Bowman, Allison Eden, & Paul Skalski. (2013). “Violence Is a Many-Splintered Thing“: The Importance of Realism, Justification, and Graphicness in Understanding Perceptions of and Preferences for Violent Films and Video Games. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 7(1). 26 indexed citations

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