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Mediated wisdom of experience revisited: delay discounting, acceptance of death, and closeness to future self.

Slater, Michael D, Oliver, Mary Beth, Appel, Markus, Tchernev, John M, Silver, Nathan A·2018·Human Communication Research
DOI 10.1093/hcr/hqx004
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This experiment, using excerpts from three Hollywood films, indicates that eudaimonic (meaningful) narratives increase willingness to accept delayed rewards (i.e., reduce delay discounting) and acceptance of death, mediated by the effect of eudaimonic narratives on perceived closeness to future self. Our findings provide support for the argument, and its derivation from socio-emotional selectivity theory, that the vicarious experience of life’s transience and sources of meaning in eudaimonic narratives has an impact parallel to that of lived experience, which we call the mediated wisdom of experience. We did not find support for proposed interactions with a written reflection exercise.

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  • Eudaimonic entertainment often portrays protagonists that show perseverance and positive adaptation to adversity, providing opportunities for vicarious experience of meaning making and successful coping.

    “as they often portray protagonists that show perseverance and positive adaptation to adversity, thus providing opportunities for the vicarious experience of meaning making and successful coping (Slater et al., 2018).”

    From Media for Coping During COVID-19 Social Distancing: Stress, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-Being (2020) · cites this paper as Slater et al., 2018

  • Eudaimonic content, unlike hedonic content, frequently provides role models for positive adaptation to critical life events rather than short-term mood enhancement.

    “Eudaimonic content, in contrast to hedonic content, frequently provides role models for positive adaptation to critical life events, rather than short-term mood enhancement (e.g., Slater et al., 2018).”

    From Media for Coping During COVID-19 Social Distancing: Stress, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-Being (2020) · cites this paper as Slater et al., 2018

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Authors
Slater, M. D., Oliver, M. B., Appel, M., Tchernev, J. M., & Silver, N. A.
Affiliations
  • The Ohio State University (US)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • University of Würzburg (DE)
  • Miami University (US)
Corresponding author
Slater, Michael D
ORCID
Venue
Human Communication Research
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2017-12-20
Volume
44
Issue
1
Pages
80-101
ISSN
  • 0360-3989 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-2958
DOI
10.1093/hcr/hqx004
OpenAlex
W2781540988
Cited by
31
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2
FWCI
19.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Human Communication Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Film in Education and Therapy
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Keywords
delay discounting, death acceptance, future self, socioemotional selectivity theory, meaning in life, vicarious experience, Hollywood cinema, reflective writing

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