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Abby L. Prestin, Ph.D.

Affiliations: 
2012 Communication University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States 
Area:
Speech Communication, Multimedia Communications, Clinical Psychology
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Robin Nabi grad student 2012 UC Santa Barbara
 (Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of Entertainment Media: Toward the "Prescription" of Media-Based Positive Psychology Interventions.)

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Katy E. Pearce collaborator (Org Comm Genealogy Project)
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Prestin A, Nabi R. (2020) Media Prescriptions: Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of Entertainment Media on Stress Relief, Illness Symptoms, and Goal Attainment Journal of Communication. 70: 145-170
Nabi RL, Pérez Torres D, Prestin A. (2017) Guilty Pleasure No More Journal of Media Psychology. 29: 126-136
Nabi RL, Prestin A, So J. (2016) Could watching TV be good for you? Examining how media consumption patterns relate to salivary cortisol. Health Communication. 1-11
Nabi RL, Prestin A. (2016) Unrealistic Hope and Unnecessary Fear: Exploring How Sensationalistic News Stories Influence Health Behavior Motivation. Health Communication. 31: 1115-26
So J, Prestin A, Lee L, et al. (2015) What Do People Like to "Share" About Obesity? A Content Analysis of Frequent Retweets About Obesity on Twitter. Health Communication. 1-14
Kent EE, Prestin A, Gaysynsky A, et al. (2015) "Obesity is the New Major Cause of Cancer": Connections Between Obesity and Cancer on Facebook and Twitter. Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association For Cancer Education
Chou WY, Prestin A, Kunath S. (2014) Obesity in social media: a mixed methods analysis. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 4: 314-23
Nabi RL, Prestin A, So J. (2013) Facebook friends with (health) benefits? Exploring social network site use and perceptions of social support, stress, and well-being. Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking. 16: 721-7
Prestin A. (2013) The Pursuit of Hopefulness: Operationalizing Hope in Entertainment Media Narratives Media Psychology. 16: 318-346
Laplante C, Smith S, Kotowski M, et al. (2012) An Initial Investigation into Naturally Occurring Loss- and Gain-Framed Memorable Breast Cancer Messages. Communication Quarterly. 60: 1-16
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