Seeing is Believing? Comparing Negative Affect, Realism and Presence in Visual Versus Written Guardianship Scenarios. Issue 4 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: van Gelder, Jean-Louis; Martin, Corinna; van Prooijen, Jan-Willem; de Vries, Reinout; Marsman, Marijke; Averdijk, Margit; Reynald, Danielle; Donker, Tara
• Is Part Of: Deviant behavior. Volume 39:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 461
• Page End: 474
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Deviant behavior -- Periodicals; 302.54205
• DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2017.1407106
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0163-9625

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We compared participant responses on three written guardianship scenarios versus visualized versions of the same scenarios in terms of realism, presence, negative affect elicited by the situation, perceived risk, and the choice to intervene. We find that people who received the visual scenarios report higher presence, but not realism, than those who received the written version. Furthermore, visual scenarios elicited stronger negative affect and resulted in a lower likelihood to intervene. Finally, presence, but not negative affect, mediated the relation between condition and the choice to intervene. Implications of the visual scenario method for future research are discussed.