Hefner, V., Firchau, R. J., Norton, K., & Shevel, G. (2017). Happily ever after? A content analysis of romantic ideals Disney princess films. Communication Studies, 68 (5), 511-532. doi: 10.1080/10510974.2017.1365092
Hefner, V., Levy, A., Au, J. Naude, F., Nitzkowski, Z, Chang, K., Firchau, R., & Mirman, M. (2016). From the Lighthouse to the Campfire: The connection between sharing information online and sharing resources offline. Journal of Social Media in Society, 5(3), 187-213. Retrieve from http://thejsms.org/index.php/TSMRI/article/view/136
Hefner, V., Dorros, S. M., Jourdain, N., Liu, C., Tortomasi, A., Greene, M.P., Brandom, C., Ellet, M., & Bowles, N. (2016). Mobile exercising and tweeting the pounds away: The use of digital applications and microblogging and their association with disordered eating and compulsive exercise. Cogent Social Sciences, 2, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/23311886.2016.1176304
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Hefner, V. (2015). Tuning into fantasy: Motivations to view wedding television and associated romantic beliefs. Psychology of Popular Media Culture 4(3), 1-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000079
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Hefner, V., Galaviz, T., Morse, V., Firachu, R.C., Basile, C., Todd, R., Naude, F., & Nitzkowski- Bautista, Z. (2015). Refusing to tolerate intolerance: An experiment testing the link between exposure to gay-related content and resulting attitudes and behaviors. Sexuality & Culture, 19, 864-881. doi:10.1007/s12119-015-9297-y
Hefner, V., Woodward, K., Bevan, J. L., Figge, L., Santora, N., & Baloc, S. (2014). The Influence of television and film viewing on midlife women’s body image, disordered eating, and food choice. Media Psychology, 17, 1-23.
Hefner, V., & Kahn, J. (2014). An experiment investigating the links among online dating profile attractiveness, ideal endorsement, and romantic media. Computers in Human Behavior, 37, 9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.04.022
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Harrison, K., & Hefner, V. (2014). Virtually perfect: Image retouching and adolescent body image. Media Psychology, 17, 1-20.
Hefner, V., & Wilson, B. J. (2013). From love at first sight to soul mate: The influence of romantic ideals in popular films on young people’s beliefs about relationships. Communication Monographs, 80 (2), 150-175. doi: 10.1080/03637751.2013.776697
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