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Sara M. Grady

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2014
Media Influence and HealthImpact of Technology on AdolescentsCOVID-19 and Mental HealthChild Development and Digital TechnologyMedia, Gender, and Advertising

Publications

35

Citations

398

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Sara M. Grady studies how people use and interpret media such as films, television, and social media, with particular attention to why people choose certain content, how media helps them cope, relax, or self-regulate, and how narratives shape moral understanding and emotional responses. Her work often examines the psychological and social functions of media use, including topics like bedtime media habits, social exclusion online, and how audiences interpret meaning from stories. This research combines media studies with psychology to understand everyday media experiences.

Media use and motivationNarrative interpretation and meaning-makingMedia psychology and well-beingSocial media and interpersonal dynamicsMoral and cognitive processing of media content

Publication output was minimal before 2019, rose sharply starting in 2020, peaked in 2022, and has continued at a moderate, somewhat variable pace through 2025-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently
17182019: 1 publication192020: 4 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 13 publications13222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Open MIND×4
  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)×4
  • Projections×3
  • Media Psychology×2
  • Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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