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recreational fear: a standalone construct

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recreationalfear1 CONSTRUCTRecreational fearANDERSEN · MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY

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Media psychology

fear that people seek out for enjoyment, as in haunted attractions, which is most enjoyed at moderate levels of arousal.

In media psychology, recreational fear refers to fear that people seek out for enjoyment, as in haunted attractions, which is most enjoyed at moderate levels of arousal. This meaning comes from Andersen (2020) in Psychological Science.[1]

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  1. Andersen, M. M., Schjoedt, U., Price, H., Rosas, F. E., Scrivner, C., & Clasen, M. (2020). Playing With Fear: A Field Study in Recreational Horror. Psychological Science, 31(12), 1497-1510. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620972116

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