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Dr. Katalin E. Bálint is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam since 2018. She defended her PhD dissertation in 2012 in the field of Psychology at Pécs University (Hungary). She was a postdoc researcher at Utrecht University in an NWO-funded project entitled Varieties and Determinants of Absorption in Narrative Literature and Film (2012-2014). She taught and researched at University of Augsburg (Germany) at the department of Media, Knowledge and Communication (2014-2016). Afterwards, she joined the New Media Design track at the department of Communication and Cognition at Tilburg University (2017-2018).
Grants
Katalin E. Bálint was awarded a 3-year individual research grant by the German Science Foundation (Basis Module) in 2017. The project investigates the role of audio-visual formal features in eliciting empathy and prosocial behavior in film viewers.
Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, University of Pecs
Award Date: 19 Jun 2012
Film studies, Master, University of ELTE
1 Sep 2003 → 15 Jul 2008
Award Date: 15 Jul 2008
Psychology, Master, University of ELTE, Budapest
1 Sep 1999 → 15 Jul 2005
Award Date: 15 Jul 2005
User created Keywords
- Narrative
- Fictional stories
- Media psychology
- Media entertainment
- Film viewers
- Social cognition
- Empathy
- Narrative engagment
- Formal features of cinema
- Psychology of cinematography
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Research output
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Can a Funny Story about Tooth Brushing Decrease Plaque Scores in Children? A Longitudinal Field Experiment
Balint, K., Das, E., Stel, G. & Hoppener, M., 18 Jan 2021, In: Health Communication.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Shaping film: A quantitative formal analysis of contemporary empathy-eliciting Hollywood cinema
Lankhuizen, T., Balint, K., Konijn, E., Savardi, M., Bartsch, A. & Benini, S., 2020, In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Shot scale matters: The effect of close-up frequency on mental state attribution in film viewers
Balint, K., Blessing, J. & Rooney, B., 29 Jul 2020, In: Poetics. 83, December, 101480.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Suspense
Balint, K., 2020, The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology. VAN DEN BULCK, JAN. (ed.). Wiley, (ICAZ - Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication Series).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Academic › peer-review
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Absorbed character engagement: From social cognition responses to the experience with fictional constructions
Balint, K. & Tan, E., Mar 2019, Screening Characters: Theories of Character in Film, Television, and Interactive Media. Riis, J. & Taylor, A. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 209-229 21 p. (AFI Film Readers).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
- 2 Peer review
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Frontiers in Psychiatry (Journal)
Katalin Eva Balint (Reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Peer review › Academic
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Patient Education and Counseling (Journal)
Katalin Eva Balint (Reviewer)
2014 → …Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Peer review › Academic
Prizes
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An investigation of how formal features in audio-visual narratives influence audience members’ empathy and prosocial behaviour
Balint, Katalin Eva (Recipient), 27 Oct 2017
Prize › Academic