Book Review: Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss

Allison S. T. Goethals G. R. (2016). Hero worship: The elevation of the human spirit. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 46(2), 187–210. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12094

Betzalel N. Shechtman Z. (2017). The impact of bibliotherapy superheroes on youth who experience parental absence. School Psychology International, 38(5), 473–490. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034317719943

Carney J. Dunbar R. Machin A. Dávid-Barrett T. Júnior M. S. (2014). Social psychology and the comic-book superhero: A Darwinian approach. Philosophy and Literature, 38(1A), A195–A215. https://doi.org/10.1353/phl.2014.0019.

Fradkin C. Weschenfelder G. V. Yunes M. A. M. (2016). Shared adversities of children and comic superheroes as resources for promoting resilience. Child Abuse & Neglect, 51, 407–415.

Ingalls V. (2012). Sex differences in the creation of fictional heroes with particular emphasis on female heroes and superheroes in popular culture: Insights from evolutionary psychology. Review of General Psychology, 16(2), 208–221. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027917

Hall A. E. (2020). Audience responses to diverse superheroes: The roles of gender and race in forging connections with media characters in superhero franchise films. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000363

Hoffman E. (2020). Alfred adler: The man who understood superheroes. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 76(1), 149–151. https://doi.org/10.1353/jip.2020.0006.

Miczo N. (2016). How superheroes model community: Philosophically, communicatively, relationally. Lexington Books.

Rosenberg R. S. (Ed.). (2013). Our superheroes, ourselves. Oxford Press.

Rosenberg R. S. Canzoneri J. (Eds.). (2008). The psychology of superheroes: An unauthorized exploration. Benbella Books, Inc.

Roven C. Thomas E. Franco L. , (Producers)., & Nolan C. (Director). (2005). Batman begins [motion picture]. Warner Bros. Pictures.

Rubin L. C. (Ed.). (2007). Using superheroes in counseling and play therapy. Springer Publishing Company, LLC.

Rubin L. C. (Ed.). (2019). Using superheroes and villains in counseling and play therapy: A guide for mental health professionals. Routledge.

Tedeschi R. G. Calhoun L. G. (2004). The foundations of posttraumatic growth: New considerations. Psychological Inquiry, 15(1), 93–102. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327965pli1501_03

Young A. F. Gabriel S. Hollar J. L. (2013). Batman to the rescue! The protective effects of parasocial relationships with muscular superheroes on men's body image. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49(1), 173–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2012.08.003