This study examined the framing of genetically modified organisms in two American newspapers, The New York Times and the Washington Post (2000-2016) and tested the impact of risk and opportunity framing on attitudes and behaviors regarding genetically modified organisms. The content analysis (N = 165) showed that the two newspapers did not have a dominant frame type in their coverage. A randomized three-condition experiment (N = 182) showed that the type of framing significantly affected individuals’ attitudes and was able to change them. The type of framing affected individuals’ behavioral intentions through postexposure attitudes but was not able to significantly affect actual behavior.

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吃或不吃：美国媒体中转基因生物的框架及其对态度和行为的影响

本研究考察了《纽约时报》和《华盛顿邮报》（2000-2016 年）两家美国报纸对转基因生物的构架，并测试了风险和机会构架对转基因生物的态度和行为的影响。内容分析（N = 165）表明，这两家报纸在其报道中没有占主导地位的框架类型。一项随机的三条件实验（N = 182）表明，框架的类型显着影响了个人的态度并能够改变他们。框架类型通过暴露后态度影响个人的行为意图，但不能显着影响实际行为。