Restorative narratives describe a new form of journalism that attempts to overcome the detrimental effects of the more prevalent negative and destructive tone of news coverage. This study investigates the potentials and risks of restorative narratives in the coverage of crises with a 2 (restorative/negative) × 2 (COVID-19/climate crisis) experimental online study (n = 829) for emotional, cognitive, evaluative, and behavioral outcomes. For both crises, results demonstrate that restorative narratives evoked more positive emotional reactions to the news, were more likely to be endorsed, and improved quality ratings of the news article compared with negative narratives. We found no effects for elaboration and information-seeking.

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视角问题：关于建设性新闻传播危机潜力的实验研究

恢复性叙事描述了一种新的新闻形式，它试图克服新闻报道中更普遍的负面和破坏性语气的不利影响。本研究通过 2（恢复性/消极性）×2（COVID-19/气候危机）在线实验研究 ( n = 829) 调查了恢复性叙事在危机报道中的潜力和风险，用于情感、认知、评估和行为结果。对于这两种危机，结果表明，与负面叙述相比，恢复性叙述引起了对新闻更积极的情绪反应，更有可能得到认可，并且提高了新闻文章的质量评级。我们发现对精化和信息搜索没有影响。