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Crystallized Trans Identity: How Authenticity and Identity Communication Affect Job and Life Satisfaction Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Rebecca J. Baumler, Cameron W. Piercy
This study analyzes survey data from 206 trans workers to test the premises of crystallized self theory by exploring how perceived authenticity and identity communication (i.e., explicit outness, implicit outness, and covering) relate to job and life satisfaction. Perceived authenticity was positively related to explicit outness (overt communication sharing trans identity) and implicit outness (advocacy
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When Adolescents’ Self-Worth Depends on Their Social Media Feedback: A Longitudinal Investigation With Depressive Symptoms Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Lara Schreurs, Angela Y. Lee, Xun “Sunny” Liu, Jeffrey T. Hancock
While social media is assumed to exacerbate adolescents’ depressive symptoms, research findings are ambiguous. One way to move the field forward is by looking beyond time spent on social media and considering subjective experiences. The current three-wave longitudinal panel study examines the within- and between-person relations between adolescents’ self-worth dependency on social media feedback and
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Why Do Users Stop Pleasurable Media Experiences? The Dynamics of Media Experiences and Their Impact on Media Disengagement Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Susanne E. Baumgartner, Rinaldo Kühne
Given the vast amount of permanently available entertainment content and the high pleasure that viewers derive from it, the question of when and why users disengage from a media entertainment viewing session becomes more pressing. We argue in this paper that communication theories lack a conceptualization of the disengagement part of the communication process. The study presents a novel dynamic view
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Active Listening in Integrative Negotiation Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Elisabeth Jäckel, Alfred Zerres, Joachim Hüffmeier
Active listening is a promising communication technique to positively affect interactions and communication outcomes. However, theoretical propositions regarding its direct effects on interactions have rarely been empirically investigated. In the present research, we studied the role of naturally occurring active listening in the context of videotaped and coded integrative negotiations. Lag sequential
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The Impact of Machine Authorship on News Audience Perceptions: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Studies Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Sai Wang, Guanxiong Huang
The growing adoption of artificial intelligence in journalism has dramatically changed the way news is produced. Despite the recent proliferation of research on automated journalism, debate continues about how audiences perceive and evaluate news purportedly written by machines compared to the work of human authors. Based on a review of 30 experimental studies, this meta-analysis shows that machine
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The Effects of Language Features and Accents on the Arousal of Psychological Reactance and Communication Outcomes Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Doris E. Acheme, Chris Anderson, Claude Miller
Guided by psychological reactance theory, we examined the effects of language features on arousing reactance and communication outcomes. Results of a 2 (controllingness; high/low) × 2 (concreteness; concrete/abstract) × 2 (restoration postscript; present/absent) × 3 (accent; Standard American English [SAE]/Indian [non-SAE]/text-based message) between-subjects design ( N = 1,099, studies 1 and 2), revealed
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Selective News Avoidance: Consistency and Temporality Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Kim Andersen, Adam Shehata, Morten Skovsgaard, Jesper Strömbäck
Can news avoidance be considered a stable personal “trait,” adhering to a specific group of consistent news avoiders, or is it rather a volatile “state” reflecting temporal variations in audience practices? Based on a five-wave panel survey collected in Sweden during the coronavirus pandemic, we show that selective avoidance of news about the pandemic varies both between persons, representing consistency
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Emotional Markers of Disrespect: A Fourth Dimension of Perceived Political Incivility? Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Robin Stryker, Bethany Anne Conway, Shawn Bauldry, Vasundhara Kaul
Research has investigated emotional responses to perceived political incivility but not whether aspects of emotionality may be perceived as uncivil. When politicians display or evoke anger, they may increase democratic participation; however, because manifesting or evoking some negative emotions suggests disrespect—a central component of extant conceptualizations of political incivility—displaying
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When a Chatbot Disappoints You: Expectancy Violation in Human-Chatbot Interaction in a Social Support Context Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Minjin (MJ) Rheu, Yue (Nancy) Dai, Jingbo Meng, Wei Peng
Although users’ expectations of a chatbot’s performance could greatly shape their interaction experience, they have been underexplored in the context of social support where chatbots are gaining popularity. A 2 × 2 experiment created expectancy violation and confirmation conditions by matching or mismatching a chatbot’s expertise label (expert vs. non-expert) and its interactional contingency (contingent
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Navigating Multiple Identities for Positive Change Through Organizational Listening Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Jiawei Sophia Fu, DaJung Woo, Katherine R. Cooper, Melanie Kwestel
Organizational listening is critical in times of change, especially for organizations that must meet diverse stakeholder interests. Organizations’ views on who they are—whether they are altruistic or self-oriented entities—may shape organizational listening practices in meaningful ways. To explore the undertheorized topic of organizational listening, we conducted a mixed-method sequential explanatory
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To Pause With a Cliffhanger or a Temporary Closure? The Differential Impact of Serial Versus Episodic Narratives on Children’s Physical Activity Behaviors Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-23 Amy Shirong Lu, Melanie C. Green, Caio Victor Sousa, Jungyun Hwang, I-Min Lee, Debbe Thompson, Tom Baranowski
Research has supported the effectiveness of narratives for promoting health behavior, but different narrative presentation formats (serial vs. episodic) have seldom been compared. Suspense theories...
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The Group Roots of Social Media Politics: Social Sorting Predicts Perceptions of and Engagement in Politics on Social Media Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-23 Daniel S. Lane, Cassandra M. Moxley, Cynthia McLeod
Research on political partisans suggests that social media offer ideal playing fields for the group game of politics. This study considers how political and social identities interact to influence ...
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Expanding the Boundary Conditions of the Communicative Ecology Model of Successful Aging to Include Communication About Religion Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Quinten S. Bernhold, Jalen Blue, Sarah Devereux, Victoria Bertram, Kylie Julius
This study expanded the communicative ecology model of successful aging (CEMSA) to include communication about religion. Older adults (N = 272, MAge = 64.96 years) reported on the most important me...
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A Meta-Analysis of Studies Examining the Effect of Music on Beliefs Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Luca Carbone, Laura Vandenbosch
Much research documented the influence of music on various behaviors, including substance use and delinquency. Yet, less is known about its influences on dimensions that are crucial for behavioral ...
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When the Personal Becomes Political: Unpacking the Dynamics of Sexual Violence and Gender Justice Discourses Across Four Social Media Platforms Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Jiyoun Suk, Yini Zhang, Zhiying Yue, Rui Wang, Xinxia Dong, Dongdong Yang, Ruixue Lian
We propose a three-pronged framework to study discourses surrounding social media activism initiated by networked counterpublics: personalized expressions that share stories and support, demands fo...
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Reciprocal Relationships Between Adolescents’ Incidental Exposure to Climate-Related Social Media Content and Online Climate Change Engagement Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Ann Rousseau
This study examined whether incidental exposure (IE) to climate content on social media can foster online climate change engagement among mid-to-late adolescents, using two-wave panel data (Nw1 & w...
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Why Do Journalists Face Varying Degrees of Digital Hostility? Examining the Interplay Between Minority Identity and Celebrity Capital Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Lea Stahel
This study compares two explanations why some journalists are targeted more than others, both by general digital hostility and specifically by identity-based hostility, job-related hostility, and s...
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The Effects of “Media Tech Neck”: The Impact of Spinal Flexion on Cognitive and Emotional Processing of Videos Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Lucía Cores-Sarría, Jingjing Han, Jessica G. Myrick, Robert F. Potter
Adoption of mobile devices (e.g., smart phones and tablets) has popularized a neck-down posture during media consumption that is different from the traditional upright body posture for video viewin...
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Support Seeking Behavior During Supportive Conversations: The Role of Impression Management Concerns and the Communication Medium Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Stephen A. Rains, Corey A. Pavlich, Eric Tsetsi, Bethany R. Lutovsky, Anjali Ashtaputre, Katerina Nemcova
An experiment was conducted to better understand how impression management concerns and the communication medium influence the messages produced by support seekers during supportive conversations. ...
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Past Relational Experiences and Social Interaction: Direct, Moderated, and Mediated Associations Between Relational Difficulty, Communication, and Perception in Two Samples Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Andy J. Merolla, Christopher D. Otmar, Abdullah S. Salehuddin
This study examined the relationship between perceptions of relational history, namely, past relational challenges, and everyday social interaction experiences. In efforts to build upon and extend ...
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The Effects of Corrective Strategies on Romantic Belief Endorsement Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Melissa M. Moore, Melanie C. Green, Yotam Ophir, Hua Wang
Romantic comedies have long been understood to create unrealistic views of relationships. In the current study, we tested theory-driven corrective strategies for counteracting potentially harmful b...
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A Repeated-Measures Study of Relational Turbulence and Transition Processing Communication During the Summer of COVID-19 (Summer 2020) Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Kellie St.Cyr Brisini, Denise Haunani Solomon
Drawing upon relational turbulence theory and the experiencing life transitions model, this study examined communication and relationship qualities as married couples experienced work-family change...
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Agenda Setting, Cross-cutting Effects, and Political Expression on Social Media: The Gun Violence Case Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Lei Guo, Yiyan Zhang, Kate Mays, Afra Feyza Akyürek, Derry Wijaya, Margrit Betke
Focusing on a polarized issue—U.S. gun violence—this study examines agenda setting as an antecedent of political expression on social media. A state-of-the-art machine-learning model was used to an...
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Adolescents’ Multi-Layered Media Processing: A Panel Study on Positive and Negative Perceptions Toward Ideals and Adolescents’ Appearance Anxiety Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Jolien Trekels, Steven Eggermont
Selective exposure literature indicates that not all users take away the same messages from their media exposure; it is suggested that viewers are not merely exposed but rather reactive to multiple...
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On the Strength of Trust: The Moderating Role of Certainty in Judgments of Authorities Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Hwanseok Song
Communication studies often measure trust in or credibility of message sources as if their effects on critical consequences such as behavior are uniform across individuals and contexts. Drawing on ...
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The Role of Social Support in Disarming the Effects of Racial Microaggressions Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Uttara Manohar, Susan L. Kline
Racial microaggressions are a significant source of stress for people of color. This study identified two support message features for disarming the effects of racial microaggressions and tested re...
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A Longitudinal Dynamic Perspective on Quality in Journalism: Investigating the Long-Term Macro-Level Media Effect of Suicide Reporting on Suicide Rates Across a Century Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Manina Mestas, Florian Arendt
Quality of journalism is not a stable phenomenon, yet there is limited longitudinal evidence. We provide a content analysis of news reporting over a whole century within a specific thematic context...
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Withholding Social Support Because Those in Need Do Not Deserve It: A Thematic Narrative Analysis Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Colter D. Ray, Kristina M. Scharp, Emily Parker, Dana E. Donohoe
Close relationships have norms and expectations regarding the communication of support; however, recent research has illuminated the varied reasons why would-be supporters at times choose to forgo ...
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Understanding the Influence Discrepancy Between Human and Artificial Agent in Advice Interactions: The Role of Stereotypical Perception of Agency Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Wang Liao, Yoo Jung Oh, Bo Feng, Jingwen Zhang
This paper proposes that artificial agents’ underperformance in interpersonal influence situations can be explained by stereotypical perceptions of such agents’ lack of capacity to act and accompli...
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Quality Conversation Can Increase Daily Well-Being Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-27 Jeffrey A. Hall, Amanda J. Holmstrom, Natalie Pennington, Evan K. Perrault, Daniel Totzkay
The associations among the frequency and quality of social interactions and in-the-moment and global well-being have been well-documented. Fewer studies explore whether the content of social intera...
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Overcoming Obstacles by Enacting Resilience: How Queer Adolescents Respond to Being Estranged From Their Parents Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Kristina M. Scharp, Cimmiaron F. Alvarez, Brooke H. Wolfe, Pamela J. Lannutti, Leah E. Bryant
Queer adolescents experience compounding complications especially when they are estranged from their parents. Findings from a sample of 40 estranged queer adolescents revealed four triggers, five r...
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Framing as a Bridging Concept for Climate Change Communication: A Systematic Review Based on 25 Years of Literature Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Lars Guenther, Susan Jörges, Daniela Mahl, Michael Brüggemann
In line with the urgency of problems related to climate change, studies on the framing of this issue have flourished in recent years. However, as in framing research overall, a lack of definitions ...
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The Enduring Effect of Internet Dating: Meeting Online and the Road to Marriage Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Liesel L. Sharabi
This study takes a relational stage approach to understanding the role of online dating in the progression of relationships toward marriage. Fifty interviews were conducted with individuals from ac...
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Do Bandwagon Cues Affect Credibility Perceptions? A Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Evidence Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Sai Wang, Tsz Hang Chu, Guanxiong Huang
Bandwagon cues are system-aggregated information about crowd behavior or peer endorsement displayed on a web interface (e.g., the number of likes on a Facebook post). Despite the recent proliferati...
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The Matilda Effect in Communication Research: The Effects of Gender and Geography on Usage and Citations Across 11 Countries Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Andrea Rajkó, Csilla Herendy, Manuel Goyanes, Marton Demeter
Across liberal democracies, optimalizing gender balance in communication research production and impact is a growing aspiration of scientific leaders and research-intensive universities alike. Desp...
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Is Online Textual Political Expression Associated With Political Knowledge? Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Toby Hopp, Pat Ferrucci, Chris J. Vargo, Luna Liu
Prior research has reliably shown a positive relationship between political talk and political knowledge. This study sought to build upon this research by assessing the association between internet...
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How Contextual Features Shape Incivility Over Time: An Analysis of the Evolution and Determinants of Political Incivility in Televised Election Debates (1985–2019) Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-30 Ine Goovaerts, Emma Turkenburg
Concerns are frequently raised about politicians’ increasing use of incivility. Yet, there is little longitudinal empirical work testing whether politicians’ use of incivility is actually rising, a...
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What Makes Populist Messages Persuasive? Experimental Evidence for How Emotions and Issue Characteristics Moderate Populist Framing Effects Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Dieter Dekeyser, Henk Roose
Research asserts that populist messages are more persuasive when the audience’s predispositions align with the framing and topic of these messages. Yet, few studies have empirically analyzed this a...
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Living is Easy With Eyes Closed: Avoidance of Targeted Political Advertising in Response to Privacy Concerns, Perceived Personalization, and Overload Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Marlis Stubenvoll, Alice Binder, Selina Noetzel, Melanie Hirsch, Jörg Matthes
Political parties increasingly rely on sophisticated targeting strategies to persuade potential voters. However, questions have been raised about the effectiveness of targeted political ads, consid...
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Selective Avoidance: Understanding How Position and Proportion of Online Incivility Influence News Engagement Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Shuning Lu, Hai Liang, Gina M. Masullo
While most research has examined incivility in political contexts, few studies have explored the role of online incivility in contexts where partisan cues are lacking. Integrating insights from sel...
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Testing the Communication During Sexual Activity Model: An Examination of the Associations among Personality Characteristics, Sexual Communication, and Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Margaret Bennett-Brown, Amanda Denes
Preliminary evidence suggests that communication during and after sexual activity is linked to positive sexual and relational assessments, but the process of communication during sexual activity (i...
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Education-Based Gap in Misinformation Acceptance: Does the Gap Increase as Misinformation Exposure Increases? Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-27 Yoori Hwang, Se-Hoon Jeong
Based on the knowledge gap hypothesis as a theoretical framework, the present study examines (a) whether there is an education-based gap in misinformation acceptance, (b) whether the education-base...
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Perceived Influence of Partisan News and Online News Participation: Third-person Effect, Hostile Media Phenomenon, and Cognitive Elaboration Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-13 Seungsu Lee, Kyungmo Kim
This study suggests a unified framework to examine the third-person perception (TPP) in the context of partisan news use. By amalgamating social identity theories with the elaboration likelihood mo...
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Media Trust and the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Short-Term Trust Changes, Their Ideological Drivers and Consequences in Switzerland Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-13 Silke Adam, Aleksandra Urman, Dorothee Arlt, Teresa Gil-Lopez, Mykola Makhortykh, Michaela Maier
We analyze short-term media trust changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, their ideological drivers and consequences based on panel data in German-speaking Switzerland. We thereby differentiate trust...
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Appraising Uncivil Comments in Online Political Discussions: How Do Preceding Incivility and Senders’ Stance Affect the Processing of an Uncivil Comment? Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-11-13 Jan P. Kluck, Nicole C. Krämer
Although the appraisal of online incivility highly depends on the social context in which it occurs, little research has focused on this aspect. Drawing on the general aggression model, we assumed ...
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Competition, Cooperation, and Coexistence: An Ecological Approach to Public Agenda Dynamics in the United States (1958–2020) Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Tai-Quan Peng, Jonathan J. H. Zhu
The public agenda is an ecosystem in which public issues interact and compete to gain public attention. Whether this ecosystem is primarily competitive or cooperative is an unsettled question in th...
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Encouraging Replotting to Promote Persuasion: How Imagining Alternative Plotlines Influences Message Processing and Intentions Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-08-30 Helen M. Lillie, Chelsea L. Ratcliff, Manusheela Pokharel, Jakob D. Jensen
This set of studies investigated replotting as a mechanism of narrative persuasion. Replotting involves both the cognitive act of imagining alternative plot lines to avoid an undesirable story outc...
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The Role of Communication in Redressing Health Disparities: Mobilizing Public Support and Action Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-08-04 Chul-joo Lee, Cabral A. Bigman, Sukyoung Choi, Xiaoquan Zhao
This study examines whether and how exposure to information about health disparities from mediated and interpersonal sources and political trust are jointly associated with policy support and polit...
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Moral Beauty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents and the Inspiring Role of the Media Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-08-04 Rebecca N. H. de Leeuw, Thabo J. van Woudenberg, Kayla H. Green, Sophie W. Sweijen, Suzanne van de Groep, Mariska Kleemans, Sanne L. Tamboer, Eveline A. Crone, Moniek Buijzen
In this study, we examined whether adolescents helped others during the COVID-19 pandemic and how stories in the media inspired them in doing so. Using an online daily diary design, 481 younger ado...
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The Privacy Calculus Revisited: An Empirical Investigation of Online Privacy Decisions on Between- and Within-Person Levels Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-16 Yannic Meier, Nicole C. Krämer
The privacy calculus assumes that people weigh perceived privacy risks and benefits before disclosing personal information. So far, empirical studies investigated the privacy calculus on a between-...
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Disentangling the Effects of Temporal Framing on Risk Perception, Attitude, Behavioral Intention, and Behavior: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-16 Guanxiong Huang, Jie Xu
Temporal framing is a messaging strategy that highlights either the proximal or distal consequences of a recommended behavior in communication efforts. The results of this meta-analysis of experime...
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Predicting Public Cooperation Toward Government Actions in the Early Stages of an Influenza Pandemic in the United States: The Role of Authentic Governmental Communication and Relational Quality Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Jo-Yun Li, Yeunjae Lee
During a public health crisis, government sector is considered the natural leader for overall preparedness and management efforts. Integrating the literature from public relations and public health...
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Reconciling Conflicting Results of Cultural Diversity’s Effect on Project Team Performance: A Quasi-Experimental Examination Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Mengqi Monica Zhan, Dale Hample
Guided by the Categorization-Elaboration Model, we developed and tested a model to reconcile the conflicting results of cultural diversity’s influence on team performance. Previous theory and studi...
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News Framing and Preference-Based Reinforcement: Evidence from a Real Framing Environment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-07 Florian Arendt, Michaela Forrai, Manina Mestas
COVID-19 is a news issue that can be covered from many different angles. When reporting, journalists have to select, accentuate, or exclude particular aspects, which, in turn, may evoke a specific,...
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“Are You Doing What I Think You’re Doing?” Momentary Goal Projection and Goal Contagion in Romantic Conflict Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-04 Timothy Worley, Rachel Vanderbilt, Esther Liu
This study examined how individuals’ goals and inferences about partners’ goals vary moment-by-moment during romantic conflicts. Seventy romantic couples discussed a current relational conflict for...
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Toward a Deeper Understanding of Prolific Lying: Building a Profile of Situation-Level and Individual-Level Characteristics Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-07-04 David M. Markowitz
Prior work suggests those who lie prolifically tend to be younger and self-identify as male compared to those who engage in everyday lying, but little research has developed an understanding of pro...
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Psycho-Cardiac Distress Symptoms of Dyadic Communication Apprehension & The Role of Self-Esteem Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Alejandro R. Campero-Oliart
This study examined the extent to which dyadic communication apprehension (CA) manifested in heart-rate (HR) and heart-rate variability (HRV) during dyadic interaction and explored the inhibiting role of self-esteem for dyadic-communication distress through two explanatory frameworks: A moderation and an indirect effect. Participants completed self-report measures for dyadic CA and self-esteem. Their
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Reaching Science Skeptics: How Adaptive Framing of Climate Change Leads to Positive Responses Via Persuasion Knowledge and Perceived Behavioral Control Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Renita Coleman, Esther Thorson, Cinthia Jimenez, Kami Vinton
This study extends framing theory by identifying two causal mechanisms and one contingent condition for a new type of frame to be used with issues where people dispute scientific claims. This new “adaptive frame” focuses on adapting to climate change impacts without cueing deeply held beliefs by discussing causes. An experiment shows this frame works by reducing persuasion knowledge and increasing
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Active vs. Passive Ambivalent Voters: Implications for Interactive Political Communication and Participation Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-03-29 Chingching Chang, Chung-li Wu
Voters express different attitudes toward competing political parties and the issues they support. In this study, a polytomous latent class analysis of their opinions regarding party-divided issues identifies several types of voters and highlights the distinction between active and passive ambivalent voters. Such a distinction is necessary to clarify the relationship between party ambivalence and political
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Not All Norm Information is the Same: Effects of Normative Content in the Media on Young People’s Perceptions of E-Cigarette and Tobacco Use Norms Communication Research (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2022-03-27 Leeann Siegel, Jiaying Liu, Laura Gibson, Robert Hornik
Norm information in media can predict individuals’ norm perceptions and, ultimately, their behavior. Little research has examined how descriptive norm information manifests in media and impacts beliefs in the real world. Previously, using automated content analysis, we measured and examined longitudinal trends in two types of descriptive norm information, individual use depictions and population norms