Media-Induced Misperception Further Divides Public Opinion
| Autor: | Jiyoung Han, Marco Yzer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Social Psychology
business.industry Communication 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies Public opinion 0506 political science Test (assessment) 0508 media and communications 050602 political science & public administration Self-categorization theory Attitude polarization business Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Media Psychology. 32:70-81 |
| ISSN: | 2151-2388 1864-1105 |
| Popis: | Abstract. Although there is growing evidence that partisans believe they are further apart than they actually are, the causes and consequences of this misperception are not always clear. Informed by the literature on news framing and self-categorization theory, we hypothesize that the media’s focus on partisan conflict increases partisans’ perceptions of public polarization, which fuels partisan attitude polarization on disputed issues in news coverage. Study 1 supports this contention in the political domain. By retesting the hypotheses in a gender context, Study 2 further demonstrates that the impact of conflict news framing on attitude polarization is not simply due to preexisting political polarization. The implications of the present study are discussed in light of its generalizability to varying political systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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