Showing papers in "Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media in 2018"
TL;DR: This article explored an expanded definition and motivations for binge-watching behavior, including the number of episodes, the amount of time, frequency, and engagement in binge-watched programs, as well as the time and frequency of watching.
Abstract: This study explored an expanded definition and motivations for binge-watching behavior. In addition to the number of episodes, the amount of time, frequency, and engagement in binge-watched program...
56 citations
TL;DR: The notion of social media affordances has not been fully integrated into the uses and gratifications literature as discussed by the authors, and the MAIN (modality, agency, interactivity, and navigability) model has not yet been considered.
Abstract: The notion of social media affordances has not been fully integrated into the uses and gratifications literature. Building on the MAIN (modality, agency, interactivity, and navigability) model, thi...
43 citations
TL;DR: Findings show that perceived advantages of streaming applications over traditional television best predicted intentions to cut the cord on cable and adopt Web streaming; these perceptions mediated the relation between user frustrations with using older television technology and intentions toCut the cord.
Abstract: This study sought to better understand what factors best predict consumers’ intention to cut the cord on cable television and adopt video streaming as their primary source of television. Utilizing ...
42 citations
TL;DR: This article examined the persistence of Americans' misunderstanding of the function of privacy policies and identified groups that have misplaced confidence in the privacy policy label and addressed whether the groups' patterns of misperception have changed over time.
Abstract: This paper examines the persistence of Americans’ misunderstanding of the function of privacy policies We also identify groups that have misplaced confidence in the privacy policy label and address whether the groups’ patterns of misperception have changed over time The findings add a new dimension to the argument that the usefulness of privacy policies needs to be reassessed As a remedy, we call for media literacy programs to address structural features of media systems that lead to broadly held misperceptions such as the one examined here
36 citations
TL;DR: The authors investigated the effects of negative civil and hateful online user comments against refugees on the amount of money readers donate to a refugee aid organization or an organization that discriminates against refugees, and found that negative comments negatively affect donations.
Abstract: This study investigated the effects of negative-civil and hateful online user comments against refugees on the amount of money readers donate to a refugee aid organization or an organization that s...
35 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the impact of news media exposure on electoral participation of first time voters in the European Parliament elections and found that youth turnout at European Parliamentary elections has been dwindling.
Abstract: Youth turnout at European Parliamentary elections has been dwindling. This study investigates the impact of news media exposure on electoral participation of first time voters. Relying on a data se...
31 citations
TL;DR: This paper explored the variables that impact participants' dependency on Facebook to achieve communication goals from a uses and gratifications (U&G) perspective, and found that participants were more likely to rely on Facebook than other sources of information.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the variables that impact participants’ dependency upon Facebook to achieve communication goals from a uses and gratifications (U&G) perspective. In support...
30 citations
TL;DR: For instance, this paper found that 65-year-old adults who use social network sites (SNSs) increasingly adopted SNSs, Facebook in particular, and the ramifications of SNS use in this population remain understudied.
Abstract: Adults who are 65 years or older have increasingly adopted social network sites (SNSs), Facebook in particular. Yet the ramifications of SNS use in this population remain understudied. Using a nati...
29 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored how viewers' motivations for social TV participation influence their involvement in social TV activities, their program commitment, and net-level net-security awareness of social media.
Abstract: This study employed an online survey (N = 310) to explore how viewers’ motivations for social TV participation influence their involvement in social TV activities, their program commitment, and net...
29 citations
TL;DR: The term "fake news" has become seemingly inescapable since the 2016 U.S. presidential election as discussed by the authors, and it increasingly operates as a stand-in for what...
Abstract: Ever since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the term “fake news” has become seemingly inescapable. Because the term lacks a consensus definition, it increasingly operates as a stand-in for what...
29 citations
TL;DR: The authors examined gender performance expectations of television journalists in the era of social media and found little progress in reducing discourse critical of broadcasters' appearance in the 20 years since Engstrom and Ferri's (2000) study, with social media adding another avenue to "correct" rather than challenge gender norms.
Abstract: This research examines gender performance expectations of television journalists in the era of social media. A qualitative survey found little to no progress in reducing discourse critical of broadcasters’ appearance in the 20 years since Engstrom and Ferri’s (2000) study, with social media adding another avenue to “correct” rather than challenge gender norms. Nearly all journalist respondents believe viewer criticism has increased with the rise of social media and believe their organizations should provide training and policies addressing this concern. However, 90% of respondents said their organizations provide neither, suggesting news outlets should enhance social media policies.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether co-viewer comments in social TV interactions are able to enhance or weaken media effects, with the example of talent shows, and the valence of coviewer commen...
Abstract: The present research investigated whether co-viewer comments in social TV interactions are able to enhance or weaken media effects. With the example of talent shows, the valence of co-viewer commen...
TL;DR: This article explored how a diverse group of American adults seek health information online using the think-aloud method, using over 350,000 words of interview material and over 43 hours of video.
Abstract: Relying on the think-aloud method, this article explores how a diverse group of American adults seek health information online. Analyzing over 350,000 words of interview material and over 43 hours ...
TL;DR: In this article, an audience-centered approach was employed to examine motivations for mobile fitness app use, and an integrated technology adoption model was used to evaluate the impact of mobile fitness apps on users' behavior.
Abstract: The present study employs an audience-centered approach to examine motivations for mobile fitness app use. We explicate and test an Integrated Technology Adoption model, which incorporates perspect...
TL;DR: The authors analyzes the predictors of two types of media selectivity: interest-based (i.e., choice of entertainment over politics) and partisan (e.g. choice of pro-attitudinal over counter-attitudin...
Abstract: This study analyzes the predictors of 2 types of media selectivity: interest-based (i.e., choice of entertainment over politics) and partisan (i.e., choice of pro-attitudinal over counter-attitudin...
TL;DR: For example, this article found that news videos do not deliver more powerful effects than news articles in the European refugee crisis, and this was mediated by the depth with which the news story was processed.
Abstract: The recent proliferation of online videos captured at the scene of news events begs the question: Do news videos have a meaningful impact on citizens’ political opinions and behaviors that is different than that of news articles? This was examined in an experiment using carefully matched videos and articles about the European refugee crisis. Findings show that articles generated stronger intentions to help refugees than videos, and this was mediated by the depth with which the news story was processed. Despite their increasing prominence and intuitively impactful qualities, news videos do not deliver more powerful effects than news articles.
TL;DR: In this article, a secondary analysis of 2010-2014 World Values Survey (WVS) data was performed across 56 countries to assess frequency of exposure to television news versus the Internet and mobile phon...
Abstract: A secondary analysis of 2010–2014 World Values Survey (WVS) data (N = 81,229) is performed across 56 countries to assess frequency of exposure to television news versus the Internet and mobile phon...
TL;DR: In this article, numerous opportunities and challenges related to online social interactions have captured the attention of mediators in the field of online social interaction have been discussed. But, they have not been discussed in detail.
Abstract: As the Internet becomes increasingly intertwined with almost every sector of society, numerous opportunities and challenges related to online social interactions have captured the attention of medi...
TL;DR: This article examined the use of narrative political advertisements during the 2014 midterm elections and identified three narratives types: autobiographical, voter stories, and voter stories with a content analysis of 243 ads.
Abstract: This study examined the use of narrative political advertisements during the 2014 midterm elections. A content analysis of 243 ads identified three narratives types: autobiographical, voter stories...
TL;DR: The current content analysis examined representations of body type on prime time television as mentioned in this paper, and a composite week of U.S. television was randomly sampled, yielding 1,254 characters in 89 programs.
Abstract: The current content analysis examined representations of body type on prime time television. A composite week of U.S. television was randomly sampled, yielding 1,254 characters in 89 programs. Char...
TL;DR: The authors found that moderate levels of self-esteem correspond to the highest levels of both Facebook use and specific activities, such as text-and visual-based social contributions, indicating that a curvilinear relationship is possible.
Abstract: Literature examining self-esteem and social networking site use has generally considered linear relationships between these variables. Mixed results in this extant literature and Self-Affirmation Theory indicate that a curvilinear relationship is possible. Data from a survey of 337 Dutch adolescents (ages 12–18) suggest a curvilinear relationship between self-esteem and Facebook use. Relative to higher and lower levels of self-esteem, moderate levels of self-esteem correspond to the highest levels of both Facebook use and specific activities, such as text- and visual-based social contributions. Results clarify our understanding of the relationships between the well-being variable, self-esteem, and social networking site use.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated social television viewing behavior by introducing the social engagement construct and validating its measurement scale, and identified four underlying dimensions in social engagement, i.e., vertical involvement, diagonal interaction, horizontal intimacy, and horizontal influence.
Abstract: This study investigated social television viewing behavior by introducing the social engagement construct and validating its measurement scale. A total of 655 social media users in 2 online consumer panels were sampled to complete the 3-stage research strategy. Through conceptualization and operationalization of social engagement, this study identified 4 underlying dimensions in social engagement, i.e., vertical involvement, diagonal interaction, horizontal intimacy, and horizontal influence. These 4 dimensions represent a continuum in which audiences’ social engagement behaviors range from a lower level (vertical involvement) to a higher level (horizontal influence). The theoretical and practical implications of the social engagement construct were also discussed.
TL;DR: This paper found that citizens' inattentiveness to political news has built a theoretical base for understanding political judgment in the American electorate, however, the research has a strong cognitive o...
Abstract: Research on citizens’ inattentiveness to political news has built a theoretical base for understanding political judgment in the American electorate. The research, however, has a strong cognitive o...
TL;DR: This article examined whether children also mediate the television use of their parents and found that children had congruent views about children's television mediation; television mediation and children's restrictive mediation was positively associated with conflict in the family.
Abstract: Compared to parental mediation research, much less is known about how children influence and guide their parents’ media use. This study examined whether children also mediate the television use of their parents. Measures of an existing television mediation scale were reversed to the perspective of the child guiding the parent’s television use. A sample of 187 parent-child dyads completed a cross-sectional survey in Flanders (Belgium). Factor analyses showed that the original subscales were reproduced with high internal validity. Both parents and children had congruent views about children’s television mediation; television mediation and children's restrictive mediation was positively associated with conflict in the family.
TL;DR: The intersection of race and gender, combined with an evolving cultural, political, and regulatory environment, has had a powerful influence on which of the three access models were used by women and people of color as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: This essay extends Susan Carter’s (2004) models of women’s access to broadcasting to include racial and ethnic minorities. It investigates the different historical contexts of female and minority access to commercial broadcasting, and argues that women and minorities have rooted their media access in different models. The intersection of race and gender, combined with an evolving cultural, political, and regulatory environment, has had a powerful influence on which of the three access models were used by women and people of color.
TL;DR: In this paper, the psychological mechanisms of the generation of viewers' emotional reactions in successful media events and the role of social identity in the process were investigated, and an online sur...
Abstract: This study aims to understand the psychological mechanisms of the generation of viewers’ emotional reactions in successful media events and the role of social identity in the process. An online sur...
TL;DR: The authors analyzed prime-time television program content on four major U.S. broadcast networks and found that race and ethnic relations in America are a form of social interaction about which changing perceptions could have important consequences.
Abstract: Racial and ethnic relations in America are a form of social interaction about which changing perceptions could have important consequences. Current research examining the nature of discrete social interaction situations in entertainment content on television is lacking. This study was conducted with the objective of obtaining an updated account of the state of interpersonal interaction portrayals between characters of different racial/ethnic backgrounds in popular prime time programs on broadcast television. Specifically, we analyzed prime-time television program content on 4 major U.S. broadcast networks. Findings are interpreted via a media priming framework.
TL;DR: The paradox of digital narcissism was explored in this paper, drawing from the Freudian evolutionary psychology of narcissism and the literature on social media popularity, the central theme revolving around "The Paradox of Digital Narcism" was addressed.
Abstract: Drawing from the Freudian evolutionary psychology of narcissism and the literature on social media popularity, this article addresses the central theme revolving around “The Paradox of Digital Narc...
TL;DR: Audiences can and do form parasocial relationships with media personalities as discussed by the authors, and media personalities, programs, and stations can use social media to enhance this relationship, and more and more stations an...
Abstract: Audiences can and do form parasocial relationships with media personalities. Media personalities, programs, and stations can use social media to enhance this relationship. More and more stations an...
TL;DR: In this article, a socio-ecological risk response model is used to predict player retention and enjoyment in a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) game, drawing on theories of socio-economic risk response.
Abstract: Massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) often introduce new content and mechanics to increase player retention and enjoyment. Drawing on theories of socioecological risk response, this explorator...