Thesis
Examining the relationship between satirical news viewing and online news-sharing behaviors among young adults
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2015
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102833
Abstract
This study examines how young adults’ attention to political TV satire and their online news-sharing behaviors are related to each other, which factors of four motivations for news consumption, Need For Humor (NFH), and Affinity for Political Humor (AFPH) predict attention to political TV satire, and whether there is any indirect effect of AFPH on online newssharing behaviors, mediated through attention to political TV satire. A total of 546 undergraduate students completed an online survey from March 27, 2015 to April 30, 2015. Survey results indicated that AFPH most significantly predicted young adults’ attention to political TV satire programs and their attention to political TV satire programs positively predicted their online news-sharing behaviors. The results also showed a significant indirect effect of AFPH on online news-sharing behaviors, mediated by attention to political TV satire.
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Details
- Title
- Examining the relationship between satirical news viewing and online news-sharing behaviors among young adults
- Creators
- Min Seon Jeong
- Contributors
- Porismita Borah (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525045901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis