Selective exposure effects for positive and negative news: Testing the robustness of the informational utility model

被引：60

作者：

Knobloch-Westerwick, S ^{[1
]}

Carpentier, FD

Blumhoff, A

Nickel, N

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Commun, Davis, CA 95616 USA

[2] Arizona State Univ, Prevent Res Program, Fac Psychol, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA

[3] Univ Dresden, Dept Commun, Dresden, Germany

来源：

JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY | 2005年 / 82卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1177/107769900508200112

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Selective exposure to Internet news articles was hypothesized to increase with higher informational utility of news, defined by the information utility model according to dimensions of magnitude, likelihood, and immediacy of consequences. Data were collected in Germany and the United States to investigate the robustness of predictions for both positive and negative news, as the model pertains to reports on opportunities and threats. The computerized 2x3x2 experiment manipulated utility intensity (low/high) and utility dimension (magnitude/likelihood/immediacy). Country (United States/Germany) was incorporated as a moderating variable. Online news exposure was unobtrusively recorded as repeated measures. Findings show high informational utility increased selective exposure to both negative and positive news, regardless of cultural setting.

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页数：15

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