Source and Message Effects on Reactance to Conflict Reporting: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Hong Kong

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Abstract

Political news uses conflict frames to illustrate the attacks and noncompromising among political camps. Informed by psychological reactance theory, the study implemented a population-based online survey experiment in Hong Kong (n = 1020) to investigate the political consequences of news sources and message features featuring local political conflicts on social media. Results found news with a consensus frame would trigger reactance as well as attitude polarization and restoration intentions, which was moderated by affective polarization.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 10 Aug 2024
Event107th Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC 2024): Representation and Voice — The Future of Democracy - Philadelphia, United States
Duration: 8 Aug 202411 Aug 2024
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Conference

Conference107th Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC 2024)
Abbreviated titleAEJMC24
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia
Period8/08/2411/08/24
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