Political news and happiness: the difference between traditional media and new media use

Hong, Yuxiang; Zhang, Peiqing

doi:10.1080/17544750.2020.1731562

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“…A tension that, at least in Spain, has been considerable. In this sense, Hong and Zhang (2020) found that the influence of exposure to news, e.g., political news, on happiness was not the same whether the exposure was through traditional or digital means (e.g., social networks or electronic devices). Thus, traditional media increased the level of happiness, while digital media decreased it.…”

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Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Happiness and the Rise of Media Consumption During COVID-19 Confinement

2021

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The confinement of the population into their homes as a result of COVID-19 has entailed a notable increase in the consumption of diverse media. This exploratory study aimed to examine how the increase in media consumption was related to subjective happiness and psychological well-being. For this purpose, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of Spanish adults (n = 249; 53.8% women; aged between 18 and 75, Mage = 42.06, SD = 12.37) to assess their consumption of different media before and during confinement. Moreover, participants were evaluated for hedonic, eudaimonic, social, and experienced happiness by using the Pemberton Happiness Index (PHI). The results underlined the great increase in the consumption of TV for entertainment and social networking sites (SNS) during confinement. Furthermore, it was found that higher consumption was negatively correlated with the level of happiness, so that, people who reported greater well-being, both subjective and psychological, spent less time watching TV and using SNS. In contrast, no association was found between the level of happiness and the consumption of news (regardless of the media) and radio. Therefore, it seems that far from cultivating greater happiness, those who engaged in heavy consumption of TV entertainment and SNS during confinement were less happy than those who did so more moderately and spent more time using other media or performing other activities.

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Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Happiness and the Rise of Media Consumption During COVID-19 Confinement

2021

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“…Internet information can be used to report, explain, attribute, and construct risks and emergencies, from where individuals are likely to cognize the real world and form stronger risk perceptions. Moreover, the internet can disseminate misinformation rapidly because of instant and various media channels and limited time for fact-checking; individuals who lack adequate cognitive abilities can be easily misled, which amplify the risk perception [38]. Therefore, internet use can be an important factor affecting personal risk perception.…”

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Internet Use and Quality of Life: The Multiple Mediating Effects of Risk Perception and Internet Addiction

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The impact of internet use on quality of life (QoL) has become an increasing focus of academic research. This paper aims to explore the internal influencing mechanisms of internet use (i.e., leisure-oriented internet use (LIU); work-oriented internet use (WIU)) on QoL, with a focus on the multiple mediating effects of risk perception and internet addiction. We constructed a theoretical framework from a psychological perspective and tested the hypotheses using hierarchical regression analysis with a sample of 1535 participants. The results showed that: (1) LIU had a positive effect on QoL, while WIU did not have a significant impact on QoL; (2) both risk perception and internet addiction had a negative influence on QoL; (3) risk perception positively impacted internet addiction; (4) risk perception and internet addiction had multiple mediating effects on the relationship between internet use and QoL.

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“…Boundary between the domestic modern and apathetic groups. In terms of theory, people who are interested in domestic modern news often read political news (Hong & Zhang, 2020). However, people with political apathy barely read such news (Kim, Chen et al, 2013).…”

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The correlation between the Big Five personality traits and political information exposure

Yang

2022

Chinese Public Administration Review

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In the era of media convergence, Internet users’ levels of access to current political information are diverse. Based on selective exposure theory, this study employed K-means clustering and multinomial logistic regression and 2017 Chinese National Survey Data Archive data to study the correlation between the Big Five personality traits and political information exposure. The results showed that Internet users can be divided into three types, according to the frequency of their access: comprehensive, domestic modern, and apathetic. Netizens with high extroversion were correlated with regular browsing of current political information from comprehensive accesses. Those with high agreeableness were correlated with a preference for current political information as relayed by domestic modern media. Those with high levels of neuroticism were correlated with paying little attention to current political information.

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Political news and happiness: the difference between traditional media and new media use

Cited by 7 publications

References 80 publications

Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Happiness and the Rise of Media Consumption During COVID-19 Confinement

Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Happiness and the Rise of Media Consumption During COVID-19 Confinement

Internet Use and Quality of Life: The Multiple Mediating Effects of Risk Perception and Internet Addiction

The correlation between the Big Five personality traits and political information exposure

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