Helena Knupfer
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1494300 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Helena Knupfer |
| NOMBRES | Helena |
| APELLIDO | Knupfer |
| FIRMA | KNUPFER H |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3159-7922 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
The influence of green ads beyond brand outcomes
Due to consumers’ rising environmental concerns, companies increasingly engage in green advertising, aiming to showcase environmental responsibility. Drawing on signaling theory, we investigated the association between consumers’ exposure to green advertising and their environmental optimism regarding beliefs in fulfilling climate goals described in the Paris Agreement in 2015 over time. Based on the Elaboration Likelihood Model, we further exami…
Inconspicuous Terrorists? Effects of Terrorism News on Attitudes and Stereotypes About Muslims
Differentiation between terrorists and Muslims can mitigate the negative effects of terrorism news. In this study, participants were shown Islamist terrorism news in a quota-based 2 (news: differentiated vs. undifferentiated) × 2 (perpetrator characteristics: insider vs. outsider, that is, a threat from within vs. an alien threat) experiment ( N = 444). Exposure to differentiated news increased attitudinal differentiation of Muslims from terroris…
Victims of Islamist and Right-Wing Terrorism in the Press
Existing research suggests bias in the news coverage about Islamist (IT) and right-wing terrorism (RWT) when it comes to labeling, reporting frequency, or describing the perpetrators. Yet, little is known about differences in victim depiction between the two types of terrorism. We analyzed newspaper articles (N = 1,033) from four European countries to investigate how background, contextual factors, and victim characteristics shape whether victims…
Silent Sympathy
Right-wing terrorist (RWT) incidents targeting Muslims have become more frequent and news reporting about these incidents can trigger a variety of cognitions and behaviors in audiences.While some studies report more tolerance and openness in response to RWT, hate crimes against minorities can increase in their aftermath.To date, we know little about the associations between following news reporting about RWT and attitudes toward Muslims as one of…
I stand up for us
Terrorism has the potential to divide societies. It is particularly relevant to investigate how Islamist terrorism on social media is associated with Muslim minorities’ attitudes and behaviors. This study examined how seeing terrorism on social media relates to Muslim minority individuals’ perceived stigmatization. We further investigated how perceived stigmatization translates to social media behaviors, namely, terror-related online self-disclos…
The affective nexus between refugees and terrorism
Social media, as an important resource of information for many contentious topics, has great affective potential in terms of anger and fear. We investigated how exposure to news about refugees on social media is related to negative attitudes toward refugees as well as attitudinal differentiation with respect to Muslims and terrorists. A two‐wave panel survey (NT2 = 524) showed that social media use about refugees was not directly related to negat…
From social media diet to public riot? Engagement with “greenfluencers” and young social media users' environmental activism
Many adolescents and young adults spend countless hours a day on social media, where they can engage with social media influencers and may establish parasocial relationships (PSRs) with them. Recently, “green” influencers (“greenfluencers”), who post content on the topic of sustainability, have emerged. Yet, it is unclear whether adolescents' and young adults' engagement with greenfluencers on social media may inspire them to low- and high-effort…
Who Says “Muslims Are Not Terrorists”? News Differentiation, Muslim versus Non-Muslim Sources, and Attitudes toward Muslims
Media coverage on terrorism can lead to negative attitudes toward Muslims. We theorize that undifferentiated news—i.e. not explicitly distinguishing Muslims from terrorists—can accelerate these negative effects. In a quota-based 2 (news differentiation: differentiated and undifferentiated) × 2 (expert interviewee source: Muslim and non-Muslim) between-subjects experiment (N = 291), participants read news about Islamist terrorism. A control group …
See something, say something? The role of online self-disclosure on fear of terror among young social media users
Given that terrorism is omnipresent on social media, it is imperative to study how seeing terror content online is related to individuals’ attitudes, behaviors, and emotions. This study investigates how exposure to terrorism on social media associates with terror-related online self-disclosure and how self-disclosure, in turn, relates to fear of terrorism. A quota-based survey of young social media users (16- to 25-year-olds; N = 864) in Germany …
Who was hurt? Effects of victim characteristics in news articles about far-right violence on fear and terrorism label use
Right-wing extremist (RWE) violence and terrorism pose a severe threat to Western societies, including Germany. This study tests how differences in journalistic descriptions of minority and majority victims of such attacks affect news readers. Building on social identity theory, we conducted a 2 (nationality: German, Turkish) × 2 (humanization, no humanization) × 2 (ingroup activation, no ingroup activation) between-subjects experiment in Germany…
Do journalists differentiate between Muslims and Islamist terrorists? A content analysis of terrorism news coverage
We examined how Muslims are depicted in connection with Islamist terrorism and to what extent journalists use undifferentiated coverage – that actively links Muslims to terrorism – and differentiated coverage that actively differentiates Muslims from terrorism. Drawing from research in journalism studies and from terror management theory, we examined media-specific and event-specific predictors using a quantitative content analysis (12 quality/ta…
An Attack against Us All? Perceived Similarity and Compassion for the Victims Mediate the Effects of News Coverage about Right-Wing Terrorism
Right-wing terrorism (RWT) poses an increasing threat to Western societies, with perpetrators targeting diverse members of society. We investigated the affective and attitudinal outcomes of exposure to news about RWT, depending on the victims’ religious affiliation (Christian vs. Muslim). Results of a quota-based experiment in [Austria; predominantly non-Muslim] (N = 315) revealed no direct effects of the victims’ religious affiliation on affecti…
Who Differentiates between Muslims and Islamist Terrorists in Terrorism News Coverage? An Actor-based Approach
status: Published
Who Differentiates between Muslims and Islamist Terrorists in Terrorism News Coverage? An Actor-based Approach
status: Published
An Attack against Us All? Perceived Similarity and Compassion for the Victims Mediate the Effects of News Coverage about Right-Wing Terrorism
Right-wing terrorism (RWT) poses an increasing threat to Western societies, with perpetrators targeting diverse members of society. We investigated the affective and attitudinal outcomes of exposure to news about RWT, depending on the victims’ religious affiliation (Christian vs. Muslim). Results of a quota-based experiment in [Austria; predominantly non-Muslim] (N = 315) revealed no direct effects of the victims’ religious affiliation on affecti…
See something, say something? The role of online self-disclosure on fear of terror among young social media users
Given that terrorism is omnipresent on social media, it is imperative to study how seeing terror content online is related to individuals’ attitudes, behaviors, and emotions. This study investigates how exposure to terrorism on social media associates with terror-related online self-disclosure and how self-disclosure, in turn, relates to fear of terrorism. A quota-based survey of young social media users (16- to 25-year-olds; N = 864) in Germany …
The affective nexus between refugees and terrorism
Social media, as an important resource of information for many contentious topics, has great affective potential in terms of anger and fear. We investigated how exposure to news about refugees on social media is related to negative attitudes toward refugees as well as attitudinal differentiation with respect to Muslims and terrorists. A two‐wave panel survey (NT2 = 524) showed that social media use about refugees was not directly related to negat…
Who Says “Muslims Are Not Terrorists”? News Differentiation, Muslim versus Non-Muslim Sources, and Attitudes toward Muslims
Media coverage on terrorism can lead to negative attitudes toward Muslims. We theorize that undifferentiated news—i.e. not explicitly distinguishing Muslims from terrorists—can accelerate these negative effects. In a quota-based 2 (news differentiation: differentiated and undifferentiated) × 2 (expert interviewee source: Muslim and non-Muslim) between-subjects experiment (N = 291), participants read news about Islamist terrorism. A control group …
I stand up for us
Terrorism has the potential to divide societies. It is particularly relevant to investigate how Islamist terrorism on social media is associated with Muslim minorities’ attitudes and behaviors. This study examined how seeing terrorism on social media relates to Muslim minority individuals’ perceived stigmatization. We further investigated how perceived stigmatization translates to social media behaviors, namely, terror-related online self-disclos…
Who was hurt? Effects of victim characteristics in news articles about far-right violence on fear and terrorism label use
Right-wing extremist (RWE) violence and terrorism pose a severe threat to Western societies, including Germany. This study tests how differences in journalistic descriptions of minority and majority victims of such attacks affect news readers. Building on social identity theory, we conducted a 2 (nationality: German, Turkish) × 2 (humanization, no humanization) × 2 (ingroup activation, no ingroup activation) between-subjects experiment in Germany…
Who Differentiates between Muslims and Islamist Terrorists in Terrorism News Coverage? An Actor-based Approach
status: Published
An Attack against Us All? Perceived Similarity and Compassion for the Victims Mediate the Effects of News Coverage about Right-Wing Terrorism
Right-wing terrorism (RWT) poses an increasing threat to Western societies, with perpetrators targeting diverse members of society. We investigated the affective and attitudinal outcomes of exposure to news about RWT, depending on the victims’ religious affiliation (Christian vs. Muslim). Results of a quota-based experiment in [Austria; predominantly non-Muslim] (N = 315) revealed no direct effects of the victims’ religious affiliation on affecti…
Do journalists differentiate between Muslims and Islamist terrorists? A content analysis of terrorism news coverage
We examined how Muslims are depicted in connection with Islamist terrorism and to what extent journalists use undifferentiated coverage – that actively links Muslims to terrorism – and differentiated coverage that actively differentiates Muslims from terrorism. Drawing from research in journalism studies and from terror management theory, we examined media-specific and event-specific predictors using a quantitative content analysis (12 quality/ta…
From social media diet to public riot? Engagement with “greenfluencers” and young social media users' environmental activism
Many adolescents and young adults spend countless hours a day on social media, where they can engage with social media influencers and may establish parasocial relationships (PSRs) with them. Recently, “green” influencers (“greenfluencers”), who post content on the topic of sustainability, have emerged. Yet, it is unclear whether adolescents' and young adults' engagement with greenfluencers on social media may inspire them to low- and high-effort…
Who Says “Muslims Are Not Terrorists”? News Differentiation, Muslim versus Non-Muslim Sources, and Attitudes toward Muslims
Media coverage on terrorism can lead to negative attitudes toward Muslims. We theorize that undifferentiated news—i.e. not explicitly distinguishing Muslims from terrorists—can accelerate these negative effects. In a quota-based 2 (news differentiation: differentiated and undifferentiated) × 2 (expert interviewee source: Muslim and non-Muslim) between-subjects experiment (N = 291), participants read news about Islamist terrorism. A control group …
See something, say something? The role of online self-disclosure on fear of terror among young social media users
Given that terrorism is omnipresent on social media, it is imperative to study how seeing terror content online is related to individuals’ attitudes, behaviors, and emotions. This study investigates how exposure to terrorism on social media associates with terror-related online self-disclosure and how self-disclosure, in turn, relates to fear of terrorism. A quota-based survey of young social media users (16- to 25-year-olds; N = 864) in Germany …
Who was hurt? Effects of victim characteristics in news articles about far-right violence on fear and terrorism label use
Right-wing extremist (RWE) violence and terrorism pose a severe threat to Western societies, including Germany. This study tests how differences in journalistic descriptions of minority and majority victims of such attacks affect news readers. Building on social identity theory, we conducted a 2 (nationality: German, Turkish) × 2 (humanization, no humanization) × 2 (ingroup activation, no ingroup activation) between-subjects experiment in Germany…
I stand up for us
Terrorism has the potential to divide societies. It is particularly relevant to investigate how Islamist terrorism on social media is associated with Muslim minorities’ attitudes and behaviors. This study examined how seeing terrorism on social media relates to Muslim minority individuals’ perceived stigmatization. We further investigated how perceived stigmatization translates to social media behaviors, namely, terror-related online self-disclos…
The affective nexus between refugees and terrorism
Social media, as an important resource of information for many contentious topics, has great affective potential in terms of anger and fear. We investigated how exposure to news about refugees on social media is related to negative attitudes toward refugees as well as attitudinal differentiation with respect to Muslims and terrorists. A two‐wave panel survey (NT2 = 524) showed that social media use about refugees was not directly related to negat…
Inconspicuous Terrorists? Effects of Terrorism News on Attitudes and Stereotypes About Muslims
Differentiation between terrorists and Muslims can mitigate the negative effects of terrorism news. In this study, participants were shown Islamist terrorism news in a quota-based 2 (news: differentiated vs. undifferentiated) × 2 (perpetrator characteristics: insider vs. outsider, that is, a threat from within vs. an alien threat) experiment ( N = 444). Exposure to differentiated news increased attitudinal differentiation of Muslims from terroris…
Victims of Islamist and Right-Wing Terrorism in the Press
Existing research suggests bias in the news coverage about Islamist (IT) and right-wing terrorism (RWT) when it comes to labeling, reporting frequency, or describing the perpetrators. Yet, little is known about differences in victim depiction between the two types of terrorism. We analyzed newspaper articles (N = 1,033) from four European countries to investigate how background, contextual factors, and victim characteristics shape whether victims…
Silent Sympathy
Right-wing terrorist (RWT) incidents targeting Muslims have become more frequent and news reporting about these incidents can trigger a variety of cognitions and behaviors in audiences.While some studies report more tolerance and openness in response to RWT, hate crimes against minorities can increase in their aftermath.To date, we know little about the associations between following news reporting about RWT and attitudes toward Muslims as one of…
The influence of green ads beyond brand outcomes
Due to consumers’ rising environmental concerns, companies increasingly engage in green advertising, aiming to showcase environmental responsibility. Drawing on signaling theory, we investigated the association between consumers’ exposure to green advertising and their environmental optimism regarding beliefs in fulfilling climate goals described in the Paris Agreement in 2015 over time. Based on the Elaboration Likelihood Model, we further exami…
Political science (12 obras) · Terrorism (11 obras) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (11 obras) · Psychology (9 obras) · Law (8 obras) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (7 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Law (6 obras) · Social Psychology (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras)