Dennis Andersson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4810594 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis Andersson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis |
| FAMILY NAME | Andersson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7749-9087 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
News Media Use and Crime Perceptions
This study employs a three-wave panel survey in Sweden to test the Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model (DSMM) regarding crime perceptions. It assesses DSMM using political ideology as a susceptibility variable, revealing ideology's role as a predictor of news media use and in shaping citizens' perceptions. This paper investigates how this process depends on socio-economic and socio-cultural dimensions. Results lend partial support …
Reinforcing Influence of Ideology on News Selection and Societal Perceptions
This study tests the Reinforcing Spirals Model (RSM) using a Swedish three-wave panel study ( N = 1,376) during the COVID-19 pandemic. It contributes to the literature by studying whether ideological news use affects citizens’ perceptions about how Sweden managed the pandemic. The results exhibit how perceptions are dependent on ideological predisposition, which is mediated by news use, and how right-wing ideology initiates a reinforcing spiral b…
Alternative News Orientation and Trust in Mainstream Media
The emergence of online alternative news sites has enabled people to easily access viewpoints corresponding to their social and political identities and challenging mainstream media coverage. Taking an audience perspective and relying on a large four-wave panel survey from Sweden, this study examines orientation towards alternative news, paying specific attention to the potential reinforcing relationship with trust in mainstream media. Results sh…
Conceptualizing long-term media effects on societal beliefs
This article critically examines long-term media effects in communication research. Focusing on news exposure, the purpose is to provide a review and theoretical conceptualization of long-term effects on societal beliefs. The first part presents an empirical overview of research published in leading communication journals. While longitudinal studies are not uncommon, few have an explicit and elaborated focus on long-term influences. To advance fu…
The Limits of a Commitment? Public Responses to Asylum Policy in Sweden over Time
It is hardly an exaggeration to claim that one of the most turbulent political areas in recent years has been asylum policy, which has disclosed a rapidly increasing inflow of asylum seekers, and, in many countries, has been followed by fierce media discussion and political controversies. In Sweden, this development has been heated as the Swedish self‐image is one of providing generous policies, which is also reflected in terms of strong refugee …
The Limits of a Commitment? Public Responses to Asylum Policy in Sweden over Time
It is hardly an exaggeration to claim that one of the most turbulent political areas in recent years has been asylum policy, which has disclosed a rapidly increasing inflow of asylum seekers, and, in many countries, has been followed by fierce media discussion and political controversies. In Sweden, this development has been heated as the Swedish self‐image is one of providing generous policies, which is also reflected in terms of strong refugee …
Conceptualizing long-term media effects on societal beliefs
This article critically examines long-term media effects in communication research. Focusing on news exposure, the purpose is to provide a review and theoretical conceptualization of long-term effects on societal beliefs. The first part presents an empirical overview of research published in leading communication journals. While longitudinal studies are not uncommon, few have an explicit and elaborated focus on long-term influences. To advance fu…
The Limits of a Commitment? Public Responses to Asylum Policy in Sweden over Time
It is hardly an exaggeration to claim that one of the most turbulent political areas in recent years has been asylum policy, which has disclosed a rapidly increasing inflow of asylum seekers, and, in many countries, has been followed by fierce media discussion and political controversies. In Sweden, this development has been heated as the Swedish self‐image is one of providing generous policies, which is also reflected in terms of strong refugee …
Conceptualizing long-term media effects on societal beliefs
This article critically examines long-term media effects in communication research. Focusing on news exposure, the purpose is to provide a review and theoretical conceptualization of long-term effects on societal beliefs. The first part presents an empirical overview of research published in leading communication journals. While longitudinal studies are not uncommon, few have an explicit and elaborated focus on long-term influences. To advance fu…
Alternative News Orientation and Trust in Mainstream Media
The emergence of online alternative news sites has enabled people to easily access viewpoints corresponding to their social and political identities and challenging mainstream media coverage. Taking an audience perspective and relying on a large four-wave panel survey from Sweden, this study examines orientation towards alternative news, paying specific attention to the potential reinforcing relationship with trust in mainstream media. Results sh…
Reinforcing Influence of Ideology on News Selection and Societal Perceptions
This study tests the Reinforcing Spirals Model (RSM) using a Swedish three-wave panel study ( N = 1,376) during the COVID-19 pandemic. It contributes to the literature by studying whether ideological news use affects citizens’ perceptions about how Sweden managed the pandemic. The results exhibit how perceptions are dependent on ideological predisposition, which is mediated by news use, and how right-wing ideology initiates a reinforcing spiral b…
News Media Use and Crime Perceptions
This study employs a three-wave panel survey in Sweden to test the Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model (DSMM) regarding crime perceptions. It assesses DSMM using political ideology as a susceptibility variable, revealing ideology's role as a predictor of news media use and in shaping citizens' perceptions. This paper investigates how this process depends on socio-economic and socio-cultural dimensions. Results lend partial support …
Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Media Studies and Communication (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Social Media and Politics (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Law (2 works)