Erik Espeland
Biographic Data
| ID | 6715853 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erik Espeland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erik |
| FAMILY NAME | Espeland |
| SIGNATURE | ESPELAND E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-0141-4998 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Educational Gaps in News Media Avoidance, 1986 to 2023. An Age–Period–Cohort Analysis
Previous studies on news avoidance have theorized about the interconnected effects of age, changes in the media environment, and generations to explain the phenomenon. However, no current studies simultaneously assess these effects. Using nearly 40 years of Swedish data, I find that as people age, they increase their news media consumption while both cohort and period effects show opposite trends. I also find substantial educational gaps. Over th…
Addressing a Blind Spot in Selective Exposure Research: Perceptions of Media Bias and Their Effects on Mainstream Media Use. A Mediation Analysis
According to selective exposure theory, people tend to select news media that are perceived to provide attitude-consonant information and avoid those that are perceived to provide dissonant information. Despite this, research on selective exposure seldom takes people’s perceptions of media bias into account, while research on perceptions of media bias seldom links such perceptions to subsequent media use. To address this, the purpose of this stud…
From Intentional Avoidance to Estrangement? A Longitudinal Study of News Avoidance and News Media Repertoires in Sweden
It has become increasingly clear that news avoidance is a multidimensional phenomenon consisting of both intentional news avoidance and low news use, yet knowledge about the longitudinal dynamics between these dimensions is still lacking. Furthermore, there is a lack of studies investigating the relationship between intentional news avoidance and specific news media repertoires. This article contributes to the literature on news avoidance by (a) …
The Dynamics of Political Interest and News Media Avoidance: A Generational and Longitudinal Perspective
Despite the abundance of political information in today's media environment, an increasing number of people tune out from the news. Scholars have traced these developments to both individual motivational factors gaining importance in the high-choice media environment and generational differences related to changing news habits and changing norms around news consumption. However, research that integrates these perspectives is scarce, and studies i…
The Dynamics of Political Interest and News Media Avoidance: A Generational and Longitudinal Perspective
Despite the abundance of political information in today's media environment, an increasing number of people tune out from the news. Scholars have traced these developments to both individual motivational factors gaining importance in the high-choice media environment and generational differences related to changing news habits and changing norms around news consumption. However, research that integrates these perspectives is scarce, and studies i…
The Dynamics of Political Interest and News Media Avoidance: A Generational and Longitudinal Perspective
Despite the abundance of political information in today's media environment, an increasing number of people tune out from the news. Scholars have traced these developments to both individual motivational factors gaining importance in the high-choice media environment and generational differences related to changing news habits and changing norms around news consumption. However, research that integrates these perspectives is scarce, and studies i…
Addressing a Blind Spot in Selective Exposure Research: Perceptions of Media Bias and Their Effects on Mainstream Media Use. A Mediation Analysis
According to selective exposure theory, people tend to select news media that are perceived to provide attitude-consonant information and avoid those that are perceived to provide dissonant information. Despite this, research on selective exposure seldom takes people’s perceptions of media bias into account, while research on perceptions of media bias seldom links such perceptions to subsequent media use. To address this, the purpose of this stud…
From Intentional Avoidance to Estrangement? A Longitudinal Study of News Avoidance and News Media Repertoires in Sweden
It has become increasingly clear that news avoidance is a multidimensional phenomenon consisting of both intentional news avoidance and low news use, yet knowledge about the longitudinal dynamics between these dimensions is still lacking. Furthermore, there is a lack of studies investigating the relationship between intentional news avoidance and specific news media repertoires. This article contributes to the literature on news avoidance by (a) …
Educational Gaps in News Media Avoidance, 1986 to 2023. An Age–Period–Cohort Analysis
Previous studies on news avoidance have theorized about the interconnected effects of age, changes in the media environment, and generations to explain the phenomenon. However, no current studies simultaneously assess these effects. Using nearly 40 years of Swedish data, I find that as people age, they increase their news media consumption while both cohort and period effects show opposite trends. I also find substantial educational gaps. Over th…
Media Studies and Communication (3 works) · News media (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Consumption (sociology (2 works) · Media consumption (2 works) · Media Influence and Health (2 works) · Media Influence and Politics (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)