Jeff Hunter
Biographic Data
| ID | 9450129 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeff Hunter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeff |
| FAMILY NAME | Hunter |
| SIGNATURE | HUNTER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | New Mexico State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7690-3554 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Opinion Leadership in Rural America
This ethnographic study examines how political opinion leaders shape discourse, information flow, and partisanship within the distinct communicative environment of rural America. Drawing on interviews and participant observation conducted in Garrett County, Texas, the research explores how deeply engaged individuals interpret and transmit political information within information-scarce, trust-dependent networks. Findings reveal that rural opinion…
Stitch incoming
This study examined how TikTok use relates to political engagement and aggression. Due to different imagined audiences , we expected TikTok use to be more strongly related with contentious political engagement than use of other social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter. In order to test these expectations, we conducted a survey with 700 U.S. adults. Results show that TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter use is positively related to online pol…
There must be a villain
This study examined the role political villains play in individuals’ political imagination, which can then lead to political violence. When there is a threatening villain, partisans should become more likely to construct elaborate narratives about the political world, which can lead them to believe the violence against the opposition is justified. Study 1 uses a survey to provide evidence that exposure to partisan news sources cultivates the perc…
The Animal Court
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The Animal Court
There must be a villain
This study examined the role political villains play in individuals’ political imagination, which can then lead to political violence. When there is a threatening villain, partisans should become more likely to construct elaborate narratives about the political world, which can lead them to believe the violence against the opposition is justified. Study 1 uses a survey to provide evidence that exposure to partisan news sources cultivates the perc…
Stitch incoming
This study examined how TikTok use relates to political engagement and aggression. Due to different imagined audiences , we expected TikTok use to be more strongly related with contentious political engagement than use of other social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter. In order to test these expectations, we conducted a survey with 700 U.S. adults. Results show that TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter use is positively related to online pol…
Opinion Leadership in Rural America
This ethnographic study examines how political opinion leaders shape discourse, information flow, and partisanship within the distinct communicative environment of rural America. Drawing on interviews and participant observation conducted in Garrett County, Texas, the research explores how deeply engaged individuals interpret and transmit political information within information-scarce, trust-dependent networks. Findings reveal that rural opinion…
Politics (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aggression (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work)