Social (media) psychology of the “news-finds-me” perception

Habits, mindsets, and beliefs

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12448992
AutoresScott W Campbell (0000-0003-4560-6033, The Ohio State University, autor correspondente), Ian Hawkins (0000-0002-2655-5093, University of Alabama at Birmingham)
EditoresJennifer Stromer-Galley, Jennifer Stromer‐galley (0000-0001-6079-8788)
Ano2025
Volume30
Fascículo5
Data de publicação2025-07-31
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1083-6101 • E-ISSN: 1083-6101
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/jcmc/zmaf010
OpenAlexW4412779095
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas78

Unintended encounters with news on social media can foster a reliance on incidental news exposure and the perception that “news finds me.” Because the “news-finds-me” (NFM) perception has negative consequences for informed and engaged citizenship, explaining it has become a priority in recent years. This two-wave survey of adults in the USA incorporates scholarship on social media habits and social media mindsets for an expanded view of the antecedent psychological conditions of the “news-finds-me” perception. Path analyses indicate habitual use of social media to have direct effects and core beliefs about social media and algorithmic control to have indirect effects through habitual use. These patterns hold for two of the three sub-dimensions of the NFM perception, indicating habit and mindset to be fruitful theoretical directions for future research

Perception · Political science · Social media · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology