Does Watching the News Affect Fear of Terrorism? The Importance of Media Exposure on Terrorism Fear
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23344342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashley Nellis (The Sentencing Project), Ashley Marie Nellis (The Sentencing Project, Washington, DC, USA), Joanne Savage (0000-0001-6642-5704, American University, Washington, DC, USA) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 748-768 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Crime & Delinquency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1287 • E-ISSN: 1552-387X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0011128712452961 |
| OpenAlex | W2145547977 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 40 |
Several authors have proposed that media hype elevates perceptions of risk and fear of crime. Research suggests that fear of crime is related to the overall amount of media consumption, resonance of news reports, how much attention the individual pays to the news, and how credible he or she believes it to be. The present study examines whether the same applies for terrorism. We use telephone survey data ( N = 532) of New Yorkers and Washingtonians to test whether perceived risk and fear of terrorism are associated with several media-related variables. We find that exposure to terrorism-related news is positively associated with perceived risk of terrorism to self and others and with fear for others, but not for self.
Advertising · Affect (linguistics) · Business · Criminology · Environmental health · Fear of crime · Injury prevention · News media · Perception · Poison control · Political science · Risk perception · Suicide prevention · Terrorism · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation types | Neutral: 59 |