標題: Lifestyles and gratifications obtained from news: Comparing science news with health news and political news
作者: Li, Shu-Chu Sarrina
傳播研究所
Institute of Communication Studies
關鍵字: gratifications obtained;health news;lifestyles;political news;science news;uses and gratifications theory
公開日期: 1-Jul-2019
摘要: This study adopted uses and gratifications theory to examine the relationships among lifestyles, gratifications obtained, and the use of science, political, and health news. Two methods were adopted, the first of which was to conduct 23 interviews. The second method was a nationwide telephone survey that obtained 949 valid questionnaires. The data analysis yielded three conclusions: (1) among the four types of variables, gratifications obtained were the most powerful predictors for the use of the three types of news; (2) users and nonusers of science news or health news were differentiated mainly by lifestyles, while users and nonusers of political news were differentiated mainly by mass media use; and (3) users of the three types of news differed greatly. Science news users used new media, and were likelier to have a lifestyle of learning and self-development, while political and health news users preferred and trusted traditional media sources, the latter seeking a lifestyle of pleasure.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963662519836626
http://hdl.handle.net/11536/152252
ISSN: 0963-6625
DOI: 10.1177/0963662519836626
期刊: PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE
Volume: 28
Issue: 5
起始頁: 572
結束頁: 589
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