We wrote the first and second editions of this textbook at a prosperous time in the life of our
nation, when US media industries were undergoing rapid change. American corporations …

We live in an age of media saturation, where with a few clicks of the remote—or mouse—we
can tune in to programming where the facts fit our ideological predispositions. But what are …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

Although personality traits may influence information-seeking behavior, little is known about
this topic. This study explored the impact of the Big Five personality traits on human online …

Intergenerational panel data are used to test a model of youth news socialization. We
hypothesize that observing parent news reading and participating in family news …

Despite many studies on the prevalence and correlates of problematic Internet use (PIU), we
know little about its etiological components. Our main aim is to find out to what extent PIU is …

An engaged workforce can increase organizational productivity and decrease employee
turnover. Current research on employee engagement exists, yet little research exists on how …

In this study, I use a representative survey from the German Twin Family Panel (N= 5,472) to
examine the extent to which genetic and environmental factors account for time spent …

A behavior genetics perspective suggests both social and biological forces influence human
behavior, including highly specialized media and communication behaviors. In this paper, I …

This study explores the link between Openness to Experience (one dimension of the Big
Five personality traits) and attitude-challenging news media use (crosscutting exposure) …