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Information, pleasure, and persuasion : how motivations function in talking politics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Scholars have long debated the role that communication plays in the formation and functioning of a democratic system. Philosopher John Dewey (1927) suggested that citizen-to-citizen talk serves as the very foundation of ...
Let's talk about sex : the influence of a sexy media diet on college freshmen's endorsement of the hookup culture, peer influence, and behaviors regarding casual sex and sexual risk taking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The present study examined the impact of college freshmen's sexual media diets (SMD) on the perception of their peers' sexual activity, endorsement of the hookup culture (EHC), hookup experiences, and sexual risk-taking ...
The 2004 presidential election between George W. Bush and John F. Kerry : an analysis of visually comparative televised advertisements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study used impression management theory and framing to explore how George W. Bush and John F. Kerry used nonverbal behavior cues (body movement, eye gaze, facial expression, posture, gestures, and dress/clothing) and ...
Reality TV and interpersonal relationship perceptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The objective of this research was to understand the relationship between viewer motives for watching reality TV, reality TV exposure, and interpersonal relationship perceptions. The interpersonal relationship perceptions ...
Bumping up the body : examining the impact of celebrity gossip magazines on body image during pregnancy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The present analysis examined the impact of celebrity gossip magazine coverage on pregnant women through both quantitative and qualitative methods. Study 1 employed both objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) ...
Go USA ... go world : nationalist and internationalist priming effects through Olympic telecasts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Within the Modern Olympics, a tension exists between celebrating national pride and promoting international peace and unity. Research has documented that U.S. network coverage of the Games is dominated by a pro-U.S. frame. ...
"It's gonna be some drama!" : a content analytical study of the portrayals of African Americans and historically black colleges and universities on BET's College Hill
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
One way the mainstream public comes to learn about Historically Black Colleges or Universities is through the media. Reality television show College Hill, aired by Black Entertainment Television, appeared to have the goal ...
Testing an integrated body image media model : focusing on a cross-cultural comparison between US and Korean college women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The goal of the present study was to test the integrated model that explains the relationships between media use, cognitive and emotional outcomes, ...
Adolescent sexting : an examination of the psychosocial contributions to the creation and sharing of sexual images
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Sexting, typically defined as the sending, receiving, or forwarding of sexually explicit or suggestive messages or images through cell phones and other mobile devices, is a popular activity among adolescents and is becoming ...