Examining Differential Gains from Mass Media and their Implications for Participatory Behavior

By Dietram A. Scheufele. Communication Research, 2002

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Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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Contemporary approaches to assessing mediation in communication research. (2008, methodology): “Revisiting the differential gains hypothesis, Scheufele (2002) did include a test of mediated moderation using the causal steps strategy.”
Beyond Baron and Kenny: Statistical Mediation Analysis in the New Millennium (2009, background): “For example, Scheufele (2002) shows in his differential gains model of media effects on political participation that the interactive effect of mass media use and interpersonal discussion on political participation carries its effect through political knowledge, which in turn affects participation.”
Good News for the Future? Young People, Internet Use, and Political Participation (2011, background): “Scheufele (2000) showed that reading newspapers positively impacted political participation and voting, and Weaver and Drew (2001) found positive relationships between paying attention to campaign news in newspapers and voting (see also McLeod, Scheufele, & Moy, 1999; Scheufele, 2002).”
Facebook and political engagement: A study of online political group membership and offline political engagement (2012, background): “Diverse discussion is important in helping people to develop skills that encourage deeper understanding, yet message exposure is only as varied as a person’s network (Gastil, Deess, & Weisler, 2002; Nisbet & Scheufele, 2004; Scheufele, 2002).”
Social-Psychological Influences on Opinion Expression in Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Communication (2008, methodology): “This method for testing and reporting interactions has been widely used in extant studies examining moderating influences pertaining to media effects (e.g., Eveland & Scheufele, 2000; Nisbet, Nisbet, Scheufele, & Shanahan, 2004; Scheufele, 2002).”
The Effects of Digital Media on Political Knowledge and Participation in Election Campaigns (2014, background): “…a positive impact of traditional news media use on political knowledge (Chaffee & Frank, 1996; Chaffee, Zhao, & Leshner, 1994; Drew & Weaver, 1998; Scheufele, 2002; Wei & Lo, 2008; Zhao & Chaffee, 1995), although with some variations across media channels and types of political learning, there is…”
The Roles of Interpersonal Communication in Mass Media Campaigns (2007, background): “In reviewing relevant political communication research (e.g., Lenart, 1994; Scheufele, 2002), Eveland noted at least three plausible explanations for the documented relationship between knowledge about politics and talk about politics: simple exposure (consistent with the aforementioned notion of a…”