Uses and Dependency of Entertainment Television Among Mormon Young Adults
The uses-and-dependency model recognizes the influence of both micro- and macroinfluences on decisions to use media; however, few studies have empirically tested the model. This study represents an attempt to test the uses-and-dependency model in the context of the television-use decisions of Mormon...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of media and religion |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2007]
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Journal of media and religion
Jahr: 2007, Band: 6, Heft: 2, Seiten: 133-148 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The uses-and-dependency model recognizes the influence of both micro- and macroinfluences on decisions to use media; however, few studies have empirically tested the model. This study represents an attempt to test the uses-and-dependency model in the context of the television-use decisions of Mormon young adults. Students attending Brigham Young University (N = 216) completed a survey of how they make the decision to view television. A structural equation model of the results shows that dependency on entertainment television, as measured by a Television Affinity scale, is negatively related to moral authority but positively related to the personal gratifications sought from television by Mormon students. The results also show a strong relationship between television affinity and time spent with television. These results are consistent with predictions made by the uses-and-dependency perspective. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-8415 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of media and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15348420701357609 |