Media Effects Across Time and Subject: How News Coverage Affects Two Out of Four Attributes of Consumer Confidence

• Published in: Communication research Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 454 - 476
• Main Authors: Boukes, Mark, Damstra, Alyt, Vliegenthart, Rens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Content analysis; Economic analysis; Evaluation; News media; economic evaluations; consumer confidence; linkage analysis; media system dependency theory; media effects

Previous studies using aggregate-level designs demonstrated that the tone of economic news affects consumer confidence. However, the individual-level mechanisms underlying this effect remain to be investigated: It is not clear which consumer confidence attributes are most susceptible to media effect...