TY - JOUR
T1 - The Relationship between Political Entertainment Media Use and Political Efficacy
T2 - A Comparative Study in 18 Countries
AU - Schemer, Christian
AU - Stanyer, James
AU - Meltzer, Christine E.
AU - Gehle, Luisa
AU - Van Aelst, Peter
AU - Theocharis, Yannis
AU - Strömbäck, Jesper
AU - Štětka, Václav
AU - Stȩpińska, Agnieszka
AU - Splendore, Sergio
AU - Zoizner, Alon
AU - Matthes, Jörg
AU - Koc-Michalska, Karolina
AU - Nicolas Hopmann, David
AU - Esser, Frank
AU - De Vreese, Claes
AU - David, Yossi
AU - Corbu, Nicoleta
AU - Castro, Laia
AU - Cardenal, Ana S.
AU - Aalberg, Toril
AU - Van Erkel, Patrick
AU - Terren, Ludovic
AU - Halagiera, Denis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s).
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Political entertainment programs have gained worldwide popularity, prompting research on their effects. One area of interest has been whether this media programming has an impact upon political efficacy. However, existing literature has only examined the impact of a limited number of programs, has failed to consider the simultaneous influence of different genres, and has focused primarily on the US. To address these limitations, we conducted a comparative survey in 18 democracies in 2022, with a sample size of N=26,000. The findings revealed that viewers of political talk shows exhibited higher levels of both external and internal political efficacy in most countries. Additionally, frequent exposure to political comedy news or satire was positively related to internal political efficacy in certain countries. Finally, the consumption of fictional political dramas was also linked to political efficacy, but only in a few countries.
AB - Political entertainment programs have gained worldwide popularity, prompting research on their effects. One area of interest has been whether this media programming has an impact upon political efficacy. However, existing literature has only examined the impact of a limited number of programs, has failed to consider the simultaneous influence of different genres, and has focused primarily on the US. To address these limitations, we conducted a comparative survey in 18 democracies in 2022, with a sample size of N=26,000. The findings revealed that viewers of political talk shows exhibited higher levels of both external and internal political efficacy in most countries. Additionally, frequent exposure to political comedy news or satire was positively related to internal political efficacy in certain countries. Finally, the consumption of fictional political dramas was also linked to political efficacy, but only in a few countries.
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U2 - 10.1093/ijpor/edae046
DO - 10.1093/ijpor/edae046
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85204917100
SN - 0954-2892
VL - 36
JO - International Journal of Public Opinion Research
JF - International Journal of Public Opinion Research
IS - 4
M1 - edae046
ER -