The Creation and Validation of the Media Impact Scale: A Psychometric Evaluation

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dc.contributor.advisorMcNaughton-Cassill, Mary E.
dc.contributor.authorLongoria, Anthony
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLopez, Stella G.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHale, Willie
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-12T14:51:36Z
dc.date.available2024-02-12T14:51:36Z
dc.date.issued2020
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dc.description.abstractNews media has become a pervasive aspect of modern life. Increased news exposure can predict trait anxiety and reduced optimism and can cause people to prioritize their pre-existing beliefs over current unbiased news content. Many people have increasingly engaged in either news-seeking or news avoidance behaviors which have been linked both to positive and negative social behaviors. The effects of news media could be particularly impactful in a college setting where the presence of psychological distress is common. Our current study seeks to examine the development of a media impact scale. Our findings indicate that media impact consists of perception of accuracy of media (PAM), media avoidance (MA) and media distress (MD). Following fit testing of a bifactor, correlated traits and unidimensional model, it appears that the correlated traits model fits our scale the best. Scores should be assessed for each individual subscale rather than the scale as a whole. Further, each subfactor was significantly correlated to social media, political participation, and mental health self-reported measures. Additional research is needed to examine and expand upon our current understanding of the risk of news media exposure in college students.
dc.description.departmentPsychology
dc.format.extent68 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9798641061894
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/4259
dc.languageen
dc.subjectMedia impact
dc.subjectNews media
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectExposure
dc.subject.classificationClinical psychology
dc.subject.classificationPsychology
dc.titleThe Creation and Validation of the Media Impact Scale: A Psychometric Evaluation
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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