Ethnolinguistic Identity and Television Use in a Minority Language Setting

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Beteiligte: Harwood, Jake, Vincze, Laszlo
In: Journal of Media Psychology, 24, 2012, 4, S. 135-142
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Hogrefe Publishing Group
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Umfang: 135-142
ISSN: 1864-1105
2151-2388
DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000071
veröffentlicht in: Journal of Media Psychology
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: Hogrefe Publishing Group (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> Based on the model of Reid, Giles and Abrams (2004 , Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie, 16, 17–25), this paper describes and analyzes the relation between television use and ethnolinguistic-coping strategies among German speakers in South Tyrol, Italy. The data were collected among secondary school students (N = 415) in 2011. The results indicated that the television use of the students was dominated by the German language. A mediation analysis revealed that TV viewing contributed to the perception of ethnolinguistic vitality, the permeability of intergroup boundaries, and status stability, which in turn affected ethnolinguistic-coping strategies of mobility (moving toward the outgroup), creativity (maintaining identity without confrontation), and competition (fighting for ingroup rights and respect). Findings and theoretical implications are discussed. </jats:p>