Authors and Corporations: | , , , |
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In: | Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 89, 2012, 2, p. 205-224 |
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SAGE Publications
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Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
Physical Description: | 205-224 |
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ISSN: |
1077-6990
2161-430X |
DOI: | 10.1177/1077699012439020 |
published in: | Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Collection: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the extent to which news story format (narrative vs. non-narrative) can initiate empathic processes that produce more favorable evaluations of stigmatized groups. Participants ( N = 399) read one of two versions of a story that described health care–related dilemmas for either immigrants, prisoners, or the elderly. Narrative-formatted stories produce more compassion toward the individuals in the story, more favorable attitudes toward the group, more beneficial behavioral intentions, and more information-seeking behavior. </jats:p> |