Learning through entertainment: The effects of Bollywood movies on the job-seeking behavior of South...

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Beteiligte: Rasul, Azmat, Raney, Arthur A
In: International Communication Gazette, 78, 2016, 3, S. 267-287
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Umfang: 267-287
ISSN: 1748-0485
1748-0493
DOI: 10.1177/1748048515601577
veröffentlicht in: International Communication Gazette
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> This study examined the relationship between exposure to Bollywood movies and job-seeking behavior of South Asian females. Using survey data collected from 132 female participants, we explored the effects of exposure to Bollywood movies on job search self-efficacy, enjoyment and job-seeking behavior of South Asian females living in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, India, and Pakistan. We also applied a structural equation model to examine the role of enjoyment and job search self-efficacy in mediating the relationship between frequency of exposure to Bollywood movies and job-seeking behavior. Results indicated that exposure to Bollywood movies was positively related to enjoyment and job-seeking behavior of the female viewers of Bollywood movies. We also found a significant relationship between job search self-efficacy and job-seeking behavior. Our study offers a significant insight into the role of entertainment narratives in influencing the behavior of South Asian female audiences that hitherto remained a neglected group in media effects research. </jats:p>