Is the news making us unhappy? The influence of daily news exposure on emotional states
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There is evidence that exposure to negative news is making people feel bad, but not much is known about why this only affects some people or whether this also applies to everyday news exposure. This study examined the direct and indirect effects of daily news exposure on people's affective states. Using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), 63 respondents (24 men and 39 women) reported their news exposure and affective states five times a day for 10 days. In addition, personal relevance of the news and personality characteristics, neuroticism and extraversion, were assessed. Results showed that negative news perceptions were related to more negative affect and less positive affect, and these effects were moderated by personal relevance, but not personality characteristics. The implications of these outcomes are discussed.
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- Authors
- de Hoog, N., & Verboon, P.
- Affiliations
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Open University of the Netherlands Heerlen The Netherlands
- Open University of the Netherlands (NL)
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-03-21
- Volume
- 111
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 157-173
- ISSN
- 0007-1269 (ISSN-L)
- 2044-8295
- PMC
- PMC7187375
- OpenAlex
- W2923603699
- Cited by
- 117
- References
- 69
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 7
- FWCI
- 27.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- British Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DSpace (Open University in the Netherlands) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DSpace (Open University in the Netherlands) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Communication › Media Studies and Communication
- Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
- Keywords
- negative news, affective states, negative affect, positive affect, neuroticism, extraversion, personality moderators, emotional well-being
- MeSH terms
- Ecological Momentary Assessment, Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Mass Media, Middle Aged, Personality, Young Adult
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