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Coping or Escaping?: Effects of Life Dissatisfaction on Selective Exposure

Knobloch-Westerwick, Silvia, Hastall, Matthias R., Rossmann, Maik·2009·Communication Research
DOI 10.1177/0093650208330252
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A quasiexperiment tested competing hypotheses regarding escapist media use and alternative coping motivations in media selection behavior. For 287 participants, personal satisfaction levels for five life domains were assessed. In an ostensibly unrelated study, the participants browsed through online content in which some section topics corresponded to the life domains. Selective exposure was unobtrusively logged by software. Lower satisfaction with college and career situation and with personal financial situation was associated with longer exposure to information about college and career issues. Among respondents in a romantic relationship, higher satisfaction with personal romantic situation led to longer reading times for articles about romance issues, whereas among single respondents, lower satisfaction with one's romantic situation was connected to longer reading of such content. Satisfaction with own health and exposure to health information showed a curvilinear pattern, as low and high satisfaction produced lower exposure than moderate satisfaction.

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  • Individuals elect to spend more time with information relevant to successfully navigating areas of life where they were experiencing stress.

    “Knobloch-Westerwick et al. (2009) found individuals elect to spend more time with information that is relevant to successfully navigating areas of life where they were experiencing stress.”

    From Media for Coping During COVID-19 Social Distancing: Stress, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-Being (2020) · cites this paper as Knobloch-Westerwick et al. (2009)

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Authors
Knobloch-Westerwick, S., Hastall, M. R., & Rossmann, M.
Affiliations
  • The Ohio State University
  • University of Erfurt (DE)
  • Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
ORCID
Hastall, Matthias R.
Venue
Communication Research
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2009-01-22
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
207-228
ISSN
  • 0093-6502 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3810
DOI
10.1177/0093650208330252
OpenAlex
W2135882105
Cited by
61
References
39
Citations by year
2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
FWCI
52.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Communication Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Media Studies and Communication
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
Keywords
coping motivation, selective exposure, life satisfaction, romantic relationships, health information seeking, financial satisfaction, curvilinear relationship

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