Exploring the news media-dark personality nexus: Linking television news consumption, the Dark Triad, and perceived refugee threat
David De Coninck,
Manou Swinnen
Abstract:We examine the intricate relationship between media usage, personality traits, and perceived threat towards refugees. Using a diverse sample from six European countries (N = 9,085), we explore the moderating impact of Dark Triad traits on television news consumption. Our findings align with prior studies, indicating that public television news consumption is associated with lower perceived threat, while commercial news consumption shows the opposite pattern. These results likely stem from the divergent framing… Show more
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