Spanish-Language Print Media Use as an Indicator of Acculturation

The aim of this paper is to present how the electronic and print media have been used among the youth in Serbia. The analysis aims to show diverse modes of media usage in relation to the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the youth, on the assumption that age, sex, residence, education, occupation, etc. influence the choice of media, the contents that young people prefer, as well as the amount of time spent on their usage. The issue that prompted our attention most is access to different types of media (print, television and internet) because the media also represent one of the key preconditions of social participation.

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No Rest-in-Peace for Readers after PM's Demise

Newspaper Research Journal ◽

10.1177/073953298600800102 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 13-27

Author(s):

Gerald C. Stone

Keyword(s):

Mass Media ◽

Print Media ◽

Media Use ◽

Mass Medium ◽

Panel Study ◽

Newspaper Industry ◽

News Sources

A three-wave panel study of some 900 former subscribers tracked changes in mass media use habits after an afternoon daily ceased publication in 1983. The demise left its sister morning paper the city's only daily. Former PM subscribers were expected to turn to the AM paper for news and information, or to rely more on substitute print media news sources. Instead, changes resulted in a state of media use anomoly for nearly one-third of the former PM's subscribers. Changes in use are provided for each mass medium. Possible explanations and implications for the newspaper industry are discussed.

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Crowdfunding for Independent Print Media: E-Commerce, Marketing, and Business Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su131911100 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (19) ◽

pp. 11100

Author(s):

Peter Konhäusner ◽

Marius Thielmann ◽

Veronica Câmpian ◽

Dan-Cristian Dabija

Keyword(s):

Print Media ◽

Media Use ◽

Community Building ◽

Business Development ◽

Target Group ◽

Special Value ◽

Independent Media ◽

Marketing Tool ◽

Print Publications ◽

Best Fit

Crowdfunding, as an alternative method to fundraising, triggers increased awareness in society, while it is also an effective marketing tool for campaign runners. The production and release of independent print media poses significant hurdles in terms of financing. Including the community in raising funds through crowdfunding seems like a good possible alternative. This paper examines which types of crowdfunding the independent print media use, and why, and also focuses on the possible types of crowdfunding that are the best fit for organizations. The study applies a case example approach on a total of thirty independent print publications that have relied on crowdfunding. We found that independent print media focus on reward-based crowdfunding for the launch of publications, the method being not used solely for fundraising, but also specifically for community building. Practitioners benefit from the insights by being enabled to draft campaigns that are better-suited to the specific needs of the independent media target group, and to secure financing for the start of the operations. The approach of this study is of special value, as the research and empirical insights into the independent media sector are limited.

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Educational and Fun? Parent Versus Preschooler Perceptions and Co-Use of Digital and Print Media

AERA Open ◽

10.1177/2332858419861085 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 233285841986108 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gabrielle A. Strouse ◽

Lisa A. Newland ◽

Daniel J. Mourlam

Keyword(s):

Digital Media ◽

Print Media ◽

Media Use ◽

Parental Beliefs ◽

Digital Devices ◽

Parents And Children ◽

Digital Books ◽

Print Book ◽

Digital Book ◽

Parent Child

This study was designed to assess parental beliefs, motivations, and facilitative co-use of print and digital media with preschoolers and identify differences between parents’ and children’s perceptions of these media. We surveyed 43 parents and interviewed their 3- to 5-year-old children. Parents reported their child enjoyed print more than digital books and predicted their child would choose a print over a digital book. Parents indicated they believed print was more educational and entertaining than digital media and were motivated to use print for children’s learning, relaxation, entertainment, and parent-child bonding. Parents also reported they use fewer facilitative behaviors when co-using digital than print media. Children more often chose to read the digital over the print book and more often selected digital devices across most motives. This study highlights a contrast between how parents and children view media and suggests that parents might better facilitate children’s digital media use by creating more interactive digital media co-use opportunities.

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Factorial Invariance of Child Self-Report Across English and Spanish Language Groups in a Hispanic Population Utilizing the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000026 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 194-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Daniel A. Newman ◽

Christine A. Limbers ◽

James W. Varni

Keyword(s):

Health Care Services ◽

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Well Being ◽

Factorial Invariance ◽

Spanish Language ◽

Self Report ◽

Hispanic Population ◽

Language Groups ◽

Related Quality

The measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children has witnessed significant international growth over the past decade in an effort to improve pediatric health and well-being, and to determine the value of health-care services. In order to compare international HRQOL research findings across language groups, it is important to demonstrate factorial invariance, i.e., that the items have an equivalent meaning across the language groups studied. This study examined the factorial invariance of child self-reported HRQOL across English- and Spanish-language groups in a Hispanic population of 2,899 children ages 8–18 utilizing the 23-item PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed specifying a five-factor model across language groups. The findings support an equivalent 5-factor structure across English- and Spanish-language groups. Based on these data, it can be concluded that children across the two languages studied interpreted the instrument in a similar manner. The multigroup CFA statistical methods utilized in the present study have important implications for cross-cultural assessment research in children in which different language groups are compared.

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Guilty Pleasure No More

Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications ◽

10.1027/1864-1105/a000223 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 126-136 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Robin L. Nabi ◽

Debora Pérez Torres ◽

Abby Prestin

Keyword(s):

Stress Management ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Media Use ◽

Well Being ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Positive Role ◽

Individual Difference Variables ◽

Relative Value ◽

Management Techniques ◽

Managing Stress

Abstract. Despite the substantial attention paid to stress management in the extant coping literature, media use has been surprisingly overlooked as a strategy worthy of close examination. Although media scholars have suggested media use may be driven by a need to relax, related research has been sporadic and, until recently, disconnected from the larger conversation about stress management. The present research aimed to determine the relative value of media use within the broader range of coping strategies. Based on surveys of both students and breast cancer patients, media use emerged as one of the most frequently selected strategies for managing stress across a range of personality and individual difference variables. Further, heavier television consumers and those with higher perceived stress were also more likely to use media for coping purposes. Finally, those who choose media for stress management reported it to be an effective tool, although perhaps not as effective as other popular strategies. This research not only documents the centrality of media use in the corpus of stress management techniques, thus highlighting the value of academic inquiry into media-based coping, but it also offers evidence supporting the positive role media use can play in promoting psychological well-being.

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