News Coverage of Alcohol and other Drugs in U.S. College Newspapers

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles K. Atkin ◽  
William DeJong
Keyword(s):  
News Coverage ◽  
Alcohol And Other Drugs ◽  
College Newspapers

Perceived Effectiveness of Random Testing for Alcohol and Drugs in the Australian Aviation Community

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Christina M. Rudin-Brown ◽  
Eve Mitsopoulos-Rubens ◽  
Michael G. Lenné
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Random Testing ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Student Pilots ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
One Year ◽  
Alcohol And Other Drugs

Random testing for alcohol and other drugs (AODs) in individuals who perform safety-sensitive activities as part of their aviation role was introduced in Australia in April 2009. One year later, an online survey (N = 2,226) was conducted to investigate attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge regarding random testing and to gauge perceptions regarding its effectiveness. Private, recreational, and student pilots were less likely than industry personnel to report being aware of the requirement (86.5% versus 97.1%), to have undergone testing (76.5% versus 96.1%), and to know of others who had undergone testing (39.9% versus 84.3%), and they had more positive attitudes toward random testing than industry personnel. However, logistic regression analyses indicated that random testing is more effective at deterring AOD use among industry personnel.

Everybody Follows the Crowd?

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Obermaier ◽  
Thomas Koch ◽  
Christian Baden
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Election Campaigns ◽  
Bandwagon Effect ◽  
Political News ◽  
Election Results ◽  
Opinion Polls ◽  
Electoral Preferences

Abstract. Opinion polls are a well-established part of political news coverage, especially during election campaigns. At the same time, there has been controversial debate over the possible influences of such polls on voters’ electoral choices. The most prominent influence discussed is the bandwagon effect: It states that voters tend to support the expected winner of an upcoming election, and use polls to determine who the likely winner will be. This study investigated the mechanisms underlying the effect. In addition, we inquired into the role of past electoral performances of a candidate and analyzed how these (as well as polls) are used as heuristic cues for the assessment of a candidate’s personal characteristics. Using an experimental design, we found that both polls and past election results influence participants’ expectations regarding which candidate will succeed. Moreover, higher competence was attributed to a candidate, if recipients believe that the majority of voters favor that candidate. Through this attribution of competence, both information about prior elections and current polls shaped voters’ electoral preferences.

What Should Psychologists Know About Alcohol and Other Drugs?

1999 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-247
Author(s):  
Barbara S. McCrady
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol And Other Drugs

The impact of news coverage of Russia in the media on export—import activities

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-44
Author(s):  
Elena A. Fedorovau ◽  
Svetlana O. Musienko ◽  
Igor S. Demin ◽  
Fedor Yu. Fedorov ◽  
Dmitriy O. Afanasyev
Keyword(s):  
News Coverage ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Journalistic models, and the use of actors and sources in post-dictatorship Chilean news coverage of social affairs (1990-2010)

2017 ◽  
Vol 0 (28) ◽  
pp. 59-86
Author(s):  
Claudia Mellado ◽  
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Patricio Cabello ◽  
Rodrigo Torres ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
News Coverage ◽  
Social Affairs
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