News and the Overloaded Consumer: Factors Influencing Information Overload Among News Consumers
| dc.contributor.utaustinauthor | Holton, Avery E. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.utaustinauthor | Chyi, Hsiang Iris | en_US |
| dc.creator | Holton, Avery E. | en_US |
| dc.creator | Chyi, Hsiang Iris | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-23T18:07:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-09-23T18:07:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-11 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | News producers continue to increase their volume of production and delivery platforms in an effort to reach and maintain news consumers. However, consumers may not necessarily find more news desirable. Previous studies have suggested that information surplus can lead to negative outcomes for consumers, but research of outcomes related to news production and consumption has been scant. This study explores novel areas of news surplus and overload, empirically examining factors associated with the degree of perceived overload across a broad spectrum of news delivery platforms. The findings reveal that the majority of today's news consumers feel overloaded with the amount of news they are confronted with. Gender, news interest, and the use of specific news platforms and outlets predict the degree of that overload. News access through platforms and outlets such as computers, e-readers, and Facebook is positively associated with overload, whereas other platforms such as television and the iPhone are negatively associated with overload. Implications for media psychology and news consumption are discussed. | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Journalism and Media | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | en_US | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.15781/T2Z892G6X | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Holton, Avery E., and Hsiang Iris Chyi. "News and the overloaded consumer: Factors influencing information overload among news consumers." Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 15, no. 11 (Nov., 2012): 619-624. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1089/cyber.2011.0610 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2152-2715 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/41149 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | en_US | |
| dc.relation.ispartofserial | Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking | en_US |
| dc.rights | Administrative deposit of works to Texas ScholarWorks: This works author(s) is or was a University faculty member, student or staff member; this article is already available through open access or the publisher allows a PDF version of the article to be freely posted online. The library makes the deposit as a matter of fair use (for scholarly, educational, and research purposes), and to preserve the work and further secure public access to the works of the University. | en_US |
| dc.rights.restriction | Open | en_US |
| dc.subject | strategies | en_US |
| dc.subject | psychology, social | en_US |
| dc.title | News and the Overloaded Consumer: Factors Influencing Information Overload Among News Consumers | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |