• 한국언론정보학보
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• 제42권
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• pp.168-204
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• 2008

이 연구는 여론지각과 의견표명의 관계가 의견분포가 상이한 지역에서도, 상이한 이슈에 대해서도 여전히 유효한지를 분석하고 이슈에 대한 의견과 지각편향이 의견표명에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 검증하였다. 또한 여론형성과정에서 개인이 수행하는 역할유형별로 어떠한 특성을 지니는지 검토하였다. 분석결과 이슈에 대한 의견과 의견강도는 이슈 및 지역에 관계없이 의견표명과 유의미한 관계가 있었지만, 여론지각은 지역과 이슈에 따라, 의견표명지역에 따라 의견표명에 미치는 영향이 상이하였고, 지각편향집단간에는 의견표명에 유의미한 차이가 발견되지 않았다. 회귀분석 결과 반대의견과 의견강도는 의견표명을 예측하는 주요 변인이었으나 여론지각은 침묵의 나선이론과 달리 어떤 이슈에서도 유의미한 예측변인이 아니었다. 오히려 반대편향집단에서 의견표명의사가 낮게 나타나 지각편향이 의견표명을 예측하는 주요 변인임을 알 수 있다. 여론형성과점에서 하드코어는 두 이슈에 대해 찬성의견이 많았고 반대편향의 비율이 다른 집단들에 비해 월등하게 많았다. 연구결과는 의견표명을 설명하는 여론관련 변인들을 다차원적으로 고려할 필요가 있음을 제기한다.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.217-231
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• 2014

This study begins with a review of commonly discussed dimensions of public risk perception that may influence public opinion toward risks. Factors that have been revealed by the literature to have substantial impact on risk perception, such as demographic background, trust, and media environment, are also discussed. Meanwhile, we evaluate two well-known research models in the realm of risk analysis: 1) the psychometric paradigm, and 2) the social amplification of risk framework (SARF). Based on a literature review, this study suggests that, besides the psychological and social approach, models of risk perception and risk communication research should shift to a more comprehensive one by considering the interrelations between laypeople and the environment. This study proposes a research model from the perspective of social cognitive theory (SCT) as a potential framework for future studies: 1) in the societal environment, individuals' risk perception and information seeking behavior, which is determined by risk perception will be influenced by trust in regulators and interpersonal trust; 2) in the media environment, individuals' risk perception and information seeking behavior will be influenced by individuals' perceived information characteristics. Knowledge about risk accumulated through information seeking will change risk perception in a longitudinal process.

• 한국언론정보학보
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• 제39권
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• pp.178-223
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• 2007

이 연구는 우리 사회의 지역 간, 세대 간 여론양극화 현상의 양태를 살펴보고 여론양극화 현상에 영향을 미치는 요인들이 무엇인지를 검증하고자 하였다. 분석 결과 전국이슈에서 실제 지역 간 여론차이는 없었으나 여론지각과 지각편향에서 차이가 있었고, 지역이슈에서는 실제 여론차이가 있었으나 여론지각과 지각편향의 차이가 더 심하게 나타나 여론양극화 현상은 실제 여론의 차이보다는 지각된 여론에 기인한 것임을 알 수 있다. 부산은 자기 지역여론에 대해 보수편향을, 타 지역 여론에 대해서는 진보편향을 보였고, 광주는 자기 지역여론에 대해서는 거울반사인식을, 타 지역 여론에 대해서는 보수편향을 보였다. 또한 각 지역여론에 대한 두 지역의 지각이 유사하여 상대지역에 대한 스테레오타입화된 태도나 믿음에 근거해 여론지각이 이루어지고 있음을 알 수 있다. 세대 간 여론양극화 현상은 유의미하지 않았으며, 모든 세대가 대체로 다른 사람들이 자신보다 보수적이라는 보수편향을 보였지만, 지역 간 여론지각에서는 이슈에 따라, 세대에 따라 지각편향이 다르게 나타났다. 지역과 세대를 교차 비교한 결과 전국이슈에 대한 실제의견을 제외하고 세대별로도 지역 간 여론양극화 현상이 나타났다. 한편 회귀분석 결과 개인의 의견과 지역은 여론 및 여론지각, 지각편향을 설명하는 매우 예측력 높은 변인이었으나 세대의 설명력은 디지털 세대에서만 약하게 나타났다.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.172-195
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• 2015

Multiple nationwide opinion surveys, carried out by the government (cabinet office), major media (national newspapers and NHK), the National Institute for Environmental Studies, and the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, have revealed that the Fukushima nuclear accident has heightened people's perception of disaster risks, fear of nuclear accidents, and increased recognition of pollution issues, and has changed public opinion on nuclear energy policy. The opinion gap on nuclear energy policy between specialists and lay people has widened since the disaster. The results of the Japanese General Social Survey data show that objections to the promotion of nuclear energy are strong among females, and weaker among young males and the supporters of the LDP. These findings are similar to the data collected after the Chernobyl accident. People who live in a 70km radius of nuclear plants tend to evaluate nuclear disaster risks higher. Distance from nuclear plants and the perception of earthquake risk interactively correlate with opinions on nuclear issues. Among people whose evaluation of earthquake risk is low, those who live nearer to the plants are more likely to object to the abolishment of nuclear plants. It was also found that the nuclear disaster has changed people's behavior; they now try to save electricity. The level of commitment to energy saving is found to relate to opinions on nuclear issues.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.182-200
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• 2023

A recent nationwide survey reported that South Koreans perceive large corporations as the party that should be the most responsible for tackling climate change. This public opinion result offers insight into the argument that defining who is responsible for the climate change issue can guide campaigners and policymakers in designing effective communication strategies. This study examines how attributing responsibility to large corporations can affect behavioral intention to support government policy and regulation via a moderated mediation model of the perceived risk of climate change and corporate social responsibility (CSR). A nationwide online survey of 295 South Koreans was conducted. The findings reveal an indirect effect of responsibility attribution on behavioral intention through risk perception. Moreover, perceived CSR moderated the causal link between risk perception and behavioral intention, such that South Koreans reported higher levels of behavioral intention when they reported higher CSR. However, perceived CSR failed to moderate the indirect effect. These findings have implications for communication processes and policymaking to address climate change problems in South Korea.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.52-70
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• 2014

Gathering polling items about China and Japan from 1937 to 2011, we examine how Americans think about these two powerful East Asian countries. Our study investigates American attitudes from two perspectives. First, we analyze the content of polling items asked in the US about China and Japan to track changes in salient issues over a period of over 60 years. Second, by tracking repeated items, we show how American attitudes toward China and Japan have changed over time, both in long-term general favorability, and shorter-term perception of geopolitical, ideological, and economic threat in response to historical events.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.293-306
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• 2021

The news and views of Pakistani television channels are extensively shared on digital media for information or analysis where the general public discusses overt and covert agendas by mentioning their factual and presentational style. This study contributes to the contemporary studies of media perception through focus group interviews with 72 randomly selected master's and bachelor's students studying Media and Communication at the School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan to provide information about the feelings and observations of future journalists and media literates. In summary, the findings of our research exposed the negative perception of Pakistani electronic media among the participants due to what they perceived as biased, inaccurate, and unethical reporting.

• 한국언론정보학보
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• 제39권
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• pp.284-323
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• 2007

이 연구에서는 인터넷 사용자들의 여론지각 단서로서의 인터넷 여론조사 결과에 주목, 이슈 유형별로 게시된 의견의 분석을 통해 여론조사 결과가 이슈별로 의견표명에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 추적했다. 그 결과 여론조사 결과가 우세한 의견으로 집중된 합의형 이슈의 경우에는 소수로 지각된 의견이 의견게시판에서 점차 감소하는 것으로 나타났으나, 여론조사 결과가 찬반 대결양상으로 나뉘는 갈등형 이슈에서는 초기 의견으로 형성된 주장이 논의가 끝나는 과정까지 꾸준히 동일한 입장에 머무르는 의견 분포를 나타냈다. 설문형태에 따른 과업(task)유형의 차이가 의견의 분포나 상호작용성에 미친 영향력을 분석한 결과 의견의 다양성 측면에서는 차이를 보이지 않아 인터넷이 다양한 의견을 개진할 수 있는 공간이라는 기존의 기대와는 상반된 결과를 얻었다. 찬반형 주제보다 정책 제시형 주제에 대한 의견표명의 적극성이 높았고, 합의형 이슈의 경우 여론조사 결과 다수의견이 게시판에서의 다수의견을 증가시킨 반면, 갈등형 이슈의 경우에는 인터넷 이용자들이 게시판에 나타난 의견방향을 관찰한 후 대세를 추종하는 승자편승적 경향을 나타냈다.

• Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.274-303
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• 2023

The third-person perception phenomenon can consistently be found in opinion poll news, but it remains unknown what determines the degree of the third-person perception (TPP) about specific election poll news. We investigated how respondents' preferred candidate's status in the poll affects the perceived impact of polling news on both themselves (PMI1) and on others (PMI3) as well as TPP (PMI3 - PMI1). We also examined the effect of subjective political knowledge and the perceived level of political knowledge of others on TPP. An online experiment was conducted in the context of a gubernatorial election in South Korea, in which the leading candidate in the poll and the question order (self-question first vs. other-question first) were manipulated. The results indicated that PMI1 and PMI3 were greater when the respondent's preferred candidate was leading in the poll. TPP did not differ depending on subjective knowledge, but it was greater when the others were non-experts (vs. experts). Lastly, question order was found to be a method factor that affected both PMI1 and PMI3. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.434-445
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• 2015

In reading news stories online, people are exposed to others' comments to a news story. In spite of popularity of comments to a news story online, the understanding of why and who posts a comment is still lacking. To complement scarcity and have a better understanding of comment-posting online, this study examined psychological factors which affect the likelihood of posting a comment to a news story online. In particular, three variables were considered: The first variable was communication efficacy, that is, an individual's belief about communication practices and systems, under the supposition that the people who have greater levels of communication efficacy are more likely to post a comment. The second variable was perception of public opinion, to test that when and if people judge their position of the issue as favored by the majority, they tend to post a comment. And finally, the tone of existing comments was included, to test if the tone of comments affects the willingness to post a comment. The results showed that firstly, people at a high level of communication efficacy are more likely to post a comment compared to people at the low level of communication efficacy. Secondly, the perception of public opinion partly influenced the willingness to post a comment. Especially, when people believe communication systems contribute to develop society and also when judged that their opinion is the majority's opinion, they are more likely to post a comment. Finally, the tone of the comments influenced the willingness to post a comment only on the condition that people are confident of the communication practice and are exposed to emotional comments.