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Two Paths of Conversation: How Stories and Statistics are Associated With Community Engagement in Online Debate Surrounding Vaccine Science Skeptical Content 对话的两条路径：故事和统计数据如何与社区参与围绕疫苗科学怀疑内容的在线辩论相关联

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-10-17 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261496144

Han Li, Inhwan Bae, Pengfei Zhao, Natalie Bazarova, Drew Margolin

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Constantly Connected, Differently Affected: Response Speed Shapes Parents’ and Adolescents’ Feelings of Connection 持续联系，不同影响：反应速度塑造父母和青少年的联系感

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-10-17 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261494013

Razieh Pourafshari,Miriam Brinberg,Joseph B. Bayer

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Human Imagery and Psychological Reactance in Persuasive Health Messages 说服性健康信息中的人类意象与心理抗拒

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-10-11 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261478982

Chelsea L. Ratcliff,Helen Lillie,Manusheela Pokharel,Jakob D. Jensen,Doris E. Acheme,Benjamin Sam-Paintsil

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From Hate Speech to Collective Action Intentions: The Role of Counter-Speech and Accuracy Cues Among Targeted Minorities 从仇恨言论到集体行动意图：目标少数群体中反言论和准确性线索的作用

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-09-29 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261489660

Desiree Schmuck, Magdalena Obermaier, Nancy Molina-Rogers, Muniba Saleem

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Media Use for Strong and Weak Ties: A Configural Examination of Personal Media System and Well-Being 媒介对强与弱关系的使用：个人媒介系统与幸福感的构形检验

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-09-28 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261487784

Ceciley X. Zhang, Ronald E. Rice

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Predicting Irritation Disclosures in Romantic Relationships: Testing and Extending the Revelation Risk Model 预测浪漫关系中的愤怒披露：披露风险模型的测试和扩展

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-09-25 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261490466

Rudy C. Pett, Anita L. Vangelisti

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Democratic Media Performance and Democratization: A Global Longitudinal Perspective 民主媒体表现与民主化：全球纵向视角

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-09-24 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261489667

Florian Arendt

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When Past Hurt Meets Present Care: How Family History Shapes Adult Caregivers’ Communal Coping With Siblings in Their Caregiving for Parents With Health Challenges 当过去的伤害遇到现在的照顾：家族史如何影响成年照顾者在照顾有健康挑战的父母时与兄弟姐妹的共同应对

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-09-19 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261484417

Abdullah S. Salehuddin, Andy J. Merolla, Tamara D. Afifi

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Investigating Conditional Macro-Level Media Effects Over a Long-Term: How Crisis Periods Moderate the Effects of Suicide Coverage on Suicide Rate Change (1861–2007) 调查长期有条件的宏观媒体效应：危机时期如何调节自杀报道对自杀率变化的影响（1861-2007）

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-09-03 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261480405

Christina Viehmann, Stefan Geiß, Manina Biermayer, Oliver Quiring, Florian Arendt

{"title":"Investigating Conditional Macro-Level Media Effects Over a Long-Term: How Crisis Periods Moderate the Effects of Suicide Coverage on Suicide Rate Change (1861–2007)","authors":"Christina Viehmann, Stefan Geiß, Manina Biermayer, Oliver Quiring, Florian Arendt","doi":"10.1177/00936502261480405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502261480405","url":null,"abstract":"How does media shape society over decades, and does its effect vary depending on the societal atmosphere or zeitgeist ? While theoretically important, there is a lack of systematic empirical evidence on conditional long-term macro-level media effects. We propose a broader framework to study such effects and demonstrate its applicability for the “Werther effect” in the UK. More specifically, we investigate whether media coverage of suicides in a newspaper of record is linked to suicide rates and whether this link changes during societal crises. For this, we combine suicide data with a large-scale automated content analysis of crisis and suicide reporting in The Times over a century (1861-2007). Our analysis shows that increased suicide reporting is associated with higher suicide rates, but only during crisis periods. The results are consistent with a conditional Werther effect and may offer one piece of the larger puzzle of long-term macro-level media influences on society.","PeriodicalId":48323,"journal":{"name":"Communication Research","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148877306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Experimental Research on Stereotype Expression in Freely Generated Language: A Systematic Literature Review 自由生成语言中刻板印象表达的实验研究：系统文献综述

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2026-09-02 DOI: 10.1177/00936502261478981

Kim T. Beenen, Camiel J. Beukeboom, Christian Burgers, Pia Sommerauer

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