Increasing support for alcohol-control enforcement through news coverage of alcohol's role in injuries and crime.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Michael D SlaterDavid R Ewoldsen

Abstract

Prior research has shown that the proportion of news stories about violent crimes, car crashes, and other unintended injuries that mention the possible contributing role of alcohol is far lower than the actual proportion of alcohol-related crimes and unintended injuries. An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that inclusion of such mention can increase concern about alcohol risks and support for alcohol-control measures, which have elsewhere been shown to decrease alcohol-related problems in community settings. Methodologically, we provide a model for experiments permitting generalization across randomly selected message stimuli. Sixty randomly selected local news stories on violent crime, motor vehicle crashes, and other unintended injuries from newspapers throughout the United States were manipulated into versions including or not including alcohol as a causative factor. Participants (n = 785) were drawn from a national online research panel representative of the U.S. population; 66% of panel members contacted agreed to participate. Data were analyzed using mixed-effect, multilevel models to permit generalization across message and participant variability. Mention of alcohol in news stories increased support for e...Continue Reading

Citations

Sep 25, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Stefanie K GrataleJoseph N Cappella
Aug 6, 2013·Communication Methods and Measures·Michael D Slater
Apr 18, 2014·Alcohol and Alcoholism : International Journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism·J FaganBobby P Smyth
Jun 18, 2017·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Julien Mercille
Jun 8, 2012·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica·M C BuskirkT W Lineberry
May 30, 2014·Journal of Health Communication·Michael D SlaterAdrienne H Chung
Apr 1, 2021·Substance Use & Misuse·Melissa M FosterCatherine E Goodall

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