Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
School of Communication & Media, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea.
Risk Anal. 2023 Jul;43(7):1310-1328. doi: 10.1111/risa.14000. Epub 2022 Aug 21.
This study used two randomized experiments in a prospective design (Study 1 N = 297, Study 2 N = 296) to examine how multilevel causal attribution dimensions (internal vs. external to an individual or a country) shape domestic and foreign policy support to counter transboundary risk. Results from Study 1 and 2 showed that external-country (vs. internal-country) causal attribution reduced perceptions of internal-country attributions of responsibility, which had a cross-lagged effect on support for domestic-industry policies to mitigate the risk. In contrast, perceptions of external-country attributions of responsibility increased support for foreign policies in a 2-week follow up. This study offers theoretical insights into the demarcation of multilevel causal attribution dimensions in studying media framing effects. It also highlights some important causal mechanisms of how media frames shape public support for policies aimed at transboundary risk mitigation.
本研究采用前瞻性设计的两项随机实验（研究 1，N=297；研究 2，N=296），考察多层次因果归因维度（个体或国家内部与外部）如何塑造应对跨国风险的国内外政策支持。研究 1 和 2 的结果表明，归因于国外（而非国内）的原因减少了对国内归因于责任的认知，这种认知对支持减轻风险的国内产业政策具有跨期影响。相比之下，在为期两周的后续调查中，对国外归因于责任的认知增加了对外国政策的支持。本研究为研究媒体框架效应时对多层次因果归因维度的划分提供了理论见解，也突出了媒体框架塑造公众对旨在减轻跨国风险政策的支持的一些重要因果机制。
