%0 Journal Article %1 JCC4:JCC41596 %A Winter, Stephan %A Krämer, Nicole C. %D 2012 %I Blackwell Publishing Ltd %J Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication %K 2.0 Information Science Web bisibs2 cvk in %N 1 %P 80--96 %R 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01596.x %T Selecting Science Information in Web 2.0: How Source Cues, Message Sidedness, and Need for Cognition Influence Users' Exposure to Blog Posts %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01596.x %V 18 %X This research investigates how cues describing the authors of user-generated online science articles in blogs, and indications about whether the articles are 1-sided or 2-sided, affect others' decision about which content to read. It extended the elaboration likelihood model (ELM; Petty & Cacioppo, 1986), to predict whether better-quality arguments and individuals' need for cognition affected their content selections. In 2 experiments, 121 parents were asked to search for information on a blog concerning the effects of violent media. Results showed a general preference for texts composed by users with greater expertise and for 2-sided messages. Need for cognition magnified the effect of message sidedness, suggesting that the ELM is relevant for blogs and the selection of user-generated science stories.

@article{JCC4:JCC41596, abstract = {This research investigates how cues describing the authors of user-generated online science articles in blogs, and indications about whether the articles are 1-sided or 2-sided, affect others' decision about which content to read. It extended the elaboration likelihood model (ELM; Petty & Cacioppo, 1986), to predict whether better-quality arguments and individuals' need for cognition affected their content selections. In 2 experiments, 121 parents were asked to search for information on a blog concerning the effects of violent media. Results showed a general preference for texts composed by users with greater expertise and for 2-sided messages. Need for cognition magnified the effect of message sidedness, suggesting that the ELM is relevant for blogs and the selection of user-generated science stories.}, added-at = {2012-10-16T00:44:32.000+0200}, author = {Winter, Stephan and Krämer, Nicole C.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2997c0409ae03f74acbbea6f4fe3b2a3a/griesbau}, description = {Selecting Science Information in Web 2.0: How Source Cues, Message Sidedness, and Need for Cognition Influence Users' Exposure to Blog Posts - Winter - 2012 - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication - Wiley Online Library}, doi = {10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01596.x}, interhash = {ccf01023dd2f6ed9511c86f7b8daade5}, intrahash = {997c0409ae03f74acbbea6f4fe3b2a3a}, issn = {1083-6101}, journal = {Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication}, keywords = {2.0 Information Science Web bisibs2 cvk in}, number = 1, pages = {80--96}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd}, timestamp = {2012-10-16T00:44:32.000+0200}, title = {Selecting Science Information in Web 2.0: How Source Cues, Message Sidedness, and Need for Cognition Influence Users' Exposure to Blog Posts}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01596.x}, volume = 18, year = 2012 }