Challenging the frame in the news: the role of issue involvement, attitude, and competing frames KU Leuven
The present study aims at contributing to the external validity of the framing concept by studying the effects of frames that have actually been utilized in newspaper articles. The study assesses the persuasive influence of such frames on the interpretation of news, and how issue involvement and attitude interfere in this process. A total of 282 participants are presented with one of three experimental versions of a newspaper article about ...