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Author:

Wang, Ruoxu

Title:

READING NEWS ON SMARTPHONES: HOW DO MOOD, MODALITY INTERACTIVITY, AND NEWS STORY LENGTH INFLUENCE USER ENGAGEMENT?

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

smartphone news reading
mood
modality interactivity
news story length
user engagment
persuasion
user experience
human computer interaction

File:

Download Wang_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michel M. Haigh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member
Michel M. Haigh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Li, Ruobing

Title:

CAN INTERACTIVE MEDIA ATTENUATE PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTANCE? A STUDY OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY USER COMMENTING AND AUDIENCE METRICS IN PROMOTING PERSUASION

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Psychological Reactance
agency
persuasion
bandwagon cue

File:

Download Dissertation_to_be_submitted_Li.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Chun

Title:

THE IMPACT OF DISGUST ON THREAT APPEALS: ENHANCEMENT OR ATTENUATION OF PERSUASION?

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Threat appeal
Disgust
Fear
Persuasion

File:

Download Yang__Chun_dissertation_for_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
James Dillard, Outside Member