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Hoffman, Lindsay., Glynn, Carroll., Huge, MIchael., Border Sietman, Rebecca. and Thomson, Tiffany. "The Process of Public Opinion: Understanding Psychological, Social, and Political Filters" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY, <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p12157_index.html>

Hoffman, L. H., Glynn, C. J., Huge, M. , Border Sietman, R. and Thomson, T. "The Process of Public Opinion: Understanding Psychological, Social, and Political Filters" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p12157_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This study examined multiple factors associated with the process of public opinion including personality traits, interpersonal discussion, and media use. We conducted a two-wave survey�the first during the initial development of a community issue and the second just a week before the March 2004 vote. Findings showed that schema (including prior beliefs and attitudes) were the strongest predictor of respondents� opinions. Both the tone of discussion (expression of similar versus dissimilar opinions) and perceptions of media favorability toward the issue influenced respondents� opinions. We also employed a content analysis to examine the role that political actors play in newspapers. There were significantly more actors favorable toward the issue in media coverage than those who were negative. A regression equation testing for all these �filters� in the public opinion process revealed that individual components accounted for more variance than social or political components. Comparisons with actual voting results also discussed.

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