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Ho, Shirley., Brossard, Dominique. and Scheufele, Dietram. "Values, Information, and Mass Media: Examining Routes of Influence on Public Opinion About Stem Cell Research" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA, May 23, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p172613_index.html>

Ho, S. S., Brossard, D. and Scheufele, D. A. , 2007-05-23 "Values, Information, and Mass Media: Examining Routes of Influence on Public Opinion About Stem Cell Research" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p172613_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Based on a conceptual model using theorizing from political, science, and risk communication, this study examines the direct and indirect effects of value predispositions, news media use, institutional trust, and scientific knowledge on general support for stem cell research and on support for human embryonic stem cell research. Regression path analysis based on data from a national 3-wave panel survey conducted between 2002 and 2005 showed that religiosity, ideology, and deference to scientific authority had direct effects on general support for stem cell research, and for some of these value predispositions, parts of their effects were mediated by (a) institutional trust (the ‘heuristic’ route) and by (b) news media use and scientific knowledge (the ‘informational’ route). Conversely, although religiosity, ideology, deference to scientific authority, and authoritarian views of democratic processes in science directly influenced support for human embryonic stem cell research, most of their indirect effects were mediated by institutional trust, suggesting that citizens rely solely on the ‘heuristic’ route instead of the ‘informational’ route to form judgments when it comes to the more morally-loaded criterion variable. Implications for policymaking are discussed.

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