TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender and Presence of Children
T2 - Examining Media Uses, Informational Needs, and Source Preferences during the Flint, Michigan, Water Crisis
AU - Day, Ashleigh M.
AU - O’Shay-Wallace, Sydney
AU - Seeger, Matthew W.
AU - McElmurry, Shawn P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - In 2014, a water crisis emerged in Flint, Michigan. Using uses and gratifications theory as the guiding framework, this study examines if crisis-related media uses, informational needs, and source preferences are related to respondents’ gender and/or whether or not respondents had children. A random sample of 208 Flint residents yielded results that are largely consistent with extant research, although minor nuances were found. Media uses, preferred informational sources, and desire to receive future crisis-related health information varied between women and men. Women reported significantly higher use of Facebook and Instagram. However, there were not significant differences between genders or respondents with/without children regarding their future informational needs about crisis-related health topics. Results are discussed in relation to extant research, theory, and praxis. Limitations and future research are also discussed.
AB - In 2014, a water crisis emerged in Flint, Michigan. Using uses and gratifications theory as the guiding framework, this study examines if crisis-related media uses, informational needs, and source preferences are related to respondents’ gender and/or whether or not respondents had children. A random sample of 208 Flint residents yielded results that are largely consistent with extant research, although minor nuances were found. Media uses, preferred informational sources, and desire to receive future crisis-related health information varied between women and men. Women reported significantly higher use of Facebook and Instagram. However, there were not significant differences between genders or respondents with/without children regarding their future informational needs about crisis-related health topics. Results are discussed in relation to extant research, theory, and praxis. Limitations and future research are also discussed.
KW - children
KW - crisis communication
KW - gender
KW - informational needs
KW - media use
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U2 - 10.30658/jicrcr.3.2.2
DO - 10.30658/jicrcr.3.2.2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134608160
SN - 2576-0017
VL - 3
SP - 141
EP - 177
JO - Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research
JF - Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research
IS - 2
ER -