Date of Award
2018
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Applied Communication Theory and Methodology
Department
Communication
First Advisor
Bracken, Cheryl
Subject Headings
transportation, identification, non- fiction, documentaries
Abstract
This study tests for transportation and identification in non- fiction documentaries that portrayed victims and perpetrators of crime. Participants were a combination of college students and individual who were recruited via social media. The two video conditions demonstrated adult women who were portrayed as either a victim or perpetrator; this is where the manipulation occurred. Participants were randomly selected to view a documentary of a black or white victim, or a black or white perpetrator. Results found that participants were able to be transported into a non- fiction video. Participants also expressed high levels of identification with the women portrayed in the non- fiction videos. Results also indicated a positive correlation between transportation and identification.
Recommended Citation
Roberts, Shantale D., "Expanding Our Present Knowledge of the Non-fictional World: An Analysis of Transportation and Identification with Victims and Perpetrators" (2018). ETD Archive. 1031.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/etdarchive/1031
