Satirical news and its effects on outcomes such as appreciation persuasion have gained considerable currency a topic of research in mass communication studies. Through the framework construal level theory, we investigated whether different levels spatial distance influence these effects. In between-subjects experiment, participants United Kingdom (UK; n = 282) New Zealand (NZ; 370) read satiric...

PURPOSE The primary aim of this study is to examine the extent to which running away from home as a child is associated with behavioral problems and victimization during childhood and with suicidal behavior and substance abuse during early adulthood. METHODS A random probability sample comprising 7,461 respondents was interviewed for the 2007 survey of psychiatric morbidity of adults in Engla...

Grosu & Hoshi (2019:20), in their rejoinder to Kitagawa (2019), propose that apparent violations of island constraints the so-called internally-headed relative clauses are accounted for by considering them as reduced doubly-headed clauses. This paper shows this claim and is not empirically sustainable, further it misses discourse function A discussion gapless light-headed externally-hea...

The folk costumes of Lipu Yi People, a branch ethnic minority in China, have not received much attention from China and the rest world. reason could be that People live mountainous areas far away cities their incomes are low. This study explored characteristics as well factors influencing over modern design, reference for other minorities. research model this was based on questionnaire survey 4...