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The Emotional Effects of Science Narratives: A Theoretical Framework
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Abstract Stories have long been discussed as a tool to make science accessible to the public. The potential of stories to stimulate emotions in their audiences makes them an emotional communication strategy par excellence. While studies exist that test the effects of stories in science communication on the o... view more
Stories have long been discussed as a tool to make science accessible to the public. The potential of stories to stimulate emotions in their audiences makes them an emotional communication strategy par excellence. While studies exist that test the effects of stories in science communication on the one hand and the effects of emotions on the other hand, there is no systematic elaboration of the mechanisms through which stories in science communication evoke emotions and how these emotions influence outcomes such as knowledge gain and attitude change. In this article, we develop a theoretical framework of the “Emotional Effects of Science Narratives” (EESN-Model), which includes a typology of emotions likely to arise from reading science communication as well as mechanisms for each of the emotions to evoke the (desired) outcomes. The model serves as a heuristic to delineate the emotional effects of narratives in science coverage and will help guide research in this domain to provide a deeper understanding of the role of emotion in science news.... view less
Classification
Impact Research, Recipient Research
Free Keywords
EESN-Model; emotion; emotional response; narrative; narrative effects; science communication
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 151-163
Journal
Media and Communication, 8 (2020) 1
Issue topic
Emotions and Emotional Appeals in Science Communication
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed