An O-S-O-R Examination of the Relationships Between Mass Communication, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement

Information-processing strategies had more predictive power than local news media and motivation measures in people's perceptions of associational membership, interpersonal trust, and reciprocity, suggesting the cognitive mediation model is influential in examining how people learn from local news media about social norms.

Information-processing strategies had more predictive power than local news media and motivation measures in people's perceptions of associational membership, interpersonal trust, and reciprocity, suggesting the cognitive mediation model is ...