World leaders as movie characters? Perceptions of G.W. Bush, T. Blair, O. Bin Laden, and S. Hussein at the eve of Gulf War II
World leaders as movie characters? Perceptions of G.W. Bush, T. Blair, O. Bin Laden, and S. Hussein at the eve of Gulf War II
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世界领导人作为电影角色？
DOI：
10.1080/15213260709336807
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发表时间：
2007
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影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
B. Bushman
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作者：
E. Konijn;B. Bushman
摘要本研究检验了一个理论模型的有效性，以解释观众如何看待电视上经常出现的真实的人物。特别是，我们想测试世界领导人是否被认为与虚构人物有任何不同。参与者评价媒体形象的乔治W。布什、托尼·布莱尔、奥萨马·本·拉登和萨达姆·侯赛因在第二次海湾战争前后。结果表明，理论模型与数据拟合良好。世界领导人被认为与好莱坞的主角一样现实，不那么相关（例如，超人，德古拉）。观众对世界领导人持负面看法。布什被认为与本·拉登和侯赛因一样消极。对于今天的混合媒体，重要的是要了解观众对真实的和虚构人物的看法。
Abstract This study tested the validity of a theoretical model to explain how viewers perceive real people shown frequently on T V. In particular, we wanted to test whether world leaders are perceived any differently than fictional characters. Participants evaluated media images of George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Osama bin Laden, and Saddam Hussein before and after the second Gulf War. The results demonstrated a good fit of the theoretical model to the data. World leaders were perceived equally realistic and less relevant than Hollywood's protagonists (e.g., Superman, Dracula). Viewers had a negative perception of world leaders. Bush was perceived as negatively as bin Laden and Hussein. With today's hybrid media, it is important to understand viewers’ perceptions of real as compared to fictional characters.