@article{ref1,
title="Investigating the influence of social media consumption on punitive attitudes among a sample of U.S.  university students",
journal="International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology",
year="2019",
author="Intravia, Jonathan",
volume="63",
number="2",
pages="309-333",
abstract="Prior research suggests that media consumption influences attitudes toward punitiveness. Traditionally, prior efforts have generally examined television news and crime-related programming. However, less is known whether more contemporary forms of media consumption, such as social media, are related to punitive attitudes. Using a multisite sample of more than 900 mostly young adults, the current study examines (a) the relationship between four types of social media consumption (overall, general news, crime-specific content, and punishment-specific content) on penal attitudes and (b) whether these relationships vary based on key characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS reveal that individuals who consume punishment-specific content on social media are significantly more likely to have stronger attitudes regarding the use of punishment and this relationship varies by fear of crime. <br><br>FINDINGS and directions for future research are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-624X",
doi="10.1177/0306624X18786610",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X18786610"
}