In the Face of Mediated Distant Suffering: An Experimental Study on the Impact of Proximity and Agency on Audience Responses to Humanitarian Crisis
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
In the Face of Mediated Distant Suffering: An Experimental Study on the Impact of Proximity and Agency on Audience Responses to Humanitarian Crisis
Project Number
142
Abstract
This questionnaire aims to answer the research question:
How are compassion, perceived similarity and moral responsibility affected by the
reported proximity and resilience of the victim in news representations of
distant suffering?
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
03-11-2014
End date
25-11-2014
Topics
Researcher
J. von Engelhardt; J. Jansz
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2015 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-2zy-nkvt
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
The metadata for the variables in this study have not yet been published.
Questions
The metadata for the questions in this study have not yet been published.
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 1,191 (100%)Non-response: 181 (15.2%)
Response: 1,010 (84.8%)
Complete: 822 (69.0%)
Incomplete: 188 (15.8%)
Collection Events
Period
03-11-2014 to 25-11-2014
Sample
random 1,191 panel members who answered to the empathy items ed11a027 - ed11a034
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.