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Perceptions of a Media Campaign: The Role of Social Identity and the Changing Intergroup Context

University of Queensland, julied{at}psy.uq.edu.au

Deborah J. Terry

University of Queensland, deborah{at}psy.uq.edu.au

Michael A. Hogg

University of Queensland, mike{at}psy.uq.edu.au

This study examined the effects of political identity and the changing intergroup context on communication perceptions during an election campaign. Perceptions of media bias and of campaign impact on self and others were assessed before and after the election. The responses of politically aligned voters reflected their membership in a dominant or subordinate group preelection and in a losing or winning group postelection. Dominant group members were initially less biased in their views of the campaign and its impact but sought to blame their party's loss on media bias and on the gullibility of political out-group members and voters in general. Subordinate group members initially showed strong in-group-serving biases but were less critical of the media and the electorate after their party had won. Results highlight the dynamic, intergroup nature of media perceptions.

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