Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Spring 2001
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Communication Studies
Advisor
Dr. Mahboub Hashem
Abstract
The surge of mass communication through technological advancement has raised the question of people’s apprehension to receiving the information they desire via electronic communication. Receiver Apprehension lessens a person’s ability to process certain types of information (Schumacher, B.K., & Wheeless, L.R., 1997). A representative sample at a mid-sized, mid-Western university was asked to complete a 27-item questionnaire using a Likert-type scale; 375 questionnaires were distributed. A model of the Receiver Apprehension Test (RAT), developed by L.R. Wheeless in 1975, was used for the measurement. However, seven added questions dealt with the Internet. The researcher was testing the hypothesis that people with high RA believe citizens, especially children, should be restricted while accessing the Internet and people with low RA believe access should be granted without governmental or filtering restrictions. It was found that the majority of sample participants were low in apprehension and preferred not to have governmental or filtering restrictions.
Recommended Citation
Eck, Amy L., "The Relationship of Increased Levels of Receiver Apprehension and the Desire to Restrict Access to the Internet" (2001). Master's Theses. 2815.
DOI: 10.58809/GGRZ7533
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2815
Rights
© 2001 Amy L. Eck
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