Knowledge Acquisition Following Exposure to Cancer News Articles: A Test of the Cognitive Mediation Model

Comparing Theories of Media Learning: Cognitive Mediation, Information Utility, and Knowledge Acquisition From Cancer News

The role of divided attention and working memory in mathematical reasoning with the mediation of mathematical knowledge and fluid intelligence in fourth grade elementary students

The purpose of the research is modeling the relationship between divided attention and working memory in mathematical reasoning with the mediation of mathematical knowledge and fluid intelligence in fourth grade elementary students. Statistical population of the research included all fourth grade male students of Primary schools in District 4 of Qom from which 213 students were randomly selecte...

Campaigns, Reflection, and Deliberation: Advancing an O-S-R-O-R Model of Communication Effects

Recent communication research concerning participatory politics has found that the effects of media, especially campaign ads, conventional news, and online political resources, are largely mediated through interpersonal discussion about politics. This article extends this line of theorizing about the role of political conversation in citizen competence by testing an O-S-R-O-R model of campaign ...

Structural relationships model of type D personality and depression with the mediation of cognitive distortions and family functioning in the citizens of Bandar Abbas

Background and Objectives: Depression is a disorder in which personality factors are one of the presumed causes. The purpose of this study was to test the fit of structural model of personality type D and depression mediated by cognitive distortions and family functioning in the citizens of Bandar Abbas. Methods: This study was a correlation of structural equation modeling. Its population consi...

Implications of News Segments and Movies for Enhancing Listening Comprehension of Language Learners

Abstract Armed with technological development, the present study aimed at gauging the effectiveness of exposure to news and movies as two types of audiovisual programs in improving language learners’ listening comprehension at the intermediate level. To this end, a listening comprehension test was administered to 108 language learners and finally 60 language learners were selected as intermedia...