The effect of nationality and media on knowledge, evaluation, and framing of the Russian Crimean annexation
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
This paper explores the effect of nationality and media awareness on political attitudes toward the 2014 Russian annexation of the Crimea, a region that previously belonged to the Ukraine. 20 Russian respondents and 22 American respondents were interviewed to develop measures that captures each respondents’ level of knowledge about the Crimean annexation, their positive or negative evaluation of the annexation, and the type of language that they use to frame the reasons for the Annexation. Two-sample t-tests between nationality and knowledge (t(35)=4.18, p = <0.001), nationality and framing (t(24)=3.68, p = 0.001), nationality and evaluation (t(27)=2.41, p = <0.001), all show a significant difference. The findings support the hypothesis that a respondent’s nationality strongly influences what he or she believes about the Crimean annexation. Another two-sample t-test showed a significant difference in knowledge between high and low media aware individuals as well (t(40)=-2.60, p=0.023). Differences in media awareness turned out to be a significant indicator of a respondent’s political beliefs.
Recommended Citation
Spicer, Michael A., "The effect of nationality and media on knowledge, evaluation, and framing of the Russian Crimean annexation" (2015). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 236.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2015/all/236
Start Date
4-11-2015 9:30 AM
End Date
4-11-2015 9:45 AM
The effect of nationality and media on knowledge, evaluation, and framing of the Russian Crimean annexation
This paper explores the effect of nationality and media awareness on political attitudes toward the 2014 Russian annexation of the Crimea, a region that previously belonged to the Ukraine. 20 Russian respondents and 22 American respondents were interviewed to develop measures that captures each respondents’ level of knowledge about the Crimean annexation, their positive or negative evaluation of the annexation, and the type of language that they use to frame the reasons for the Annexation. Two-sample t-tests between nationality and knowledge (t(35)=4.18, p = <0.001), nationality and framing (t(24)=3.68, p = 0.001), nationality and evaluation (t(27)=2.41, p = <0.001), all show a significant difference. The findings support the hypothesis that a respondent’s nationality strongly influences what he or she believes about the Crimean annexation. Another two-sample t-test showed a significant difference in knowledge between high and low media aware individuals as well (t(40)=-2.60, p=0.023). Differences in media awareness turned out to be a significant indicator of a respondent’s political beliefs.
