Ryan J Hurley

Works (13)

Updated: April 5th, 2024 06:53

2016 journal article

An Exploration Into the Uses and Gratifications of Media for Transgender Individuals

PSYCHOLOGY OF POPULAR MEDIA CULTURE, 7(3), 274–288.

By: K. Kosenko n, B. Bond * & R. Hurley n

author keywords: identity; media; sensemaking; transgender; uses and gratifications
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 19, 2018

2015 journal article

Celebrity Influence and Identification: A Test of the Angelina Effect

JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION, 21(3), 318–326.

By: K. Kosenko n, A. Binder n  & R. Hurley n

Contributors: R. Hurley n, K. Kosenko n & A. Binder n 

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Breast Neoplasms / genetics; Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control; Famous Persons; Female; Genes, BRCA1; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genetic Testing / statistics & numerical data; Heterozygote; Humans; Intention; Mastectomy; Middle Aged; Models, Psychological; Prophylactic Surgical Procedures; Social Identification; Young Adult
TL;DR: A survey of 356 adults immediately after Angelina Jolie's announcement that she is a BRCA1 carrier and has had a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy provided preliminary evidence of an Angelina effect. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Framing Cancer for Online News: Implications for Popular Perceptions of Cancer

JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, 65(6), 1018–1040.

By: J. Riles *, A. Sangalang *, R. Hurley n & D. Tewksbury *

author keywords: Framing; Cancer; Online News; Health; Content Analysis; Experiment
TL;DR: How contemporary news outlets frame cancer and how exposure to common frames can affect news audiences' perceptions of those who suffer from cancer are demonstrated and implications for framing research and health news production are discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Viewer ethnicity matters: Black crime in TV news and its impact on decisions regarding public policy

Journal of Social Issues, 71(1), 155–170.

By: R. Hurley n, J. Jensen *, A. Weaver * & T. Dixon *

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Public Estimates of Cancer Frequency: Cancer Incidence Perceptions Mirror Distorted Media Depictions

JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION, 19(5), 609–624.

By: J. Jensen *, C. Scherr *, N. Brown *, C. Jones *, K. Christy* & R. Hurley n

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Mass Media / standards; Middle Aged; Neoplasms / epidemiology; Neoplasms / psychology; Public Opinion; Risk Assessment; Young Adult
TL;DR: Self-reported news consumption was related to perceptual distortions such that heavier consumers were more likely to demonstrate distorted perceptions of four cancers, and discrepancies in risk perception and news coverage also mirrored discrepancies in federal funding for cancer research. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

The Information Management Processes of Women Living With HPV

JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION, 19(7), 813–824.

By: K. Kosenko n, J. Harvey-Knowles & R. Hurley n

MeSH headings : Adult; Attitude to Health; Female; Humans; Information Seeking Behavior; Mental Processes; Middle Aged; Papillomavirus Infections / diagnosis; Papillomavirus Infections / psychology; Qualitative Research; Stress, Psychological / psychology; Uncertainty
TL;DR: A study to trace the information management processes of women with HPV revealed a common sequence of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to the HPV diagnosis. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Online Cancer News: Trends Regarding Article Types, Specific Cancers, and the Cancer Continuum

HEALTH COMMUNICATION, 29(1), 41–50.

By: R. Hurley n, J. Riles & A. Sangalang

MeSH headings : Bibliometrics; Communications Media / trends; Humans; Information Dissemination / methods; Internet / trends; Neoplasms
TL;DR: In general, treatment information received the most attention in online cancer news, followed by digestive and genitourinary cancers, and research reports and profiles of people were the most common article types. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

News Aggregation and Content Differences in Online Cancer News

JOURNAL OF BROADCASTING & ELECTRONIC MEDIA, 56(1), 132–149.

By: R. Hurley n & D. Tewksbury *

TL;DR: A content analysis demonstrates significant differences between health news content retrieved from Web sites that aggregate their articles from many sources, and those that focus on providing news from a limited number of sources. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Liking Violence and Action: An Examination of Gender Differences in Children's Processing of Animated Content

MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY, 14(1), 49–70.

By: A. Weaver *, J. Jensen *, N. Martins *, R. Hurley n & B. Wilson *

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Sources of the Uncertainty Experienced by Women With HPV

QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH, 22(4), 534–545.

By: K. Kosenko n, R. Hurley n & J. Harvey  n

author keywords: coping and adaptation; illness and disease, experiences; sexuality / sexual health; uncertainty; women's health
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Disease Progression; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Interview, Psychological; Middle Aged; Papillomavirus Infections / complications; Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control; Papillomavirus Infections / psychology; Papillomavirus Vaccines; Sexuality; Stress, Psychological; Uncertainty; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / etiology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / psychology; Women's Health; Young Adult
TL;DR: Seven sources of uncertainty are identified in women living with HPV: the meaning of the diagnosis, the potential for disease progression, finances, the source of the infection, disclosure, sex and reproduction, and the HPV vaccine. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Uncertain Terms: Message Features of Online Cancer News

COMMUNICATION MONOGRAPHS, 78(3), 370–390.

By: R. Hurley*, K. Kosenko & D. Brashers

author keywords: Uncertainty; Cancer; Internet News; Google; Content Analysis
TL;DR: A content analysis of online cancer news was conducted and suggests that 65% of Internet-based cancer news contains message features previously linked to the production of uncertainty (e.g., ambiguous or complex information). (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Conflicting stories about public scientific controversies: Effects of news convergence and divergence on scientists' credibility

PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, 21(6), 689–704.

By: J. Jensen * & R. Hurley n

author keywords: cancer communications; health and media; interaction experts/publics; media and science; public understanding of science; representations of science; science attitudes and perceptions
TL;DR: Greater uncertainty was associated with increased scientists’ credibility ratings for those reading dioxin regulation articles and decreased scientists” credibility ratingsFor those reading wolf reintroduction articles, and the effects of divergence induced uncertainty differed by news story. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Making Sense of Cancer News Coverage Trends: A Comparison of Three Comprehensive Content Analyses

Journal of Health Communication, 15(2), 136–151.

By: J. Jensen *, C. Moriarty*, R. Hurley* & J. Stryker *

MeSH headings : Female; Humans; Journalism, Medical; Male; Neoplasms / epidemiology; Newspapers as Topic / trends; Publication Bias; Statistics as Topic; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR: Cancer stories in the top 50 U.S. newspapers were analyzed and the results were compared with the earliest analyses of this type (from 1977 and 1980) and found to be consistently underreported, compatible with the idea that personalization bias may explain some news coverage distortions. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020

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