Mb. Oliver et Gb. Armstrong, PREDICTORS OF VIEWING AND ENJOYMENT OF REALITY-BASED AND FICTIONAL CRIME SHOWS, Journalism and mass communication quarterly, 72(3), 1995, pp. 559-570
Telephone surveys were conducted in Virginia and Wisconsin to explore
attitudinal predictors of exposure to and enjoyment of reality-based a
nd fictional crime programs. Punitive attitudes about crime, higher le
vels of racial prejudice, and higher levels of authoritarianism were a
ssociated with more frequent viewing and greater enjoyment of reality-
based programming, but were unrelated to enjoyment of fictional progra
mming. Reality-based viewing and enjoyment were also more common among
younger respondents, respondents with lower levels of education, and
respondents who were heavier television viewers.