Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Vezzoli, M., Zogmaister, C., & Coen, S. (2021). Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000375

In light of the pervasive adoption of smartphones, scholars have explored the consequences of
problematic (i.e., excessive and uncontrolled) use of this technology. Studies have often shown that
individuals who spend much time using smartphones exp... Read More about Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective.

Why are “others" so polarized? Perceived political polarization and media use in 10 countries (2016)
Journal Article

This study tests the associations between news media use and perceived political polarization,
conceptualized as citizens’ beliefs about partisan divides among major political parties. Relying
on representative surveys in Canada, Colombia, Greece,... Read More about Why are “others" so polarized? Perceived political polarization and media use in 10 countries.

The age of celebrity politics (2015)
Journal Article
Coen, S. (2015). The age of celebrity politics. Psychologist (Leicester), 28(5), 372-375

From celebrity candidates and
aspiring singing Prime Ministers to
candidates becoming the focus of
gossip magazines, the boundaries
between celebrity and politics are
becoming increasingly blurred.
With the National Elections
approaching, this... Read More about The age of celebrity politics.

The interplay between religious orientations, state secularism, and gay rights issues (2014)
Journal Article
Hichy, Z., Coen, S., & Di Marco, G. (2014). The interplay between religious orientations, state secularism, and gay rights issues. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 11(1), 82-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2014.914005

The aim of this study was to test the effects of religious orientations (intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest) and secularism of state on attitude towards both same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Moreover, the mediating effects of seculari... Read More about The interplay between religious orientations, state secularism, and gay rights issues.

Auntie knows best? public broadcasters and current affairs knowledge (2013)
Journal Article

Public service broadcasters (PSBs) are a central part of national news media landscapes. In many countries, PSBs are the first choice of citizens when it comes to news providers. And in perhaps more countries still, PSBs are thought of as specialists... Read More about Auntie knows best? public broadcasters and current affairs knowledge.

Sources in the news (2013)
Journal Article

In analysing the news media's role in serving the functions associated with democratic citizenship, the number, diversity and range of news sources are central. Research conducted on sources has overwhelmingly focused on individual national systems.... Read More about Sources in the news.

Crime, foreigners and hard news: A cross-national comparison of reporting and public perception (2010)
Journal Article
Curran, J., Salovaara-Moring, I., Coen, S., & Iyengar, S. (2010). Crime, foreigners and hard news: A cross-national comparison of reporting and public perception. Journalism, 11(1), 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884909350640

The Finnish media devote more attention to hard news than the British media, yet Finns are less interested in politics than the British. The principal reason for this difference in news values is that Finnish TV is more subject to public service infl... Read More about Crime, foreigners and hard news: A cross-national comparison of reporting and public perception.

Cross‐National versus individual‐level differences in political information: a media systems perspective (2010)
Journal Article
Iyengar, S., Curran, J., Lund, A., Salovaara‐Moring, I., Hahn, K., & Coen, S. (2010). Cross‐National versus individual‐level differences in political information: a media systems perspective. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 20(3), 291-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2010.490707

We propose a context-dependent approach to the study of political information. Combining a content analysis of broadcast news with a national survey measuring public
awareness of various events, issues, and individuals in the news, we show that prop... Read More about Cross‐National versus individual‐level differences in political information: a media systems perspective.

Technology adoption and journalistic role conceptions : a conceptual review and operational model
Journal Article
Oni, O., & Coen, S. (in press). Technology adoption and journalistic role conceptions : a conceptual review and operational model

The transformative potential of new interactive technology in journalism and specifically in broadcasting, where it touches on participatory programming is widely acknowledged in recent scholarship. Yet, there is no consensus on the implications of i... Read More about Technology adoption and journalistic role conceptions : a conceptual review and operational model.