Keywords
(tele)presence, presence, religion, religiosity, personality, enjoyment, memory, behavioral intention
Abstract
This study examines the phenomena of (tele)presence in the distinct mediated environment of an online Christian worship service. A quantitative field experiment involving 48 participants who had just viewed a religious Internet broadcast was undertaken. Individual differences in personality and religiosity are examined in tandem with (tele)presence as predictors of a number of outcome variables, including memory, enjoyment of the online worship service and behavioral intention to be more active with the church. The results showed no significant relationship between religiosity and the experience of (tele)presence, but that users who experienced greater (tele)presence enjoyed the service more, had a greater ability to recognize information from the service, and had a greater intention to attend in the future. The implications for online worship services, along with the limitations of this study, are discussed.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2014
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Rubenking, Bridget
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Communication
Degree Program
Communication; Mass Communication
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0005362
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0005362
Language
English
Release Date
August 2014
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences; Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Klebig, Brian, "(Tele)presence in Mediated Worship: The Influence of Antecedent Traits and the Effect on Memory, Enjoyment and Behavior" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4533.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/4533