read the article and answer the following questions

1. Identification: Give the APA style citation for the article, including authors’ names, year published, title of study, journal name, volume number, and page number (in appropriate APA format and order).

2. Area of Communication: What general type of communication is this study dealing with (e.g., mass, interpersonal, etc.)? What more specific communication topics does this study address?

3. What theory (or theories) is primarily driving the study? What are some main ideas of this theory?

4. What are the specific hypotheses or research questions that the authors argue come from the theory (or theories)?

5. How is theory being used in this study? For example, is this study specifically attempting to test the theory (or some part of the theory)? Is the theory being used by the researchers mainly to “inform” some concepts/terms used in the study? Explain your response.