Search Topic: How does Reality Television affect sociological aspects of society?

Document a Subject Search-

What database did you use? Computer Source

What source, identified with a full APA citation, led you to a subject term to use?

Tsay-Vogel, M., & Krakowiak, K. M. (2016). Inspirational Reality TV: The Prosocial Effects of Lifestyle Transforming Reality Programs on Elevation and Altruism. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 60(4), 567–586. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2016.1234474

Was the search useful? Yes

How many results did it turn up? 333 with the filters “Full Text” and “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals”.

Was the search generally useful?  Yes

Why were the results useful or not useful?  The results were useful because a majority of them actually related to my initial research topic question and correlates with the basic search terms I use.

Document a Citation Trace-

What database did you use?  Computer Source

What source, identified with a full APA citation, did you trace?

Kühne, R., & Opree, S. J. (2020). From Admiration to Devotion? The Longitudinal Relation between Adolescents’ Involvement with and Viewing Frequency of Reality TV. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 64(2), 111–130. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2020.1728688

How many sources cited it? 2

How many sources did it cite? 42

Was each search useful? Yes

How many results did each turn-up? The results varied numerically but mostly ended up having a lot of results.

Was each search generally useful?  Yes.

Why were the results for each useful or were not useful? I used google scholar as my citation tracing database and I think my search went really well because the way the citations and references are organized is very helpful and easy to find.