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Primitive Living Videos on YouTube: Speech vs. Non-speech Cues for Audience Engagement

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Abstract

This study employs a content analysis of 20 YouTube videos to test engagement factors using the media system dependency theory. A follow-up analysis of user comments (N=2,000) between two groups of speech and non-speech videos examines their sentiment frame distribution. Results show that speech videos had more views, comments, and dislikes, while non-speech primitive videos had more likes but fewer views, comments, and dislikes. Both video types had appreciation, excited/curious, and advice/suggestion as the most prominent sentiment frames, although there are differences between them. The findings add to the theorization of media dependence theory in an interactive media environment.
Primitive Living Videos on YouTube: Speech vs. Non-speech Cues for Audience Engagement
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METHOD
RQ1:%&"&
"''
(
H1a: Videos with speech will have more
engagement in terms of views and
comments.
H1b: Videos with no speech will have more
engagement in terms of likes.
RQ2:%
""&""(
H2a: With regard to emotions, non-speech
videos have appreciation as the most
frequent sentiment frames than) speech
videos.
H2b: The more information the viewers
receive through speech on videos, the
more interested/curious and sarcastic they
are on their comments.
H2c: Since they receive fewer verbal cues
for the actions on the videos), non-speech
video viewers are more likely to give
advice/suggestions to the YouTuber
through comments.
RQ3:%"$*&
"''
+,'
&"(
H3: With more characters and longer
duration, speech videos will have more
engagement in terms of views and
comments than non-speech videos.
RESULTS
--
--
-.
-.
-.&
-/
DISCUSSION
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'&'
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