Does my comment count? Perceptions of political participation in an online environment

被引：21

作者：

Hoffman, Lindsay H. ^{[1
]}

Jones, Philip Edward ^{[2
]}

Young, Dannagal Goldthwaite ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Delaware, Dept Commun, Newark, DE 19716 USA

[2] Univ Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 USA

来源：

COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2013年 / 29卷 / 06期

关键词：

Internet; Political communication; Social networking sites; Online political participation; Perceptions; INTERNET USE; MEDIA; INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.chb.2013.05.010

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Since the infancy of the Internet, scholars have posited that the medium would mobilize and engage citizens, yet the reality has proven it to be more nuanced and complex. This project examines citizens' motivations to engage in politics online, assessing how people are driven by both a desire to influence government as well as to communicate political ideas to others. We explore the ways these two behaviors are perceived by citizens in online versus offline contexts. We also examine how such perceptions can predict certain behaviors, such as "friending" a candidate and messaging with friends about politics. We find that these behaviors are indeed perceived differently among citizens, and that perceptions predict the likelihood of participating in online political forums. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：2248 / 2256

页数：9

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