Investigating effects of social media news sharing on the relationship between network heterogeneity and political participation

被引：28
作者：
Choi, Jihyang [1 ]
Lee, Jae Kook [2 ,3 ]
Metzgar, Emily T. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Ewha Womans Univ, Div Commun & Media, 52 Ewhayeodae Gil, Seoul 03760, South Korea
[2] Indiana Univ, Media Sch, 601 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
[3] Sungkyunkwan Univ, Dept Journalism & Mass Commun, 601 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
来源：
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2017年 / 75卷
关键词：
Social media; News sharing; Network heterogeneity; Political participation; EXAMINING DIFFERENTIAL GAINS; INTERNET SURVEYS; INFORMATION; TALK; CONSEQUENCES; DELIBERATION; TELEPHONE; KNOWLEDGE; EFFICACY; BEHAVIOR;
D O I：
10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.003
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
This study investigated how use of social media is associated with political participation by focusing on the effects of network heterogeneity and news use on social media. Specifically, we introduce the concept of news sharing as a potential determinant of participation. Our study found the presence of two sub-dimensions of news sharing: news externalizing (e.g., news posting) and news internalizing (e.g., news seeking). Both dimensions were found to have a distinct pathway to participation, with news externalizing affecting participation directly and news internalizing affecting participation indirectly through news externalizing. Additionally, our data revealed the moderating effects of news sharing, which indicates that heterogeneous online social networks may boost citizens' participation when users are active in sharing news with others. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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