Facebook and political engagement: A study of online political group membership and offline political engagement

被引：178
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作者：
Conroy, Meredith [2 ]
Feezell, Jessica T. [3 ]
Guerrero, Mario [1 ]
机构：
[1] Calif State Polytech Univ Pomona, Dept Polit Sci, Pomona, CA 91768 USA
[2] Occidental Coll, Dept Polit, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA
[3] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Polit Sci, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
来源：
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR | 2012年 / 28卷 / 05期
关键词：
Political communication; Social media; Political participation; Facebook; Surveys; EXAMINING DIFFERENTIAL GAINS; INTERNET USE; MASS-MEDIA; COMMUNICATION; PARTICIPATION; DELIBERATION; COMMUNITY; INFORMATION; CITIZENS; SOCIABILITY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.chb.2012.03.012
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
In what ways do online groups help to foster political engagement among citizens? We employ a multi-method design incorporating content analysis of online political group pages and original survey research of university undergraduates (n = 455) to assess the relationship between online political group membership and political engagement measured through political knowledge and political participation surrounding the 2008 election. We find that participation in online political groups is strongly correlated with offline political participation, as a potential function of engaging members online. However, we fail to confirm that there is a corresponding positive relationship between participation in online political groups and political knowledge, likely due to low quality online group discussion. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：1535 / 1546
页数：12
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