Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication· 2012Q1
Social Media Use for News and Individuals' Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Political Participation
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Short summary
Seeking news via social media platforms significantly predicts higher social capital and increased civic and political participation, both online and offline.
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Key points
- Social media news-seeking positively predicts social capital.
- Social media news-seeking predicts increased civic participation (online/offline).
- Social media news-seeking predicts increased political participation (online/offline).
- These effects persist after controlling for demographics, traditional media use, and political constructs.
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Abstract
Recently, scholars tested how digital media use for informational purposes similarly contributes to foster democratic processes and the creation of social capital. Nevertheless, in the context of today's socially-networked-society and the rise of social media applications (i.e., Facebook) new perspectives need to be considered. Based on U.S. national data, results show that after controlling for demographic variables, traditional media use offline and online, political constructs (knowledge and efficacy), and frequency and size of political discussion networks, seeking information via social network sites is a positive and significant predictor of people's social capital and civic and political participatory behaviors, online and offline.
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