Political trust is essential for a democratic regime to work, and a declining asset in Western countries. It has been confirmed theoretically and empirically that news media are an important source of influence on political trust, though literature have not considered social media, in which the circulation of false or misleading information, and propaganda, might have a negative effect on political trust, to be relevant channels of news consumption. In order to explore the effect of social media on political trust in comparison with that of traditional media, an ANOVA test and hierarchical multiple linear regression models were run on a three-wave panel survey, during the presidential elections of 2018 (N = 701) in Mexico. The findings indicate that the election campaign had a positive effect on institutional trust, growing as the campaign developed, and that there was a positive influence from social media, followed by television.
En el contexto de la relevancia de la confianza política para la gobernabilidad democrática, se ofrece un estado del arte basado en 52 trabajos publicados en los últimos diez años en bases de datos latinoamericanas e internacionales, acerca del factor mediático implicado en ello. El documento reseña la función de la confianza para la democracia y las principales teorías que explican su variación temporal. Centrándose en la explicación específicamente mediática, se explicitan las vertientes clásicas y contemporáneas de los efectos de los medios a este respecto, así como los trabajos empíricos que las apoyan o refutan. El artículo concluye con una reseña de las principales metodologías implementadas para su estudio, así como una reflexión crítica acerca de las lagunas de conocimiento e insuficiencias encontradas en la revisión, como punto de partida para nuevas pesquisas.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.