Motivations for Political Discussion: Antecedents and Consequences on Civic Engagement

Zúñiga, Homero Gil de; Valenzuela, Sebastián; Weeks, Brian E.

doi:10.1111/hcre.12086

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“…Similarly, our measure of confirmation bias is based on selfreport and may be subject to the same type of criticism. However, this self-reported measure of confirmation bias has been previousely used in studies of political discussion (Gil de Zúñiga, Valenzuela, & Weeks, 2016), and self-reports are an important means by which researchers can learn about peoples' psychological motivations, as these are less amenable to direct observation (Touré-Tillery & Fishbach, 2014).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anger, Fear, and Echo Chambers: The Emotional Basis for Online Behavior

Wollebæk

Karlsen

Steen‐Johnsen

et al. 2019

Social Media + Society

119

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Emotions, such as anger and fear, have been shown to influence people’s political behavior. However, few studies link emotions specifically to how people debate political issues and seek political information online. In this article, we examine how anger and fear are related to politics-oriented digital behavior, attempting to bridge the gap between the thus far disconnected literature on political psychology and the digital media. Based on survey data, we show that anger and fear are connected to distinct behaviors online. Angry people are more likely to engage in debates with people having both similar and opposing views. They also seek out information confirming their views more frequently. Anxious individuals, by contrast, tend to seek out information contradicting their opinions. These findings reiterate predictions made in the extant literature concerning the role of emotions in politics. Thus, we argue that anger reinforces echo chamber dynamics and trench warfare dynamics in the digital public sphere, while fear counteracts these dynamics.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anger, Fear, and Echo Chambers: The Emotional Basis for Online Behavior

Wollebæk

Karlsen

Steen‐Johnsen

et al. 2019

Social Media + Society

119

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“…Scientific research points out the changes that have led to the navigation and use of social networks to establish a new conceptualisation of citizenship that diverges to a large extent from the traditional approach, as a new action scenario is adopted in this digital environment (Hernández Merayo, 2011 In this regard, a large part of the literature raises, among other advantages, the opening of new globalised relationship channels that enhance the participation of individuals (Arriazu and Fernández, 2013;Yuste 2015), the possibility to manage new alternatives for information sources and to stimulate the critical sense (Rodríguez San Julián et al, 2010;Kim and Chen, 2015;Yamamoto et al, 2015); and promote a conversational environment that encourages civic engagement and involvement (Gil de Zúñiga et al, 2016) with a remarkable influence to alleviate political inequality between leaders, minority groups and citizens (Xenos et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Participation and commitment of young people in the digital environment. Uses of social networks and perception of their consequences

Vizcaíno-Laorga¹,

García²,

López³

2019

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Ricardo Vizcaíno-Laorga [CV] [ ] [ ] Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences and Sociology. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) (Spain) -ricardo.vizcaino@urjc.es Beatriz Catalina-García [CV] [ ] [ ] Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences and Sociology. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) (Spain) -beatriz.catalina@urjc.es María-Cruz López de Ayala-López [CV] [ ] [ ] Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences and Sociology. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) (Spain)mariacruz.lopezdeayala@urjc.es AbstractIntroduction. The article analyses the uses that young people (of 18 to 24 years of age) make of social networks (especially in terms of public-social participation) and their perceptions regarding the possibility of empowerment. Methods. Four focus groups were conducted: with vocational training students and university students, who were divided in turn into highly-active and low-active users. Results and conclusions. The power of social networks (generators of change and citizen participation) is perceived differently depending on the context and the degree of influence of the user. The level of activity and participation is not the only factor determining use: personality and interests, previous degree of implication, and use habits provoke greater or lesser resistance to change a social network. Although television consumption is decreasing, the credibility of its information is not related to the medium but to the confidence and knowledge that users have in relation to it.

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“…Social factors have also been mentioned as mediators of public participation [14,17]. According to the social capital theory, which measures connectedness rated by trust and relatedness, people who are active in public participation have more social capital available to them and are more connected [14].…”

Section: Factors Influencing Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Pseudonymity in Mobile e-Participation

Thiel

Larsen-Ledet

2019

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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In addition to lack of knowledge and trust in official authorities, privacy concerns are among the reasons for non-participation in public discourse. Mitigating these barriers is important when aiming to promote and ultimately increase public participation. Through the lens of a long-term field study with a mobile participation prototype, this research investigated citizens' participation patterns in relation to their choice in username (real name vs. pseudonym). Our data suggests that while engagement served less socializing purposes, social appreciation was not affected by pseudonymity. Interestingly, those participating with their real-name lost trust in the local government. Overall, we found no evidence that pseudonymity impacts the level of participation, but participants indicated to favor using a pseudonym in the future.

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Motivations for Political Discussion: Antecedents and Consequences on Civic Engagement

Cited by 78 publications

References 55 publications

Anger, Fear, and Echo Chambers: The Emotional Basis for Online Behavior

Anger, Fear, and Echo Chambers: The Emotional Basis for Online Behavior

Participation and commitment of young people in the digital environment. Uses of social networks and perception of their consequences

The Role of Pseudonymity in Mobile e-Participation

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