TY - JOUR
T1 - Social viewing of news and political participation
T2 - The mediating roles of information acquisition, self-expression, and partisan identity
AU - Wang, Yi
AU - Kim, Yonghwan
AU - Lin, Han
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - The practice of engaging in social interactions on various social media platforms while simultaneously consuming TV news or live broadcasts has become increasingly popular. However, although research has highlighted its impact on social mobilization and political participation, the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon are not fully understood. This study utilizes two-wave panel survey data from South Korea to explore how socially viewing news may enhance political participation. It specifically investigates whether the information acquisition and self-expression stimulated by social viewing of news bolster partisan identity, which in turn, fosters political participation. Our findings indicate a positive relationship between social viewing of news and both information acquisition and self-expression. Moreover, these dynamics of social viewing of news activate individuals’ partisan identity, thereby positively influencing their political participation.
AB - The practice of engaging in social interactions on various social media platforms while simultaneously consuming TV news or live broadcasts has become increasingly popular. However, although research has highlighted its impact on social mobilization and political participation, the underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon are not fully understood. This study utilizes two-wave panel survey data from South Korea to explore how socially viewing news may enhance political participation. It specifically investigates whether the information acquisition and self-expression stimulated by social viewing of news bolster partisan identity, which in turn, fosters political participation. Our findings indicate a positive relationship between social viewing of news and both information acquisition and self-expression. Moreover, these dynamics of social viewing of news activate individuals’ partisan identity, thereby positively influencing their political participation.
KW - Information acquisition
KW - Partisan identity
KW - Political participation
KW - Self-expression
KW - Social viewing of news
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85183951820&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.chb.2024.108158
DO - 10.1016/j.chb.2024.108158
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85183951820
SN - 0747-5632
VL - 154
JO - Computers in Human Behavior
JF - Computers in Human Behavior
M1 - 108158
ER -