Abstract
ABSTRACT: Although social media are increasingly studied for their political impact, not enough is known about how distinct forms of Facebook activity, such as general news consumption and expression vs. issue-specific engagement, explain orientations toward a particular issue. Using a Republican sample, we demonstrate that only issue-specific engagement on Facebook—and not other forms of online behaviors—is consistently associated with a greater sense of personal influence on the issue of climate change and energy, which suggests that distinguishing between types of Facebook activity is important.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 200-218 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Information Technology and Politics |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 3 2015 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Advocacy
- climate change
- environmental communication
- opinion leadership
- political efficacy
- social media