Unraveling the relationships between smartphone use, exposure to heterogeneity, political efficacy, and political participation: a mediation model approach

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 370-389

  Park, Chang Sup ^a   Karan, Kavita ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

exposure to heterogeneity; mediation model; political efficacy; political participation; smartphone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902687470     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292986.2014.892146     Document Type: Article

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