Differential and interactive influences on political participation by different types of news activities and political conversation through social media

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 328-334

  Hyun, Ki Deuk ^a   Kim, Jinhee ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Differential gains model; Facebook; News use; Political discussion; Social networking sites; Twitter

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

DIFFERENTIAL GAIN; FACEBOOK; NEWS USE; POLITICAL DISCUSSION; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; TWITTER;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84920517244     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.031     Document Type: Article

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