Social media and mobiles as political mobilization forces for young adults: Examining the moderating role of online political expression in political participation

New Media and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 880-898

  Yamamoto, Masahiro ^a   Kushin, Matthew J ^b   Dalisay, Francis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile apps; online political expression; political participation; social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930391916     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444813518390     Document Type: Article

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