News Media Use and Political Engagement Among Adolescents: An Analysis of Virtuous Circles Using Panel Data

Political Communication

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 221-242

  Kruikemeier, Sanne ^a   Shehata, Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

media effects; news media use; political engagement; reinforcing spirals; selection effects; virtuous circle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966713785     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2016.1174760     Document Type: Article

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