Facebook's Spiral of Silence and Participation: The Role of Political Expression on Facebook and Partisan Strength in Political Participation

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 696-702

  Kim, Mihee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Facebook; partisan strength; political expression; political participation; spiral of silence

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POLITICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85003583815     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0137     Document Type: Review

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