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The role of multi-platform news consumption in explaining civic participation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Boekbijdrage - Boekhoofdstuk Conferentiebijdrage

This study employs the O-S-R-O-R framework to examine how multi-platform news consumption is associated with civic participation during the COVID-19 pandemic (offline and via social media) and how this relation is mediated by civic talk and civic attitudes. A survey was administered to 1500 adults in Belgium. Results from structural equation modelling indicate how civic talk with weak ties is not associated with civic attitudes or participation. Analysis of indirect effects reveals that multi-platform news consumption stimulates two different types of participation, through civic talk with strong ties and civic attitudes. The results shed light on previously unexplored pathways towards participation, while providing support for the O-S-R-O-R framework and highlighting the role of social media as an emerging arena for civic participation.
Boek: ICA 2022, 72nd Annual ICA Conference, Proceedings
Aantal pagina's: 1
Jaar van publicatie:2022
Toegankelijkheid:Open