Rethinking the Virtuous Circle Hypothesis on Social Media: Subjective versus Objective Knowledge and Political Participation

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dc.contributor.authorLee, Sangwon
dc.contributor.authorDiehl, Trevor
dc.contributor.authorValenzuela, Sebastián
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-30T14:51:17Z
dc.date.available2022-03-30T14:51:17Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractDespite early promise, scholarship has shown little empirical evidence of learning from the news on social media. At the same time, scholars have documented the problem of information 'snacking' and information quality on these platforms. These parallel trends in the literature challenge long-held assumptions about the pro-social effects of news consumption and political participation. We argue that reliance on social media for news does not contribute to people's real level of political knowledge (objective knowledge), but instead only influences people's impression of being informed (subjective knowledge). Subjective knowledge is just as important for driving political participation, a potentially troubling trend given the nature of news consumption on social media. We test this expectation with panel survey data from the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. Two path model specifications (fixed effects and autoregressive) support our theoretical model. Implications for the study of the 'dark side' of social media and democracy are discussed.
dc.format.extent31 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/hcr/hqab014
dc.identifier.eissn1468-2958
dc.identifier.issn0360-3989
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqab014
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/63841
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000735627700003
dc.information.autorucFacultad de comunicaciones ; Valenzuela, Sebastian ; S/I ; 6859
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final87
dc.pagina.inicio57
dc.publisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
dc.revistaHUMAN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectSocial Media News
dc.subjectObjective Political Knowledge
dc.subjectSubjective Political Knowledge
dc.subjectPolitical Participation
dc.subjectPanel Data
dc.subjectLEARNING POLITICS
dc.subjectNEWS
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectEXPOSURE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectEXPRESSION
dc.subjectMISINFORMATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNET
dc.titleRethinking the Virtuous Circle Hypothesis on Social Media: Subjective versus Objective Knowledge and Political Participation
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen48
sipa.codpersvinculados6859
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