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http://dx.doi.org/10.15206/ajpor.2022.10.3.178

The Roles of Political Network Diversity and Social Media News Access in Political Participation in the United States and South Korea  

Lee, Sun Kyong (Korea University)
Kim, Kyun Soo (Chonnam National University)
Franklyn, Amanda (University of Oklahoma)
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Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research / v.10, no.3, 2022 , pp. 178-199 More about this Journal
Abstract
Two surveys for exploring communicative paths toward political participation were conducted with relatively large samples of Americans (N = 1001) and South Koreans (N = 1166). Hierarchical regression modeling of the relationships among demographics, personal networks, news consumption, and cross-cutting discussion and political participation demonstrated mostly commonalities between the two samples, including the interaction between political diversity and Twitter usage for news access but with distinct effect sizes of cross-cutting discussion on political participation. We attribute the differences to the two countries' distinct histories of democracy and culture, and the commonalities to the general relationships between cross-cutting discussion and political participation moderated by strong ties political homogeneity.
Keywords
communication paths; cross-cutting discussion; personal networks; political participation; United States; South Korea;
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