Journal
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages 319-336Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2012.01574.x
Keywords
Social Media; Social Networks; Social Capital; Facebook; Political Participation; Civic Participation
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Recently, scholars tested how digital media use for informational purposes similarly contributes to foster democratic processes and the creation of social capital. Nevertheless, in the context of today's socially-networked-society and the rise of social media applications (i.e., Facebook) new perspectives need to be considered. Based on U.S. national data, results show that after controlling for demographic variables, traditional media use offline and online, political constructs (knowledge and efficacy), and frequency and size of political discussion networks, seeking information via social network sites is a positive and significant predictor of people's social capital and civic and political participatory behaviors, online and offline.
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