Information and Expression in a Digital Age: Modeling Internet Effects on Civic Participation Export

@article{citeulike:2532805, abstract = {This article examines the role of the Internet as a source of political information and a sphere for public expression. Informational media use, whether traditional news sources or online public affairs content, is expected to foster interpersonal political discussion and online civic messaging, contributing to increased civic participation. Using two-wave national panel survey data, three types of synchronous structural equation models are tested: cross sectional (relating individual differences), fixed effects (relating intraindividual change), and auto regressive (relating aggregate change). All models reveal that online media complement traditional media to foster political discussion and civic messaging. These two forms of political expression, in turn, influence civic participation. Other variable orderings are tested to compare the theorized model to alternative causal specifications. Results reveal that the model produces the best fit, empirically and theoretically, with the influence of the Internet, rivaling the mobilizing power of traditional modes of information and expression. 10.1177/0093650205279209}, author = {Shah, Dhavan V. and Cho, Jaeho and Eveland, William P. and Kwak, Nojin}, citeulike-article-id = {2532805}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093650205279209}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://crx.sagepub.com/content/32/5/531.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://crx.sagepub.com/content/32/5/531.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://crx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/5/531}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0093650205279209}, journal = {Communication Research}, keywords = {capital, civic, communication, computer-mediated, discussion, effects, engagement, interper-, media, participation, political, social, sonal}, month = {October}, number = {5}, pages = {531--565}, posted-at = {2009-10-12 23:22:00}, priority = {4}, title = {Information and Expression in a Digital Age: Modeling Internet Effects on Civic Participation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093650205279209}, volume = {32}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2532805 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2532805 N2 - This article examines the role of the Internet as a source of political information and a sphere for public expression. Informational media use, whether traditional news sources or online public affairs content, is expected to foster interpersonal political discussion and online civic messaging, contributing to increased civic participation. Using two-wave national panel survey data, three types of synchronous structural equation models are tested: cross sectional (relating individual differences), fixed effects (relating intraindividual change), and auto regressive (relating aggregate change). All models reveal that online media complement traditional media to foster political discussion and civic messaging. These two forms of political expression, in turn, influence civic participation. Other variable orderings are tested to compare the theorized model to alternative causal specifications. Results reveal that the model produces the best fit, empirically and theoretically, with the influence of the Internet, rivaling the mobilizing power of traditional modes of information and expression. 10.1177/0093650205279209 IS - 5 JF - Communication Research EP - 565 TI - Information and Expression in a Digital Age: Modeling Internet Effects on Civic Participation VL - 32 SP - 531 KW - capital KW - civic KW - communication KW - computer-mediated KW - discussion KW - effects KW - engagement KW - interper- KW - media KW - participation KW - political KW - social KW - sonal AU - Shah, Dhavan AU - Cho, Jaeho AU - Eveland, William AU - Kwak, Nojin PY - 2005/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093650205279209 ER -