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THE STUDY
Paper-and-pencil surveys University students in 10 Asian countries Conducted Oct/Nov 2011 Five nations finished so far (N = 1,924) Questions about: Traditional & Online Media Use Social Media Use Political Efficacy & Social Trust Offline & Online Political Participation
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THE STUDY
Got already: Working on it:
Indonesia (300) Taiwan (300) China (300) Thailand (600) Japan (424)
THE MODEL
HYPOTHESES
H1: Social media use will correlate positively with social trust H2: Social media use will correlate positively with political efficacy H3: Social media use will correlate positively with political participation, especially online.
Research Question: How do culture and politics affect these basic relationships in each nation?
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84.8
80
70
60
50
40
33.7
30
20
10
Indonesia
China
Thailand
Japan
(% very often/often)
90
80
71.6
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Indonesia
Taiwan
China
Thailand
Japan
50
42.0
40
41.3
35.1 29.8 29.8
33.7
30
23.5 20.0
20
17.3
18.2
10
Indonesia
Taiwan
Trust in government
China
Thailand
Japan
2.3 2.1
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2.2
2.2
1.5
1.0 0.9
Indonesia
Taiwan
Japan
30
20
16.7 14.9
10.1
10
8.5
4.0
Indonesia
Taiwan
China
Thailand
Japan
10
11
Political Efficacy
13
Social Trust
14
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Conclusions
Newspaper & online news exposure matter But social media trumps all: Discussing politics on social media strongly correlates with political participation Political blogs & chatrooms also relevant Small group but social media use matters Remaining Questions: News exposure via social media irrelevant? Role of culture & politics?
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