Examining the Impact of Using Social Networks on Political Knowledge and Political Attitude by Iranian University Students

Alami, Abdolreza; Adnan, Hamedi Mohd; Kotamjani, Sedigheh Shakib

doi:10.17576/jkmjc-2019-3503-08

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“…The picture was less clear for associations between the consumption of digital media and political knowledge. Still, the majority of associations point in beneficial directions and were found in both cross-sectional surveys [92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99] and panel surveys [100][101][102] . Studies linking web-tracking and survey data showed increased learning about politics 103 , but also a turning away from important topics 104 , whereas other experiments demonstrated an overall beneficial effect of digital media on issue salience 105 .…”

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A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy

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One of today’s most controversial and consequential issues is whether the global uptake of digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic review of causal and correlational evidence (N = 496 articles) on the link between digital media use and different political variables. Some associations, such as increasing political participation and information consumption, are likely to be beneficial for democracy and were often observed in autocracies and emerging democracies. Other associations, such as declining political trust, increasing populism and growing polarization, are likely to be detrimental to democracy and were more pronounced in established democracies. While the impact of digital media on political systems depends on the specific variable and system in question, several variables show clear directions of associations. The evidence calls for research efforts and vigilance by governments and civil societies to better understand, design and regulate the interplay of digital media and democracy.

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“…The former observation of diverse news exposure might fit with the beneficial relationship between digital media and knowledge reported in refs. 67,74,94,95,102 , and the homophilic social structures could be connected to the prevalence of hate speech and anti-outgroup sentiments 120,[152][153][154][155] .…”

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A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy

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“…The picture was less clear for associations between the consumption of digital media and political knowledge. Still, the majority of associations point in beneficial directions and were found in both cross-sectional surveys [88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95] and panel surveys [96][97][98]. Studies linking web-tracking and survey data showed increased learning about politics [99], but also a turning away from important topics [100], whereas other experiments demonstrated an overall beneficial effect of digital media on issue salience [101].…”

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“…This underscores an important point: Some seemingly paradoxical results can potentially be resolved by looking more closely at context and specific outcome measurement. The former observation of diverse news exposure might fit with the positive relationship between digital media and knowledge reported in [64,71,90,91,98], and the homophilic social structures could be connected to the prevalence of hate speech and anti-outgroup sentiments [116,[148][149][150][151].…”

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A Systematic Review of Worldwide Causal and Correlational Evidence on Digital Media and Democracy

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Lewandowsky³

et al. 2021

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One of today's most controversial and consequential questions is whether the rapid, worldwide uptake of digital media is causally related to a decline in democracy. We conducted a systematic review of causal and correlational evidence (N=498 articles) on the link between digital media and different political variables, such as trust, polarization or news consumption. We further focused on the subset of articles that employed causal inference methods. Across methods, the articles report associations between digital media use and most political variables. Some associations, such as increases in political participation and information consumption, are likely to be beneficial for democracy and were often observed in the Global South and emerging democracies. Other consistently reported associations, such as declining political trust, advantages for populists, and growing polarization, are likely to be detrimental to democracy and were more pronounced in established democracies. We conclude that while the impact of digital media on democracy depends on the specific political variable and the political system in question, several variables show clear directions of associations. We believe that the evidence calls for further research efforts and vigilance by governments and civil societies to better understand and actively design the intimate interplay of digital media and democracy.

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“…A study from Alami et al (2019) shows that social networking sites positively affect students' political knowledge. According to Park (2017), political talk confirms social media news consumption on political knowledge.…”

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Social Media as an Information Source of Political Learning in Online Education

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The use of social media as a learning process is inevitable, as students need to be politically inclined. This study wants to contribute to the lack of research on the topic of political material. Complement the literature by evaluating the effects of social media use on political knowledge. The research used a cross-sectional survey method involving 508 undergraduate students of a distance learning program, Open University, Indonesia. They were 218 males (42.9%) and 290 females (57.1%). The study results showed that the use of social media influences political knowledge by mediating online discussions over different social media platforms. The more students use social media and discuss political issues, the higher their level of knowledge. The study implies that instructors can use social media to integrate the instructional design of relevant courses that facilitate political discussion to learn for the acquisition of students’ political knowledge.

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Examining the Impact of Using Social Networks on Political Knowledge and Political Attitude by Iranian University Students

Cited by 4 publications

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A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy

A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy

A Systematic Review of Worldwide Causal and Correlational Evidence on Digital Media and Democracy

Social Media as an Information Source of Political Learning in Online Education

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