Selective exposure on Facebook

Public opinion of Dutch and Slovenian undergraduate students

Authors

  • Petra Ravbar University College Roosevelt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25609/sure.v3.2508

Keywords:

Selective exposure, Facebook, students, immigration, EU

Abstract

This study investigated the causes and consequences of selective exposure on Facebook. The sample included Dutch and Slovenian (N = 134) undergraduate students. The results show that people who see, read, or click more news posts on Facebook feel more informed about the current political issues. Moreover, using Facebook as the main source of news was shown t go strongly influence the strength of the opinions towards political topics, namely immigration and membership in the EU. In overall, the study suggests that ideological selectivity to political information is influenced by the use of social media.

 

Additional Files

Published

2017-12-05

Issue

Vol. 3 (2017): Student Research Conference 2017

Section

Economics & Social Sciences

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