Cohort trends in perceived Internet influence on political efficacy in Hong Kong.

Cyberpsychol Behav

Department of English and Communication, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Published: February 2008

The study explored overall and cohort-specific trends in Internet political efficacy from an age-period-cohort approach with a cross-sequential design. Perceived Internet influence on political efficacy is found to increase with age. Significant difference between Internet users and nonusers is also found in some cohorts. Online news reading and online chats/discussions have a positive impact in some cohorts.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2007.9931DOI Listing

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