Digital political information consumption and ambivalent political attitudes.

Ambivalence;political communication;attitude change;communication;internet;polarization

Dane Ryan Warner

University:University of Louisville

Department:Political Science

关键词: Ambivalence;    political communication;    attitude change;    communication;    internet;    polarization;   

Others  :  https://ir.library.louisville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4496&context=etd

美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

Understating how individuals form, reinforce, or change attitudes has a long history in political science research. This study seeks to contribute to the existing literature by bridging the gap between the ambivalence and digital political communications literature by examining the relationship between digital political information consumption and ambivalent political attitudes. Using the American National Election Studies 2016 Time Series Study, I examine the role of digital political information consumption as a moderator of value conflict and ambivalent political attitudes. The findings suggest that increased levels of information gather significantly reduce group ambivalence, candidate ambivalence, and value ambivalence.