Online Network Size, Efficacy, and Opinion Expression: Tracking the Pro-civic Functions of Internet Use in China, 2003-2007

Fei Shen; Ning Wang; Steve Guo

Online Network Size, Efficacy, and Opinion Expression: Tracking the Pro-civic Functions of Internet Use in China, 2003-2007

Fei Shen, Ning Wang, Steve Guo

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This study garnered initial evidence for the pro-civic impact of the Internet in mainland China by analyzing three cross-sectional datasets collected in 2003, 2005, and 2007. Results revealed positive relationships between the two dimensions of Internet use (i.e., informational and entertainment use) and online expression. Our model explains the positive associations as being partially conditioned by two mediators, online network size and Internet efficacy.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Aug 2008
Event	91st Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, AEJMC 2008 - Chicago, United States Duration: 6 Aug 2008 → 9 Aug 2008

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Conference	91st Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, AEJMC 2008
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	6/08/08 → 9/08/08

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Online Network Size, Efficacy, and Opinion Expression: Tracking the Pro-civic Functions of Internet Use in China, 2003-2007. / Shen, Fei; Wang, Ning; Guo, Steve.
2008. Paper presented at 91st Annual Conference of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, AEJMC 2008, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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