Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context
Facebook has become one of the most popular social network sites among the youth. This social network site is intensively used on a daily basis by young people throughout the world. This study investigates the relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation in a sub-Saharan Afr...
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| description | Facebook has become one of the most popular social network sites among the youth. This social network site is intensively used on a daily basis by young people throughout the world. This study investigates the relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation in a sub-Saharan African country (Niger). Facebook usage includes length of time on Facebook, frequency of usage, time spent daily, and number of Facebook friends. Political participation comprises political activity, political knowledge, and interest in politics. We employed Internet survey to gather data from young Nigeriens (N=139) living both inside and outside Niger. The findings indicate that intensity of Facebook use is positively related to both political activity and interest in politics but negatively related to political knowledge. There is also moderate and positive association between intensity of Facebook political groups use and political participation. |
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| spelling | iium-150782012-10-17T07:24:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/15078/ Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context Lahabou , Mahaman Wok, Saodah H61.8 Communication of information HE7601 Telecommunication and industry. Telegraph LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) Facebook has become one of the most popular social network sites among the youth. This social network site is intensively used on a daily basis by young people throughout the world. This study investigates the relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation in a sub-Saharan African country (Niger). Facebook usage includes length of time on Facebook, frequency of usage, time spent daily, and number of Facebook friends. Political participation comprises political activity, political knowledge, and interest in politics. We employed Internet survey to gather data from young Nigeriens (N=139) living both inside and outside Niger. The findings indicate that intensity of Facebook use is positively related to both political activity and interest in politics but negatively related to political knowledge. There is also moderate and positive association between intensity of Facebook political groups use and political participation. 2011-10-11 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/15078/1/MENTION_MAHAMAN_-_Relationship_between_Facebook_Usage_and_Youth_Political_Participation%5B1%5D.pdf Lahabou , Mahaman and Wok, Saodah (2011) Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context. In: International Conference on Media and Communication (MENTION 2011), 11-12 October 2011, Equatorial Hotel, Bangi. (Unpublished) http://www.ukm.my/mention2011/index.html |
| spellingShingle | H61.8 Communication of information HE7601 Telecommunication and industry. Telegraph LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) Lahabou , Mahaman Wok, Saodah Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context |
| title | Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context |
| title_full | Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context |
| title_short | Relationship between Facebook usage and youth political participation: a Sub-Saharan African context |
| title_sort | relationship between facebook usage and youth political participation: a sub-saharan african context |
| topic | H61.8 Communication of information HE7601 Telecommunication and industry. Telegraph LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) |
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