Cohort trends in perceived Internet influence on political efficacy in Hong Kong.
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.
Peng
Tai-Quan
TQ
Department of English and Communication, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. enwinson@cityu.edu.hk
Zhu
Jonathan J H
JJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009524:Newspapers as Topic; D011057:Politics; D012919:Social Behavior