One way or another? Discussion disagreement and attitudinal homogeneity on social networking sites as pathways to polarization in Czechia
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Information Technology & Politics |
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| Web | article - open access |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2023.2202650 |
| Keywords | Social networking sites; affective polarization; disagreement; political antagonism; negativity; politically motivated unfriending; network homogeneity |
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| Description | This study focuses on social networking sites and their role in partisan-based affective polarization and political antagonism. We examine the relationship by testing variables that indicate selective exposure to counter-attitudinal and pro-attitudinal information. The results from Czech survey data (n?=?2,792) collected in 2020 show a positive relationship between both perceived discussion disagreement and attitudinal homogeneity of the network to political antagonism, and a positive relationship between the perceived attitudinal homogeneity of the network and affective polarization. The results thus question the existence of a single universal social media use pattern contributing to polarization. |
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