Dynamic Spirals put to Test
- Autor(en)
- Hyunjin Song, Hajo Boomgaarden
- Abstrakt
Within the context of partisan selective exposure and attitude polarization, this study investigates a mutually reinforcing spiral model, aiming to clarify mechanisms and boundary conditions that affect spiral processes—interpersonal agreement and disagreement, and the ebb and flow of message receptions. Utilizing agent-based modeling (ABM) simulations, the study formally models endogenous dynamics of cumulative processes and its reciprocal effect ofmedia choice behavior over extended periods of time. Our results suggest that interpersonal discussion networks, in conjunction with election contexts, condition the reciprocal effect of selective media exposure and its attitudinal consequences. Methodologically, results also highlight the analytical utility of computational social science approaches in overcoming the limitations of typical experimental and observations studies.
- Organisation(en)
- Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
- Journal
- Journal of Communication
- Band
- 67
- Seiten
- 256–281
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 26
- ISSN
- 0021-9916
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12288
- Publikationsdatum
- 04-2017
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ÖFOS 2012
- 508007 Kommunikationswissenschaft
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous), Communication, Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/dynamic-spirals-put-to-test(47c90949-fcd4-4308-a5df-683e34553d77).html