Abstract

The main goal of the study was to investigate the political participation of Afghan youths on Facebook. It explored their frequency of Facebook use as well as the impact of gender, age, and employment status on Afghan youths’ political participation and engagement in the 2019 presidential elections on Facebook. An online survey questionnaire was used to collect data. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Descriptive statistics, T-test, and One-Way ANOVA test were employed to answer the research questions. The findings showed that Afghan youths did not actively participate in political activities on Facebook although they spent at least half an hour on Facebook every day. They were engaged in low-cost and low-risk political activities, e.g., following Afghan politicians. Likewise, their engagement in the 2019 presidential elections was superficial; they were engaged in electoral activities on Facebook that required low efforts and commitment, e.g., following presidential candidates. Moreover, the gender, age, and employment status of the participants did not have any significant impact on their frequency of Facebook use, political participation, and engagement in the 2019 presidential elections on Facebook.

摘要

该研究的主要目的是调查阿富汗青年在Facebook上的政治参与。它探索了他们使用Facebook的频率以及性别，年龄和就业状况对阿富汗青年政治参与和参与2019年Facebook总统选举的影响。使用了在线调查问卷来收集数据。使用SPSS 26.0版分析数据。描述统计，T-test和单向ANOVA检验用于回答研究问题。调查结果表明，尽管阿富汗年轻人每天至少在Facebook上度过半小时，但他们并未积极参与Facebook上的政治活动。他们从事低成本和低风险的政治活动，例如跟随阿富汗政客。同样，他们参与2019年总统选举是肤浅的; 他们在Facebook上从事选举活动，而这些活动需要付出很少的努力和投入，例如跟随总统候选人。此外，参与者的性别，年龄和就业状况对其使用Facebook的频率，政治参与以及参与2019年Facebook总统选举的影响均没有显着影响。