ABSTRACT

This study advances communication infrastructure theory by testing the effects of an integrated community storytelling network (ICSN) and social media as a newly emerging community storytelling agent on civic engagement. A nationwide survey in South Korea indicates that, while ICSN is a robust driving force for civic engagement, social media news use and social media news expression played a vital role in promoting collective efficacy as well as neighborhood belonging and online civic participation, respectively. In particular, social media news use moderated the effects of ICSN on offline and online civic participation. These findings suggest that social media as an emerging storytelling network in the CIT framework can play distinct yet selective roles in predicting civic engagement.

摘要

本研究通过测试综合社区讲故事网络 (ICSN) 和社交媒体作为新兴社区讲故事代理对公民参与的影响来推进通信基础设施理论。韩国的一项全国性调查表明，虽然 ICSN 是公民参与的强大推动力，但社交媒体新闻的使用和社交媒体新闻表达分别在促进集体效能以及邻里归属感和在线公民参与方面发挥了至关重要的作用。特别是，社交媒体新闻的使用缓和了 ICSN 对离线和在线公民参与的影响。这些发现表明，社交媒体作为 CIT 框架中新兴的讲故事网络可以在预测公民参与方面发挥独特但有选择性的作用。