Social Media and Perceived Political Polarization: Role of Perceived Platform Affordances, Participation in Uncivil Political Discussion, and Perceived Others’ Engagement
This research applies a perceived affordance approach to examine the distinctive role of social media technologies in shaping (mis)perceptions of political polarization. We argue that users’ perceptions of platform affordances influence both (a) their self-participation in uncivil political discussi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2024-02-01
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| Series: | Social Media + Society |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051241228595 |