Internet Use and Social Participation of Young Adults: Evidence from Rights Safeguard Online in China.
The digitalization process in developing countries is accelerating, and the Internet has become a medium for connecting politics, society, and citizens' lives. Previous studies have explored the positive connections between internet growth and citizens' social participation, but the mechanisms of ef...
| Publicado en: | Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 783 - 805 |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
Jun2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=178373945&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 178373945 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01287702 TKQ jtl: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities issn: 01287702 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2024 vid: 32 iid: 2 pid: 20751 pub: Universiti Putra Malaysia artinfo: ui: 178373945 10.47836/pjssh.32.2.20 ppf: 783 ppct: 22 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 3.8MB tig: atl: Internet Use and Social Participation of Young Adults: Evidence from Rights Safeguard Online in China. aug: au: Yang Zhang Yeqin Song affil: School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, 200433 Shanghai, China su: Digital technology Social participation Public sphere Mediation Public sector Cyberspace sug: subj: Digital technology Social participation Public sphere Mediation Public sector Cyberspace keyword: Cyber-space governance internet use public sphere rights safeguard social participation ab: The digitalization process in developing countries is accelerating, and the Internet has become a medium for connecting politics, society, and citizens' lives. Previous studies have explored the positive connections between internet growth and citizens' social participation, but the mechanisms of effects have not been revealed. For young adults, safeguarding rights online is the most common form of social participation in the digital era. In this study, we provided an analytical framework on the impact of internet use on young adults' rights to safeguard online based on the public sphere theory. Using data from 1,343 young adults in China, we examined the influence of internet use on youths' intention to safeguard their rights online and the mediating role of functional perceptions. The results showed that Internet use was positively associated with young adults' intention to safeguard their rights online, perceptions of three internet functions, which are resource acquisition, issue discussion, and fairness promotion, mediated this association, and the mediating role of internet function perceptions was more significant in participation in activities organized by others than in self-initiated rights safeguard. This study reveals the intrinsic mechanism of internet use to social participation, and we argued that the public sector in developing countries should be aware of the influence of the Internet on social participation and take reasonable measures to ensure that young adults effectively and legally engage in digital platforms. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities is the property of Universiti Putra Malaysia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities holder: Universiti Putra Malaysia dt: @attributes: year: 2024 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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