Abstract
Social networking sites (SNSs) are becoming an increasingly interesting and necessary area of study as the internet grows and more and more people are using it. Research has been done on both the effects of SNS use on mental health and in-person political engagement, but very few studies have analyzed online political engagement and what might motivate people to politically engage on online spaces like SNSs. In the current study, I used the Big Five personality trait as a measure of media fatigue and treated it as a mediator for the relationship between online content exposure and online political engagement. My analysis found no significant correlations between the variables, but may provide a direction for future research to improve the study of online political engagement.
Advisor
Foster, Nathan
Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Dunn-Acosta, Elena, "Repost and Share to Make a Difference: Political Engagement and Media Fatigue in Online Spaces" (2024). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 11120.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/11120
Keywords
online media, online political engagement, media fatigue, personality
Publication Date
2024
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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