Does Internet Use Affect Engagement? A Meta-Analysis of Research
Does Internet Use Affect Engagement? A Meta-Analysis of Research
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DOI：
10.1080/10584600902854363
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
7.5
通讯作者：
Boulianne, Shelley
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作者：
Boulianne, Shelley
学者们对于互联网对公民和政治参与的影响存在不同意见。一些学者认为互联网的使用将导致公民的衰落，而其他学者则认为互联网在重振公民生活方面可以发挥作用。本文评估了互联网使用将导致公民生活下降的假设。它还评估互联网使用是否对参与度有显着影响。使用了对该领域当前研究的荟萃分析方法。总共检查了 38 项研究，其中包含 166 种效应。元数据提供了强有力的证据，证明互联网对参与度有负面影响。然而，元数据并没有表明互联网的使用会对参与度产生重大影响。互联网使用对参与度的影响似乎随着时间的推移非单调增加，与其他衡量标准相比，当使用在线新闻来衡量互联网使用时，影响更大。
Scholars disagree about the impact of the Internet on civic and political engagement. Some scholars argue that Internet use will contribute to civic decline, whereas other scholars view the Internet as having a role to play in reinvigorating civic life. This article assesses the hypothesis that Internet use will contribute to declines in civic life. It also assesses whether Internet use has any significant effect on engagement. A meta-analysis approach to current research in this area is used. In total, 38 studies with 166 effects are examined. The meta-data provide strong evidence against the Internet having a negative effect on engagement. However, the meta-data do not establish that Internet use will have a substantial impact on engagement. The effects of Internet use on engagement seem to increase nonmonotonically across time, and the effects are larger when online news is used to measure Internet use, compared to other measures.