The influence of media use on different modes of political participation in China: political trust as the mediating factor
Journal
Journal of Asian Public Policy
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
1
Start Page
21
End Page
43
ISSN
1751-6234
1751-6242
Date Issued
2022-01-04
Author(s)
Abstract
Studies demonstrate that political trust and media use are important predictors of political participation. In this study, we leverage Asian Barometer Survey data on China to clarify how media use to obtain political information predicts how citizens participate in politics and whether political trust mediates these relationships. This study finds that traditional and new media use have distinct relationships with electoral and non-electoral participation. In addition, trust in local government is negatively related to non-electoral. These findings may demonstrate how media use predicts different modes of participation and the influence of political trust.
Subjects
Traditional media
new media
political trust
electoral participation
non-electoral participation
SDGs
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Type
journal article