Polarization and Partisan Selective Exposure
2010/08/19 by Natalie Jomini Stroud · 77 citations
Social Sciences · #Media Influence and Politics #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Social Media and Politics
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01497.x
Abstract
Today, people can easily select media outlets sharing their political predispositions, a behavior known as partisan selective exposure. Additional research is needed, however, to better understand the causes and consequences of partisan selective exposure. This study investigates the relationship between partisan selective exposure and political polarization using data from the National Annenberg Election Survey. Cross-sectional results show strong evidence that partisan selective exposure is related to polarization. Over-time analyses document that partisan selective exposure leads to polarization. Some evidence supports the reverse causal direction, namely that polarization leads to partisan selective exposure. Implications for the study of media effects and normative implications—both positive and negative—are discussed. La polarisation et l’exposition sélective partisane Natalie Jomini Stroud De nos jours, les gens peuvent aisément sélectionner les médias qui partagent leurs prédispositions politiques, un comportement connu sous le nom de l’exposition sélective partisane. Des études additionnelles sont toutefois nécessaires pour mieux comprendre les causes et les conséquences de l’exposition sélective partisane. Cette étude explore la relation entre l’exposition sélective partisane et la polarisation politique à partir de données du National Annenberg Election Survey. Les résultats en coupe transversale offrent des preuves solides à l’effet que l’exposition sélective partisane est liée à la polarisation. Des analyses au fil du temps documentent le fait que l’exposition sélective partisane mène à la polarisation. Certaines preuves soutiennent la direction causale inverse, à savoir que la polarisation mène à l’exposition sélective partisane. Les implications pour l’étude des effets médiatiques et les conséquences normatives (tant positives que négatives) sont discutées. Mots clés : exposition sélective, polarisation, effets médiatiques, communication politique Polarisierung und voreingenommene selektive Wahrnehmung Natalie Jomini Stroud Heutzutage können Menschen ohne Probleme Medienangebote auswählen, die ihre politischen Prädispositionen widerspiegeln - ein Verhalten, welches als voreingenommene selektive Wahrnehmung bezeichnet wird. Wir benötigen allerdings intensivere Forschung, um die Gründe und Konsequenzen dieser voreingenommenen selektiven Wahrnehmung besser zu verstehen. Die Studie untersucht die Beziehung zwischen voreingenommener selektiver Wahrnehmung und politischer Polarisierung mittels Daten der Nationalen Annenberg Wahlbefragung. Querschnittsanalysen geben deutliche Hinweise darauf, dass voreingenommene selektive Wahrnehmung in Zusammenhang mit Polarisierung steht. Analysen im Zeitverlauf dokumentieren, dass voreingenommene selektive Wahrnehmung zu Polarisierung führt. Einige Hinweise stützen auch die umgekehrte Kausalrichtung, nämlich dass Polarisierung zu voreingenommener selektiver Wahrnehmung führt. Implikationen für die Untersuchung von Medienwirkungen und normative Implikationen – positiv als auch negativ – werden diskutiert. Schlüsselbegriffe: selektive Wahrnehmung, Polarisierung, Medienwirkungen, politische Kommunikation
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