Internet use and civic engagement: A structural equation approach
作者：
Highlights：
• We model Internet use and civic engagement using a structural equation approach.
• Internet use and civic engagement are measured along multiple dimensions.
• Internet use relates positively with offline civic activities when mediated through online civic activities.
• Online and offline civic activities form a feedback loop.
• Total effects of Internet use on offline civic engagement are both positive and negative.
摘要
•We model Internet use and civic engagement using a structural equation approach.•Internet use and civic engagement are measured along multiple dimensions.•Internet use relates positively with offline civic activities when mediated through online civic activities.•Online and offline civic activities form a feedback loop.•Total effects of Internet use on offline civic engagement are both positive and negative.
论文关键词：Internet use,Civic engagement,Structural equation modeling,Technology
论文评审过程：Received 7 October 2015, Revised 27 January 2017, Accepted 2 February 2017, Available online 3 February 2017, Version of Record 11 February 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.011
