How individual sensitivities to disagreement shape youth political expression on Facebook

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Highlights：

• Mixed-methods study to examine youth perceptions of political content on Facebook.

• Complicated social norms govern appropriate youth political expression on Facebook.

• Qualitative interviews suggest politics on Facebook associated with rants and drama.

• Survey finds effects of disagreement depend on interest and conflict avoidance.

• Disagreement on Facebook only uncomfortable and demobilizing for some individuals.

摘要

•Mixed-methods study to examine youth perceptions of political content on Facebook.•Complicated social norms govern appropriate youth political expression on Facebook.•Qualitative interviews suggest politics on Facebook associated with rants and drama.•Survey finds effects of disagreement depend on interest and conflict avoidance.•Disagreement on Facebook only uncomfortable and demobilizing for some individuals.

论文关键词：Social media,Political communication,Discussion norms,Conflict avoidance,Heterogeneous discussion

论文评审过程：Available online 6 January 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.025