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Social media as a tool for social movements: the effect of social media use and social capital on intention to participate in social movements
Author(s) -
Hwang Hyesun,
Kim KeeOk
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of consumer studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 1470-6423
DOI - 10.1111/ijcs.12221
Subject(s) - social media , social engagement , social position , social psychology , social capital , citizen journalism , social network (sociolinguistics) , psychology , social competence , social transformation , social change , social relation , sociology , political science , social science , law
Social media provide a participatory media environment based on the interactive Web 2.0 platform. This feature makes social media an effective tool for mobilizing people to participate in social movements. This study verified the role of social media in promoting the intention to participate in social movements. Participation intent was higher among those who were more involved in social media. The findings showed that social media improved the social capital which moderates the relationship between social media use and social movement participation. The result of the hierarchical regression shows that bridging social capital had a significant effect on the intention to participate in social movements. Further, a moderating effect from bridging social capital was verified; the intent to engage in social participation was higher among social media users possessing a well‐developed network.