Motivations for Political Discussion: Antecedents and Consequences on Civic Engagement
dc.contributor.author | Zúñiga, Homero | |
dc.contributor.author | Valenzuela, Sebastián | |
dc.contributor.author | Weeks, Brian E. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-17T21:20:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-01T21:54:12Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2016-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Zúñiga, Homero ; Valenzuela, Sebastián ; Weeks, Brian E. (2016). "Motivations for Political Discussion: Antecedents and Consequences on Civic Engagement." Human Communication Research 42(4): 533-552. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0360-3989 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1468-2958 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/134278 | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Subscription Services, Inc. | |
dc.subject.other | Political Discussion | |
dc.subject.other | Civic Participation | |
dc.subject.other | Civic Motivations for Discussion | |
dc.subject.other | Social Motivations for Discussion | |
dc.subject.other | Motivations for Political Discussion | |
dc.title | Motivations for Political Discussion: Antecedents and Consequences on Civic Engagement | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Communications | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134278/1/hcre12086.pdf | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/134278/2/hcre12086_am.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/hcre.12086 | |
dc.identifier.source | Human Communication Research | |
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