Political Engagement Through Debates
Young Citizens' Reactions to the 2004 Presidential Debates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mitchell S Mckinney (University of Missouri), Sumana Chattopadhyay (0009-0009-1375-8578, Marquette University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1169-1182 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764207300050 |
| OpenAlex | W2112532607 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 17 |
This study examines how exposure to a televised debate affects young citizens' normative democratic tendencies, attitudes that have been linked to increased civic and political participation, including voting behavior. The authors also are interested in the confidence young citizens express in the political knowledge they possess-their political information efficacy-and specifically how confidence in one's knowledge may be affected by exposure to such a sustained and "information-rich" source of campaign information as a 90-minute candidate debate. Findings reveal that debates strengthen, at least in the short term, democratic attitudes and also strengthen young citizens' levels of political information efficacy
Civic engagement · Democracy · Normative · Political communication · Political efficacy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Voting · Voting behavior · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,94 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |