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A Norm-Affect-Risk Model of Online Political Expression

Dal, Aysenur, Dal
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1531129886207416

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2018, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Communication.
In this dissertation, I offer a social-psychological approach to analyzing the experience of individuals' judgment and decision-making processes about their engagement in low-cost but high risk online political behaviors. Drawing on social norms and risk judgment and decision-making frameworks, I propose a theoretical model to address citizens’ experiences with networked authoritarianism in the context of online political expression. Online surveys conducted in two networked authoritarian contexts provide empirical evidence to test the proposed theoretical model in two separate studies. My findings suggest that how individuals feel about online political expression influences individuals' decision to engage in it more so than how much risk they think there is. Moreover, while salience of regime's repressive injunctive norm impacts both affective and cognitive risk components pertaining to online expression, it indirectly influences intention to express political opinions online via citizens' feelings about the behavior. The findings also reveal the conditional impact of regime opposition and involvement with the content of expressive behaviors on these relationships. Overall, by bringing the focus back to individuals, this project offers a more nuanced understanding of how online political expression contributes to endeavors to deal with repression at the citizen level.
Erik C. Nisbet (Advisor)
R. Kelly Garrett (Committee Member)
Robert M. Bond (Committee Member)
Emad Khazraee (Committee Member)
169 p.
Communication
Political Communication; Online Political Expression; Networked Authoritarianism; Social Norms; Judgment and Decision Making; Risk Perception; Social Media

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  • Dal, Dal, A. (2018). A Norm-Affect-Risk Model of Online Political Expression [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1531129886207416

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dal, Dal, Aysenur. A Norm-Affect-Risk Model of Online Political Expression. 2018. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1531129886207416.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dal, Dal, Aysenur. "A Norm-Affect-Risk Model of Online Political Expression." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1531129886207416

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