• DOI:10.1177/0894439316655738
Corpus ID: 62913580

Exploring UK Millennials’ Social Media Consumption Patterns and Participation in Elections, Activism, and “Slacktivism”

@article{Leyva2017ExploringUM,
  title={Exploring UK Millennials’ Social Media Consumption Patterns and Participation in Elections, Activism, and “Slacktivism”},
  author={R. Leyva},
  journal={Social Science Computer Review},
  year={2017},
  volume={35},
  pages={462 - 479}
}

• R. Leyva
• Published 2017
• Sociology
• Social Science Computer Review

This study explores how UK young adults’ exposure to social networking sites (SNSs) and attention to specific SNS content relate to their political practices. Data were collected from a diverse group of undergraduates during the 2015 General Election and Labour leadership campaign via a web survey designed with novel instruments (e.g., simulated Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds). Results indicate that regular use of varying SNSs and attention to certain political content—for example, newsfeeds… Expand

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