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POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING: INDIVIDUALS' E-PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES ON TWITTER IN TERMS OF LIFE SATISFACTION

Şakir GÜLER
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354–372
Publication Date
2020-12-30
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The results show that well-being has a negative effect on political expression behaviors and positively affect policy following behavior.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Öz Political studies on well-being often question the impact of political concepts on well-being.
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Key Findings & Data:I collected research data from 573 Turkish participants via a survey.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results show that well-being has a negative effect on political expression behaviors and positively affect policy following behavior.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
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⚙️Variables:Anahtar Kelimeler well-being · political participation · e-participation

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Öz Political studies on well-being often question the impact of political concepts on well-being. But a growing literature in recent years claims that, contrary to popular belief, well-being can also affect political participation. This new literature focuses more on traditional behaviors (e.g. voting, protest) of political participation. The effect of well-being on e-participation has not yet been studied. For this reason, the presented research explores the impact of well-being on e-participation behaviors performed on Twitter to contribute to the developing literature. The main purpose of the research is to test the impact of well-being on e-participation activities. For this purpose, I designed causal research that adopts the relational scanning model. I collected research data from 573 Turkish participants via a survey. Data were analyzed using the Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results show that well-being has a negative effect on political expression behaviors and positively affect policy following behavior. Well-being has no significant effect on the dimension of participation in local government. The results show that well-being also affects e-participation behaviors, so it offers a new perspective on the developing literature.

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GÜLER, Ş. (2020). POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING: INDIVIDUALS' E-PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES ON TWITTER IN TERMS OF LIFE SATISFACTION. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 4, 354–372. https://ajindex.com/articles/91491

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