From Trivial to Meaningful: The Moderating Role of Perceived Satisfaction in the Relationship Between Incidental Exposure and Political Participation

IF 4.3 2区社会学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Social Science Computer Review Pub Date : 2026-06-25 DOI:10.1177/08944393261465004

Jinwan Kim, Melissa R. Gotlieb

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Abstract

Scholars have studied the relationship between incidental exposure (i.e., encountering political information unintentionally) and political participation. Nevertheless, the dynamic processes relating incidental exposure to political participation remain unclear. Building upon the political incidental news exposure (PINE) and social media political participation (SMPP) models, this study ( N = 702) examines first- and second-level incidental exposure and its relationship to low-effort online and high-effort political participation. Furthermore, it examines whether perceived satisfaction from low-effort online participation moderates the relationship between incidental exposure and high-effort participation. Results suggest that second-level incidental exposure relates to greater low-effort online participation, which, in turn, opens a pathway to high-effort participation, especially when individuals perceive such participation as satisfying and able to address social and political issues. These findings provide a nuanced understanding of the pathways from incidental exposure to political participation, contributing to the broader literature on political communication and behavior in the digital age.

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从琐碎到有意义：感知满意度在偶然暴露与政治参与关系中的调节作用

学者们研究了偶然暴露（即无意中遇到政治信息）与政治参与之间的关系。然而，与偶然接触政治参与有关的动态过程仍不清楚。本研究（N = 702）在政治偶然新闻曝光（PINE）和社交媒体政治参与（SMPP）模型的基础上，检验了第一和第二级偶然曝光及其与低努力在线和高努力政治参与的关系。此外，它检验了低努力在线参与的感知满意度是否调节偶然暴露与高努力参与之间的关系。结果表明，第二级偶然接触与更大的低努力在线参与有关，这反过来又为高努力参与开辟了一条途径，特别是当个人认为这种参与令人满意并能够解决社会和政治问题时。这些发现为从偶然接触到政治参与的途径提供了细致入微的理解，有助于更广泛地研究数字时代的政治沟通和行为。

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Social Science Computer Review 社会科学-计算机：跨学科应用

CiteScore

9.00

自引率

4.90%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Unique Scope Social Science Computer Review is an interdisciplinary journal covering social science instructional and research applications of computing, as well as societal impacts of informational technology. Topics included: artificial intelligence, business, computational social science theory, computer-assisted survey research, computer-based qualitative analysis, computer simulation, economic modeling, electronic modeling, electronic publishing, geographic information systems, instrumentation and research tools, public administration, social impacts of computing and telecommunications, software evaluation, world-wide web resources for social scientists. Interdisciplinary Nature Because the Uses and impacts of computing are interdisciplinary, so is Social Science Computer Review. The journal is of direct relevance to scholars and scientists in a wide variety of disciplines. In its pages you''ll find work in the following areas: sociology, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, computer literacy, computer applications, and methodology.