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Unpacking the Use of Social Media for Protest Behavior: The Roles of Information, Opinion Expression, and Activism by Valenzuela, Sebastián

“…Recent studies have shown a positive link between frequency of social media use and political participation. However, there has been no clear elaboration of…”
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A Call to Contextualize Public Opinion-Based Research in Political Communication by Rojas, Hernando, Valenzuela, Sebastián

“…For those of us who regularly conduct public opinion research outside of the United States and Europe, it is customary to have to explain whether our findings…”
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Is There Social Capital in a Social Network Site?: Facebook Use and College Students' Life Satisfaction, Trust, and Participation by Valenzuela, Sebastián, Park, Namsu, Kee, Kerk F.

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We Face, I Tweet: How Different Social Media Influence Political Participation through Collective and Internal Efficacy by Halpern, Daniel, Valenzuela, Sebastián, Katz, James E.

“…This study advances a theoretical model centered on collective and internal efficacy to explain the separate pathways through which political sharing on…”
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The Social Media Basis of Youth Protest Behavior: The Case of Chile by Valenzuela, Sebastián, Arriagada, Arturo, Scherman, Andrés

“…Protest activity has become a central means for political change in Chile. We examine the association between social media use and youth protest, as well as…”
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Socialized for News Media Use: How Family Communication, Information-Processing Needs, and Gratifications Determine Adolescents’ Exposure to News by Valenzuela, Sebastián, Bachmann, Ingrid, Aguilar, Marcela

“…Adolescence is a key period in the development of individuals’ news habits, but little is known about the processes involved in the process of news media…”
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Social Media and Belief in Misinformation in Mexico: A Case of Maximal Panic, Minimal Effects? by Valenzuela, Sebastián, Muñiz, Carlos, Santos, Marcelo

“…Contrary to popular narratives, it is not clear whether using social media for news increases belief in political misinformation. Several of the most…”
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Behavioral Effects of Framing on Social Media Users: How Conflict, Economic, Human Interest, and Morality Frames Drive News Sharing by Valenzuela, Sebastián, Piña, Martina, Ramírez, Josefina

“…We hypothesize that generic frames influence what news people share on Facebook and Twitter through three different routes: emotions, motivations, and…”
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A Downward Spiral? A Panel Study of Misinformation and Media Trust in Chile by Valenzuela, Sebastián, Halpern, Daniel, Araneda, Felipe

“…Despite widespread concern, research on the consequences of misinformation on people's attitudes is surprisingly scant. To fill in this gap, the current study…”
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“Selfie-ists” or “Narci-selfiers”?: A cross-lagged panel analysis of selfie taking and narcissism by Halpern, Daniel, Valenzuela, Sebastián, Katz, James E.

“…We examine the widely popular social phenomenon of “selfies” (self-portraits uploaded and shared in social media) in terms of the observed positive…”
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For better and for worse: A panel survey of how mobile-only and hybrid Internet use affects digital skills over time by Correa, Teresa, Valenzuela, Sebastián, Pavez, Isabel

“…Public policies across the world are tackling Internet access inequality through mobile connections, which has led to an increase in mobile-only use. However,…”
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Ties, Likes, and Tweets: Using Strong and Weak Ties to Explain Differences in Protest Participation Across Facebook and Twitter Use by Valenzuela, Sebastián, Correa, Teresa, Gil de Zúñiga, Homero

“…Based on the theoretical concepts of social networks and technology affordances, this article argues that different social media platforms influence political…”
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Studying the Downstream Effects of Fact-Checking on Social Media: Experiments on Correction Formats, Belief Accuracy, and Media Trust by Bachmann, Ingrid, Valenzuela, Sebastián

“…Repeated exposure to misinformation not only reduces the accuracy of people’s beliefs, but it also decreases confidence in institutions such as the news media…”
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Reactive and Asymmetric Communication Flows: Social Media Discourse and Partisan News Framing in the Wake of Mass Shootings by Zhang, Yini, Shah, Dhavan, Pevehouse, Jon, Valenzuela, Sebastián

“…Marked by both deep interconnectedness and polarization, the contemporary media system in the United States features news outlets and social media that are…”
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Detection and impact estimation of social bots in the Chilean Twitter network by Mendoza, Marcelo, Providel, Eliana, Santos, Marcelo, Valenzuela, Sebastián

“…The rise of bots that mimic human behavior represents one of the most pressing threats to healthy information environments on social media. Many bots are…”
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Artificial intelligence-based decision-making: can ChatGPT replace a multidisciplinary tumour board? by Vela Ulloa, Javier, King Valenzuela, Sebastián, Riquoir Altamirano, Christophe, Urrejola Schmied, Gonzalo

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A Panel Study on the Dynamics of Social Media Use and Conspiracy Thinking by Valenzuela, Sebastián, Diehl, Trevor, Lee, Sangwon, Halpern, Daniel

“…Studies exploring the association between social media use and belief in conspiracy theories have yielded mixed evidence. To address this inconsistency, we…”
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Social Media Use for News and Individuals' Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Political Participation by Gil de Zúñiga, Homero, Jung, Nakwon, Valenzuela, Sebastián

“…Recently, scholars tested how digital media use for informational purposes similarly contributes to foster democratic processes and the creation of social…”
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A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Cross-Cutting Exposure on Political Participation by Matthes, Jörg, Knoll, Johannes, Valenzuela, Sebastián, Hopmann, David Nicolas, Von Sikorski, Christian

“…Scholars have advanced many theoretical explanations for expecting a negative or positive relationship between individuals' cross-cutting exposure-either…”
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Comparing Disaster News on Twitter and Television: an Intermedia Agenda Setting Perspective by Valenzuela, Sebastián, Puente, Soledad, Flores, Pablo M.

“…Intermedia agenda setting predicts a high degree of convergence between news media agendas. However, the rise of social media forces a re-examination of this…”
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