Examining political efficacy among Malaysian voters
The role of traditional and new media
Syed Arabi Idid | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Ismail Sheikh Yusuf Ahmed | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Rizwanah Souket | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
The technological advancement and political situations have dramatically impacted the way traditional and new media have played their role in society, especially in the political development of the country. Studying media use and credibility have been a major concern among scholars to understand audience perceptions and attitudes towards the media and their role in politics. This study investigated the level of media use and credibility among voters and their perception of political efficacy. Drawing on a nationwide quota sampling of 2030 respondents, the findings found voter perception on the media as credible, with the highest trust being on television, followed by newspapers and radio. Internet was found to be the least credible. A factor analysis performed on the political efficacy items extracted three dimensions: Voter Efficacy, Internal Efficacy and External Efficacy. The results of hierarchical regression suggested that traditional and new media use as well as media trust dimensions were significantly correlated with political efficacy but different media use and credibility contributed differently to the various efficacy dimensions. Implications and recommendations are further discussed.
Keywords: Political efficacy, Voters, Media use, Media credibility, Malaysia
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Literature review
- 2.1Political efficacy
- 2.2Media use and credibility
- 3.Methodology
- 3.1Research design and sample size
- 3.2Measurements
- 3.3Data analysis
- 4.Findings
- 4.1Demographic profile
- 4.2Media use and its credibility
- 4.3Exploratory factor analysis
- 4.4Reliability test
- 4.5Hypotheses testing
- 5.Discussion and conclusion
- Acknowledgements
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References
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Published online: 23 May 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.27.1.03idi
https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.27.1.03idi
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