Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2 Master of Science (MSc), Department of Public Administration, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explain the political participation of Students at Ardebil University with regard to the role of online social networks. This research was applied in a targeted and survey approach. The research population was 29500 students of Ardebil Islamic Azad University and Ardebil Mohaghegh University. To determine the sample size, 750 people were selected as the sample using Cochran formula. Non-inferential sampling method was available and a questionnaire was used to fulfill the research goals. SEM analysis and SPSS and AMOS18 software were used to analyze the data. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the components of Civic Voluntarism Model with online and offline political participation of students at Ardabil University. In the meantime, the Psychological engagement with a 0.309 multiplier effect has the most impact on online political participation and the Recruitment with a 0.302 multiplier effect has the most impact on the offline political participation of students at the universities of Ardabil. Also The association between online and offline political participation was also confirmed with a coefficient of 0.293.
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