Do people feel free to talk about politics? : Exploring the freedom to talk about political topic

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  • 政治に関する会話は本当にタブーなのか : 政治的会話の抵抗感に関する検討
  • セイジ　ニ　カンスル　カイワ　ハ　ホントウ　ニ　タブー　ナノカ　セイジテキ　カイワ　ノ　テイコウカン　ニ　カンスル　ケントウ
  • セイジ ニ カンスル カイワ ワ ホントウ ニ タブー ナ ノ カ : セイジテキ カイワ ノ テイコウカン ニ カンスル ケントウ

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This study examined the freedom to talk about politics by focusing two research questions: (1) How freely Japanese citizens talk about political topics? (2) What factors increase the freedom to talk about political topics? To examine these issues, we conducted Web-based survey to collect discussion network data. The result shows that national government matters relatively scored least free, while respondents felt very-to-somewhat free to talk about political topics. In addition, political knowledge significantly increases the freedom to talk about political subject. However, newspaper use is significantly decreases it. These findings challenge assertions that Japanese citizens talk about political topics guardedly.

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  • 対人社会心理学研究

    対人社会心理学研究 14 45-52, 2014

    大阪大学大学院人間科学研究科対人社会心理学研究室

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