Generational effects of culture and digital media in former Soviet Republics

Horne, BD; Rice, NM; Luther, CA; Ruck, DJ; Borycz, J; Allard, SL; Fitzgerald, M; Manaev, O; Prins, BC; Taylor, M; Bentley, RA

Generational effects of culture and digital media in former Soviet Republics

Horne, BD Rice, NM Luther, CA Ruck, DJ Borycz, J Allard, SL Fitzgerald, M Manaev, O Prins, BC Taylor, M

Bentley, RA

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Publisher:: Springer Nature
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2023, 10, (1), pp. 172
Issue Date:: 2023-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Horne, BD
dc.contributor.author	Rice, NM
dc.contributor.author	Luther, CA
dc.contributor.author	Ruck, DJ
dc.contributor.author	Borycz, J
dc.contributor.author	Allard, SL
dc.contributor.author	Fitzgerald, M
dc.contributor.author	Manaev, O
dc.contributor.author	Prins, BC
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9420-3591
dc.contributor.author	Bentley, RA
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-08T02:24:01Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-08T02:24:01Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2023, 10, (1), pp. 172
dc.identifier.issn	2662-9992
dc.identifier.issn	2662-9992
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174080
dc.description.abstract	In public opinion, social and digital media provide means for influence as well as sorting according to pre-existing values. Here we consider types of media usage versus opinion using new polling results in the former Soviet republics (FSRs) of Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia. Over 1000 individuals in each country were asked about a news event (the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol) and about the long-term future of their country. We find that year of birth and country of residence, rather than self-reported media reliance, consistently predicted the respondents’ views, particularly on the future of their country. The timing of these differences suggests a cultural difference between generations growing up in the Soviet Union (likely more pro-Russian) versus afterward, in an FSR (more pro-Western). Whereas digital media choice is somewhat correlated with perceptions of a recent, international news event, the more predictive factors are longer-term cultural values and age cohorts within each nation.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Springer Nature
dc.relation.ispartof	Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1057/s41599-023-01670-6
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dc.title	Generational effects of culture and digital media in former Soviet Republics
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	10
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Public Communication Program
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Abstract:

In public opinion, social and digital media provide means for influence as well as sorting according to pre-existing values. Here we consider types of media usage versus opinion using new polling results in the former Soviet republics (FSRs) of Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia. Over 1000 individuals in each country were asked about a news event (the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol) and about the long-term future of their country. We find that year of birth and country of residence, rather than self-reported media reliance, consistently predicted the respondents’ views, particularly on the future of their country. The timing of these differences suggests a cultural difference between generations growing up in the Soviet Union (likely more pro-Russian) versus afterward, in an FSR (more pro-Western). Whereas digital media choice is somewhat correlated with perceptions of a recent, international news event, the more predictive factors are longer-term cultural values and age cohorts within each nation.

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