Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Journalism
Title
Understanding support for Internet censorship in China: An elaboration of the theory of reasoned action
Language
English
Abstract
This study investigates young people's support for Internet censorship in China within the broad conceptual approach of the theory of reasoned action (TRA). Two concepts, authoritarian personality and third-person perception, were scrutinized as part of our extension of the elaboration of the TRA model. We also closely examined dimensions pertinent to the unique social context of China such as party membership, Confucianism tradition, and one-child policy. A sample of 266 college students in a large metropolitan was surveyed and Structural Equation Modeling was employed in data analyses. Support for censorship based on TRA received general empirical evidence. So did the submissive dimension of authoritarian personality. Mixed findings were discussed and future research directions were suggested. © 2011 Journal of Chinese Political Science/Association of Chinese Political Studies.
Keywords
Censorship, China, Internet, Theory of Reasoned Action, Third-Person Perception
Publication Date
2012
Source Publication Title
Journal of Chinese Political Science
Volume
17
Issue
1
Start Page
33
End Page
52
Publisher
Springer Verlag
DOI
10.1007/s11366-011-9177-8
Link to Publisher's Edition
ISSN (print)
10806954
ISSN (electronic)
18746357
Recommended Citation
Guo, Steve, and Guangchao Feng. "Understanding support for Internet censorship in China: An elaboration of the theory of reasoned action." Journal of Chinese Political Science 17.1 (2012): 33-52.