The Role of Communication in the Generation of Interest and Political Knowledge Among the Pre-citizens. An Application of the O-S-R-O-R Model to the Mexican Case

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Alma Rosa Saldierna Salas
Felipe de Jesús Marañón
Carlos Muñiz

Abstract

The current article presents the results of an analysis about the causal relations between communicative practices and the generation of interest in politics and political knowledge. The analysis focuses on a segment of the population, known as pre-citizens; that is, all those young people who are in the process of acquiring political information to participate for the first time in the political arena. For this, a survey was conducted in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico, among students in their final year of high school, who would be voting for the first time in the Mexican presidential elections of July 2012. Through an analysis of structural equations, using the statistical package SmartPLS, the O-S-R-O-R theoretical model is tested to explain the communicative impact on the development of political attitudes. The results did not allow replicating the theoretical model in the context of Nuevo Leon. The only causal relationship that was observed was the effects of the interactive political conversation in generating interest in politics among respondents.

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Saldierna Salas, A. R., Marañón, F. de J., & Muñiz, C. (2015). The Role of Communication in the Generation of Interest and Political Knowledge Among the Pre-citizens. An Application of the O-S-R-O-R Model to the Mexican Case. Revista Mexicana De Opinión Pública, (19), 147–165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmop.2015.03.003
Author Biographies

Alma Rosa Saldierna Salas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL)

Doctorate in Philosophy with a specialization in Political Science from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), where she also serves as a professor at the Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Administración Pública. Research associate at the Laboratorio de Comunicación Política (LACOP) and member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), level candidate. Her research is based on analysis of attitudes and political behavior, as well as in the analysis of public opinion. saldierna_alma@yahoo.com.mx

Felipe de Jesús Marañón, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL)

Doctorate in Philosophy with a major in Political Science from the Univeridad Autónoma de Nuevo León with the support of a scholarship from CONACYT. Master in Sciences with specialization in Communication by the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey.  Research associate in the Laboratorio de Comunicación Política (LACOP). His research interests focus on analyses of the stereotypes broadcast media, as well as the effects of political communication and political marketing. felipedejesusml@gmail.com

 

Carlos Muñiz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL)

Doctor in Communication from the Universidad de Salamanca (USAL), Spain, and professor at the Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Administración Pública of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL); member since 2010 of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), level I. His research interests focus on political communication, analysis of the effects of the media, communication practices impact on the generation of political attitudes, news coverage of events in the media coverage, the representation of minorities in the media and in the scientific research methodology, with a focus on quantitative techniques. carlos.munizm@uanl.mx

 

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