Can online participation on issues of asylum seeking lead to action? Understanding the intent to act Mckay, Fiona and Dunn, Matthew 2016, Can online participation on issues of asylum seeking lead to action? Understanding the intent to act, Australian journal of psychology, In Press, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1111/ajpy.12147. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Can online participation on issues of asylum seeking lead to action? Understanding the intent to act Author(s) Mckay, Fiona orcid.org/0000-0002-0498-3572 Dunn, Matthew Journal name Australian journal of psychology Season In Press Start page 1 End page 9 Total pages 9 Publisher Wiley Place of publication Chichester, Eng. Publication date 2016 ISSN 1742-9536 Keyword(s) activism asylum seeker quanitative social media survey Summary Objective Issues of refuge and asylum are often controversial in Australia, with misinformation, fear, and emotion often used to sway public opinion. The objective of this study was to understand individuals’ willingness to advocate on asylum seeker issues. Method Using an online survey, this study investigated the attitudes, opinions, and activities of those who had signed up to a Facebook page or newsletter of an asylum seeker support organisation. Results In total, 3,978 surveys were completed; 1,688 from people who were signed up to a regular newsletter, and 2,416 people who ‘liked’ the Facebook site. Most respondents were women, from Victoria, and were educated to at least the university level. Conclusions The findings of this study indicate that the engagement of those who had ‘liked’ the Facebook page were more Internet based, suggesting that when the cost of engaging action is low, people do little more than engage in token support, a number of interpretations for this finding are presented. Organisations need to consider how to engage this group in more ‘meaningful support’. Language eng DOI 10.1111/ajpy.12147 Field of Research 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, Wiley Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30086289 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 26 Sep 2016, 10:38:12 EST Mon, 03 Oct 2016, 08:25:43 EST Tue, 04 Oct 2016, 04:00:26 EST Tue, 04 Oct 2016, 05:08:50 EST Mon, 07 Nov 2016, 13:32:05 EST Mon, 07 Nov 2016, 13:33:01 EST Mon, 07 Nov 2016, 13:33:40 EST Wed, 11 Jan 2017, 10:01:08 EST Fri, 21 Apr 2017, 13:46:08 EST Mon, 22 May 2017, 14:07:05 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 6 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 03 Oct 2016, 08:25:43 EST

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