خلاصة:
The aim of the present article is to study the factors affecting individuals' political participation by examining their interpersonal relationships using a social network analysis approach. In this study, theories including political efficacy, sense of civic commitment, rational choice, and political preferences were also considered. To this end, 260 questionnaires were administered using the survey method and network analysis among students of Islamic Azad University, Damavand Branch, and in addition to information regarding the respondents, information regarding the members of the social network was also collected. The results obtained indicate that the functional, interactive, and structural characteristics of the network and the social characteristics of the investigated network members influence the voting behavior of the respondents (which is actually considered a visible indicator of individuals' political participation). Additionally, the voting behavior of network members also has a significant relationship with the dependent variable as a predictor variable. Among all the studied indicators, the greatest impact belongs to the political preferences variable. Multivariate regression analysis shows that approximately 37 percent of the changes in voting behavior are explained by the investigated variables. Therefore, in this research, the position of the network approach in explaining voting behavior as a type of political participation was determined, and the results of the research also confirm the role of individual networks in describing and explaining voting behavior directly and through influencing political preferences. Finally, the present research presents a model based on the conceptual model of Westley and Mac.
ملخص الجهاز:
Investigating strategies to increase students' political participation with an emphasis on identifying effective interpersonal relationships in social networks Afshin Mohammadi, Faculty member of the Communication Sciences Department, Islamic Azad University, Damavand Branch Ahmad Shahidian, Lecturer in the Communication Sciences Department, Islamic Azad University, Damavand Branch Abstract The aim of the present article is to study the factors affecting individuals' political participation by examining their interpersonal relationships using a social network analysis approach.
The results obtained indicate that the functional, interactive, and structural characteristics of the network and the social characteristics of the studied network members influence the voting behavior of the respondents (which is actually considered a visible indicator of individuals' political participation).
At the end of the present research, a model is presented based on the conceptual model of Westley and Mac. Voting behavior, social networks, political efficacy, civic duty, rational choice, political preferences Keywords: .
Statement 3, like statement 1, measures the sense of internal political efficacy of the respondents; about 44 percent of individuals agree or strongly agree with the view that people's decisions in elections have a clear impact on political developments.
The data for statement 5, which measures the level of trust in the political environment, indicates that 44 percent of the respondents have low trust in the political system and believe that a small group of powerful people are present in politics who maintain their power despite the existence of elections (25% agree and 19% strongly agree).
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