ArticleTác giả : Nojin Kwak; Scott W. Campbell; Junho Choi; Soo Young Bae (2011)
This study examines the links between the use of mobile telephony and involvement in key areas of public life deemed important for a healthy society.
We assess how three types of mobile phone uses (informational, relational, and social recreational) are related to two aspects of public affairs participation in South Korea (community engagement and political participation). Overall, findings in this study show significant roles of mobile phone use. For example, use of the mobile phone to seek out public affairs information and to discuss politics, i.e., informational use, was positively related to civic and political participation. Relational and social recreational use of the mobile ... 
