Presumed media influence and support for social media bans: The roles of social and elite-based validation
Published online on July 30, 2026
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
The study examines how presumed influences of social media on young people, as well as perceptions of how widely such beliefs are shared, shape support for social media bans. Extending the Influence of Presumed Influence (IPI) model, we introduce second-...
The study examines how presumed influences of social media on young people, as well as perceptions of how widely such beliefs are shared, shape support for social media bans. Extending the Influence of Presumed Influence (IPI) model, we introduce second-...