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Stauffer, Alison., Stohl, Michael. and Reid, Scott. "Effects of Political Knowledge, Interest, and Efficacy on College Voter Turnout" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden International Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany, <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p92726_index.html>

Stauffer, A. , Stohl, M. and Reid, S. A. "Effects of Political Knowledge, Interest, and Efficacy on College Voter Turnout" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden International Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p92726_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The focus of this study is 165 college-aged voters in the 2004 presidential election. We measured political knowledge, interest, and efficacy before randomly assigning participants to one of four videos designed to elevate knowledge, interest, and efficacy compared to a control. Participant turn out in the election was remarkably high (77%), and this precluded analysis of factors impacting turn out. Participants who watched a video containing the Bush-Kerry debates experienced elevated political knowledge. Further, there was evidence that increases in political knowledge produced by watching the political debate lead to decreased favoribilty ratings for Bush. Higher ratings of trust were correlated with positive favorability ratings for Bush. We discuss civic participation, the factors behind the drop in voter turnout, and relate these debates to the approaches that have been undertaken to increase voter turnout. Finally, we discuss methodological problems particular to studying youth voter turnout.

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