Abstract
The study explores relationship between media consumption patterns of adolescents,with other intervening variables, and formation of national identity. The research proposes a model of political socialization to understand the relationship among adolescents’ demographics (gender, age, school), mass media consumption (electronic, and print media), and place of discussion with interpersonal agents (parents, peers, relatives and teachers) for the formation of national identity. Adolescents from private, public and madrassa (religious) schools of Lahore city are the population of the research. The sub-constructs of national identity; national attachment, symbolic patriotism, constructive patriotism, uncritical patriotism, national pride, and nationalism are tested by Cronbach Alpha. Findings show that in outer loading factors school, print media consumption, and the place of media discussion with parents are the most significant factors in formation of national identity.

Khalid Rashid, Dr. Bushra H. Rahman, Abbas Rashid Butt. (2017) Media Consumption and National Identity Formation of Adolescents in Pakistan, Journal of Media Studies, Volume 32, Issue 1.
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