信息贫富分化的“时间悖论”——基于个人信息世界边界要素的实证检验

The Time Paradox of Information Disparity:An Empirical Study on the Boundary of Individuals’Information World

[目的/意义]对日常信息获取时间与个体的信息富裕化进程之间的关系进行分析,以便对“信息茧房”等理论假说作出实证检验。[研究设计/方法]以《个人信息世界量表》为测量工具,通过大规模的社会调查,收集了714名受访者的相关数据,应用回归分析及均值比较等方法对研究假设进行了检验。[结论/发现]首先,信息主体的日常信息获取时间与其信息资产得分存在着倒“U”型关系,拐点出现在3.9小时。其次,以受教育年限15年为界,受访者日常信息获取时间与信息资产呈现不同的关系。[创新/价值]本文识别了“信息茧房”产生的时间和教育水平“门槛”,对信息贫困的治理具有一定的指导价值。

[Purpose/Significance]This paper explores the relationship between the daily information seeking time and individuals’information enrichment process so as to make empirical testing for the theoretical hypothesis such as Information Cocoons.[Design/Methodology]A large scale social investigation was conducted and 714 interviewees were involved by using the Individuals’Information World Scale to collect necessary data.Meanwhile,relative methods such as regression analysis and mean comparison were adopted to verify the research hypothesis.[Findings/Conclusion]Firstly,an invert U relationship has been found between individuals’daily information seeking time and their information assets.An inflection point was gained at the time of 3.9 hours.Secondly,the relationship between individuals’daily information seeking time and their information assets was separated by the schooling time of 15 years.[Originality/Value]This study identifies the generating time and educational level threshold of Information Cocoons,which could be beneficial for information poverty alleviation.