一、中文部分

行政院研考會(2010)。《99年個人家戶數位落調查報告》。台北：行政院研考會。
王柏鈞(2006)。《部落格的異想世界－使用者人格特質與使用動機行為之關聯性初探》。淡江大學大眾傳播學系碩士論文。
王家璋(2008)。《社會網絡差異下之媒介使用與政治參與－以2006年北高市長選舉為例》。南華大學傳播管理研究所碩士論文。
王嵩音(2006)。〈網路使用與選舉參與之研究—以2004年立法委員選舉為例〉。《臺灣民主季刊》，3(4)：71-102。
李婕(2006)。〈你和顧客「部落格」了嗎？：善用部落格行銷，黏住顧客忠誠度 〉，《貿易雜誌》，180: 42-48。
吳明隆(2009)。《結構方程模型—AMOS的操作與應用》。重慶：重慶大學出版社。
吳重禮、湯京平、黃紀(2000)。〈我國「政治功效意識」測量之初探〉，《選舉研究》，第六卷，第二期，頁23-44。
林克寰(2003)。《Blog 架站實務》。台北：旗標。
莊友欣(2004)。〈網路行銷天蠶變：就是要Blog 網誌行銷〉，《動腦》，342: 68-70。
孫天龍(2006)。《新聞媒介使用與民眾政治功效識之關聯》。國立政治大學政治研究所碩士論文。
施瑞瑄譯(2006)。《誰沒部落格》，台北：商周。原書：Fievet, C., & Turrettini, E. (2004). Blog story. Paris: Eyrolles。
連偉廷(2006)。《社會網絡、媒介使用與政治功效意識之分析》。國立政治大學政治研究所碩士論文。
翁秀琪(2001)。《大眾傳播理論與實證》。台北：三民。
張曉涵等(2005)。〈部落格之發展與概況－以台灣地區為例〉，《世新印刷學報》，11: 211-228。
張卿卿(2006)。〈網路的功與過：網路使用與政治參與及社會資產關係的探討〉， 《新聞學研究》，86: 45-90。
張卿卿(2002a)。〈競選新聞框架與廣告訴求對選民政治效能與信賴感的影響〉，《新聞學研究》，70：135-165。
張卿卿(2002b)。〈大學生的政治媒介認知、政治媒介行為與其政治效能與政治參與之間的關係〉，《選舉研究》，9(2)：37-63。
陳陸輝、耿曙(2008)。〈政治效能感與政黨認同對選民投票抉擇的影響 －以2002年北高市長選舉為例〉，《臺灣民主季刊》，5:1, 87-118。
陳陸輝、連偉廷(2008)。〈知性、黨性與資訊－台灣民眾政治效能感的分析〉，《臺灣民主季刊》，5(3)：121-156。
陳憶寧、羅文輝(2006)。〈媒介使用與政治資本〉，《新聞學研究》，88, 83-134。
陳建勲譯(2004)。《草根媒體－部落格傳奇》。台北：歐萊禮。
梁德馨(2011)。《2011年臺灣寬頻網路使用調查報告》，臺北：財團法人臺灣網路資訊中心。
黃芳銘(2005)。《社會科學統計方法：結構方程模式》。臺北：五南。
黃秀端、趙湘瓊(1996)。《台灣婦女近十年來政治態度之變遷-民國七十二年至八十一年，《問題與研究》，35(10)：71-95。
黃秀端(1995)。〈1994年省市長選舉選民參與競選活動之分析〉，《選舉研究》，3(1)：51-76。
黃信豪(2006)。〈政治功效意識的行動效果(1998-2003)〉，《臺灣民主季刊》，3(2)：119-158。
黃國庭(2008)。《大學生的社會網絡網站使用行為與社會資本之關連性研究－以無名小站為例》。國立政治大學新聞研究所碩士論文。
葉向榮(2006)。《臺灣無線寬頻上網服務使用者「使用與滿足」研究》。台北：世新大學碩士論文。
楊婉瑩( 2007)。〈政治參與的性別差異〉，《選舉研究》，14(2)：53-94)。
劉嘉薇、陳義彥(2005)。〈資訊時代的媒介認知、媒介行為與政治參與〉，2005年中國政治學會年會暨學術研討會論文。台北：中央研究院歐美所與近史所檔案館，中國民國九十四年十月一日至二日。
羅世宏譯(1997)。《傳播理論—起源、方法與應用》。台北：正中。
藝立協(2004)。《Blog部落格線上出版、網路日誌實作》。台北：上奇科技。


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