Adolescents encounter political information on both social media and TV series, which shapes their political beliefs and political self at a moment where they are undergoing a lot of socio-cognitive changes. Anaëlle Gonzalez explains how the political content shared by influencers, athletes and celebrities on social media is interwoven with entertainment messages and use different ‘frames’ than traditional media, influencing how adolescents think about certain political issues. We also discuss how moral content with indirect political relevance affects political identity, the effect of incidental exposure and identification on moral values and (online) political participation, and adolescents’ political self-concept.

This episode was recorded on 28 March 2023.