The Impact of International Political Events on Political Efficacy: an Empirical Study From the Perspective of the Generation Z

Political efficacy is the feeling or belief that people believe their political actions can have an impact on the political process. By participating in online political commentary's is an important form of political participation for the generation Z, and an important way to express political efficacy. With the development of the Internet, the widespread use of social media platforms and easy access to information resources have made it possible for political information to be disseminated globally, and as loyal users of various social media, generation Z can readily receive reports of international political events disseminated on media platforms, which has an important impact on their own sense of political efficacy. In this study, more than 200 generation Z from across mainland China were selected as research subjects, with the aim of studying the factors that influence the generation Z ' political efficacy in their exposure to international political events and summarizing the patterns. The descriptive analysis in this study shows that political affiliation and educational background have a significant effect on the political efficacy of the generation Z. Based on the factual situation in mainland China, the Government considers the participation of new generation in order to increase political efficiency.