Anonymity effects in computer-mediated communication in the case of minority influence

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1660-1674

  Moral Toranzo, Félix ^a   Canto Ortiz, Jesús ^a   Gómez Jacinto, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Communication; Social identity; Social influences

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ANONYMITY; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC); QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTITY; SOCIAL INFLUENCES;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846149325     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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