Effects of visual representation on social influence in computer-mediated communication: Experimental tests of the social identity model of deindividuation effects

Human Communication Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 234-259

  Lee, Eun Ju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4043126803     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/30.2.234     Document Type: Article

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