Social network composition and attitude strength: Exploring the dynamics within newly formed social networks

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1057-1067

  Levitan, Lindsey Clark ^a   Visser, Penny S ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude strength; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049094976     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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