Stimulating the Quasistatistical Organ: Fear of Social Isolation Motivates the Quest for Knowledge of the Opinion Climate

Communication Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 439-462

  Hayes, Andrew F ^a   Matthes, Jörg ^b   Eveland, William P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

measurement; public opinion polls; spiral of silence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879341528     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650211428608     Document Type: Article

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