Social-Psychological Influences on Opinion Expression in Face-to-Face and Computer-Mediated Communication

By Shirley S. Ho, Douglas M. McLeod. Communication Research, 2008

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Subfields: Communication, Social Psychology

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A meta-analysis of factors predicting cyberbullying perpetration and victimization: From the social cognitive and media effects approach (2017, background): “In the online environment, individuals generally feel less restrained and are likely to express their thoughts more freely (Ho and McLeod, 2008; Suler, 2004).”
Models of Social Influence: Towards the Next Frontiers (2017, background): “For instance, empirical research suggests that individuals are more open to voicing their opinions in computermediated than in face-to-face interaction (Ho & McLeod 2008) and that social influence is stronger in face-toface interaction (Sassenberg et al. 2005).”
Science Literacy or Value Predisposition? A Meta-Analysis of Factors Predicting Public Perceptions of Benefits, Risks, and Acceptance of Nuclear Energy (2019, background): “The lack of identifiability on such platforms may encourage expression of alternative views and reduce social stigmas prevalent offline (Ho & McLeod, 2008; Joinson, 2001).”
Partisan Provocation: The Role of Partisan News Use and Emotional Responses in Political Information Sharing in Social Media (2016, background): “However, computer-mediated communication allows individuals to overcome fears of confrontation and disagreement because there is less risk of isolation in digital contexts, making political expression more likely, even among those who might fear isolation (Ho & McLeod, 2008).”
Attitudes Toward Online Social Connection and Self-Disclosure as Predictors of Facebook Communication and Relational Closeness (2011, background): “…antecedents and outcomes of identity formation and self presentation enacted via OSD (O’Sullivan, 2000; Turkle, 1995), with several studies reporting that communicators often self-disclose more online than they do when face to face (Ho & McLeod, 2008; Joinson, 2001; Postmes, Spears, & Lea, 1998).”
Gay Bullying and Online Opinion Expression (2014, background): “Previous studies applying the spiral of silence theory to computer-mediated communication settings have largely ignored testing the theory in an SNS context (e.g., Ho & McLeod, 2008; McDevitt et al., 2003; Wanta & Dimitrova, 2000).”
Unspeaking on Facebook? Testing network effects on self-censorship of political expressions in social network sites (2015, background): “…with the present or future opinion climate is often measured differently as well, including either dummy/trichotomous coding (e.g. Neuwirth 2000; Scheufele et al. 2001;Matthes et al. 2010) or the interval treatment of variables (e.g. Kim 2012; Ho and McLeod 2008; Petric and Pinter 2002).”
Motivations for Political Discussion: Antecedents and Consequences on Civic Engagement (2016, background): “…from its open nature has been raised in the past (e.g., Hill & Hughes, 1998), other research has suggested that when online interactions create an environment where citizens are encouraged to interact and gather information, online discussions can lead to further engagement (Ho & McLeod, 2008).”