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ICA Lecture about participation in online discussions by Gerhard Vowe

What social and psychological factors influence whether someone actively participates in an online discussion?

The likelihood of participating in online discussions is … Information/Link:https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.icahdq.org/resource/resmgr/conference/2022/CFP_PreconferenceSoS2022.pdf Bibliography:Kelm, O., Frieß, D., Dohle, M., Ziegele, M., & Vowe, G. (2022, 25. Mai). Who speaks out in which online environment? […]

15. August 2022

The likelihood of participating in online discussions is …

  • … not influenced by the climate of opinion in society
  • … influenced by the climate of opinion in specific communication situation
  • … influenced by need for cognition, by internal efficacy, partly by external efficacy, but not by civil orientation to conflict and perceived efficacy of online discussions
  • … not influenced by any interaction between climate of opinion and traits.

Information/Link:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.icahdq.org/resource/resmgr/conference/2022/CFP_PreconferenceSoS2022.pdf

Bibliography:
Kelm, O., Frieß, D., Dohle, M., Ziegele, M., & Vowe, G. (2022, 25. Mai). Who speaks out in which online environment? Investigating the role of climate of opinion and personality traits for participation in online discussions. Vortrag auf der Preconference „New Directions in Spiral of Silence Research: Towards a Reformulation Considering Changes in Public Communication“ zur 72. ICA-Jahrestagung, Paris.