Stimulating the Quasi-statistical Organ: Fear of Social Isolation Motivates the Quest for Knowledge of the Opinion Climate

We test an uninvestigated proposition from spiral of silence theory that fear of social isolation (FSI) prompts people to seek out information about the climate of public opinion. Taking a trait-based individual difference perspective, the authors develop and validate a measure of FSI that is less l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Communication research 2013-08, Vol.40 (4), p.439-462
Hauptverfasser:	Hayes, Andrew F., Matthes, Jörg, Eveland, William P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Culture Fear Individual Differences Information Sources Knowledge Mass media Public Opinion Public opinion surveys Silence Social Isolation Social psychology
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