The effects of perceived anonymity and anonymity states on conformity and groupthink in online communities: A Wikipedia study
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14330%2F13%3A00080211" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14330/13:00080211 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.22795" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.22795</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.22795" target="_blank" >10.1002/asi.22795</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The effects of perceived anonymity and anonymity states on conformity and groupthink in online communities: A Wikipedia study
Original language description
Groupthink behavior is always a risk in online groups and group decision support systems (GDSS), especially when not all potential alternatives for problem resolution are considered. It becomes a reality when individuals simply conform to the majority opinion and hesitate to suggest their own solutions to a problem. Anonymity has long been established to have an effect on conformity, but no previous research has explored the effects of different anonymity states in relation to an individual's likelihoodto conform. Through a survey of randomly chosen participants from the English-language Wikipedia community, I explored the effects of anonymity on the likelihood of conforming to group opinion. In addition, I differentiated between actual states of anonymity and individuals' perceptions of anonymity.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AO - Sociology, demography
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN
1532-2882
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
64
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
1001-1015
UT code for WoS article
000325930600010
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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