JIANGHAN ACADEMIC ›› 2012, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 107-111.

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An Empirical Study on the Group Dynamics of Internet Rumors

LIU Yan1,LIU Rong2   

  1. 1.School of Social Development,Huzhou Normal College,Huzhou 313000,Zhejiang,China;
    2.Institute of Communication,Communication University of China,Beijing 100024,China
  • Received:2011-12-03 Online:2012-04-30 Published:2013-10-25

Abstract: The experimental and observational research on group dynamics of Internet rumors shows that on the group press, the communication of Internet rumors will appear the Group Polarization and The Spiral of Silence effects,which confirms that just like between persons,on internet the group effect acts a role in rumors’ spread ,expanding in the strength and breadth .On the analysis of the results of experiment and observation, this paper brings out the model of group dynamics on Internet rumors.

Key words: internet rumors, group dynamics, group polarization, spiral of silence

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