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dc.contributor.authorGraf, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorErba, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorHarn, Ren-Whei
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-11T21:34:00Z
dc.date.available2019-02-11T21:34:00Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationGraf, J., Erba, J., & Harn, R. W. (2017). The role of civility and anonymity on perceptions of online comments. Mass Communication and Society, 20(4), 526-549.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/27699
dc.description.abstractAn experiment was conducted (N = 170) to determine the role of civility and anonymity in online comments received for a news story. Dependent variables were (a) interest in the discussion, (b) favorability toward the comments, (c) favorability toward the commenter, and (d) trust in the information. Participants exposed to uncivil comments viewed the commenter less favorably and reported less trust in the information in the comment. Anonymity had no effect on the dependent variables, in contrast to expectations derived from social presence theory. Findings revealed that politeness of comments affected participants’ overall perceptions of the content of the online discussion.en_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.titleThe Role of Civility and Anonymity of Perceptions of Online Commentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorHarn, Ren-Whei
kusw.kuauthorErba, Joseph
kusw.kudepartmentJournalismen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15205436.2016.1274763en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscripten_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_US


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