Coming out in the age of the Internet
Identity "demarginalization" through virtual group participation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6201008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katelyn Y A Mckenna (New York College of Health Professions), John A Bargh (0000-0003-2114-1921) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 681-694 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.75.3.681 |
| OpenAlex | W2168841603 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 219 |
| References cited | 26 |
Internet newsgroups allow individuals to interact with others in a relatively anonymous fashion and thereby provide individuals with concealable stigmatized identities a place to belong not otherwise available. Thus, membership in these groups should become an important part of identity. Study 1 fou
Aesthetics · Collective identity · Group (periodic table) · Identity (music) · Internet privacy · Social group · Social identity theory · The Internet · World Wide Web · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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Social networking sites and participatory reluctance
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Gender Abuse and Incident HIV/STI Among Transgender Women in New York City
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Virtual Customer Environments
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The Internet’s impact on sexuality
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Social Networks that Matter
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Internet Use and Quality of Life
Social Influence in Computer-Mediated Communication
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| Unique citing works | 219 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 8,11 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 195 |