Attitudes in the Social Context
The Impact of Social Network Composition on Individual-Level Attitude Strength
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6204429 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Penny S Visser (University of Chicago), Robert R Mirabile (Princeton University) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 779-795 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1037/0022-3514.87.6.779 |
| PMID | 15598106 |
| OpenAlex | W2027224465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 139 |
| References cited | 76 |
Four studies, using both experimental and correlational designs, explored the implications of being embedded within attitudinally congruent versus attitudinally heterogeneous social networks for individual-level attitude strength. Individuals embedded within congruent social networks (i.e., made up of others with similar views) were more resistant to attitude change than were individuals embedded within heterogeneous social networks (i.e., made up of others with a range of views). Mediational evidence suggests that attitudinally congruous social networks may increase attitude strength by decreasing attitudinal ambivalence and perhaps by increasing the certainty with which people hold their attitudes. These results suggest that features of the social context in which an attitude is held have important implications for individual-level attitude strength
Ambivalence · Certainty · Context (archaeology) · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics) · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 139 |
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| Citations per year | 6,32 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 131 |