martin lea

  • Research
    • Adoption Internet Project
    • Collaboration and groupwork
    • Computer-Mediated Communication
    • Computer-Mediated Communication Theory
    • Disaster Management
    • Disaster Resilience
    • Report Psychological and behavioural responses to disasters
    • Email communication
    • Gender and Power
    • Language in communication
    • Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Effects
    • Video communication
  • Publications
  • Training
    • Email Marketing Tips
    • How to Create a Personal Academic Website or Research Blog
    • Statistics Made Easy
      • Path Analysis Made Easy
    • Learning Jazz Saxophone
    • Adoption Social Media Info
  • Services
    • Business Website Reviews
    • Academic Web Design
    • Website Managed Hosting and Site Care
  • Books
  • Join
  • About

The In-SIDE story: Social psychological processes affecting on-line groups

Lea, M., Spears, R., Watt, S., & Rogers, P. (2000). The InSIDE story: Social psychological processes affecting on-line groups. In T. Postmes, R. Spears, M. Lea, & S.D. Reicher (Eds.) SIDE-issues centre-stage: Recent developments in studies of de-individuation in groups. Amsterdam: North Holland.

Filed Under: Books, Contributed chapters

Cover side issues centre stage

CMC provides a new paradigm for research into general deindividuation phenomena that can usefully clarify some of the complexities in earlier deindividuation research as well as test the intervening processes that deindividuating contexts supposedly activate. For example, it enables one to manipulate anonymity and identifiability independently from physical isolation and co-presence. Conceptual distinctions between different forms of anonymity, such as visual anonymity and nominal anonymity (not ... Continue Reading

Last updated on September 8, 2017 by Dr. Martin Lea Tagged With: anonymity, communication efficiency, communication technology, deindividuation, group norms, groups, intergroup interactions, SIDE Model, social identity, Social influence, video conferencing, visibility

Social Psychology of the Internet

Lea, M. & Spears, R. (2003). Social Psychology of the Internet. In K. Christensen & D. Levinson (Eds.) Sage Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World. (pp. 779-783). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Filed Under: Books, Computer-Mediated Communication Theory, Contributed chapters

Social psychology has a long history of researching the effects of communication technologies, such as the telephone and television, on individuals and groups. Social psychological research on the Internet has focused predominantly on text-based computer-mediated communication (CMC), such as e-mail, bulletin boards, newsgroups, conferencing, and chat. These have been compared both theoretically and empirically with face-to-face communication or with some other standard that controls for certain ... Continue Reading

Last updated on May 13, 2019 by Dr. Martin Lea Tagged With: anonymity, audio conferencing, bandwidth, communication efficiency, community, decision-making, deindividuation, gender, groups, paralanguage, personal relationships, SIDE Model, social identity, Social influence, social information processing, social presence, video conferencing

Connect with me

Contact me
Join my readers
Google Scholar
ResearchGate
Academia

Web Design Services

Personal Academic Websites
Research Blogs
Author Platforms
Managed Hosting
Site Care Packages
Website reviews & redesign

Search for a topic

Martin Lea Research & Design (MLRD)
PO Box 4336/2085, Manchester M61 0BW UK
Acknowledgements · Copyright · Privacy
Copyright © 2021 Martin Lea · Website design and hosting by Martin Lea Web Design

Download My Disaster Resources

Enter Your email to access and download

  • Full-text articles and Full length reports (PDF)
  • Reference lists and Endnote Bibliographies
  • Survey items and Questionnaires
  • Checklists and Recommendations

Get notified about new resources when I add them

Invalid email address
No spam. Only research. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Thank you. I've just sent you an email. Please check your inbox for further instructions.