Impact of contextual and personal determinants on online social conformity

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Highlights:

• Individuals conform more to larger majorities than smaller majorities.

• The presence of minorities or their group sizes do not affect conformity behaviour.

• Individuals are more likely to conform in objective tasks with a ‘correct’ answer.

• Individuals with higher self-confidence are less likely to conform to the majority.

• Individuals with higher conscientiousness and neuroticism are more likely to conform.

摘要

•Individuals conform more to larger majorities than smaller majorities.•The presence of minorities or their group sizes do not affect conformity behaviour.•Individuals are more likely to conform in objective tasks with a ‘correct’ answer.•Individuals with higher self-confidence are less likely to conform to the majority.•Individuals with higher conscientiousness and neuroticism are more likely to conform.

论文关键词:Online social conformity,Majority size,Task type,Self-reported confidence,Personality traits,Minority groups

论文评审过程:Received 16 April 2019, Revised 25 July 2019, Accepted 8 February 2020, Available online 11 February 2020, Version of Record 14 February 2020.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106302