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Informal social communication.
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Deviation, rejection and communication
Schachter, S. (1951) · The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/h0062326 · Cited by 1,165
Interpersonal communication in small groups.
Festinger, L., & Thibaut, J. (1951) · The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/h0054899 · Cited by 203
Self-citationFestinger, L. (1950) · Cited by 197
Self-citationCommunication in Experimentally Created Hierarchies
Kelley, H. H. (1951) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/001872675100400102 · Cited by 188
A Study of a Rumor: Its Origin and Spread
Festinger, L., Cartwright, D., Barber, K., Fleischl, J., Gottsdanker, J., Keysen, A., & Leavitt, G. (1948) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/001872674800100405 · Cited by 177
Self-citationAn Experimental Study of the Cohesiveness of Underprivileged Groups
Thibaut, J. W. (1950) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/001872675000300302 · Cited by 130
The exertion of influence through social communication.
Back, K. W. (1950) · Research Center for Dynamics Institute for Social Research eBooks · doi:10.1037/10646-002 · Cited by 56
Briefer Studies and Annotations: The Methodology of Studying Rumor Transmission
Back, K. W., Festinger, L., Hymovitch, B., Kelley, H. H., Schachter, S., & Thibaut, J. W. (1950) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/001872675000300304 · Cited by 44
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A theory of social comparison processes
Festinger, L. (1954) · Human Relations · doi:10.1177/001872675400700202 · Cited by 20,926
Self-citationBirds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks
McPherson, M., Smith-Lovin, L., & Cook, J. M. (2001) · Annual Review of Sociology · doi:10.1146/annurev.soc.27.1.415 · Cited by 18,567
The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion
Petty, R. E., & Cacioppo, J. T. (1986) · Advances in Experimental Social Psychology · doi:10.1016/s0065-2601(08)60214-2 · Cited by 8,822
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Work Groups and Teams
Kozlowski, S. W. J., & Ilgen, D. R. (2006) · Psychological Science in the Public Interest · doi:10.1111/j.1529-1006.2006.00030.x · Cited by 2,623
Employee Voice Behavior: Integration and Directions for Future Research
Morrison, E. W. (2011) · Academy of Management Annals · doi:10.5465/19416520.2011.574506 · Cited by 1,803
Metadata
- Authors
- Festinger, L.
- Venue
- Psychological Review
- Published
- 1950-09
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 271-282
- ISSN
- 0033-295X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1471
- OpenAlex
- W2000317699
- Cited by
- 1,643
- References
- 8
- FWCI
- 177.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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