Factors influencing information distortion in online deliberations: The effects of informational characteristics and regulatory focus

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Highlights：

• Changes in attitudes toward information during online deliberation were examined.

• Regulatory focus theory was used to explain how online deliberations are processed.

• Promotion-focused participants tend to change their attitude toward information.

• Hedonic information facilitated attitude changes in promotion-focused participants.

• Utilitarian information did the same in prevention-focused participants.

摘要

•Changes in attitudes toward information during online deliberation were examined.•Regulatory focus theory was used to explain how online deliberations are processed.•Promotion-focused participants tend to change their attitude toward information.•Hedonic information facilitated attitude changes in promotion-focused participants.•Utilitarian information did the same in prevention-focused participants.

论文关键词：Online deliberation,Regulatory focus,Information distortion,Online commentary

论文评审过程：Available online 31 May 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.036