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@article{citeulike:1386664, abstract = {The growth of the Internet at a means of communication has sparked the interest of researchers in several fields (e.g. communication, social psychology, industrial-organizational psychology) to investigate the issues surrounding the expression of different social behaviors in this unique social context. Of special interest to researchers is the increased importance that anonymity seems to play in computer-mediated communication (CMC). This paper reviews the literature related to the issues of anonymity within the social context, particularly in CMC, demonstrating the usefulness of established social psychological theory to explain behavior in CMC and discussing the evolution of the current theoretical explanations in explaining the effects of anonymity in social behavior in CMC environments. Several suggestions for future research are proposed in an attempt to provide researchers with new avenues to investigate how anonymity can play both positive and negative roles in CMC.}, author = {Christopherson, Kimberly M.}, booktitle = {Including the Special Issue: Education and Pedagogy with Learning Objects and Learning Designs}, citeulike-article-id = {1386664}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VDC-4M936J5-1/2/743fc4de41430777412d059e4505f883}, journal = {Computers in Human Behavior}, keywords = {anonymity, computer-mediated-communication, deindividuation-theory, internet, privacy, social}, month = {November}, number = {6}, pages = {3038--3056}, posted-at = {2007-06-13 08:15:40}, priority = {2}, title = {The positive and negative implications of anonymity in Internet social interactions: "On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog"}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VDC-4M936J5-1/2/743fc4de41430777412d059e4505f883}, volume = {23}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1386664 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1386664 N2 - The growth of the Internet at a means of communication has sparked the interest of researchers in several fields (e.g. communication, social psychology, industrial-organizational psychology) to investigate the issues surrounding the expression of different social behaviors in this unique social context. Of special interest to researchers is the increased importance that anonymity seems to play in computer-mediated communication (CMC). This paper reviews the literature related to the issues of anonymity within the social context, particularly in CMC, demonstrating the usefulness of established social psychological theory to explain behavior in CMC and discussing the evolution of the current theoretical explanations in explaining the effects of anonymity in social behavior in CMC environments. Several suggestions for future research are proposed in an attempt to provide researchers with new avenues to investigate how anonymity can play both positive and negative roles in CMC. IS - 6 JF - Computers in Human Behavior EP - 3056 TI - The positive and negative implications of anonymity in Internet social interactions: "On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog" VL - 23 T2 - Including the Special Issue: Education and Pedagogy with Learning Objects and Learning Designs SP - 3038 KW - anonymity KW - computer-mediated-communication KW - deindividuation-theory KW - internet KW - privacy KW - social AU - Christopherson, Kimberly PY - 2007/11// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VDC-4M936J5-1/2/743fc4de41430777412d059e4505f883 ER -