BIRGing, CORFing, and Twitter Activity Following a Political Referendum: Examining Social Media Activity Concerning the 2014 Scottish Independence Vote.

Autor: Lachlan, Kenneth A., Levy, David R.
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Zdroj: Communication Research Reports; Jul-Sep2016, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p217-222, 6p, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: A sizable body of research has examined BIRG, or Basking in Reflected Glory, as the psychological process of associating with the successes of others. A sample of 253,188 tweets related to the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum were collected leading up to and following the vote. Results support BIRG processes on the part of anti-independence tweeters, and Cutting Off Reflected Failure (CORF) responses by those favoring independence. Evidence does not support the notion that CORF was attenuated by high involvement. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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