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Reference Group Communication

Reference Group Communication is a theoretical construct within social psychology that refers to the processes and mechanisms through which individuals receive, interpret, and enact informational and normative influences from a reference group to which they psychologically identify, distinguishing it from general social communication by its specific role in shaping attitudes, behaviors, and self-evaluation through comparative social standards.

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165

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92

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2017–2026

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Publications

79

Students and Housewives: Differences in Susceptibility to Reference Group Influence

C. Whan Park, V. Parker Lessig · Journal of Consumer Research · 1977 · 741 citations · Full text

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Withholding Consumption: A Social Dilemma Perspective on Consumer Boycotts

Sankar Sen, Zeynep Gürhan‐Canlı, Vicki G. Morwitz · Journal of Consumer Research · 2001 · 579 citations

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Changes in reference phrases as a function of frequency of usage in social interaction: a preliminary study

Robert M. Krauss, Sidney Weinheimer · Psychonomic Science · 1964 · 270 citations · Full text

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Readings in Reference Group Theory and Research.

Marc Pilisuk, Herbert H. Hyman, Eleanor Singer · American Sociological Review · 1969 · 244 citations

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Effects of training on raters of ESL compositions

Sara Cushing Weigle · Language Testing · 1994 · 207 citations

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Authors

165

  1. SV
    Stephen von Tetzchner

    University of Oslo, Norway

    3 publications · 51 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. KS
    Kristine Stadskleiv

    University of Oslo, Norway

    3 publications · 51 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. GB
    Gerd Bohner

    Bielefeld University, Germany

    2 publications · 196 citations

    2

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  4. ES
    Eleanor Singer

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 402 citations

    2

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  5. RE
    Ruth E. Hartley

    City College of New York, United States

    2 publications · 40 citations

    2

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Institutions

92

  1. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    51 citations

  2. Oslo University Hospital

    Oslo, Norway

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    51 citations

  3. Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    60 citations

  4. Bielefeld University

    Bielefeld, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    323 citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    324 citations

  6. Engimplan (Brazil)

    Rio Claro, Brazil

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  7. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  8. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    122 citations

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Venues

  1. Human Relations

    3 publications · 55 citations

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  2. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    3 publications · 138 citations

    3

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  3. Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    AAC · 3 publications · 51 citations

    3

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  4. Sustainability

    2 publications · 141 citations

    2

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  5. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 2 publications · 270 citations

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