Opinion Expression Dynamics in Social Media Chat Groups: An Integrated Quasi-Experimental and Agent-Based Model Approach

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Condition</td><td class="align_center">Observation group members</td><td class="align_center">Opposite opinion members</td><td class="align_center">Expected level of perceived peer support</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Majority opinion (more observation members)</td><td class="align_center">64% (<i>N</i> = 25)</td><td class="align_center">36% (<i>N</i> = 14)</td><td class="align_center">High</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Balanced opinion (evenly-matched observation members)</td><td class="align_center">53% (<i>N</i> = 25)</td><td class="align_center">47% (<i>N</i> = 22)</td><td class="align_center">Medium</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Minority opinion (fewer observation members)</td><td class="align_center">39% (<i>N</i> = 25)</td><td class="align_center">61% (<i>N</i> = 40)</td><td class="align_center">Low</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div><i>Note</i>. The majority opinion situation refers that observation group members are more than the opposite opinion group; the balanced opinion situation refers that observation group members are evenly-matched with the opposite opinion group; the minority opinion situation refers that observation group members are fewer than the opposite opinion group.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Quasi-experimental participants arrangement.</div>

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Table 1: Opinion Expression Dynamics in Social Media Chat Groups: An Integrated Quasi-Experimental and Agent-Based Model Approach 