@article{2026:naab:selfeffec,
title = {Self-effects of (perceived) public vs. private opinion expression, elaboration, and composition},
year = {2026},
note = {Self-effects in communication research refer to effects of opinion
expressions on the senders themselves. Despite growing empirical
support for self-effects, moderators and mediators of these
self-effects are barely researched. The article outlines theoretical
arguments that individuals elaborate more and put more effort into
message composition when expecting a public vs. a private setting.
This, in turn, should lead to higher self-effects on the senders’
perceived knowledge, issue interest, and behavioral intentions. In a
preregistered between-subjects experiment, we found tentative support
for these assumptions.},
journal = {SCM Studies in Communication and Media},
pages = {281--300},
author = {Naab, Teresa K. and Schnauber-Stockmann, Anna},
volume = {15},
number = {2}
}