@article{neuwirth2007ssa,
	title = {{The Spiral of Silence and Fear of Isolation}},
	author = {K. Neuwirth and E. Frederick and C. Mayo},
	journal = {Journal of Communication},
	number = {3},
	pages = {450--468},
	publisher = {Blackwell Publishing},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2007.00352.x},
	volume = {57},
	year = {2007},
	biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/28933b2dd6f479191bcbe17f25a0bc198/acf},
	abstract = {This research explores the relationship between fear of isolation and allied concepts derived from the communication apprehension (CA) literature—CA-trait and CA-state—on opinion expression. The study took place during the final run-up to the Fall 2002 U.S. Congressional elections, and the research topic focused on the debate surrounding the possibility of the United States invading Iraq. The results suggest that (a) CA-trait, CA-state, and fear of isolation are empirically distinct; (b) these constructs differentially predict opinion expression; and (c) customary ways of assessing opinion expression in past research likely have underestimated conformity effects.},
	keywords = {communication_studies sociology }
}