Exhibit 1214 · Meta-analysis
The "spiral of silence" revisited: a meta-analysis on the relationship between perceptions of opinion support and political opinion expression
We observed a significant positive relationship ( r = .10; Zr = .10) between opinion climate and opinion expression.
Meta-analysis of 66 studies and over 27,000 participants. Finds a small positive average relationship between perceived opinion climate and expression, strongest when people talk with family, friends or neighbors about obtrusive issues.
- Source
- Jörg Matthes, Johannes Knoll and Christian von Sikorski, Communication Research 45(1): 3-33
- Date
- 2018
- Quoted from
- Abstract
- Grade
- Peer-reviewed
- Document
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650217745429
- Accessed
- 2026-11-10
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit
- Note
- Abstract only (Crossref); full text not read. Verifies the check-B flag: the average effect is small (r = .10), with a larger effect (r = .34) in talk with family, friends or neighbors on obtrusive issues.