document: The effects of asynchronous computer-mediated group interaction on group processes This article reports a study undertaken to investigate some of the social psychological processes underlying computer-supported group discussion in natural computer-mediated contexts . Based on the concept of deindividuation , it was hypothesized that personal identifiability and group identity would be important factors that affect the perceptions and behavior of members of computer-mediated groups . The degree of personal identifiability and the strength of group identity were manipulated across groups of geographically dispersed computer users who took part in e-mail discussions during a 2-week period . The results do not support the association between deindividuation and uninhibited behavior cited in much previous research . Instead , the data provide some support for a social identity perspective of computer-mediated communication , which explains the higher levels uninhibited in identifiable computer-mediated groups . However , predictions based on social identity theory regarding group polarization and group cohesion were not supported . Possible explanations for this are discussed and further research is suggested to resolve these discrepancies
doc_bio_tags: O O O O O O O O B I O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B O O O O O B I O B I O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B I O O O O B I O O O O O B I I I O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O B I I O B I O B I O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O