BIRGing, CORFing, and Twitter Activity Following a Political Referendum: Examining Social Media Activity Concerning the 2014 Scottish Independence Vote - adlr.link | Fachinformationsdienst (FID) für die Kommunikations-, Medien- und Filmwissenschaft

Bibliographic Details
Authors and Corporations:	Lachlan, Kenneth A, Levy, David R
In:	Communication research reports : a publication of the Eastern Communication Association, 33, 2016, 3
Media Type:	Article, E-Article

further information
ISSN:	0882-4096
published in:	Communication research reports : a publication of the Eastern Communication Association
Language:	English
Collection:	OLC SSG Informations-, Buch- und Bibliothekswesen OLC SSG Medien- / Kommunikationswissenschaft

Table of Contents
Summary:	A sizable body of research has examined BIRG, or Basking in Reflected Glory, as the psychological process of associating with the successes of others. A sample of 253,188 tweets related to the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum were collected leading up to and following the vote. Results support BIRG processes on the part of anti-independence tweeters, and Cutting Off Reflected Failure (CORF) responses by those favoring independence. Evidence does not support the notion that CORF was attenuated by high involvement.