Contextual Factors and Issue Difference Influencing Willingness to Express Minority Views on Internet and Offline

This study explores contextual factors influencing willingness to express minority views on the Internet and in offline settings and the relationship between perceived moral value involvement of a topic and the willingness to express minority views on the topic. The findings showed that information access and exposure to diverse information on the Internet were positive predictors of the willingness to express minority views on the Internet. Perceived receptiveness to diverse opinions positively predicted the willingness to express minority views both online and offline. The topics different in moral value involvement made a difference in willingness to express minority views, and the relationship between the perceived moral value involvement and the willingness to express minority views was partially supported.