Opinion formation analysis for Expressed and Private Opinions (EPOs) models: Reasoning private opinions from behaviors in group decision-making systems

J Dong, J Hu, Y Zhao, Y Peng - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
In group decision-making, the expressed opinion of a social individual may be inconsistent
with or even opposite to his/her own private opinion or inner thought. Expressed and private …

Analysis of the influence of trust in opposing opinions: An inclusiveness-degree based Signed Deffuant–Weisbush model

B Jiang, Y Zhao, J Dong, J Hu - Information Fusion, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolution of the opinion of an agent is often uncertain in social networks, especially
when they have to communicate with agents holding opposing opinions on a certain topic. In …

An agent-based model of opinion dynamics with attitude-hiding behaviors

J Zhu, Y Yao, W Tang, H Zhang - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its …, 2022 - Elsevier
People might remain silent or give an opinion that is inconsistent with their private
convictions when there is a divergence between their own views and the opinion voiced in …

Breaking the symmetry neutralizes the extremization under the repulsion and higher order interactions

C Huang, H Bian, W Han - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, the opinion dynamics with both biased assimilation and repulsion mechanisms
on hypergraphs is investigated, and the fraction of extreme agents is the focus. In the …

Analysis of Expressed and Private Opinions (EPOs) models: Improving self-cognitive dissonance and releasing cumulative pressure in group decision-making …

J Dong, Y Zhao, H Mao, Y Yin, J Hu - Information Fusion, 2025 - Elsevier
For group decision-making problems, the existing expressed and private opinions (EPOs)
models focus on analyzing the limiting discrepancy between agents' EPOs and the …

Social influence dynamics for image segmentation: a novel pixel interaction approach

E Cuevas, A Luque, F Vega, D Zaldívar… - Journal of Computational …, 2024 - Springer
This paper introduces a novel image segmentation technique that is inspired by social
influence and opinion dynamics, establishing an association between social sciences and …

Dominant design selected by users: Dynamic interaction and convergence of users

D Wu, F Zou - Technovation, 2025 - Elsevier
Dominant design is ultimately shaped by market forces, and users serve as the primary
driver. Previous research has revealed that dominant design is a turning point for innovation …

A bibliometric analysis and basic model introduction of opinion dynamics

Y Li, Z Xu - Applied Intelligence, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Information exchange and dissemination happen among individuals in a group or
social network, which is an inevitable process before the formation of the group and …

The applicability of positive information in negative opinion management: An attitude-laden communication perspective

H Ding, L Xie - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Emergencies are often accompanied by negative public opinion or even public opinion
crises. To effectively deal with emergencies, negative opinion management should not be …

Dynamic Parameter Calibration Framework for Opinion Dynamics Models

J Zhu, Y Yao, W Tang, H Zhang - Entropy, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the past decade, various opinion dynamics models have been built to depict the
evolutionary mechanism of opinions and use them to predict trends in public opinion …