Pfeil, Ulrike, Svangstu, Knut, Ang, Chee Siang, Zaphiris, Panayiotis (2011) Social Roles in an Online Support Community for Older People. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 27 (4). pp. 323-347. ISSN 1044-7318. (doi:10.1080/10447318.2011.540490) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:35706)
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Abstract
In this article, an online support community for older people is studied, with the aim
analysis. Four hundred messages (posted between August 9, 2007, and February 5,
were investigated. The data were analyzed to identify and shed light on patterns
Drawing on the findings, a set of six social roles were identified, defined, and
members were associated with the kind of content these members tended
support, whereas members not very well connected were more inclined to post
self-disclosing messages.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1080/10447318.2011.540490 |
| Subjects: |
Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming, > QA76.9.H85 Human computer interaction T Technology |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts |
| Depositing User: | Tina Thompson |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2013 13:23 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 12:48 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35706 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
| Ang, Chee Siang: |  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1109-9689 |
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