Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3954
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dc.contributor.authorPfeil, Ulrike-
dc.contributor.authorZaphiris, Panayiotis-
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-21T07:58:48Zen
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-17T09:55:57Z-
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-09T10:25:40Z-
dc.date.available2010-01-21T07:58:48Zen
dc.date.available2013-05-17T09:55:57Z-
dc.date.available2015-12-09T10:25:40Z-
dc.date.issued2009-09-
dc.identifier.citationComputers in Human Behavior, 2009, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1139-1155en_US
dc.identifier.issn07475632-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3954-
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we study the social network structure of an online discussion board within SeniorNet, an empathic online community for older people. We apply Social Network Analysis (SNA) to analyse the communication patterns and relationships between members of the discussion board. In addition to looking at the structure of the exchanged messages within the discussion board as a whole, we also investigate associations between the communication content and the social network patterns. Our findings show distinct differences between the social network patterns of empathic and non-empathic communications. For example, members are more connected and closer to each other in the social networks that are based on empathic communication compared to non-empathic communication. Additionally our results show that the type of empathic communication (e.g. different kinds of support) is linked to the social network structure within the discussion board.en_US
dc.formatpdfen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofComputers in Human Behavioren_US
dc.rights© Elsevieren_US
dc.subjectEmpathic online communitiesen_US
dc.subjectOlder peopleen_US
dc.subjectSocial network analysisen_US
dc.subjectSocial interactionsen_US
dc.subjectAgeingen_US
dc.subjectOnline discussion boarden_US
dc.subjectCMCen_US
dc.titleInvestigating social network patterns within an empathic online community for older peopleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationCity University Londonen_US
dc.subject.categoryComputer and Information Sciencesen_US
dc.journalsSubscriptionen_US
dc.reviewPeer Reviewed-
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.countryUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.subject.fieldNatural Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chb.2009.05.001en_US
dc.dept.handle123456789/126en
dc.relation.issue5en_US
dc.relation.volume25en_US
cut.common.academicyear2009-2010en_US
dc.identifier.spage1139en_US
dc.identifier.epage1155en_US
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item.languageiso639-1en-
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crisitem.journal.journalissn0747-5632-
crisitem.journal.publisherElsevier-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Multimedia and Graphic Arts-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-8112-5099-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts-
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