Profiling good Samaritans in online knowledge forums: Effects of affiliative tendency, self-esteem, and public individuation on knowledge sharing

Lee, Eun‐Ju; Jang, Jeong-woo

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2010.04.007

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“…They seem to have seen their commitment to Wikivorce as a form of public service that was satisfying both in its own right and because of the grateful attitude of most recipients. This reflects previous research which suggests that people are more likely to share knowledge in online forums when their contribution is recognised by others (Lee & Jang, 2010 These people, and others, also worked quite explicitly to improve the site as a whole. A 'suggestions' section was opened in May 2007, provoking a number of ideas, some of which were rapidly implemented.…”

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“…Although some people joined for a short while, asked for and obtained advice, then disappeared, others felt that, having been supported, there was an obligation on them to reciprocate (Lee & Jang, 2010) or expressed guilt that they had not been involved recently, as with this member returning to ask a question: 'Hi guys, soory not been on for awhile, life hectic with disseratiton etc. Anyway, im seeking advice again' (October 2007).…”

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“…This, in itself, became part of their joint enterprise (Ridings & Gefen, 2004;Lee & Jang, 2010). During 2007, no one had formal responsibility for moderation of the site.…”

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“…The frequency and knowledgeability with which these individuals posted marked them out as 'online opinion leaders' (Lee & Jang, 2010), whose posts took on a tone of increasingly confident authority. They seem to have seen their commitment to Wikivorce as a form of public service that was satisfying both in its own right and because of the grateful attitude of most recipients.…”

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Online Learning in Divorce: How the Formation of a Community of Practice in a Divorce Support Website Enables and Inhibits Learning

Paechter

2012

E-Learning and Digital Media

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This article is about the informal learning that took place in an online divorce support and advice forum. In it, the author discusses the formation of a community of practice among the members during the first nine months of the site's operation. The author shows how the key markers of mutual engagement, joint enterprise and shared repertoire developed between members, and argues that the community of practice both enhanced and inhibited learning among its members. In particular, the author suggests that members learned not only the knowledge about divorce law provided by others on the site as a form of public good, but they also learned ways of coping with divorce, with their exspouse and with the legal system generally. At the same time, however, some group practices inhibited learning, both for those participating in the community and for those excluded by members. The author concludes with suggestions for developing similar online communities of practice.

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“…This, in itself, became part of their joint enterprise (Ridings & Gefen, 2004;Lee & Jang, 2010). During 2007, no one had formal responsibility for moderation of the site.…”

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Online Learning in Divorce: How the Formation of a Community of Practice in a Divorce Support Website Enables and Inhibits Learning

Paechter

2012

E-Learning and Digital Media

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“…For example, Lee and Ma [38] argued that people were more likely to share news on social media when they were driven by gratification factors such as information seeking, socializing, and status seeking. Lee and Jang [39] revealed that peoples' knowledge sharing on social media can be impacted by gratification factors such as social interaction, emotional support, and positive self-image building. In addition, Fatkin and Lansdown [6] pointed out that altruistic concerns like reciprocity may also influence social media users' information-sharing behavior.…”

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An Investigation of the Influencing Factors of Chinese WeChat Users’ Environmental Information-Sharing Behavior Based on an Integrated Model of UGT, NAM, and TPB

Chen

2020

Sustainability

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Sustainable development is a common challenge for all. Under this background, how to promote public participation in environmental communication has become an important topic. The purpose of this study is to understand the motivating mechanism behind Chinese WeChat users’ environmental information-sharing behavior by taking China’s unique social and cultural background into account. A comprehensive theoretical model for this study is constructed based on the uses and gratification theory, the norm activation model, and the theory of planned behavior. Through an online survey, data were collected from 526 participants to test the research model. The research results show that Chinese WeChat users’ environmental information-sharing behavior is motivated by both egoistic factors (self-presentation, information seeking, and socializing) and altruistic factors (awareness of consequences and ascription of responsibility). During the behavioral decision-making process, these motivating factors impact people’s actual sharing behavior via their attitudes toward the behavior, subjective norms, personal norms, and behavioral intention in various patterns. The findings are discussed from an interdisciplinary perspective of media usage, prosocial behavior, and behavioral psychology. This article not only proposes a new conceptual framework to explain social media users’ behavior of sharing environmental information but also provides important theoretical and practical implications regarding motivating public participation in environmental communication on social media.

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Technological Influence on Self-esteem: Towards a Research Agenda Through a Systematic Literature Review

Muriana

Baranauskas

2021

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Profiling good Samaritans in online knowledge forums: Effects of affiliative tendency, self-esteem, and public individuation on knowledge sharing

Cited by 30 publications

References 30 publications

Online Learning in Divorce: How the Formation of a Community of Practice in a Divorce Support Website Enables and Inhibits Learning

Online Learning in Divorce: How the Formation of a Community of Practice in a Divorce Support Website Enables and Inhibits Learning

An Investigation of the Influencing Factors of Chinese WeChat Users’ Environmental Information-Sharing Behavior Based on an Integrated Model of UGT, NAM, and TPB

Technological Influence on Self-esteem: Towards a Research Agenda Through a Systematic Literature Review

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