Help me, I'm fat! Social support in online weight loss networks
Help me, I'm fat! Social support in online weight loss networks
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DOI：
10.1002/cb.374
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发表时间：
2011-11-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Stephenson, Rachel J.
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作者：
Ballantine, Paul W.;Stephenson, Rachel J.
社交网络已经成为人们分享信息和寻求减肥问题情感支持的一种越来越普遍的方式。本研究的目的是探讨用户的商业社交网站谁是专注于减肥给予和/或接受社会支持/从其他用户。作者使用来自Weight Watchers Facebook页面的145名成员的定量数据来探索社会支持是如何给予和接受的，以及实现这一目标的沟通方式。本研究揭示了三个群体-被动接受者，积极支持者和休闲浏览者。被动接受者接受高水平的信息和情感支持，但他们是被动的沟通者。积极的支持者也会得到高水平的信息和情感支持，但他们的沟通方式更积极。随意浏览者很少得到社会支持，表现出被动的沟通风格。因此，作者发现的证据表明，即使社交网络的成员可能有共同的兴趣，成员选择参与和互动的方式，以及他们通过这样做而获得的利益也有很大的不同。版权所有（C）2011约翰威利父子有限公司
Social networks have become an increasingly common way for people to share information and seek emotional support for issues surrounding weight loss. This study aims to explore how users of a commercial social networking site who are focussed on weight loss give and/or receive social support to/from other users. The authors use quantitative data from 145 members of the Weight Watchers Facebook page to explore how social support is both given and received, and the communication style by which this is achieved. This study reveals three groups-Passive Recipients, Active Supporters and Casual Browsers. Passive Recipients receive a high level of informational and emotional support but do so by being passive communicators. Active Supporters also receive a high level of both informational and emotional support yet are more active in their communication style. Casual Browsers receive little social support and exhibit a passive communication style. Thus, the authors find evidence that even though members of a social network may share a common interest, the way members choose to participate and interact, and the benefits they accrue by doing so differ substantially. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.