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dc.contributor.authorFullwood, Chris
dc.contributor.authorChadwick, Darren
dc.contributor.authorKeep, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorAttrill-Smith, Alison
dc.contributor.authorAsbury, Titus
dc.contributor.authorKirwan, Grainne
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-18T09:45:32Z
dc.date.available2018-09-18T09:45:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-22
dc.identifier.citationFullwood, C. et al. (2019) Lurking towards empowerment: Explaining propensity to engage with online health support groups and its association with positive outcomes, Computers in Human Behavior, 90, pp. 131-140.
dc.identifier.issn0747-5632
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chb.2018.08.037
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/621704
dc.description.abstractOnline health support groups (OHSGs) offer opportunities for people with various health conditions to gain support and associated physical and mental health benefits, however evidence suggests that those who choose to lurk in OHSGs may be less likely to accrue benefits (e.g. empowering outcomes) than those who actively contribute. Most research to date has focused on comparing the outcomes of OSHG engagement for lurkers and participators, yet there has been little research which has considered how the different reasons for lurking might be associated with levels of participation and empowering processes. In this investigation we used a survey to gather data from 237 participants to develop a new scale to measure factors influencing the Propensity for Online Community Contribution (POCCS), and to explore the relationship between these factors and OHSG engagement behaviour and empowering processes accrued from OHSG use. The POCCS comprised nine factors, 1) poor sense of community; 2) struggles with self-expression; 3) inhibited disclosure and privacy; 4) negative online interactions; 5) ease of access and use; 6) health preventing contribution; 7) delayed and selective contribution; 8) goals met without contribution; and 9) lack of time. Five of these factors (1, 3, 6, 7, and 8) significantly predicted OHSG contribution and positive experiences in the form of empowering processes. Findings advocate a more nuanced approach to OHSG engagement, rather than a simple lurking/engaging dichotomy, and may enhance understanding of the relationship between OHSG use and perceived benefits.
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563218304126
dc.subjectOnline health support groups
dc.subjectlurking
dc.subjectempowerment
dc.subjectonline contribution
dc.subjectonline engagement
dc.titleLurking towards empowerment: Explaining propensity to engage with online health support groups and its association with positive outcomes
dc.typeJournal article
dc.identifier.journalComputers in Human Behavior
dc.date.accepted2018-08-21
rioxxterms.funderUniversity of Wolverhampton
rioxxterms.identifier.projectUOW18092018CF
rioxxterms.versionAM
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-08-22
dc.source.volume90
dc.source.issueJanuary
dc.source.beginpage131
dc.source.endpage140
refterms.dateFCD2018-09-18T09:45:33Z
refterms.versionFCDAM
refterms.dateFOA2019-08-22T00:00:00Z


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