Understanding interactions in virtual HIV communities: a social network analysis approach

被引：13

作者：

Shi, Jingyuan xml ^{[1
]}

Wang, Xiaohui ^{[1
]}

Peng, Tai-Quan ^{[2
]}

Chen, Liang ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Wee Kim Wee Sch Commun & Informat, Singapore, Singapore

[2] Michigan State Univ, Dept Commun, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

来源：

AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV | 2017年 / 29卷 / 02期

关键词：

Weibo HIV community; social network analysis; homophily; popularity effect; PLWHA interactions; HIV/AIDS; SUPPORT; MODELS; POWER;

D O I：

10.1080/09540121.2016.1210074

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This study investigated the driving mechanism of building interaction ties among the people living with HIV/AIDS in one of the largest virtual HIV communities in China using social network analysis. Specifically, we explained the probability of forming interaction ties with homophily and popularity characteristics. The exponential random graph modeling results showed that members in this community tend to form homophilous ties in terms of shared location and interests. Moreover, we found a tendency away from popularity effect. This suggests that in this community, resources and information were not disproportionally received by a few of members, which could be beneficial to the overall community.

引用

页码：239 / 243

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