Applying Common Identity and Bond Theory to Design of Online Communities

By Yuqing Ren, Robert E. Kraut, Sara B. Kiesler. 2007

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Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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What's Different about Social Media Networks? A Framework and Research Agenda (2014, background): “As we noted earlier, traditional SNA has proceeded from a natural science paradigm and focuses on observing, describing, and analyzing networks that already occur in everyday life (Ren et al. 2007).”
Community Structure in Large Networks: Natural Cluster Sizes and the Absence of Large Well-Defined Clusters (2008, background): “common identity theory of group attachment [141] from social psychology, where it has been noted that bond communities tend to be smaller and more cohesive [19], as they are based on interpersonal ties, while identity communities are focused around common theme or interest.”
The effect of social capital and altruism on seniors' revisit intention to social network sites for tourism-related purposes (2016, background): “Since altruism has been shown to influence behaviors toward online communities (e.g., Fiedler & Sarstedt, 2010; Ma & Chan, 2014; Ren et al., 2007, 2012), we expect this factor to help explain the use of SNSs by seniors for tourism-related activities.”
Network Exchange Patterns in Online Communities (2011, background): “However, our results are consistent with social explanations from identity and bond theories (Ren et al. 2007) and other suggestions that norms and obligations (Shah 2006, Wasko and Faraj 2000) are reasons for online community sustainability.”
The impact of membership overlap on the survival of online communities (2013, background): “Common identity is a powerful way to keep members around in the community (Ren et al. 2007).”
Defining and evaluating network communities based on ground-truth (2012, background): “E.g., in social networks we have both identity-based as well as bond-based communities [25] and they may in fact have different structural signatures.”
Understanding Knowledge Sharing in Online Travel Communities (2014, background): “Highly attached travelers are more likely to donate their travel expertise to new entrants, since their sense of identification encourages such supportive behaviors (Ren et al., 2007; Wang & Fesenmaier, 2004).”
An Expanded Servicescape Framework as the Driver of Place Attachment and Word of Mouth (2018, methodology): “93) as recommended by Rosenbaum et al. (2007). Company identification was modeled as a first-order factor with six items (α = .92) reflective of the extent to which an individual feels a personal connection with an organization (Mael & Ashfort, 1992). Intent to spread favorable word of mouth (α =.89”
Knowledge Collaboration in Online Communities (2011, background): “…on what drives individuals to participate and contribute in these open and virtual forums and secondarily on what psychological, social, and economic factors sustain these communities (Butler 2001, Butler et al. 2007, Ma and Agarwal 2007, Preece 2000, Ren et al. 2007, Wasko and Faraj 2000).”
Membership Turnover and Collaboration Success in Online Communities: Explaining Rises (2011, background): “…(e.g., Arguello et al. 2006; Butler 2001; Lazar and Preece 2002; Ma and Agarwal 2007), because a stable group of participants can develop experience working together effectively, develop shared rules and norms, and agree on a common vision for the community (Lazar and Preece 2002; Ren et al. 2007).”
Examining the Relationship Between Reviews and Sales: The Role of Reviewer Identity Disclosure in Electronic Markets (2008, background): “Shared geography is one type of information triggering identification (Festinger et al. 1950, Byrne 1971, Wiesenfeld et al. 1999, Ren et al. 2007) and therefore increases the influence of identity-relevant information in reviews on product purchases.”
Don't look now, but we've created a bureaucracy: the nature and roles of policies and rules in wikipedia (2008, background): “For example, someone looking for a wiki focused on social interaction may not be satisfied with one which focuses on purely identity formation [36].”