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Jorstad, Connie Mae. "Small groups vs. the Internet : two types of personal interaction and their effects on social capital." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1115762.

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This study examines the differences between interaction in Internet chat rooms and face to face communication and the effect those differences have on the development of social capital. Much has been written recently regarding the decline of social capital as evidenced by decreasing membership in small organizations. However, relatively little has been written about the potential for social capital to be_ developed through other forms of interaction. Results of this study indicate that though there are differences in the two experimental groups, there are no statistically significant differences between them.
Department of Political Science

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Ng, Wing-yee, and 吳穎兒. "Comics fandom in Hong Kong: a study of internet newsgroups." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31227739.

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Choi, Kwok To Maurice. "Online dating as a strategic game : why and how men in Hong Kong Use QQ to chase women in mainland China." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2011. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1217.

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何健華 and Kin-wa Ho. "A study on characteristics of youth's interpersonal relationships in cyberspace." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31256259.

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Lau, Fai-kim. "Sociological, psychological aspects of internet swearwords /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25474169.

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Jiang, Li Crystal. "Self-disclosure in online groups : predisposition, disclosing style and relational development." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2007. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/820.

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劉輝儉 and Fai-kim Lau. "Sociological, psychological aspects of internet swearwords." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31256338.

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Livelsberger, Tara L. ""Lost" in conversations complex social behavior in Online environments /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1244226331.

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Wylde, Charlotte Anne. "The experiences of recently diagnosed HIV-positive individuals, as shared on an online forum." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60222.

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An HIV-positive diagnosis can be an overwhelming and traumatic experience. This study explores the experiences of receiving an HIV-positive diagnosis. Employing an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), a sample of the initial posts from threads on an online forum, was collected and explored, in order to determine the dominant themes from the experiences expressed in the posts, as well as the support sought from the forum. The online forum was accessed as an unobtrusive observer, and posts from January to December 2015 were explored. The online forum provides a platform for disclosure following an HIV-positive diagnosis, when anxiety and fear of stigma can impact on an individual’s ability to disclose to their social support network of family and friends. The experiences expressed on the online forum reflect the emotional, mental and physical impact of an HIV-positive diagnosis on an individual. The findings in this study reflected themes of shock, guilt and hopelessness, and concerns and fears regarding disclosure and stigma associated with HIV, as well as the importance of social support for the coping mechanisms of individuals after receiving an HIV-positive diagnosis. This research demonstrates the importance of Internet accessibility for information and support for chronic illnesses, such as HIV, and the role of the online forum platform for providing a safe environment for individuals recently diagnosed HIVpositive.

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Mayayise, Thembekile Olivia. "The social impact of the internet on Gauteng high school learners." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2009. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02262009-155614/.

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Dorta, Gabriel. "Soziale Welten in der Chat-Kommunikation Untersuchungen zur Identitäts- und Beziehungsdimension in Web-Chats." Bremen Hempen, 2005. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2623571&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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Budiman, Adrian M. "Virtual Online Communities: A Study of Internet Based Community Interactions." Ohio : Ohio University, 2008. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1215559506.

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Kidney, Colleen Anne. "Involvement in the Online Autistic Community, Identity, Community, and Well-Being." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/627.

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The values of the disability rights movement and community psychology promote research that focuses on improving the lives of individuals with disabilities (Dowrick & Keys, 2001). Using the Internet for social interactions has been shown to contribute to an individual's identity development, sense of community, and well-being (Obst, Zinkiewicz, & Smith, 2002a; Turkle, 1995). While challenges in typical social interactions have traditionally been considered a defining feature of autism spectrum disorder, autistic individuals have taken advantage of the Internet to develop social interactions (Blume, 1997a). The present study focused on the online Autistic community and how the importance and value of involvement in it is related to Autistic identity, sense of community, and psychological well-being. The Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE) partnered with the Gernsbacher Lab to form the Gateway Project. Using the Gateway Project, AASPIRE conducted the Internet Use, Community, and Well-Being Study and collected data from 72 autistic adults online. It was hypothesized that the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community would be positively related to Autistic identity and sense of community, Autistic identity and sense of community would be positively related, and Autistic identity and sense of community would be positively related to psychological well-being. It was also hypothesized that the positive relationship between the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and psychological well-being would be mediated by Autistic identity and sense of community. Correlations were examined among the hypothesized relationships, and a mediated regression model (Baron & Kenny, 1986) was used to explore the relationship between the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and psychological well-being with Autistic identity and sense of community as mediators. Significant relationships were found between the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and Autistic identity, between the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and sense of community, and between autistic identity and sense of community. As a first step to test the mediated regression models, psychological well-being was regressed on the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community. The regression was not significant; therefore the hypothesized model was not significant. Despite non-significant mediated regression model results, significant relationships among the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and Autistic identity and sense of community offer important results. These finding illuminate the potential positive impact of the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community, including evidence counter to the myth that autistic individuals lack skills necessary for social relationships. These findings support the positive utility of involvement in the online Autistic community for autistic adults. Further research with a larger sample size is recommended, due to low power coefficients in the analyses. Additional research may also further illuminate the findings of the current study. Possible topics may include sense of community and Autistic identity in individuals that do not use the Internet, differences in the way the Internet is used in autistic individuals, and different measures of involvement in the online Autistic community and well-being.

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Richards, Amelia Celeste. "Generation X people's development of cyberspace culture a psychological perspective /." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11092006-145204.

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Chatur, Noorin. "Political outcomes of digital conversations : case study of the Facebook group "Canadians against proroguing parliament"." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Political Science, 2011, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3100.

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Since the emergence of the Internet, scholars have had mixed opinions regarding its role in influencing levels of political participation. Two frameworks, the mobilization and the reinforcement theses, were created from these opposing views. The introduction of social networking websites (such as Facebook) offers new platforms with which to test these opposing theories on. This study investigates the Facebook group ―Canadian‘s against Proroguing Parliament,‖ to determine: 1) what the members' motivations were for participating in the group, 2) whether the group attracted formerly marginalized voices to participate on the group, or simply reinforced those who were already active in the political process, and 3) whether the participation of members on the group translated into offline or real world political participation. The findings suggest that the group‘s members had a variety of reasons for joining the group. As well, the findings suggest that the group both mobilized reinforced its participants. Finally, the data indicates that in some instances, the group‘s members translated their online participation into real world political activity.
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Williams, Alan Neal. "Logging in, Blogging "Out": Gay College Age Males and the Blogosphere." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/1103.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2007.
Title from screen (viewed on July 10, 2007) Department of English, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-58)

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"The relationship between online and offline communities: the case of the Queer sisters." 2001. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6073379.

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Joyce Nip Yee-man.
"November 2001."
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-163).
Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Abstracts in English and Chinese.

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Thomas, Allen Britton. "Internet chat room participation and the coming-out experiences of young gay men a qualitative study /." 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3086714.

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Greener, Ross Michael. "Race and the management of talk in an online discussion list." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8557.

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Since its inception the internet has grown to have an all pervasive impact on social life, affecting the private, socio-cultural, economic and political aspects of human existence. An email discussion list hosted on the internet by a South African Tertiary Education institution provides an opportunity for researchers to study how members of the list manage textual talk amongst themselves. Given the context of the study, race is the “elephant” in the room, or in this case the online space, which may be pointed out at any given moment in conversation on the discussion list. The analysis of the data in this study indicate that participants in an asynchronous discourse environment make extensive use of techniques such as addressivity, linking or quoting to maintain the relevancy of their contribution to the conversation. As well as these techniques, there is evidence that echoing is a crucial conversational process through which inter-subjective understanding is created amongst members of the discussion list. Furthermore, the analysis displayed that race talk in this context is occasioned to perform specific social activity, for example, drawing in the audience to inferred systems of meaning by gesturing towards a racial membership category which then forces listeners to apply their common sense knowledge in an effort to hear race as relevant for understanding the conversation. The study concludes by arguing that the discursive techniques presented in the data are relevant to the further study of discourse, and especially discourse where race may be occasioned at any given time, in post-apartheid South Africa.
Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2010.

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Dashew, Brian Leigh. "Goal Introduction in Online Discussion Forums: An Activity Systems Analysis." Thesis, 2018. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8MD0GGT.

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Self-direction is the process by which individuals collaborate in the construction of meaningful learning objectives and use internal and external controls to meet those objectives. In professional contexts, self-direction is seen as an increasingly important skill for engagement in complex organizations and industries. Modern innovations in program development for adult learners, therefore, should address learners’ needs for self-motivation, self-monitoring, and self-management. Social learning contexts—such as online class discussion forums—have emerged as potentially democratic spaces in online learning. Yet evaluation methods for assessing online discussion have not considered the ways in which student-introduced goals influence how quality is operationalized and studied. This research attempted to understand if, when, and how adult learners leverage online course discussions as a space to introduce and moderate their own learning and professional goals. The study used activity systems analysis as a framework for assessing self-direction within a complex social learning environment. A sample drawn from three sections of an online Research Design course was observed, surveyed, and interviewed to develop a visual map and narrative description of their perceptions of a discussion activity system. A cross-case analysis of these maps was used to define five systemic tensions that prevented students from aligning their goals with the instructor-designed activities. When faced with these tensions, students either subjugated their own goals to an instructor’s explicit goals, or else introduced one of eight mediating behaviors associated with self-directed learning. The study yielded five emergent hypotheses that require further investigation: (1) that self-directed learning is not inherent, even among Millennial learners, (2) that self-directed learning is collaborative, (3) that goals for interaction in social learning environments are not universal, (4) that goals must be negotiated, explicit, and activity bound, and (5) that self-directed learning may be not be an observable phenomenon.

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"Cyberactivism in Hong Kong: a case study on a political online forum-- yumkung.com." 2005. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5892569.

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Ma Lai Yee.
Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-109).
Abstracts in English and Chinese.
Acknowledgements --- p.i
Abstract (English version) --- p.ii
Abstract (Chinese version) --- p.iii
Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction
Political use of the Internet: Utopian or distopian? --- p.1
Virtual communities and social movements --- p.4
Chapter Chapter 2 --- Political and Technological Landscape in Hong Kong
Chapter I) --- Political Background
The Handover of Hong Kong to China in1997 --- p.7
The Tradition of Pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong --- p.8
The 1 July Rally in2003 --- p.9
Chapter II) --- Technological Background
Internet Penetration in Hong Kong --- p.11
Chapter Chapter 3 --- Review of Literature
Chapter I) --- "Internet, Uses and Gratifications and political effects"
The Uses and Gratifications Approach: Theoretical assumptions --- p.14
Uses and Gratifications and the Internet --- p.15
Gratifications and Political media use --- p.17
"Internet usage, Gratifications and Political effects" --- p.19
Chapter II) --- "Social movement, collective identity and the Internet"
Social Movements in contemporary social context --- p.23
Collective Identity in Social Movements --- p.26
Identity Formation in Computer-mediated Communication --- p.28
The Internet as a Social Movement Medium --- p.30
Chapter Chapter 4 --- Cyberactivism in Hong Kong
1 July Protest and Cyber Activism in Hong Kong --- p.36
The Case: Yumkung.com --- p.38
Chapter Chapter 5 --- Methodology
Research Design and Sampling --- p.44
Survey Sample Profile --- p.45
Content Analysis --- p.46
Textual Analysis --- p.47
Measurements of variables --- p.48
Analytical Procedures --- p.50
Chapter Chapter 6 --- Results and Interpretations
Gratifications of Yumkung.com from Survey --- p.52
Gratifications of Yumkung. com from Content Analysis --- p.54
Collective Identity from textual Analysis --- p.60
Correlational Analysis of Collective Identity --- p.71
Predictors of Collective Identity --- p.74
Correlational Analysis of past political participations --- p.77
Predictors of past political participations --- p.80
Correlational Analysis of intentions for future political participations --- p.82
Predictors of intentions for political participations --- p.85
Chapter Chapter 7 --- Discussions and Conclusions
Uses and Gratifications and its Theoretical Contribution --- p.88
Collective Identity Formation in Yumkung.com --- p.92
Political Participations among Participants in Yumkung.com --- p.94
Theoretical and Practical Implications --- p.99
Chapter Chapter 8 --- Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research --- p.102
References --- p.105
Appendix 1 Questionnaire --- p.110
Appendix 2 Coding Guide of Content Analysis --- p.115
"Appendix 3 Invitation letter to Mr. Paul Lin, Yumkung.com's Webmaster" --- p.117

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Zaczek, Dominika. "On-line friendships." Diss., 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/752.

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence and quality of on-line friendships, to find which individual characteristics differentiate people who look for and form on-line friendship(s) from those who don't, and to discover factors which are of importance for the development of on-line friendship(s). 574 Internet users completed an on-line questionnaire. The results showed that: (1) almost 50% of respondents had on-line friendship(s); (2) off-line friendships were better developed than on-line friendships. However, there was only a minor difference between the quality of the best off-line and best on-line friendships; (3) the Internet was a safe place for building personal relationships, especially for shy individuals; (4) people who felt lonely were more likely to turn to the Internet to find friends; (5) Internet usage and attitudes to the Internet were significant factors that differentiated those who looked for and formed friendship(s) on-line from those who didn't.
Psychology
M.A. (Psychology)

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Wilkerson, David A. "Integrating individual and social learning strategies in a small-group model for online psychoeducational intervention : a mixed methods study of a parent-management training program." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/6182.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
In the fields of formal and informal online adult education, the absence of a social context for instruction has been found to present significant limitations for learner persistence and retention. In the field of online psychoeducational intervention, self-administered and self-paced individualized prevention programs have been developed for delivery to large populations of anonymous users. These delivery models provide limited social context for instructional activities, due in part to the anonymity of their participants. When social interaction is included in their prevention programs through voluntary, asynchronous self-help/mutual aid discussion forums, anonymity may still limit social interaction, in favor of observational learning advantages for self-efficacy appraisals derived from "lurking". When these large-group models have been applied to online psychoeducation intervention programs for the purposes of encouraging mutual aid, interactive participation has been limited. This mixed methods study focused on a model for the design of an online small group psychoeducational intervention that integrated individual and social learning in a parent management training program. Self-paced participation was replaced with facilitator-led participation in an asynchronous discussion forum where topics were prioritized and sequenced with learning content from individual web-based training modules. Social interaction was facilitated through online problem-based learning discussion group. Despite assertions that interactive participation in online psychoeducational discussion forums may only be accomplished once a subscriber threshold of several hundred participants has been reached, this study found that small group participation through the program's integrated design resulted large effects for increases in parent self-agency and reduction of over-reactive, coercive parenting behaviors. Participation in the online problem-based group discussion forum was found to have contributed to participant outcomes when posting characteristics revealed the presence of both mutual aid processes and the application of individual learning module content.

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