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Social Network Structure of a Large Online Community for Smoking Cessation
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Objectives. We evaluated the social network structure of QuitNet, one of the largest online communities for behavior change, and compared its characteristics to other known social networks. Methods. Using modern network analysis methods, we identified QuitNet members who were active during a 60-day period, along with their ties. We then derived multiple subgroups, such as key players and integrators, from connections and communication patterns. Results. Among 7569 participants, we identified 103 592 connections to other members. Metrics of social network integration were associated with increased likelihood of being female, being older, having been in the system longer, and not smoking. Conclusions. The QuitNet community is a large-scale social network with the characteristics required for sustainability of social support and social influence to promote smoking cessation and abstinence. These characteristics include persistence of members over time, heterogeneity of smoking status, and evidence of rich, bidirectional communications. Some of the influential subgroups we identified may provide targets for future network-level interventions.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cobb, N. K., Graham, A. L., & Abrams, D. B.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2010-07
- Volume
- 100
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1282-1289
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC2882421
- OpenAlex
- W2031158620
- Cited by
- 210
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32-HL00787)
- National Cancer Institute (R01CA104836)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Complex Network Analysis Techniques
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Keywords
- social network structure, network analysis, social support, social influence, smoking cessation, network integration, two-way communication
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Self-Help Groups, Social Support, Systems Theory, Smoking Cessation, Internet
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