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@article{771792,
author = {Štětka, Václav and Šmahel, David},
article_location = {Lisbon},
article_number = {3},
keywords = {online communities; internet use; participation; gender; age; Czech Republic},
language = {eng},
issn = {1646-5954},
journal = {Observatorio},
title = {Attributes of Participation in Online Communities among Czech Internet Users},
url = {http://www.obs.obercom.pt/index.php/obs/index},
volume = {2},
year = {2008}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 771792
AU - Štětka, Václav - Šmahel, David
PY - 2008
TI - Attributes of Participation in Online Communities among Czech Internet Users
JF - Observatorio
VL - 2
IS - 3
SP - 39-52
EP - 39-52
PB - The Observatory for Media
SN - 16465954
KW - online communities
KW - internet use
KW - participation
KW - gender
KW - age
KW - Czech Republic
UR - http://www.obs.obercom.pt/index.php/obs/index
N2 - In this research paper, we examine the presence and characteristics of online communities in the Czech Republic, with a particular focus on selected socio-demographic (age, gender) and psychological characteristics as well as individual motivations of their participants. According to our findings, about one fifth of Czech Internet users regularly attend at least one online community. There are no significant gender differences in the membership; however, participants differ according to age, with the youngest age groups being the most active in belonging to an online group. We also investigate the question of correlation between the intensity of engagement in online communities, and the quality of their participants' social life in the "offline world" (measured primarily by the number of online/offline friends and the amount of time spent with them or with their families). Finally, we pay attention to the perceived psychological benefits from belonging to an online group. The analysis, which we present as a pioneer study aimed at the Czech Internet users, is conducted using the data from the World Internet Project, which in 2006 surveyed a representative sample of the Czech population (1710 respondents aged 12+).
ER -
ŠTĚTKA, Václav and David ŠMAHEL. Attributes of Participation in Online Communities among Czech Internet Users. \textit{Observatorio}. Lisbon: The Observatory for Media, 2008, vol.~2, No~3, p.~39-52. ISSN~1646-5954.
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