Mobility: the Participation Motivation and the Base of Communication in Virtual Community

HUANG Biaowen YIN Mei-Hsiang

Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2014, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9) : 6-19.

Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2014, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9) : 6-19.

Mobility: the Participation Motivation and the Base of Communication in Virtual Community

  • Huang Biaowen, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.E-mail:huangbiaowen@ucas.ac.cn
    Yin Mei-Hsiang is a Ph.D.student at the College of Communication,Taiwan Chengchi University.
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Most previous researches on participation motivationof virtual communitywereaudience-oriented, such as use and gratifications and social cognitive theory. This articleaims to explore how theinteraction and relationship influence on participation of virtual community. The results show that the “mobility” between individuality and collectivity encourage users to express themselves and build community identity, becoming the participation motivationand the base of communication on virtual community.

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HUANG Biaowen YIN Mei-Hsiang. Mobility: the Participation Motivation and the Base of Communication in Virtual Community[J]. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication. 2014, 36(9): 6-19

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