Plugged in to the community: social motivators in online goal-setting groups

dc.contributor.authorBurke, Moira
dc.contributor.authorSettles, Burr
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-15T12:02:47Z
dc.date.available2017-04-15T12:02:47Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractAt personal goal-setting websites, people join others in committing to a challenging goal, such as losing ten pounds or writing a novel in a month. Despite the popularity of these online communities, we know little about whether or how they improve goal performance. Based on theories of goal-setting and group attachment, we examine the influence of two social factors in an online "songwriting challenge" community: early feedback evoking a shared social identity, and one-on-one collaborations with other members. Combining five years of longitudinal behavioral data with member surveys, we find that users who engage in these social features perform better on their goals than those who are non-social. Furthermore, these early social experiences are associated with strong community-centric behaviors in the long term, including donating money and providing feedback to others.
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/2103354.2103356
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer, London
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 5th International Conference on Communities and Technologies - C&T '11
dc.relation.ispartofseriesC&T
dc.subjectGoal-setting
dc.subjectsocial facilitation
dc.subjectcollaboration
dc.subjectfeedback
dc.titlePlugged in to the community: social motivators in online goal-setting groups
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gi.conference.date29 June – 2 July 2011
gi.conference.locationThe Edge, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
gi.conference.sessiontitleFull Papers

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