Losing It Online: Characterizing Participation in an Online Weight Loss Community

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dc.contributor.authorLi, Victor
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, David W.
dc.contributor.authorEikey, Elizabeth V.
dc.contributor.authorSweeney, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorEscajeda, Janessa
dc.contributor.authorDubey, Guarav
dc.contributor.authorRiley, Kaitlin
dc.contributor.authorPoole, Erika S.
dc.contributor.authorHekler, Eric B.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-17T22:48:38Z
dc.date.available2023-03-17T22:48:38Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractMany people struggle with their weight and are turning to online communities for social and informational support. The aim of this study is to understand the issues commonly discussed in online weight loss communities. Through observation and content analysis of threads in one specific weight loss community, we identified 17 distinct categories discussed by the participants. We detail four categories specifically: Personal Experience, Consumption Choices, Dieting Strategy, and Exercise. Our analysis describes some key user roles and states that often relate to different phases of a person's weight loss journey. We identify a set of transient states, which are not proper roles but are significant in an online community where individuals are attempting to change their own behaviors. We close with design suggestions for encouraging and maintaining participant engagement in an online health communityen
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/2660398.2660416
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4471
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 2014 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
dc.subjectweight loss
dc.subjectonline community
dc.subjectcontent analysis
dc.titleLosing It Online: Characterizing Participation in an Online Weight Loss Communityen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.startPage35–45
gi.conference.locationSanibel Island, Florida, USA

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