| Title: | Women in Need The Nature of Social Support in an Online Community : The Nature of Social Support in an Online Community |
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| Authors: | ID Erčulj, Vanja Ida, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (Author)
ID Pavšič Mrevlje, Tinkara, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (Author) |
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| Files: |  Erculj-2023-Women_in_Need-The_Nature_of_Social.pdf (5,32 MB)
MD5: B29B99D30460ED3B70E7DCF1CE51356A
 https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13090726
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security
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| Abstract: | Some women, especially victims of violence, seek support in online groups. The objective of this research was to investigate the nature of the social support women receive in such online communities. For this purpose, all the posts from a large online support community group for women in Slovenia, Women in Need, from 2002 to the end of 2020 were retrieved and analyzed manually as well as by using a text-mining approach. The results show that women in the investigated community mostly seek informational support, spend little time actively contributing to online discussions, and rarely become engaged members of supportive groups within the focal online space. Some recommendations on how to improve the functionality of online social support sites are provided. |
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| Keywords: | online support, social support, violence against women |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 28.06.2023 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 28.08.2023 |
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| Publication date: | 30.08.2023 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2023 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 1-12 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 13, Št. 9, št. članka 726 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-86507  |
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| UDC: | [159.9+316.472.4]:343.62-055.2 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2076-328X |
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| eISSN: | 2076-328X |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 162840323 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/bs13090726 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 06.12.2023 |
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| Views: | 305 |
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| Downloads: | 36 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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