Citation

Guo TC, Li X. Cyberpsychol. Behav. Soc. Netw. 2016; 19(11): 680-685.

Affiliation

School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University , Beijing, China .

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Publishers)

DOI

10.1089/cyber.2016.0290

PMID

27831758

Abstract

Previous studies have reported conflicting results regarding the relationship between individuality and social identity, indicating this area requires further examination. This study constructed a research model to help understand the positive role of individualized behavior and social identity in virtual communities. The results of an online survey conducted to assess our theoretical research model indicated that social identity can be expressed in two ways: self-categorization and social identification. Furthermore, we found individualized behavior was positively related to social identification, while self-categorization was directly derived from social identification.

Language: en