Exploring the User Base of Online Neighborhood Networks: Determinants of Online Neighborhood Network Membership and Uses

IF 4.6 3区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Journal of Urban Technology Pub Date : 2022-11-02 DOI:10.1080/10630732.2022.2100211

Jonas De Meulenaere, Cédric Courtois, M. Walrave, L. Pauwels, Wim Hardyns, Koen Ponnet

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper aims to determine the prevalence of the use of online neighborhood networks (ONNs) and explores which socio-demographic, socioeconomic status (SES), social integration, and media use determinants predict ONN membership and uses. Drawing on a stratified random sample (Ghent, Belgium), we found that over a third of the population are ONN members and that membership was mainly predicted by socio-demographic characteristics. Also, in contrast to prior research, our results show that ONNs are the local online territory of residents of lower SES, to whom these ONNs are a means of connecting with and capitalizing on neighborhood connections.

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探索在线邻里网络的用户基础:在线邻里网络成员和使用的决定因素

本文旨在确定在线社区网络(ONN)使用的流行程度，并探讨社会人口统计学、社会经济地位(SES)、社会整合和媒体使用决定因素对ONN成员和使用的影响。根据分层随机样本(比利时根特)，我们发现超过三分之一的人口是ONN会员，而会员资格主要是由社会人口统计学特征预测的。此外，与之前的研究相比，我们的研究结果表明，网络网络是社会经济地位较低的居民的本地在线领域，对他们来说，这些网络网络是与社区联系和利用社区联系的一种手段。

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Journal of Urban Technology URBAN STUDIES-

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8.50

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4.20%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Urban Technology publishes articles that review and analyze developments in urban technologies as well as articles that study the history and the political, economic, environmental, social, esthetic, and ethical effects of those technologies. The goal of the journal is, through education and discussion, to maximize the positive and minimize the adverse effects of technology on cities. The journal"s mission is to open a conversation between specialists and non-specialists (or among practitioners of different specialities) and is designed for both scholars and a general audience whose businesses, occupations, professions, or studies require that they become aware of the effects of new technologies on urban environments.