| Title |
Identifying Gender-Preferred Communication Styles within Online Cancer Communities: A Retrospective, Longitudinal Analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0049169 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kathleen T. Durant, Alexa T. McCray, Charles Safran |
| Abstract |
The goal of this research is to determine if different gender-preferred social styles can be observed within the user interactions at an online cancer community. To achieve this goal, we identify and measure variables that pertain to each gender-specific social style. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 60% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 68 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 17% |
| Researcher | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 15 | 22% |
| Unknown | 16 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 19 | 28% |
| Unknown | 18 | 26% |