Groups within the electronic realm share many characteristics in common with groups that meet and function in shared physical spaces. Groups in both domains can be quite diverse in terms of the composition and personality characteristics of members, the purpose and goals of the group, and the contextual setting in which the group functions. A variety of factors likely affect and influence the structure and functioning of any given group...
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Influences on the Nature and Functioning of Online Groups
Katelyn Y. A. McKenna (Yael Kaynan)
Katelyn Y. A. McKenna
Katelyn Y. A. McKenna received her Ph.D. in 1998 from Ohio University (Athens, OH, USA). She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communications at both the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. She is also a Senior Lecturer within the Department of Psychology at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Israel), while serving as the Academic Director of the communications program at the Raphael Recanati International School. She has numerous publications in the field of the psychology of the Internet and is one of the editors of The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology (Oxford University Press, 2007). Email: yaeli.kaynan@gmail.com
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To cite this chapter:
McKenna, K. Y. A. (2008). Influences on the nature and functioning of online groups. In A. Barak (Ed.), Psychological aspects of cyberspace: Theory, research, applications (pp. 228-242). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
McKenna, K. Y. A. (2008). Influences on the nature and functioning of online groups. In A. Barak (Ed.), Psychological aspects of cyberspace: Theory, research, applications (pp. 228-242). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.