Internet paradox. A social technology that reduces social involvement and psychological well-being?
- R. Kraut, M. Patterson, V. Lundmark, S. Kiesler, T. Mukopadhyay, W. Scherlis
- PsychologyAmerican Psychologist
- 1 September 1998
Greater use of the Internet was associated with declines in participants' communication with family members in the household, declines in the size of their social circle, and increases in their depression and loneliness.
Internet Paradox Revisited
- R. Kraut, S. Kiesler, B. Boneva, Jonathon N. Cummings, V. Helgeson, A. M. Crawford
- Psychology
- 2002
Kraut et al. (1998) reported negative effects of using the Internet on social involvement and psychological well-being among new Internet users in 1995–96. We called the effects a “paradox” because…
Building Successful Online Communities: Evidence-Based Social Design
- R. Kraut, P. Resnick, J. Konstan
- Business
- 23 March 2012
Online communities are among the most popular destinations on the Internet, but not all online communities are equally successful. For every flourishing Facebook, there is a moribund Friendster--not…
Psychological research online: report of Board of Scientific Affairs' Advisory Group on the Conduct of Research on the Internet.
- R. Kraut, J. Olson, M. Banaji, A. Bruckman, Jeffrey C. Cohen, M. Couper
- PsychologyAmerican Psychologist
- 1 February 2004
Some benefits and challenges of conducting psychological research via the Internet are described and recommendations to both researchers and institutional review boards for dealing with them are offered.
Coordination in software development
- R. Kraut, L. Streeter
- Computer ScienceCACM
- 1 March 1995
Since its inception, the software industry has been in crisis and problems with software systems are common and highly-publicized occurrences.
Applying Common Identity and Bond Theory to Design of Online Communities
- Yuqing Ren, R. Kraut, S. Kiesler
- Psychology
- 1 March 2007
Online communities depend upon the commitment and voluntary participation of their members. Community design — site navigation, community structure and features, and organizational policies — is…
Social capital on facebook: differentiating uses and users
- Moira Burke, R. Kraut, Cameron A. Marlow
- SociologyInternational Conference on Human Factors in…
- 7 May 2011
Longitudinal surveys matched to server logs from 415 Facebook users reveal that receiving messages from friends is associated with increases in bridging social capital, but that other uses are not, and using the site to passively consume news assists those with lower social fluency draw value from their connections.
Harnessing the wisdom of crowds in wikipedia: quality through coordination
Examination of how the number of editors in Wikipedia and the coordination methods they use affect article quality demonstrated the critical importance of coordination in effectively harnessing the "wisdom of the crowd" in online production environments.
Using social psychology to motivate contributions to online communities
- Kimberly S. Ling, Gerard Beenen, R. Kraut
- PsychologyJ. Comput. Mediat. Commun.
- 6 November 2004
Social psychology theories of social loafing and goal-setting can provide mid-level design principles to address under-contribution in online communities, and these principles were tested in two field experiments.
Email overload at work: an analysis of factors associated with email strain
- Laura A. Dabbish, R. Kraut
- Business, EngineeringIEEE Engineering Management Review
- 4 November 2006
This publication contains reprint articles for which IEEE does not hold copyright and which are likely to be copyrighted.
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