Online Social Support: The Interplay of Social Networks and Computer-Mediated Communication
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Frequency of Social Support Categories and Subcategories

50

Conclusion

54

Chapter 3: An Electronic Social Network: A Network Divided

59

The Message Matrices

60

The Network Sociogram

61

Measures of Centrality

64

A Network Divided

65

Network Centralization

66

Actor Centrality

67

Blockmodeling

74

The Transmission of Social Support

80

The Composite Social Support Sociogram

81

Emotional Support

82

Actor Centrality

84

Blockmodeling

85

Informational Support

92

Actor Centrality

94

Blockmodeling

100

Companionship

102

Actor Centrality

104

Blockmodeling

110

Conclusion

111

Chapter 4: A Network of SOLers and Their Star

115

The Givers

116

A Network of SOLers

116

Actor Centrality

117

The Network Star

120

The SOLers

122