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¹Department of Information Management, Tamkang University, Tamsui Hsien, Taiwan. cpyu@mail.im.tku.edu.tw

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Virtual communities (VCs) are crucial for professional online interaction. Alliance and kinship identities significantly drive VC formation, while leadership and participant engagement shape group identity.

Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Education
Information Science

Background:

The internet facilitates professional social interaction, necessitating an understanding of virtual community formation.
Virtual communities (VCs) offer alternative spaces for professional group engagement.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the formation of virtual group identity among teachers in Taiwan's largest virtual community.
To identify key factors influencing virtual group identity establishment.

Main Methods:

Content analysis of social interactions within a large Taiwanese virtual community of teachers.
Observation of discourse related to educational policy.

Main Results:

Alliance and kinship identities are primary drivers of virtual group formation.

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Affection, attachment, bonding, closeness, and nostalgia have minimal impact on identity formation.

Virtual group leadership is critical; participants actively shape identity in response to threats.

Conclusions:

Virtual communities rely on specific identity types, notably alliance and kinship, for formation.
Leadership and active participant engagement are essential for maintaining and shaping virtual group identity.
Understanding these dynamics is key to fostering effective online professional communities.