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The greater the cohesion within the community, the greater chance ideas exchanged are agreed upon and encouraged greater engagement with one another to collaboratively improve the online community and its information.

Cohesion within the community

Altebarmakian, M., & Alterman, R. (2019). Cohesion in online environments. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 14, 443-465.

Cohesion in online environments

Interaction of the elements of cohesion diagram

Group cohesion is the degree to which the individuals within the group identify with the group identity/social identity and how individuals within the group perceive others' identities and goals to be similar to the groups'. The greater the group cohesion, the greater likelihood the individuals within it have a higher commitment to the tasks/goals of the group and can improve group performance.

Group cohesion

Dimensions to use for cohesion should focus on task cohesion in the beginning of the formation of a group and social cohesion once the group has been substantially established.

The focus for measurements should include attitudinal and behavioral measurements. All measurements and level of analysis should be considered on an individual and group level.

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