Table 5.
Differences in Intervention Engagement By Membership in a Strong Community Across Each of the Four Communication Channels
| Total time spent using intervention (minutes) | Cohen's D | Time engaged with structured intervention content (minutes) | Cohen's D | Time engaged with any social networking component (minutes) | Cohen's D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discussion board | ||||||
| Strong community | 1,048.5 (927)*** | 1.15 | 404.7 (390)*** | 1.08 | 643.8 (610)*** | 1.03 |
| No strong community | 219.9 (431) | 73.9 (188) | 145.9 (309) | |||
| Chat | ||||||
| Strong community | 1,204.1 (846)*** | 1.80 | 488.0 (359)*** | 1.84 | 716.1 (619)*** | 1.40 |
| No strong community | 103.6 (176) | 18.3 (42) | 85.3 (150) | |||
| Blog | ||||||
| Strong community | 1,033.1 (921)*** | 1.13 | 413.1 (398)*** | 1.12 | 620.0 (603)*** | 0.97 |
| No strong community | 221.6 (439) | 69.3 (173) | 152.3 (323.4) | |||
| Strong community | 438.3 (700) | 0.00 | 134.9 (271) | −0.17 | 303.3 (489) | 0.11 |
| No strong community | 438.2 (709) | 184.2 (314) | 253.9 (442) | |||
*
p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.