Table 2.
Exponential random graph model estimates for the emotional support network.
| Parameter | Estimate | SE | P value | Hypothesis | Result | ||||||
| Purely structural effects | |||||||||||
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Reciprocity | 4.4111a | 0.2991 | <.001 | Hypothesis 1b | Supported | |||||
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Transitivity | 0.0177a | 0.0008 | <.001 | Hypothesis 2b | Supported | |||||
| Actor-relation effects | |||||||||||
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Gender | 0.1122 | 0.968 | .25 | Hypothesis 3b | Not supported | |||||
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Influence | 0.8325a | 0.1229 | <.001 | Hypothesis 4b | Supported | |||||
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Online duration | 0.5839a | 0.1333 | <.001 | Hypothesis 5b | Supported | |||||
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Number of posts | 2.4025a | 0.2147 | <.001 | Hypothesis 6b | Supported | |||||
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Number of replies | 0.2259a | 0.1113 | .04 | Hypothesis 7b | Supported | |||||
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Newcomers | –0.4224a | 0.1165 | <.001 | Hypothesis 8b | Not supported | |||||
aSignificant effect.