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. 2023 Jan 9;5:654930. doi: 10.3389/frai.2022.654930

Table 1.

Categories of properties of social media communities relevant for collective well-being and education extracted from the framework presented in Roy et al. (2018).

Categories Description References
Vitality “The vitality domain includes... emotional health, with positive and negative affect, optimism and emotional intelligence.” Hong et al., 2017
Opportunity the “perceived opportunity to achieve life goals and socioeconomic mobility,” “influenced by ... access to education and training”
Connectedness “The connectedness domain assesses the level of connection and support among community members... Human relationships and relatedness are fundamental for the achievement of well-being according to many foundational theories of well-being.…Connectedness includes dimensions of social acceptance (i.e., positive attitudes toward people) and social integration (i.e., feeling a sense of belonging to the community).” Dunn, 1959; Cohen and Wills, 1985; Fredrickson, 2004; Ryff et al., 2004; Lopez and Snyder, 2009; Seligman, 2011; Van Der Maesen and Walker, 2011
Contribution “The contribution domain incorporates residents' feelings of meaning and purpose attributed to community engagement and belonging (e.g., volunteering, civic engagement, or belonging to a religious or community group). Sense of purpose is a cognitive process that provides personal meaning and defines life goals.” Forgeard et al., 2011; Keyes, 2012; Roy et al., 2018
Inspiration “The inspiration domain includes community members' perceived access to activities that are intrinsically motivating and stimulating… [such as] life-long learning, goal-striving, creativity, and intrinsic motivation.” Meier and Schäfer, 2018; Roy et al., 2018