The Social Overload Thesis Revisited: Exploring the Mechanisms of Size-Dependent Participation Behavior in Voluntary Communities

Sociological and urban studies have consistently reported that human behavior exhibits a discernible correlation with population size, following a power-law function. Individuals residing in larger communities exhibit significantly higher levels of activity in contrast to their counterparts in small...

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Main Authors: Yongren Shi, Qianyi Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-11-01
Series:Socius
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231231209140