... and trust. Notably, information interaction and trust exhibit a chained mediation effect that subsequently influences knowledge contribution. Originality/value Current studies on user knowledge behavior typically examine individual actions, rarely connecting knowledge seeking and knowledge contribution...

...Licai Lei; Shiyi Hu Purpose The online health community's success depends on doctors' active participation, so it is essential to understand the factors that affect doctors' knowledge contribution behavior in the online health communities. From the perspective of peer effect, this paper discusses...

...Isabel Oliveira Jordao do Amaral; Minhyung Kang Purpose This research investigates the detailed mechanisms of how gamification affordances influence intrinsic and internalized extrinsic motivation and ultimately improve the quality and quantity of knowledge contribution. Design/methodology...

...Ping Wang; Jia Wang; Qiao Li Purpose Active interaction and knowledge contribution are vital yet challenging elements of the sustainable development of online health communities (OHCs). To investigate the cognitive mechanisms underlying these behaviours in doctors' and patients' use of OHCs...