Investigating the Motivational Paths of Peer Production Newcomers
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Wikipedia newcomers are tracked from their first two weeks of edits using stratified sampling, with 206 in the first survey, 99 completing both and motivations measured at account creation and ~six months later. Five motives are measured: collective, self‑expression, social, fun, and norm‑oriented, analyzed with linear mixed‑effects models. Results show collective, self‑expression and fun decrease significantly; social increases marginally; norm‑oriented stays unchanged, suggesting early divergent motivational paths.
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