ABSTRACT This research aims to explore the process, characteristics, and factors of constructing self- and group identity in the couch-surfing community and the similarities and differences between the mechanisms involved in young people’s identity construction, online and offline. As most members in the community are young people, this study was based on Grotevant’s conceptual model of adolescent identity construction. The research applied content analysis and interviews. It amends Grotevant’s model and found that the identity construction mechanism of young people in travel-related virtual and offline communities has similarities and differences, which enriched the current literature in travel-related virtual communities. Some practical implications were identified.

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与旅游相关的虚拟社区中的身份建构：以广州沙发冲浪社区为例

摘要本研究旨在探讨在沙发冲浪社区中建立自我和群体认同的过程，特征和因素，以及在线和离线中年轻人的身份建构所涉及的机制之间的异同。由于社区中的大多数成员都是年轻人，因此本研究基于Grotevant的青少年身份建构概念模型。该研究应用了内容分析和访谈。修正了Grotevant模型，发现旅行相关虚拟社区和离线社区中年轻人的身份建构机制存在异同，丰富了当前旅行相关虚拟社区的文献资料。确定了一些实际含义。