Building upon platform-swinging, this study introduces the concept of identity-driven “group-swinging” within a single platform, focusing on how users with multiple minority identities strategically curate corresponding identities through this process. Collecting all created and engaged posts ( n = 31,084) from 102 lesbian gamers in both lesbian gamer and female gamer groups, this research utilizes structural topic modeling to delineate their productive and consumptive curation across different groups. The results indicate that lesbian gamers often prioritize discussions on women and queer issues within the female gamer community while presenting a more gamer-centric identity in the lesbian gamer community. Group-swinging emerges as an optimal strategy for exploring a balance between belongingness and distinctiveness, enabling lesbian gamers to navigate their multiple minority identities effectively. This study enriches the understanding of identity curation and optimal distinctiveness theory, offering plausible strategies for the online resilience of marginalized groups within the polymedia context.

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群体摇摆作为在线策划多个少数族裔身份的战略方法：对女同性恋游戏玩家的研究


在平台摇摆的基础上，本研究引入了单一平台内身份驱动的“群体摇摆”的概念，重点关注具有多个少数身份的用户如何在此过程中战略性地策划相应的身份。本研究收集了 31,084 名女同性恋游戏玩家和女性游戏玩家群体中所有创建和参与的帖子 （n = 31,084），利用结构主题模型来描述他们在不同群体中的生产和消费策划。结果表明，女同性恋游戏玩家通常优先考虑女性游戏玩家社区内对女性和酷儿问题的讨论，同时在女同性恋游戏玩家社区中呈现更加以游戏玩家为中心的身份。群体摇摆成为探索归属感和独特性之间平衡的最佳策略，使女同性恋游戏玩家能够有效地驾驭他们的多个少数群体身份。本研究丰富了对身份管理和最佳独特性理论的理解，为多媒体背景下边缘化群体的在线弹性提供了合理的策略。