Unveiling the Dynamics of Extrinsic Motivations in Shaping Future Experts’ Contributions to Developer Q&A Communities

Table 6

Quantification of model variables.

Name	Item	Quantification
Contribution	pti,s	Average daily posts created by the ith potential expert at the sth status
Badge	bi,s	Average daily badges earned by the ith potential expert at the sth status
Reputation	ri,s	Average daily points gained by the ith potential expert at the sth status
Learning	li,s	Average daily upvotes of the ith potential expert at the sth status
Reciprocity	rci,s	Average daily answers received of the ith potential expert at the sth status
Day	di	Length of use of the ith potential expert since registration (in days)
Personal page	ui	A dummy variable for the personal page of the ith potential expert
Status	sti,s	Inverse number of days to obtain the sth status of the ith potential expert