Franken et al. 2023, Kudos and peer influence on Strava

Social-network study of 329 members of five Dutch running clubs on Strava, modelled over 11 monthly waves. Receiving ‘kudos’ was associated with subsequent increases in how much and how often runners ran, and members’ mileage converged toward that of the peers they interacted with. Observational, so the social influence is associative rather than proven causal. Limited.