The effect of social influence, trust, and entertainment value on social media use: Evidence from Pakistan

The rise of social networking sites (SNS) has changed our ways of communicating and conducting business all over the world. The present study explored the factors affecting the pervasive adoption of SNS by employing the use and gratification theory in considering their entertainment value, social in...

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Autores principales: Muhammad Hasnain Abbas Naqvi, Yushi Jiang, Miao Miao, Mishal Hasnain Naqvi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:53ddc9465fcc4687a7dfc5475ea2f0592021-12-02T14:41:51ZThe effect of social influence, trust, and entertainment value on social media use: Evidence from Pakistan2331-197510.1080/23311975.2020.1723825https://doaj.org/article/53ddc9465fcc4687a7dfc5475ea2f0592020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1723825https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The rise of social networking sites (SNS) has changed our ways of communicating and conducting business all over the world. The present study explored the factors affecting the pervasive adoption of SNS by employing the use and gratification theory in considering their entertainment value, social influence, process of compliance, internalization, identification, and trust to investigate the sustainability of intentions to use SNS. This study also focused on the mediating effect of the relationship between trust and intentions to use SNS through users’ attitudes which were significantly correlated with positive responses towards intention. Responses were gathered through a questionnaire survey, and PLS-SEM was used for the analysis of data. Seven out of eight hypotheses were supported and meaningful information was obtained in this study, which operators and designers can use as a guide for the development of sustainable SNS.Muhammad Hasnain Abbas NaqviYushi JiangMiao MiaoMishal Hasnain NaqviTaylor & Francis Grouparticlesustainable user generated contentsocial influence processuses and gratification theoryonline technologiestrustinstagramattitudesustainable intention to use snssocial media communication and interactionBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic sustainable user generated content
social influence process
uses and gratification theory
online technologies
trust
instagram
attitude
sustainable intention to use sns
social media communication and interaction
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle sustainable user generated content
social influence process
uses and gratification theory
online technologies
trust
instagram
attitude
sustainable intention to use sns
social media communication and interaction
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Muhammad Hasnain Abbas Naqvi
Yushi Jiang
Miao Miao
Mishal Hasnain Naqvi
The effect of social influence, trust, and entertainment value on social media use: Evidence from Pakistan
description The rise of social networking sites (SNS) has changed our ways of communicating and conducting business all over the world. The present study explored the factors affecting the pervasive adoption of SNS by employing the use and gratification theory in considering their entertainment value, social influence, process of compliance, internalization, identification, and trust to investigate the sustainability of intentions to use SNS. This study also focused on the mediating effect of the relationship between trust and intentions to use SNS through users’ attitudes which were significantly correlated with positive responses towards intention. Responses were gathered through a questionnaire survey, and PLS-SEM was used for the analysis of data. Seven out of eight hypotheses were supported and meaningful information was obtained in this study, which operators and designers can use as a guide for the development of sustainable SNS.
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author Muhammad Hasnain Abbas Naqvi
Yushi Jiang
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title The effect of social influence, trust, and entertainment value on social media use: Evidence from Pakistan
title_short The effect of social influence, trust, and entertainment value on social media use: Evidence from Pakistan
title_full The effect of social influence, trust, and entertainment value on social media use: Evidence from Pakistan
title_fullStr The effect of social influence, trust, and entertainment value on social media use: Evidence from Pakistan
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