Perceived usefulness of social media features/elements: Effects of coping style, purpose and system.

Authors :: Kim, Kyung‐Sun
Sin, Sei‐Ching Joanna
Source :: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology. 2017, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p722-723. 2p.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: ABSTRACT Drawing from coping and uses and gratifications theories, the study investigates how individuals' coping style, purposes and features/elements of social media interact and influence the perceived usefulness of social media elements. Over 1,000 undergraduate students in the United States participated in the study. Data are collected through an online survey. Findings and implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *SOCIAL media
*FEATURE selection
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
*ACQUISITION of data
*INTERNET surveys
*DELAY of gratification

Language :: English
ISSN :: 23739231
Volume :: 54
Issue :: 1
Database :: Academic Search Index
Journal :: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology
Publication Type :: Conference
Accession number :: 125841306
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401131

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