Compulsive social networking site use: Impact of individual needs and peer-related factors

Yang，Xuhui1; Wang，Wei1; Chen，Renee Rui2

2020

Proceedings of the 24th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Information Systems (IS) for the Future, PACIS 2020

With the rising concerns of compulsive social networking site (SNS) use, it is important to understand why users develop compulsive behaviors. In this study, we aim to explore determinants of compulsive SNS use from the dual perspectives of the individual needs (need to belong and need for uniqueness) and peer-related factors (referent network size and perceived peer activeness). Because self-construal is important for the observation of and cognitive deliberation regarding peer influences, the model also takes the moderating effects of self-construal into consideration. We empirically test our model by conducting an online survey with 459 valid responses. We expect that our findings could provide insights on the formation of compulsive SNS use.

Activeness Compulsive SNS use Need for uniqueness Need to belong Self-construal

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English

2-s2.0-85089126604

Scopus

1.School of Management,Jinan University,Guang Zhou,China
2.Southern University of Science and Technology,Shen Zhen,China

Yang，Xuhui,Wang，Wei,Chen，Renee Rui. Compulsive social networking site use: Impact of individual needs and peer-related factors[C],2020.