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Article: Effect of perceived media capability on status updates in microblogs

TitleEffect of perceived media capability on status updates in microblogs
Authors
KeywordsUrge to update status
Maintaining interconnectivity
Strengthening positive emotion
Sharing unique content
Microblog
Enhancing unidirectional relationship
Media capability
Relieving negative emotion
Issue Date2015
Citation
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 2015, v. 14, n. 3, p. 181-191 How to Cite?
AbstractCompared with traditional information sharing in virtual communities, the status update in microblogs is more spontaneous and less rational. Users do not deliberately plan or arrange to update their real-time status but act in a sudden and unplanned manner. In this regard, purely rational theories, such as planned behavior and social exchange theories, are inappropriate in understanding status updates in microblogs. Hence, this study investigates status update behavior by integrating impulsive and reflective mechanisms. Specifically, a research model is built to investigate how microblog capabilities fulfill users' media needs, including impulsive- and rational-oriented needs, and drive their urge to update their status. Online survey data from 523 microblog users in China are utilized to validate the proposed model and hypotheses. Results indicate that the urge of users to update their status is significantly influenced by the capabilities of microblogs to share unique content, strengthen positive emotion, maintain interconnectivity, and enhance unidirectional relationships. However, the capability of microblogs to relieve negative emotion does not significantly affect the urge of users to update their status.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/307150
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2023 Impact Factor: 5.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.338
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dc.contributor.authorWang, Chuang-
dc.contributor.authorJin, Xiao Ling-
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Zhongyun-
dc.contributor.authorFang, Yulin-
dc.contributor.authorLee, Matthew K.O.-
dc.contributor.authorHua, Zhongsheng-
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-03T06:22:02Z-
dc.date.available2021-11-03T06:22:02Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationElectronic Commerce Research and Applications, 2015, v. 14, n. 3, p. 181-191-
dc.identifier.issn1567-4223-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/307150-
dc.description.abstractCompared with traditional information sharing in virtual communities, the status update in microblogs is more spontaneous and less rational. Users do not deliberately plan or arrange to update their real-time status but act in a sudden and unplanned manner. In this regard, purely rational theories, such as planned behavior and social exchange theories, are inappropriate in understanding status updates in microblogs. Hence, this study investigates status update behavior by integrating impulsive and reflective mechanisms. Specifically, a research model is built to investigate how microblog capabilities fulfill users' media needs, including impulsive- and rational-oriented needs, and drive their urge to update their status. Online survey data from 523 microblog users in China are utilized to validate the proposed model and hypotheses. Results indicate that the urge of users to update their status is significantly influenced by the capabilities of microblogs to share unique content, strengthen positive emotion, maintain interconnectivity, and enhance unidirectional relationships. However, the capability of microblogs to relieve negative emotion does not significantly affect the urge of users to update their status.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofElectronic Commerce Research and Applications-
dc.subjectUrge to update status-
dc.subjectMaintaining interconnectivity-
dc.subjectStrengthening positive emotion-
dc.subjectSharing unique content-
dc.subjectMicroblog-
dc.subjectEnhancing unidirectional relationship-
dc.subjectMedia capability-
dc.subjectRelieving negative emotion-
dc.titleEffect of perceived media capability on status updates in microblogs-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.elerap.2014.11.006-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84930046801-
dc.identifier.volume14-
dc.identifier.issue3-
dc.identifier.spage181-
dc.identifier.epage191-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000355000500005-

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