Abstract
With the growing popularity of professional social networking sites (PSNS), many users rely on PSNS, such as LinkedIn, to develop and maintain professional relationships with other individuals and companies. Most users create dedicated personal profiles and share their achievements and professional experiences on PSNS. With the frequent exposure to social information on PSNS, we expect that users who use LinkedIn may experience envy. Surprisingly, there is very little understanding of how PSNS use induces the feeling of envy and how users cope with it. Building on prior envy literature, we propose a research model to explain this phenomenon. We will test our model with data from 500 LinkedIn users. We expect that the findings of this study will contribute to our theoretical understanding of PSNS envy coping mechanisms and offer users some guidance to deal with PSNS envy.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | PACIS 2020 Proceedings |
Publisher | Association for Information Systems |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781733632539 |
Publication status | Published - 22 Jun 2020 |
Event | 24th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2020 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: 20 Jun 2020 → 24 Jun 2020 https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2020/ (Conference Proceeding) |
Publication series
Name | Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems |
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Conference
Conference | 24th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2020 |
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Country/Territory | United Arab Emirates |
City | Dubai |
Period | 20/06/20 → 24/06/20 |
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Scopus Subject Areas
- Information Systems
User-Defined Keywords
- Coping Strategies
- Envy
- Social Information
- Social Media
- Social Networking Sites
- Technology Use
- Well-Being