TY - GEN
T1 - Online social network dependency
T2 - 44th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-44 2010
AU - Thadani, Dimple R.
AU - Cheung, Christy M K
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The proliferation of new social media technologies has changed the behavioral patterns of online users. This study aims at investigating the structure and dimensionality of the Online Social Network Dependency (OSN Dependency). We tested the competing models built upon the cognitivebehavioral model and the biopsychogical framework of addiction. Our findings suggested that OSN Dependency can be explained by a higher-order factor model with seven first-order factors (i.e. mood alternation, social benefit, negative outcomes, compulsivity, excessive time, withdrawal, and interpersonal control) and two correlated secondorder factors (i.e. social components and intrapersonal components). The model provides a good-fit to the data, reflecting logical consistency. Implications of the current investigation for practice and research are provided.
AB - The proliferation of new social media technologies has changed the behavioral patterns of online users. This study aims at investigating the structure and dimensionality of the Online Social Network Dependency (OSN Dependency). We tested the competing models built upon the cognitivebehavioral model and the biopsychogical framework of addiction. Our findings suggested that OSN Dependency can be explained by a higher-order factor model with seven first-order factors (i.e. mood alternation, social benefit, negative outcomes, compulsivity, excessive time, withdrawal, and interpersonal control) and two correlated secondorder factors (i.e. social components and intrapersonal components). The model provides a good-fit to the data, reflecting logical consistency. Implications of the current investigation for practice and research are provided.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79952949679&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2011.331
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2011.331
M3 - Conference proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:79952949679
SN - 9780769542829
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
BT - Proceedings of the 44th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-44 2010
Y2 - 4 January 2011 through 7 January 2011
ER -