Social networking site addiction: The cognitive bias perspective

Dimple R. Thadani; Christy M K Cheung; Zach W.Y. Lee

Social networking site addiction: The cognitive bias perspective

Dimple R. Thadani, Christy M K Cheung, Zach W.Y. Lee

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Abstract

With growing concerns about the dark side of social networking sties (SNSs), IS scholars pioneering technology addiction have begun to advocate for more MIS research to better conceptualize and examine problems related to technology use. In this study, we adopted the cognitive bias perspective to explain how SNS addiction distorts users' cognition and affects their decision to continue using SNSs. We tested our research model with 238 active Facebook users and the results support our research model and hypotheses. Specifically, we found that Facebook addiction influences the usage decisions by altering user belief systems (i.e., intensifying their cognition about how Facebook use fulfils their needs). We expect that the findings enrich the literature on IS use by confirming the role of addiction in IS usage decision in the context of SNSs. We also believe that the findings provide SNS service providers, educators, and parents with some insights into the impact of SNS addiction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PACIS 2016 Proceedings
Publisher	Association for Information Systems
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9789860491029
Publication status	Published - 27 Jun 2016
Event	20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2016 - National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 27 Jun 2016 → 1 Jul 2016 http://www.pacis2016.org/ https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2016/ http://www.pacis2016.org/Upload/File/PACIS%202016_Session%20Timetable_Program%20Overview_20160623.pdf

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Name	Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems

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Conference	20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2016
Country/Territory	Taiwan, Province of China
City	Chiayi
Period	27/06/16 → 1/07/16
Internet address	http://www.pacis2016.org/ https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2016/ http://www.pacis2016.org/Upload/File/PACIS%202016_Session%20Timetable_Program%20Overview_20160623.pdf

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Information Systems

User-Defined Keywords

Addiction
Cognitive bias
Facebook
Social networking sites

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Thadani, DR , Cheung, CMK & Lee, ZWY 2016, Social networking site addiction: The cognitive bias perspective. in PACIS 2016 Proceedings. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Association for Information Systems, 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2016, Chiayi, Taiwan, Province of China, 27/06/16. <https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2016/323/>

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