Understanding behavioral intention to participate in virtual communities

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 540-547

  Lin, Hsiu Fen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; VIRTUAL REALITY; ATTITUDE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; TRUST;

ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOFTWARE; TAIWAN; TRUST; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33947701514     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.540     Document Type: Article

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