Learning online social support: An investigation of network information technology based on UTAUT

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 268-272

  Lin, Chieh Peng ^a   Anol, Bhattacherjee ^b  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSTANT MESSAGING; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; UNIFIED THEORY OF ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION THEORY; INTENTION; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 44949085572     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0057     Document Type: Article

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