Understanding key factors of users' intentions to repurchase and recommend digital items in social virtual worlds

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 543-550

  Kim, Byoungsoo ^a  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84867566262     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0128     Document Type: Article

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