Testing the inter-relations of factors that may support continued use intention: The case of Facebook

Social Science Information

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 293-310

  Bonsón, Enrique ^a   Escobar, Tomás ^a   Ratkai, Melinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitude; Confirmation; Continuance model; Continued use intention; Facebook; Perceived usefulness; Satisfaction; Social influence; Social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910097020     PISSN: 05390184     EISSN: 14617412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0539018414525874     Document Type: Article

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