Antecedents of social presence and gratification of social connection needs in SNS: A study of Twitter users and their mobile and non-mobile usage

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 459-471

  Han, Sehee ^a   Min, Jinyoung ^b   Lee, Heeseok ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gratification of social connection need; Immediacy; Intimacy; Mobile SNS; Social presence

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS; IMMEDIACY; INTIMACY; SOCIAL CONNECTION; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES( SNS); SOCIAL PRESENCE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; USES AND GRATIFICATION THEORIES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84928943956     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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