Quitting the use of a habituated hedonic information system: A theoretical model and empirical examination of Facebook users

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 431-446

  Turel, Ofir ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

guilt; IS discontinuance; quitting; social networking sites; social cognitive theory; technology addiction

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

GUILT; QUITTING; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; TECHNOLOGY ADDICTIONS;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 84953850911     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2014.19     Document Type: Article

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