Flow in context: Development and validation of the flow experience instrument for social networking

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 358-367

  Kaur, Puneet ^a   Dhir, Amandeep ^a   Chen, Sufen ^b   Rajala, Risto ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Continued use; Flow experience; Measurement scale; Social networking

Indexed keywords

FACE RECOGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION USE; MACHINE COMPONENTS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTINUED USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS; FLOW EXPERIENCE; MEASUREMENT SCALE; SECOND-ORDER FACTOR ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES; USER-CENTRIC INNOVATIONS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MACHINE; MODEL; RELIABILITY; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

EID: 84958523978     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.039     Document Type: Article

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