Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Toward ICT Use During Public Health Emergencies

COVID-19 has brought a great impact on people's lives around the world. This paper aims to study the influencing factors of people's fear of missing out (FOMO) toward personal ICT use and its further impact on life satisfaction during the pandemic. A sample consisting of 318 participants was obtained by an online survey in China. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used for data analysis. The results suggested that people's anxiety and boredom brought by the pandemic are positively correlated with their FOMO. People with higher FOMO used personal ICTs more frequently for both social and process purposes. Furthermore, the social use of ICTs promoted people's life satisfaction, while the process use of ICTs had no significant effect on life satisfaction. Several theoretical and practical implications were discussed based on the results.

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Youths’ Social Media Adoption: Theoretical Model and Empirical Evidence

International Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.5539/ijbm.v11n2p22 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 22 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. Shakaib Akram ◽

Wafi Albalawi

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

The Social ◽

Perceived Enjoyment ◽

Adoption Intention

<p>Social media has become a major source of communication and collaboration between individuals and among groups. The current paper investigates the underlying motives of social media adoption. The research identifies various determinants such as perceived connectedness, perceived enjoyment, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use as the major influencers of social media adoption intention. Using the sample from Saudi Arabia an online survey is conducted. Structural equation modeling has been used to test the proposed relationships. The results reveal that individuals’ perceived connectedness and perceived enjoyment act as stimuli for their social media adoption intention. Moreover, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness mediate these stimuli and the individuals’ social media adoption intention. The paper concludes with the recommendations for the academicians and the social media designers/developers.</p>

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THE INFLUENCE OF UTILITARIAN VALUE, HEDONIC VALUE, SOCIAL VALUE, AND PERCEIVED RISK ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: SURVEY OF E-COMMERCE CUSTOMERS IN INDONESIA

Verslas teorija ir praktika ◽

10.3846/btp.2020.12143 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 613-622

Author(s):

Tri Yulistyawati Evelina ◽

Andriani Kusumawati ◽

Umar Nimran ◽

Sunarti

Keyword(s):

Customer Satisfaction ◽

Perceived Risk ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Social Value ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Hedonic Value ◽

Utilitarian Value ◽

The Social ◽

Customer Satisfaction Survey

The purpose of this study is to build an understanding of the influence of utilitarian value, hedonic value, social value, and perceived risk on e-commerce customer satisfaction in Indonesia. Data was collected through an online survey and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the WarpPLS tool version 6.0 which was then analyzed through Inferential Statistics analysis. The results of the study showed that utilitarian value significantly influences customer satisfaction. Hedonic value significantly influences customer satisfaction. However, the findings showed that social value did not have a significant effect on customer satisfaction, meaning that the level of the social value of e-commerce customers does not have a significant impact on the level of customer satisfaction. Finally, the results show, perceived risk significantly influences customer satisfaction.

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The Social Acceptance of Collecting and Utilizing Personal Information in Smart Cities

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13169146 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (16) ◽

pp. 9146

Author(s):

Yuho Shimizu ◽

Shin Osaki ◽

Takaaki Hashimoto ◽

Kaori Karasawa

Keyword(s):

Perceived Risk ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Social Acceptance ◽

Personal Information ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Perceptions Of Risk ◽

Perceived Benefit ◽

The Social

In recent years, active efforts to implement smart cities have increased worldwide. In smart cities, a large amount of personal information is captured, and urban development is based on these data. In Japan, implementations of smart cities continue to gain momentum, but the issue of social acceptance has become apparent, as smart cities are not fully accepted by citizens because of concerns about data leaks and misuse of personal information. This study examines the social acceptance of collecting and utilizing personal information in smart cities in relation to a variety of factors such as trust and perceptions of risk, justice, benefit, and necessity. An online survey was conducted wherein participants (N = 568) were presented with a vignette depicting an overview of a typical smart city. The results of structural equation modeling showed that perceived justice was positively related to trust and trust was negatively related to perceived risk and positively related to perceived benefit and necessity. Trust, perceived benefit, and perceived necessity were significantly related to social acceptance, with trust having the greatest relationship. The model obtained in this study contributes to practical efforts for the implementation of smart cities, and future directions are discussed.

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From sPassion to sWOM: the role of flow

Online Information Review ◽

10.1108/oir-09-2016-0243 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 191-204 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carolina Herrando ◽

Julio Jimenez-Martinez ◽

M. Jose Martin De Hoyos

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Social Commerce ◽

Social Stimuli ◽

Content Type ◽

The Social ◽

Positive Effect ◽

Percent Female

Purpose Social commerce websites entail a completely new scenario for sharing experiences and opinions due to its richness in terms of social interactions. Nowadays, users can interact with the company and with other users; hence, it seems important to study how social stimuli affect users. Drawing on the stimulus-organism-response framework and flow theory, the purpose of this paper is to propose that the social stimulus (named social passion (sPassion)) has a positive effect on the organism (state of flow), which leads to a users’ positive response (via social word of mouth (sWOM)). Design/methodology/approach The data were collected through an online survey in 2015. The sample consists of 771 users of social commerce websites, of which 51 percent are male and 49 percent female, aged between 16 and 80 years old. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data with the statistical software SPSS version 22 and EQS 6. Findings The empirical results confirm that passionate users are prone to experience a state of flow and, as a consequence, share positive sWOM. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on customers’ online participation, and the findings are hoped to help companies in developing social commerce websites that boost users’ exchange of information.

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Supports From Parents, Optimism, and Life Satisfaction in Early Adolescents

Sains Humanika ◽

10.11113/sh.v9n3-2.1277 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (3-2) ◽

Author(s):

Shue Ling Chong ◽

Rozumah Baharudin

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Secondary School ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Early Adolescents ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Kuala Lumpur ◽

The Social

This study examined influences of father and mother support, and optimism on life satisfaction in early adolescents (n = 814; mean age = 13.66 years old) in Malaysia, as well as its variation across gender. Participants were recruited using Probability Proportional to Size (PPS) sampling method from secondary school of four educational zones in Kuala Lumpur. Questionnaires comprising demographic items and measures of the social support, optimism and life satisfaction were self-administered by the students at their respective schools. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics including Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) via AMOS. Adolescents who received greater support from their parents reported better life satisfaction. Optimism has an indirect effect on relationship between support from mother and life satisfaction. The model was found as not stable across gender. Support from mother contributed to optimism, and optimism contributed to life satisfaction among adolescent boys, while effect was not found among adolescent girls. Findings imply the importance of considering these variables in prevention and intervention efforts involving early adolescents.

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“I want to be as trendy as influencers” – how “fear of missing out” leads to buying intention for products endorsed by social media influencers

Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing ◽

10.1108/jrim-04-2021-0127 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Thi Cam Tu Dinh ◽

Yoonjae Lee

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Social Comparison ◽

Role Models ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Critical Role ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Fear Of Missing Out ◽

The Impact

PurposeAs social media use rises, the impact of social media influencers on customer buying decisions increases, due to customers viewing influencers as ideal role models who they try to imitate. Nevertheless, this phenomenon is still under-researched. This study examined the impact of the imitation of influencers on customer buying intention toward endorsed products, which is mediated by social comparison, materialism and the fear of missing out (FOMO).Design/methodology/approachAn online survey of 243 respondents was conducted via Amazon's Mechanical Turk platform. This study employed structural equation modeling to test for direct and indirect effects among the constructs.FindingsThe results revealed that imitation of influencers has a significant impact on social comparison, materialism and FOMO, which affect buying intention toward endorsed products. The analysis results highlight the critical role of FOMO in explaining buying intention toward endorsed products in the context of social media influencers.Originality/valueThis study proposes a new theoretical model and empirically tests the power of influencers to affect consumer buying intention for endorsed products. It also explains the influencers' effects through FOMO, which have hardly been examined in earlier research although it is an important factor in understanding customer behavior. The implications are discussed for the academic literature and for online marketing strategies in marketing and advertising management.

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Exploring the Relationship Between Loneliness, Materialism, and Life Satisfaction in a Western Context: the Moderating Role of Gender

Studies in Business and Economics ◽

10.2478/sbe-2021-0032 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 171-185

Author(s):

Srikant Manchiraju ◽

Amrut Sadachar ◽

Rimple Manchanda

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Proposed Model ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Abstract Both loneliness and materialism have been associated with decrement in one’s life satisfaction. However, the relationship between loneliness, materialism, and life satisfaction has not been explored in the Western context. Therefore, the present study addresses two issues: (1) the relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction taking into account the mediating role of materialism and (2) the moderating role of gender in the aforementioned mediation model. A research model was proposed. To test the proposed model, data were collected via an online survey administered to U.S. nationals convenience sample (N = 312). Structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed model. Loneliness was negatively related to life satisfaction and positively related to materialism. Contrary to the expectation, materialism was positively related to life satisfaction. Materialism mediated the relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction. Gender did not moderate the relationship between loneliness and materialism, whereas gender did moderate the relationship between materialism and life satisfaction.

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The impact of Facebook use on self-reported eating disorders during the COVID-19 lockdown

BMC Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s12888-021-03628-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Giuseppe Mannino ◽

Laura Salerno ◽

Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti ◽

Gaia Albano ◽

Gianluca Lo Coco

Keyword(s):

Disordered Eating ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

The Social ◽

Facebook Use ◽

Eating Cognitions ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background The social isolation due to the COVID-19-related lockdown has had an impact on social media consumption around the world. This study examines the relationship between fear of COVID-19, Facebook use and disordered eating. Methods Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyse two-wave survey data (T0: Italian first lockdown; T1: after two months) during the pandemic. Young adults with self-reported dysfunctional eating behaviors (N = 115; 91.3% females; mean age = 28.60 ± 7.31) were recruited to complete an online survey at T0; 66 participants (92.4% females; mean age = 28.85 ± 7.85) completed the survey at T1. They were assessed on Facebook use, dysfunctional eating cognitions, and fear of COVID-19. Results Participants’ disordered eating cognitions increased during the pandemic. At T0, higher fear of COVID-19 was positively associated to time spent on Facebook, which in turn predicted disordered eating cognitions at T1. Moreover, maladaptive Facebook use mediated the relationship between daily time on Facebook and Shape concerns. Conclusions The findings of this study suggest an influence of dysfunctional Facebook use in increasing disordered eating cognitions during the pandemic.

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Social Stakeholders' Pressure on Environmental Accounting Reporting in Small and Medium Enterprises – Evidence from China

International Journal of Research in Engineering, Science and Management ◽

10.47607/ijresm.2021.470 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 82-87

Author(s):

Sulaiman Tahajuddin ◽

Zhao Xin ◽

Abdul Wahid Mohd. Kassim ◽

Raman Noordin

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Empirical Evidence ◽

Significant Influence ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Environmental Accounting ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

The Social ◽

Medium Enterprises

This study aims to examine the effect of pressure from social stakeholders on environmental accounting reporting (EAR) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Shan Xi Province, China. Using an online survey, this study sampled from 90 respondents in SMEs. The data was then analyzed using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS 3.3.2. The empirical evidence shows that there is a positive and significant influence of the social stakeholders' pressure on EAR, especially, the pressure from media and community. The findings of this study suggest that community and media do improve the environmental accounting reporting in SMEs in Shan Xi Province, so that can improve SME's performances concerning the environment, inventory and controlling costs, efficient technologies with less pollution, nonpolluting products.

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Gender and Organizational Conflict Management: The Mediating Role of Personality

10.31234/osf.io/zewmr ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Maciej Kościelniak ◽

Jarosław Piotrowski ◽

Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska

Keyword(s):

Conflict Management ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Conflict Behavior ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Conflict Management Styles ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Big Five Model

Many authors examined the interplay between gender and conflict management preferences, but those findings were often mixed and inconsistent. In the current paper we tried to explain those inconsistencies by investigating the mediating role of personality for the relationship of gender and conflict management. Rahim's inventory was used for identifying five conflict management styles, and Big Five Model theory was a base for assessing participants' personality traits. Data were collected from a sample of 1,055 working Poles (52.7% women), in an online survey. Based on the structural equation modeling we detected multiple indirect mediating paths of gender on conflict management via personality traits, while no direct effect of gender was observed. Despite some limitations, the study sheds light on the actual role of gender in conflict behavior and the importance of personality traits in the conflict management, both from a theoretical and practical perspective.

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