• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.217-226
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• 2021

Based on the theory of use and satisfaction, this study investigated the strength of TikTok usage motives (entertainment, information-seeking, interaction, self-expression, and escape) and the effect of each motive on users' adherence (frequency of use, time of use). investigated. After conducting a survey on TikTok Chinese users and removing insincere answers, 101 survey results were analyzed. The analysis results are as follows: First, the intensity of motivation for using TikTok was in the following order: entertainment-seeking, information-seeking, interaction, self-expression, and escape. Among them, the motives of pursuit of entertainment and escape were higher in females than in males. And the motives of pursuit of entertainment and escape were higher in the case of women than in the case of men. Second, as a result of analyzing the effect on user adhesion, the influence of the users' entertainment pursuit motive, interaction motive, and escape motive was significant for the frequency of use, and the influence of interaction was high. Third, the influence of entertainment-seeking motives and escape motives was found to be significant for use time. This means that users often use TikTok for entertainment, interaction, and escapism, and longer TikTok usage time for entertainment or escapism.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.40
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• pp.45-79
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• 2007

This study explored three questions: (1) what are the motives of producing and using user-created contents (UCC, video clips which are produced and uploaded at various web sites by individuals), (2) what are the gratifications that users obtain from UCC, and (3) what are the differences of gratifications according to individual uses of UCC. A survey was conducted to 258 UCC users and data were factor-analyzed to find the dimensions of motives and gratifications. As for the motives of UCC uses, six factors were constructed: self-expression, private life, participation, information retrieval, rest, and entertainment, among which self-expression showed the largest variation. As for the gratifications, five factors were constructed: self-expression, rest, information retrieval, socializing, and entertainment.

• 한국경영정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.67-72
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• 2007

본 연구는 최근 이슈가 되고 있는 UCC를 네티즌들이 올리는 동기와 내려보는 동기를 분석하였다. UCC생산자와 소비자의 동기를 파악하면 UCC서비스 사이트의 마케팅 전략과 UCC를 마케팅에 활용하고자 하는 기업들에게 시사점을 줄 수 있을 것이다. UCC를 시청하고 게시하는 동기에는 각각 사회적인 측면, 개인적인 측면, 정보추구 측면, 오락적인 측면, 경제적인 측면 등 이상 다섯 가지 동기로 분류되었고 이들의 특성에 대해 분석해 봄으로써 이런 동기가 UCC마케팅 전략에 어떻게 적용될 수 있는지 제시하였다.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.21-39
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• 2012

To examine how usage of social network services(SNS) can affect users' satisfaction through their involvement to SNS. This study first explored the usage motives on the SNS by reviewing previous studies which are from the perspectives of usage and gratification theory. The structural equation modeling(SEM) approach was used to validate the model and Lisrel was used to analyze 306 data which were collected from college students who have SNS using experiences. The results showed that the motives of information seeking and self-expression have no significant influence on affective involvement to SNS and other hypotheses were all accepted. In order to investigate the relationship of usage motives-involvement-satisfaction between different genders, path analysis in male group and female group were done respectively. The results showed that in the case of male group, the motivation of information seeking, entertainment, and self-expression have positive effect on affective involvement, while only the entertainment motive can increase the cognitive involvement. In the case of female group, socializing motive and entertainment motive have positive effect on both affective involvement and cognitive involvement, but the information seeking motive and self-expression motive can not influence the formulation of emotion in SNS.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.39-48
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• 2016

This study intended to find out the influence of media usage motivations including Wishful Identification toward BJ, Entertainment, Passing Time, Information Seeking on watching personal game webcasting, based on Use & Gratification Theory. We conducted a survey of 395 audiences who had experienced in watching personal game webcasting and analyzed collected data using hierarchical regression analysis. First, we put and analyzed demographic factors of audiences in model 1. After that, we added media usage motivations in model 2. As a result of the study, gender and age in model 1 and age, Wishful Identification and Entertainment in model 2 are found to have a significant influence on watching personal game webcasting respectively.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.183-191
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• 2013

The purpose of this current study is to explore use of pod casting. First, the study investigated types of motivation for using pod casting. Secondly, based on theory of planned behavior, we analyzed how social norm, attitude, and self-efficacy regarding using of pod casting influence people's using behavior of pod casting. We found the four different types of motivation for using pod casting: Everyday life information, entertainment, flee from reality, and professional information. Regarding theory of planned behavior, the theory was significant model to explain use of pod casting, and self-efficacy was the most significant variable to predict use of pod casting.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.21
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• pp.177-201
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• 2003

This study was designed to explore behaviors of readers of online papers. First, the factor analysis of the online paper motive statements yielded three interpretable factors : informativeness, convenience, economicalness. For online paper use habits, a similar factor analysis procedure resulted in three factors : active utilization, news seeking, information seeking. Informativeness motive and active utilization habit were strongly related, convenience motive and news seeking habit related. Online papers and newspapers were found to be in complementary relationship. Internet access and newspaper reading, active utilization and news seeking habits were significant predictors of online paper use. The result of this study showed online paper readers perceived interactive services online papers offered. and want to utilize those effectively. This study suggests that online papers need to develop various interactive services to attract readers.

• 한국경영정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.1036-1041
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• 2008

본 연구는 UCC를 이용하는 동기와 UCC전문 사이트의 웹 사이트 속성 및 UCC컨텐츠 속성과 UCC이용 행태간의 관계를 살펴보았다. 그 결과, 정보추구, 오락, 사회, 경제적 UCC이용동기에 따라 UCC사이트에서 중요시하는 속성, 컨텐츠에서 중요시하는 속성이 다르게 나타났다. 이 결과를 통해 좀 더 사용자 친화적인 UCC사이트 개발로 경쟁력 확보 및 차별화 방안을 모색해 보고자 한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.558-566
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• 2019

Artificial intelligent (AI) smart speaker sales have increased rapidly, and AI technology has become more pervasive in our daily lives. This study explored motivations for smart speaker use and examined how motivation and relationship type with AI speakers affect enjoyment. Smart speaker use is primarily motivated by conversational, trend-leading, efficient, and entertaining factors. Among these four, trend-leading, efficient, and entertaining factors positively influenced users' enjoyment. However, among the three types of relationship with AI speakers, only the assistant/helper type affected enjoyment. The results of the current study provide practical implications for future directions in AI speaker interaction design.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.107-115
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• 2020

This study verified the motivation to use Tiktok for Chinese teenagers. This paper investigated the influence of adolescents'use motivation on use satisfaction and continuous use intention. In addition, this study was to grasp the relationship between use motivation and sustained use intention as a mediating effect of use satisfaction. The survey was conducted online and offline, 315 adolescents were selected for analysis. For the data, factor analysis, multiple regression analysis, and effect analysis of parameters were conducted using the SPSS 25 program. As a result of the study, information/entertainment pursuit, communication, and self-expression were derived as motivation for use. Among these motivations, information/enterprise pursuit and communication were found to have a significant effect on use satisfaction and continued use intention. In addition, it was confirmed that use satisfaction has a mediating effect on intention to use continuously. But it is found that the self-expression factor handled as reuse intention have no significant influence on the use satisfaction and continuous use intention of Tiktok.