• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.90-108
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to investigate how uses and gratifications motivations increase social media stickiness, with a special focus on media engagement as a key mediator. Data were gathered via a survey questionnaire from Bangladeshi Z Generation social media users, which was quantitative in nature. For the analysis of 258 survey samples, structural equation modeling methodology was used. The results show that social media engagement and social media stickiness are positively impacted by uses and gratifications motivations such as social interaction, information, convenience, and entertainment. The study also found evidence of a relationship between uses and gratification motivations and social media stickiness, which is also mediated by emotional attachment. Understanding the motivations and gratifications sought by Z Generation users on social media platforms can help design strategies to enhance engagement and loyalty, ultimately leading to improved user retention and platform success. By identifying and addressing the specific needs and desires of the Z Generation, social media platforms can tailor their features, content, and user experiences to foster a stronger sense of connection and satisfaction, resulting in increased user engagement and prolonged usage.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.541-572
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• 2023

Amazon Go is a cashierless convenience store concept, which is seen as a disruption in the grocery retail segment. Although Amazon Go has the ability to disrupt the retail segment, there are speculations on how Amazon Go will be perceived by users. Existing studies have not utilized user-generated content to understand the factors that affect customer behaviour in case of Amazon Go. Additionally, in case of phygital retail, studies have not attempted at understanding the effect of emotions and gratifications on user behaviour. To address the gap of exploring user perspectives based on their experience, we have examined the impact of gratifications and emotions on the acceptance of phygital retail using user-generated-content. A mixed-method approach has been utilized using only user-generated content. Utilizing topic-modelling based content analysis and emotion analysis on 30 articles related to Amazon Go, we found themes like, convenience, technology, experience, personalization, enjoyment and emotions like, bad, good, annoyance, success. In the empirical analysis, we have utilized 522 reviews about Amazon Go from the cognition and emotion theory stance, and found that hedonic gratifications have a positive impact on challenge emotions. We also found a significant impact of emotions on customer's favourite behaviour.

• 한국언론정보학보
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• 제40권
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• pp.45-79
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• 2007

본 연구는 이용과 충족 접근을 통해 동영상 UCC의 이용 행태와 이용 동기를 파악하기 위해 수행되었다. 요인분석을 실시한 결과 '자기표현', '사생활 영유', '참여', '정보추구', '휴식', '오락'의 총 6개 요인이 도출되었으며, 이들 중 '자기표현'의 요인의 설명력이 높게 나타났다. 동영상 UCC 이용 후 만족도를 요인 분석한 결과 역시 '자기표현', '휴식', '정보추구', '사회의식', '오락'의 총 5개 요인이 추출되었다. 추출된 이용 동기의 요인 항목 중에서는 오락과 휴식 요인의 평균값이 높게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 동영상 UCC의 이용 행태에 따른 만족도를 살펴보기 위하여 동영상 UCC 이용 시간과 동영상 UCC 제작 경험 여부를 변인으로 하여 추출된 각 만족 요인의 평균값을 비교하였다. 동영상 UCC의 이용 시간에 따른 만족도는 '자기표현', '휴식', '정보추구' 요인에서 유의미한 차이가 나타났다. '자기표현' 요인의 경우 전반적으로 동영상 UCC의 이용 시간이 증가할수록 만족도 역시 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 2시간 이상 동영상 UCC를 이용하는 경우 오히려 만족도가 줄어드는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 마찬가지로 '휴식'과 '정보추구' 요인에서도 동영상 UCC의 이용 시간이 증가함에 따라 만족도 역시 증가하는 경향을 보였다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.331-338
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• 2022

본 연구는 이용과 충족이론을 적용하여 OTT 이용자의 행동 의도를 예측하는 데 목적이 있다. 본 연구는 이용과 충족이론의 핵심 개념인 획득충족의 구성요인으로 콘텐츠 품질, 콘텐츠 다양성, 여가활동 가능성, 오락 추구성, 시청의 편리성, 그리고 요금의 합리성을 선정하였다. 분석 결과, 획득충족의 구성요인 중 콘텐츠 품질과 콘텐츠 다양성은 유의수준 0.01에서 그리고 오락 추구성과 시청의 편리성은 유의수준 0.05에서 이용자 행동 의도에 유의미한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 여가활동 가능성과 요금의 합리성은 이용자 행동 의도에 유의미한 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 파악되었다. 본 연구는 이런 분석 결과를 토대로, 기존 미디어를 대상으로 한 연구와 본 연구의 차이점을 설명하고 OTT를 대상으로 이용과 충족이론의 확장 가능성을 검토하였다.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.40-55
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• 2022

Kung fu films stand out among many types of films and are sought after by a large number of loyal audiences. In order to explore the mystery, we use the theory of uses and gratifications theory to study kung fu films in order to explore the audience's viewing needs of kung fu films In the existing research, most scholars adopt qualitative research and Chinese culture contained in kung fu movies. Few people use quantitative research, and this area of research is almost blank. Therefore, we conducted a quantitative research on kung fu films based on the methodology of uses and gratifications. The questions revolve around: Can kung fu movies meet audiences' needs? What is the purpose of watching a kung fu movie? After analysis with SPSS, interesting results emerged. In the regression analysis, we found that the psychological need for compensation has a positive impact on Viewing satisfaction, while the social need has a significant negative impact on viewing intention. At the end of the article, we also put forward my own solutions. We also hope to provide better suggestions for the development of Chinese kung fu films through my research, so as to make kung fu films more perfect.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.181-192
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• 2015

A new communication revolution such as social networking service (SNS) has been transforming the way of interaction between people in both of individual level and organizational level. Recently many people have switched to closed type SNS such as Naver Band and Kakao group due to the several reasons. The purpose of this study is to investigate the usage motivation and satisfaction of SNS based on use and gratifications perspectives. Based on prior studies on use and gratifications of Internet-related media and SNS, information motivation, relationship motivation, pleasure/entertainment motivation, self-expression motivation, work motivation were identified as usage motivation of SNS. This empirical study explores how these motivations vary between open type SNS(facebook and twitter) and closed type SNS(band and kakao group). This study contributes to provide the base of activation strategies and practical implications for companies using SNS as a marketing tool.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.177-188
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• 2013

As the number of smart phone users increases, many organizations begin to adopt social media rapidly to diversify communication channels with customers. Specifically, micro-blog, which supports instant and two-way communications between users and between organizations and users, has been adopted by many organizations as an efficient way not only to identify new customers but also to retain existing customers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the usage motivation and satisfaction of enterprise twitter based on use and gratifications perspectives comparing with Korea and China. Based on prior studies on use and gratifications of internet-related media, information seeking, pleasure/entertainment, relationship, communication, and incentives were identified as usage motivations of enterprise Micro-blog. This study contributes to provide the base of activation strategies and practical implications for micro-blog as a marketing tool.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.197-207
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• 2015

A new communication revolution such as social networking service (SNS) has been transforming the way of interaction between people in both of individual level and organizational level. Recently many people have switched to closed type SNS such as Naver Band and Kakao group due to the several reasons. The purpose of this study is to investigate the usage motivation and satisfaction of closed type SNS based on use and gratifications perspectives. Based on prior studies on use and gratifications of Internet-related media and SNS, information motivation, relationship motivation, pleasure/entertainment motivation, self-expression motivation, work motivation were identified as usage motivation of closed type SNS. According to the results, relationship motivation and work motivation were found to be significantly related to the satisfaction. But other motivation factors(information motivation, pleasure/entertainment motivation, self-expression motivation) are not significantly related to the satisfaction. Then satisfaction was found to be significantly related to the intention to use. This study contributes to give companies providing closed type SNS and using it as a marketing tool with the base of activation strategies and practical implications.

• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.25-36
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• 2018

Anonymity plays an increasingly important role on social media. This is reflected by more and more applications enabling anonymous interactions. However, do social media users behave different when they are anonymous? In our research, we investigated social media services meant for solely anonymous use (Jodel) and for widely spread non-anonymous sharing of pictures and videos (Instagram). This study examines the impact of anonymity on the behavior of users on Jodel compared to their non-anonymous use of Instagram as well as the differences between the user types: producer, consumer, and participant. Our approach is based on the uses and gratifications theory (U>) by E. Katz, specifically on the sought gratifications (motivations) of self-presentation, information, socialization, and entertainment. Since Jodel is mostly used in Germany, we developed an online survey in German. The questions addressed the three different user types and were subdivided according to the four motivation categories of the U>. In total 664 test persons completed the questionnaire. The results show that anonymity indeed influences users' usage behavior depending on user types and different U> categories.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.272-285
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• 2012

The purpose of the study is to examine the role of consumer perceptions of websites' entertainment and informativeness in developing their attitudes (attitude toward the retailer and attitude confidence toward the product) in the context of apparel e-tailing. A structural equation model was developed for an empirical test based on the literature on uses-and-gratifications and attitude confidence. A sample of 119 consumers who live in the United States participated in the online survey. The results generally supported the proposed model. Specifically, the analyses revealed that consumers' purchase intention toward the displayed product is positively influenced by their attitudes toward the retailer and by their confidence in their attitudes toward the product. Interestingly, only one of the two cognitive antecedents, perceived entertainment, has a positive impact on consumers' attitude toward the retailer. Perceived informativeness, however, had a positive impact on attitude confidence. These findings suggest that consumers who have high perception of an e-tail website's entertainment are more likely to exhibit favorable attitudes toward the e-tailer, while consumers who have high perception of an e-tail website's informativeness are more likely to hold strong confidence in their attitudes toward the product displayed on the website. Both consumer attitudes toward the e-tailer and their attitude confidence lead to their purchase intentions.