• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.163-179
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• 2016

Purpose This study investigates the associations between SNS fatigue and stress of smartphone SNS, with SNS characteristics. The study focuses on two types of SNS characteristics: information and systems characteristics. We examine SNS stress factors that includes the communication and system overload. Design/methodology/approach To test the proposed hypotheses, the study conducted structural equation modeling with Smart PLS 3.0. The study conducted A sample of 286 participants was collected from SNS users. Findings The results indicated that the information relevance in the information characteristics had an effect on the communication overload, but it had not an effect on the system overload. The information accuracy had an effect on the communication and system overload. The app pace of change influenced the communication and system overload, but the app complexity influenced the system overload. Finally, the SNS stress showed significant relationship with SNS fatigue. The academic and managerial implications were discussed based on the this results.

• 지식경영연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.137-157
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• 2017

With the rapid growth of the internet, Social Network Services (SNSs) have played an important role. As the use of SNSs increases, users experience a sense of responsibility to respond to other people's messages or requests, and consequently experience an social overload, feeling too much social support for other users. In this study, we examined the effects of social overload on loneliness and SNS discontinuous usage intention. To verify the research model, data were collected from 83 SNS users and analyzed using SmartPLS, a structural equation modeling tool. The results of this study showed that the communal orientation and the degree of use of SNS influenced the social overload, and the social overload had a significant effect on loneliness and SNS discontinuous usage intention. The findings of this study are expected to help understand the social overload and loneliness in the use of SNS, and may also provide a strategic direction for SNS service providers.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.103-127
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• 2012

With the advent of SNS (Social Network Services), the product reviews by friends in SNS are intensively utilized for online marketing. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the actual marketing effect of SNS reviews, although we need to identify who can be the target of SNS marketing in terms of customer attributes, preferences, or experiences. In this study, we investigate the moderating role of customer attributes in identifying the effect of SNS reviews on customer purchasing decision. As the moderating variables, we adopt 'information search experience' and 'perception of information overload'. Research results evidence that, in order to understand the effect of SNS reviews in a comprehensive manner, we need to examine it in the context of various related factors such as 'information search experience' and 'perception of information overload'. The results show that the persuading effect of SNS reviews for product purchasing is stronger for the customers with the lower information search experiences as well as the lower perception on the information overload on the web. This result delivers managerial implications on who can be the target customers of SNS marketing.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2021

With the proliferation of smartphones and 5G networks, mobile social network service (SNS) has become an indispensable part of people's daily lives. However, with the use of SNS, fatigue and withdrawal behavior gradually emerged. Based on The Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping (TTSC), we explored the mechanism of SNS overload on users' discontinuous intention under the framework of "stressor-strain-outcome". And we also investigated the moderating effects of gender in this process. We hope that through our research, we can help SNS users to reduce unnecessary fatigue, and provide better suggestions for platform designers to adjust product design to improve user experience.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.53-72
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• 2015

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the users' stress and using reluctant intention to use social network service(SNS). This study especially focused on stress of SNSs' user. Because SNS has led to negative effects such as invasion of privacy, addiction and social overload recently. In addition, adverse effects of SNS had caused SNSs' user to feel stress and fatigue. Design/methodology/approach This study developed hypotheses to empirically examine the factors that affect SNS users' stress and using reluctant intention. In order to verify research hypotheses, this study collected data from 362 users who currently use the SNS in Korea. Further, we used the smartPLS analysis. Findings The results of this study are as follows; First, reputation perception, unwanted relation burden, privacy concern, information overload and interaction overload had a significant positive effect on SNS users' stress. But international influence had no significant positive effect on SNS users' stress. Second, SNS users' stress had a significant positive effect on using reluctant intention. The results of this study provides theoretical foundations on the research for dark side of SNS and implies that SNS providers are in need of exerting an effort to minimize the negative aspects.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2017

상호작용 속도의 증가는 과잉 관계(over-relations)의 문제가 나타날 수 있다. 과잉 관계로 인한 심리적, 시간적 부담으로 SNS에 대한 피로감을 느껴 SNS 이용을 기피하는 이용자들이 생기고 있다. SNS 피로감(fatigue), SNS 불안감(anxiety) 등 SNS 이용으로 인해 발생된 부작용에 관한 사항들은 'SNS 스트레스'라고 볼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 SNS에 대한 부정적인 측면을 스트레스라는 관점에서 살펴보며, 스트레스의 발생 원인을 상호작용의 과잉에서 찾고자 한다. 본 연구는 페이스북 이용자들을 대상으로 총 261부를 분석에 활용하였다. SEM(Structural Equation Model) 분석 결과, 모든 연구가설이 채택되었다. 정보공유와 커뮤니케이션 모두 사회적 상호작용 과부하에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤으며, 사회적 상호작용 과부하가 스트레스를 불러일으키는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 실증적으로 SNS 피로감을 유발시키는 원인으로 상호작용성을 대입해 SNS가 가진 특징이 오히려 부정적인 결과를 초래할 수 있다는 것을 검증하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

• 한국HCI학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2018

SNS 사용자의 폭발적인 증가와 함께 최근 이에 따른 여러 가지 부작용이 대두되고 있다. 가장 대표적인 것은 'SNS 피로감(SNS Fatigue)'으로 이는 SNS를 이용하며 느끼는 스트레스와 피로감을 의미한다. SNS 피로감은 사용자를 SNS 중단 및 전환에 이르게 하며, 정신적 그리고 신체적 건강에 부정적 영향을 미치고 있다. 이와 같은 현상에 따라 최근 국내에서는 SNS 역기능과 관련된 연구들이 이루어졌지만 세부적인 SNS 피로감 유발요인과 지속 및 중단의향과의 관계에 대한 규명은 부족한 실정이다. 이에 따라 본 연구는 (1) SNS 피로감을 유발하는 요인을 구체적으로 알아보고 (2) 각 피로감 유발 요인들이 SNS 지속사용의도와 중단의향에 미치는 영향을 밝히고자 하였다. 그 결과 SNS 사용자의 피로감을 유발하는 요인은 세부적으로 7가지; 상대적 박탈감, 관계부담, 관리부담, 정보 과부하, 프라이버시 염려, 평판걱정(게시 후), 평판걱정(게시 전);로 추출되었다. 또한 지속사용의도에는 상대적 박탈감 요인이 부적으로 유의미한 영향을 미쳤으며, 관리부담과 평판걱정(게시 전)요인이 정적으로 유의미한 영향을 미쳤다. 반면 중단 의향에는 상대적 박탈감과 정보 과부하 요인이 정적으로 유의미한 영향을 미쳤으며, 평판 부담(게시 전)요인이 부적으로 유의미한 영향을 미쳤다. 본 연구는 게시물에 노출되는 독자 입장에서 발생하는 피로감 유발요인이 SNS 중단에 영향을 미치는 반면, 게시물을 작성하는 작가 입장에서 발생하는 피로감 유발요인은 SNS 지속사용에 영향을 미침을 조명하였다.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.137-157
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• 2015

The development of Social Network Service (SNS) has brought many positive changes to the ways people communicate, interact and share information. However, using the SNS does not always leads to in a positive results, particularly when it is addictively used. In fact, the addictive use of SNS results in many negative effects in our society. Recently, SNS users feel negative emotions such as expecially stress and fatigue while using SNS. Thus, the purpose of this study is to empirically examine antecedents of user fatigue on SNS, which can be explained by the degree of Individual, environment and SNS characteristics. This study also examines consequences of user fatigue on SNS. Lastly, we examine the moderating effects of Habit among SNS fatigue, barrier of living and task performance decline. The data for empirical analysis were collected 401 responses on SNS users in Korea. The results of this study are as follows; First, reputation perception, loneliness, unwanted relation, privacy concern, information overload, social presence and interaction are significantly related to SNS fatigue. Second, SNS fatigue, barrier of living and Task performance decline are significantly related to discontinuous usage intention. Third, the moderating effect of Habit of SNS using is found in the relationship among SNS fatigue, barrier of living and task performance decline. Based on the results of this study, Theoretical and practical suggestions were discussed.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.147-168
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• 2015

Why people reduce or stop using social network services(SNS), which are regarded as a mean of relationship and communication, unlike the early trend? To explain the phenomenon, this study tries to predict psychological decision making process of users from perspectives of cognitive dissonance theory. From this perspective, this study attempted an integrative approach that reflected 'User's literacy' indicating the ability of individuals to use SNS, and 'negative mass media influence' such as media reports on side effects or the bad experiences of acquaintances, along with the 3 factors used in the SNS Prior research. This study conducted an empirical analysis by surveying 256 facebook users, and the major findings are as follows:- First, Social-overload, complexity, uncertainty and negative media influence are significantly affect dissonance on the use of SNS. Second, Dissonance on the use of SNS significantly affects the behavior that possibly reduces and limits the use of SNS. In other words, the users who have experienced psychological dissonance respond passively by avoiding the use of SNS to resolve the dissonance. Third, the moderating effect of User's literacy wasn't a significant. This study presents a clue to understand psychological decision making process of use of SNS and a guideline for establishing practical strategies. In addition, it is important to note that this study contributes to expansion of theoretical discussion about usage.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.211-226
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• 2016

Most of the SNS users argue that they feel techno-stress or digital fatigue when they use SNS. As the relationships in the SNS expand, users may feel work overload, digital fatigue, and techno-stress which are caused by the time and effort for the retaining the existing relationships established via SNS. The SNS activities require users' time and effort to update their profiles and the current news of them, responding to online friends' contents. Thus, more relationships they have, more stress they can feel. This study tries to examine the key factors that can affect subjective well-being of individuals in Social Network Service (SNS) usage. Therefore, this study, based on the previous literature, investigates what the sources of SNS stress are and how SNS stress and flow affect subjective well-being of SNS users. Major findings of this study from an empirical analysis with 201 SNS user respondents who have accessed SNS at least one time within one month are as follows. First, perceived opportunity cost and reputation recognition in SNS usage were found to have significant effects on negative emotion. Second, individual's flow in SNS was significantly affected by challenges and interactions, and had a significant impact on positive emotion. However, SNS users' flow did not show a positive relationship with their satisfaction of life. This study contributes to the expansion of theoretical discussion about the effect of individual's SNS usage on quality of life in validating whether SNS usage can bring individuals subjective well-being. Implications of the study findings and future research directions are also discussed.