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标题：Social Identity for Teenagers: Understanding Behavioral Intention to Participate in Virtual World Environment
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作者：Heikki Karjaluoto ; Matti Leppäniemi
期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
印刷版ISSN：0718-1876
电子版ISSN：0718-1876
出版年度：2013
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：1-16
语种：English
出版社：Universidad de Talca
其他摘要：This study develops a framework for understanding user intentions and behaviors within a virtual world environment. The proposed framework posits that the intention to participate in virtual world is defined by a person’s 1) social identity, 2) attitude toward using the service, 3) subjective norms, 4) attitude toward advertising on the service and 5) enjoyment. The proposed model is tested using data (n=319) from members of the virtual world environment. The results support the multidimensional view of social identity and show a strong positive association between social identity and intention and social identity and behavior, and further, confirm the intention-behavior link. Moreover, the results indicate that social identity outweighs the significance of a person's attitude and relevant subjective norms in explaining intention and behavior. The results also indicate that enjoyment strongly explains both ease of use and attitude.
关键词：Social identity; Virtual world; Experiential service; Enjoyment; Intention