Applying the theory of planned behavior to adolescents’ acceptance of online friendship requests sent by strangers

Heirman, Wannes; Walrave, Michel; Vermeulen, Anne; Ponnet, Koen; Vandebosch, Heidi; Hardies, Kris

doi:10.1016/j.tele.2016.01.002

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“…In TPB, Ajzen (1991, 2006) describes subjective norms as an individual's belief about the normative expectation of such personally salient referents as family members, romantic partners and friends. The positive prediction of subjective norms on behavioral intention has been verified across a variety of social media topics, including brand following (Chu et al , 2016) and online friendship request acceptance (Heirman et al , 2016).…”

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confidence: 92%

The alternatives to being silent: exploring opinion expression avoidance strategies for discussing politics on Facebook

Atkin

2020

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PurposeThis study integrates the spiral of silence (SoS) theory and theory of planned behavior (TPB) by examining Facebook users' opinion expression avoidance, the reactions to dissenting views without revealing one's true opinion, in the context of political discussions. The present integrative approach provides a more comprehensive framework that expands our understanding of online opinion expression and withdrawal.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional online survey was employed, which rendered 348 valid responses from US college students (61.5% female; average age 19.11) recruited from a northeastern university.FindingsThe results categorized two sets of opinion avoidance strategies from six Facebook features. The intention to adopt “proactive avoidance strategies” (filtering out unwanted information) is positively related to descriptive norms and perceived self-efficacy, but negatively related to fear of isolation and perceived control of the urge to debate. Regarding the intention to employ “reactive avoidance strategies” (less obtrusive articulations), fear of isolation and attitudes toward opinion expression avoidance are positive determinants, whereas perceived control of the urge to debate again exerts a negative influence.Originality/valueThis study examines the growing variety of features that users adopt to avoid expressing their true opinion in reacting to dissenting views, updating our understanding of opinion circumvention in social media environment. As one of the few theoretically driven empirical investigations of SoS theory and TPB, the findings not only elucidate the significance of perceived behavioral control as the common ground in association with user adoption intention but also identify distinct qualities of the two sets of strategies that affect the likelihood of adoption. That is, proactive avoidance is more susceptible to normative influences, while reactive avoidance reflects user attitude and belief. This theoretical integration also helps identify diverse levels of intentions to strategically avoid opinion expression influenced by fear of isolation.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 92%

The alternatives to being silent: exploring opinion expression avoidance strategies for discussing politics on Facebook

Atkin

2020

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“…Notably, most measures of subjective norm merely focus on the influence of “important others” generally; for example, “Most people who are important to me would want me to socialize online” (e.g., Baker and White, 2010 ; Chang et al, 2014 ; Heirman et al, 2016 ; Jafarkarimi et al, 2016 ; Kim et al, 2016 ). However, the different beliefs of important others are ignored.…”

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confidence: 99%

What Influences Chinese Adolescents’ Choice Intention between Playing Online Games and Learning? Application of Theory of Planned Behavior with Subjective Norm Manipulated as Peer Support and Parental Monitoring

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This study investigated how and why Chinese adolescents choose between playing online games and doing homework, using the model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in which the subjective norm was manipulated as two sub-elements (peer support and parental monitoring). A total of 530 students from an elementary school and a middle school in China were asked to complete the measures assessing two predictors of TPB: attitude and perceived behavioral control (PBC). Next, they completed a survey about their choice intention between playing an online game and doing homework in three different situations, wherein a conflict between playing online games and doing homework was introduced and subjective norm was manipulated as peers supporting and parents objecting to playing online games. The results showed that adolescents’ attitude and PBC, as well as the perception of obtaining or not obtaining support from their peers and caregivers (manipulated subjective norm), significantly influenced their choice intention in online gaming situations. These findings contribute to the understanding of the factors affecting adolescents’ online gaming, which has been a concern of both caregivers and educators. With regard to the theoretical implications, this study extended previous work by providing evidence that TPB can be applied to analyze choice intention. Moreover, this study illuminated the effects of the separating factors of subjective norm on choice intention between playing online games and studying.

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“…This theory includes the following constructs, some of which have indirect constructs: behavior, behavioral intention, attitude toward behavior (behavioral beliefs and behavioral consequences assessment), subjective norms (normative beliefs, motivation to follow), and perceived behavioral control (control beliefs and perceived power). [ 15 16 17 ]…”

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Comparing individual and peer education on the constructs of theory of planned behavior in mammography

Molaei-Zardanjani

Savabi-Esfahani

Taleghani

2019

J Edu Health Promot

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Applying the theory of planned behavior to adolescents’ acceptance of online friendship requests sent by strangers

Cited by 25 publications

References 33 publications

The alternatives to being silent: exploring opinion expression avoidance strategies for discussing politics on Facebook

The alternatives to being silent: exploring opinion expression avoidance strategies for discussing politics on Facebook

What Influences Chinese Adolescents’ Choice Intention between Playing Online Games and Learning? Application of Theory of Planned Behavior with Subjective Norm Manipulated as Peer Support and Parental Monitoring

Comparing individual and peer education on the constructs of theory of planned behavior in mammography

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