Internet Dependency Relations and Online Consumer Behavior

Patwardhan, Padmini; Yang, Jin

doi:10.1080/15252019.2003.10722074

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“…The macro-level deals with the relationships among various systems, including the media, economic, political, and all other societal systems, whereas the microlevel (individual-level) focuses on the relationship between an individual and his or her goals and media resources (Ball-Rokeach, 1985). Similar to much of the previous empirical research (e.g., Patwardhan & Yang, 2003;Sun, Rubin, & Haridakis, 2008), this study emphasizes an individual-level analysis of smartphone dependency and examines the impacts of such dependency within the workplace.…”

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Smartphones at Work: A Qualitative Exploration of Psychological Antecedents and Impacts of Work-Related Smartphone Dependency

Lin

2019

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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This study explores the impacts and psychological antecedents of smartphone dependency at work. Analyzing semistructured interviews with 32 full-time employees in China, the findings show that dependence on smartphones at work seems to increase workers' perceived job performance and workplace social capital. However, in the negative side, it seems to lead to the emergence of smartphone addiction symptoms such as anxiety and uncontrollable usage behavior. Notably, this study uncovers that, although smartphone dependency at work seems to enhance workers' job performance, once such dependency turned to addiction, they perceived their performance to diminish. Besides, the findings show that conscientious employees and those with high smartphone self-efficacy are more likely to develop dependence on their smartphones at work. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Section: Possible Impacts Of Smartphones Dependency At Workmentioning

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Smartphones at Work: A Qualitative Exploration of Psychological Antecedents and Impacts of Work-Related Smartphone Dependency

Lin

2019

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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“…For example a consumer that uses a social network account through their smartphone application will be unlikely to change to a "normal" mobile phone as they had been using and depending on smartphone as a means of connectivity with their existing mobile application account all this while. Patwardhan and Yang (2003) and Mafe and Blas (2006) also showed a significant relationship of internet dependency on future online purchase behavior. Ball-Rokeach (1985) reported that purchases of product were intensified when individual dependency is high.…”

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“…However, further research findings showed that there is a positive relationship of dependency on smartphone and purchase behavior on smartphone. Whereas Patwardhan and Yang (2003) also showed that the orientation dimension of dependency could predict actual online purchase. On the other hand, research done by Mafe and Blas (2006) on internet dependency and purchase intention, found that internet dependency has a positive influence on future behavior.…”

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“…This theory states that media dependency is where the satisfaction of needs or the attainment of goals by individuals upon the resources of the party or media is met (Patwardhan & Yang, 2003). The individual will then develop a dependency with the media to fulfill their goals and some of these goals would require access to resources controlled by the mass media (Ball-Rokeach, 1985).…”

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“…The media dependency theory focuses on the consumer dependency to satisfy the goals (Patwardhan & Yang, 2003). This theory states that media dependency is where the satisfaction of needs or the attainment of goals by individuals upon the resources of the party or media is met (Patwardhan & Yang, 2003).…”

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People nowadays seem to become dependent towards smartphone due to its convenience, great camera features, easy applications' installations, and more importantly, it can do most of the computer functions on the go. Significantly, smartphone usage in Malaysia is growing enormously and has become a significant and lucrative industry. This study aims to understand the antecedents and the outcome of the smartphone dependency among smartphone consumers. Two theories -the theory of uses and gratification and the media dependency theorywere used as the theoretical basis for this study, in order to determine the motivations to use a smartphone and to define dependency and its outcome. The antecedent variables were convenience, social need and social influence; and all of these dimensions are conceptualized as one-dimensional. The outcome of dependency on smartphones was expected to be the purchase behavior. Data analyses were based on 226 valid questionnaires that were collected among smartphone users. The result from the Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Partial Least Square (PLS) shows that only social needs and social influence significantly influenced the smartphone dependency among consumers, therefore indicating that these two factors are important to influence dependency on the smartphone. In addition, the analysis also verifies that the purchase behavior is the outcome of the dependency on the smartphone. Based on these results, marketers could focus on creating dependency among consumers on smartphone usage based on the consumers' social need, which eventually will promote future purchase behavior in the long run. More importantly, understanding social influences as antecedents Keywords: dependency on smartphone, purchase behavior, theory of uses and gratification, theory of media dependency

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Media System Dependency Theory

Kim

2020

The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology

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This entry reviews the historical background, assumptions, and theoretical propositions of micro‐level media system dependency theory (MSD) as adapted to empirically test associations between individual‐level variables. Micro‐level MSD theory was developed to explain the contingent, dynamic, and multilevel effects of mass media on individuals. Micro‐level MSD theory has developed theoretical propositions that address either the predictors or consequences of individuals' media dependency relationships. MSD has potential to evolve to explain the changing media environment.

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Internet Dependency Relations and Online Consumer Behavior

Cited by 76 publications

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Smartphones at Work: A Qualitative Exploration of Psychological Antecedents and Impacts of Work-Related Smartphone Dependency

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