“…While user adaptation has been considered as a post-adoptive behavior promoting extended use, continued use and satisfaction (Bala & Venkatesh, 2016;Bhattacherjee & Barfar, 2011), little research has been conducted to date on the relationship between usage-satisfaction (e.g., Aldholay et al, 2018;Isaac et al, 2017Isaac et al, , 2019. Furthermore, although the relationships between behavioral adaptation, user satisfaction and continuance intention have also been proposed (Barki et al, 2007;Bhattacherjee & Barfar, 2011), prior studies on digital platform service systems have rarely investigated the interrelationships between adaptation, CI and satisfaction (Faber & de Reuver, 2019;Franque et al, 2020;Nguyen & Ha, 2021), these links between the three constructs are yet to be confirmed in the ride-hailing service settings. In a RHDP context, the more users perform the adaptation process (i.e., learning how to use platform services or adjusting the platform features accordingly on a smartphone, etc.…”