From frequency of use to social integrationThe mediation of routinization and infusion in Tuenti community

  1. José L. Roldán 1
  2. Manuel Jesús Sánchez-Franco 1
  3. Juan C. Real 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Sevilla
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    Universidad de Sevilla

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03yxnpp24

  2. 2 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z749649

Revista:
European Research on Management and Business Economics

ISSN: 2444-8834

Año de publicación: 2017

Volumen: 23

Número: 2

Páginas: 63-69

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.IEDEEN.2016.07.002 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: European Research on Management and Business Economics

Resumen

This study examines post-adoption behaviors (i.e., frequency of use, routinization and infusion) and their effects on the sense of community in the domain of social network sites. In particular, this contribution formulates mediation hypotheses, which posit how frequency of use affects social integration via routinization and infusion. The data was collected from 278 users of Tuenti, a highly-popular social network site among the Spanish college student population during the period 2006–2012. Results from partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) show these sophisticated types of usage are interrelated in such a way that routinization and infusion (a) fully mediate the effect of frequency of use on social integration; and (b) exert significant influences on social integration, as an active sense of belongingness to a social network site. In order to attain social integration, it is therefore essential for managers to devise strategies to foster advanced post-adoption behaviors.

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This research was supported by the Junta de Andalucía (Consejería de Economía, Innovación y Ciencia) Spain (Proyectos de investigación de excelencia P10-SEJ-6081/P10-SEJ-5801).

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