Abstract
Applying the Meta-Theoretic Model of Motivation and Personality (3M Model), this research examined (1) whether online social shopping intention in Facebook commerce was affected by users' personality traits, psychographic characteristics, and gratifications and (2) whether tie strength and homophily moderated the links between gratifications and intention. U.S. Facebook users who had online social shopping experience (n = 601) were drawn from a consumer panel. Users who were market mavens and social browsers were likely to use online social shopping for the purpose of socializing and intended to engage in online social shopping. Users who were value conscious and social browsers were likely to use online social shopping for the purpose of information-seeking and intended to engage in online social shopping. Tie strength and homophily moderated the links between gratifications and intention.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 1428 |
| Pages (from-to) | 691-701 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | International Journal of Information Management |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
Keywords
- Facebook commerce
- Information-seeking gratification
- Social shopping
- Socializing gratification