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Investigating Social Motivations for Internet Use

Investigating Social Motivations for Internet Use

Thomas F. Stafford, Marla Royne Stafford
Copyright: © 2001 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781878289971|ISBN10: 1878289977|EISBN13: 9781930708891
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-878289-97-1.ch006
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Stafford, Thomas F., and Marla Royne Stafford. "Investigating Social Motivations for Internet Use." Internet Marketing Research: Theory and Practice, edited by Ook Lee, IGI Global, 2001, pp. 93-107. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-878289-97-1.ch006

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Stafford, T. F. & Stafford, M. R. (2001). Investigating Social Motivations for Internet Use. In O. Lee (Ed.), Internet Marketing Research: Theory and Practice (pp. 93-107). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-878289-97-1.ch006

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Stafford, Thomas F., and Marla Royne Stafford. "Investigating Social Motivations for Internet Use." In Internet Marketing Research: Theory and Practice, edited by Ook Lee, 93-107. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2001. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-878289-97-1.ch006

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Abstract

The uses and gratifications theoretical framework has continued to prove useful in the study of new and emerging media. This chapter utilizes the uses and gratifications perspective to better understand the factors motivating commercial Web site use. Through the cooperation of two major on-line companies, this research reports the results of a two-part study that begins with the identification of 179 motivations for Web use and subsequently reduces those to five primary underlying factors. These factors are discussed and related to three key indicators: frequency of Web use, frequency of computer use, and affinity with the computer. Implications for a third general media gratification beyond the basic gratifications of content and process are discussed, and directions for future research are proposed.

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