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Understanding Internet Usage: A Social-Cognitive Approach to Uses and Gratifications

Larose, Robert, Mastro, Dana, Eastin, Matthew S.·2001·Social Science Computer Review
DOI 10.1177/089443930101900401
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Several studies have applied uses and gratifications to explain Internet usage. Like Bandura’s social-cognitive theory, the uses and gratifications framework explains media use in terms of expected positive outcomes, or gratifications. However, previous uses and gratifications research accounted for little variance in Internet behavior, although there were conflicting results. This research identifies new variables from social-cognitive theory that might further explain Internet usage and resolve inconsistencies in prior research. Measures of self-efficacy and self-disparagement were developed for the domain of Internet behavior. Internet addiction was interpreted as a deficient self-regulation within the social-cognitive framework. Finally, the negative outcomes of online behavior were analyzed for their impact on Internet usage. In a survey of 171 college students, the social-cognitive model explained 60% of the available variance in Internet usage using multiple regression analysis, a significant improvement over prior uses and gratifications research.

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Authors
Larose, R., Mastro, D., & Eastin, M. S.
Venue
Social Science Computer Review
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2001-11
Volume
19
Issue
4
Pages
395-413
ISSN
  • 0894-4393 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-8286
DOI
10.1177/089443930101900401
OpenAlex
W2056966949
Cited by
521
References
83
FWCI
19.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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