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Usage Behavior of Social Network Sites in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks
Fischer, Diana; Eismann, Kathrin; Fischbach, Kai (2016): Usage Behavior of Social Network Sites in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks, in: Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh International Conference on Information Systems, AIS Electronic Library (AISeL).
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Fischer, Diana; ...
Title of the compilation:
Proceedings of the Thirty Seventh International Conference on Information Systems
Corporate Body:
International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 37, 2016, Dublin
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Year of publication:
2016
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ISBN:
978-0-9966831-3-5
Language:
English
Abstract:
Recent terrorist attacks and several terror alerts have increased the need to investigate the behavioral consequences of these threats. This research-in-progress paper focuses on the motivational factors determining usage behavior of social network sites (SNS) in the aftermath of terrorist attacks. Based on terror management theory (TMT) and uses and gratifications theory (U&G), this paper argues that people reminded of their mortality by terrorist attacks are motivated to seek information and communicate about the attacks on SNS to defend their cultural worldviews and maintain their self-esteem. The paper contributes to the understanding of factors driving people’s usage behavior of SNS in the aftermath of terrorist attacks.
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Conferenceobject
Activation date:
December 7, 2016
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https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/41362