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Instagram, photo sharing, theory of reasoned action, motivation theory, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation |
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Nowadays, owing to the diffusion of smartphones and the growth of social networking services (SNS), the number of people who share their life with other SNS users by posting photos is increasing. The number of Instagram users has been particularly increasing since Instagram started its service in 2010. Compared to other SNS such as Facebook and Twitter, Instagram runs its service by focusing solely on photos, which is a major differentiation factor compared with other existing SNS. Previous studies, however, do not examine SNS that focus on photo sharing adequately. Therefore, we establish a hypothesis relating to the motivations behind a user¡¯s photo sharing attitude and posting
intention through Instagram. Moreover, this will be achieved by employing TRA(Theory of Reasoned Action) and focusing on intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. The analysis results show that intrinsic motivation influences a user¡¯s sharing attitude and subjective norms. Apart from this, Instagram¡¯s expressivity influences a user¡¯s photo sharing attitude and posting intention. |