Exploring the motives of using Facebook – a multidimensional approach
Journal Title: Romanian Journal of Human - Computer Interaction - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
The increasing popularity of Facebook among university students stimulated the researchers to understand the reasons for joining and using the social networking websites. Several findings of the extant research suggest that the motives of using social networking websites are depending on the virtual community type and users’ profile. The objective of this paper is to develop and empirically validate a multidimensional model of the reasons why Romanian university students are using Facebook. The motives of using Facebook have been conceptualized as a global factor with three dimensions: extending the social relations, information collaboration, and maintaining the social relations. The model has been validated on two samples collected from two Romanian universities.
Authors and Affiliations
Dragoş Daniel Iordache, Costin Pribeanu
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