Logo image
Back
Determinants of news sharing behavior on social media
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Determinants of news sharing behavior on social media

N. Thompson, X. Wang and P. Daya
Journal of Computer Information Systems, Vol.60(6), pp.593-601
2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2019.1566803
url
Link to Published Version *Subscription may be requiredView

Abstract

Social media is relied upon as a single portal for entertainment, communication, and news. To understand determinants of new sharing, we empirically evaluate data from 188 Facebook users with PLS structural equation modelling. Results support the significant influence of information sharing and status seeking gratifications on news sharing, and that this significance varies across contexts. We find that status seeking gratification has a stronger effect on news sharing when news quality is more emphasized. In other words, sharing low-quality news can be damaging to an individual’s status and they try to avoid it. However, information sharing gratification has a stronger effect on news sharing for those individuals who rely more on credibility and may be employing more heuristic selection approaches. This work has opened up new opportunities for further research and it is hoped that this may contribute to improving the quality and experience of news sharing in social media.

Details

Metrics

105 Record Views
118 Times Cited - Web of Science

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types
Domestic collaboration
Citation topics
6 Social Sciences
6.185 Communication
6.185.184 Media and Politics
Web Of Science research areas
Computer Science, Information Systems
ESI research areas
Computer Science
Logo image